The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-05-17

trouble by Chief of Police Marshburn who
had been so instructed by Mayor Herring.
FELTON, is the policeman who was in the
station house office when Snakenburg
went after him at the time the mob had
entered the Fryar building, and who with
Snakenburg arrived on the scene after
the murder had been committed. Pete
Nichols is a night watchman employed
by the Atlantic Coast Line and clothed
with police power by the city authorities.
He, too, was found derelict in his duties
and his authority as a policeman was
taken from him.
The Wilson Times of Friday afternoon,
arraigned the negligence OF the police very
severely. Editor Charles Harriss declared
that Snakenburg was negligent and gross
ly inefficient, saying that a blow of his
whistle might have stopped the trouble
He declared his conduct inexcusable and
demanded that he should at least be sus-
pended, pending an investigation.
THE MILITARY OUT.
The Wilson Light Infantry were under
arms and in uniform in their armory last
night. telegram was sent to the Ad-
jutant Generals office in Raleigh by Capt
j. T. McCraw saying that the sheriff had
asked him to hold his company in readi-
ness. The reply from Assistant Adjutant
General Williams was sent to Sheriff
Sharp asking him to wire in case tile
company was needed, 1t is understood
that no reply was sent to this.
But the military got in readiness and
Capt McCraw ordered First Lieutenant
r. S. Wilkins to have sixteen picked men
at the armory They were on hand and
some were stationed on streets leading to
the JAIL
But there came no trouble, during the
night everything being quiet and no dis
turbance of any kind being reported. Tt
was a step OF precaution which the friends
of law and order felt was necessary. To
night the city is quiet and there is no
sign of any trouble brewing.
PEOPLE BEING THREATENED.
1t is reported that several people have
been threatened on account of the events
growing out of the Jones murder, but there
has been no direct evidence that there
threats were serious or are being scrs
ously considered.
Dr. VIM. Harris, for whose remark that
the coroner's jury was right in going into
the trouble and getting facts provoked
an attempt at an attack on him by j. c..
Blackman, former tobacco auctionecr,
swore out peace warrant against Black
man. Besides this it is reported that
Prof Churchwell and others have receiv-
ed ANONYMOUS letters with threats in
them The case of Harris and Blackman
will be heard on Monday.
In the report given of the testimony pre-
sented before the coroner's jury Mayor
Doane Herring stated that he had Been
told by Geo whitley that Mr.. Luther
Barnes was one of the committee sending
word to Jones to get out of town. The
friends Of Mr.. Barnes, as well as Mr.
Barnes himself deny all connection with
the matter. The authorities attach no
Importance to the statement of Whitley,
made while he was drinking, that Mr..
Barnes was involved in the matter.
Mr. Will T. Clarks was mentioned ss
coming up the street after the killing
with a man Mr.. ]. NJ. Leath thought had
run from the Fryar building. Mr. Clark
had started to the depot to meet rela-
tive on a late night train, and called
Policeman Mumford at Policeman Shaken
burg's request. Later he came up the
street from the depot and had no connec-
ton with the crowd accused OF being the
conspirators in the murder.