The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-08
Glenn
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We the Statement Military Had
No Authority to Shootat 5ts
\ the Mob. 555s
SHERIFF HAD FL 10 !. AUTHORITY A 1 q Y
When Called at Midnight He
Was Unable to Get
Connection.

fspeo,alS q RE Times. 81 sp,a,ol,,,

37}i Especial to The tTimeS.DlspatchO ma
RALEIGH, N. CT. & August 7.-slrprlse
was expressed by Governor Glenn this
morning at tho announcement that was
given out from Salisbury that the military
had no authority from thee, Governor to
shoot, and that It was for this reason
that the mob that lynched the Lyerly
,rurtlerers could not DO held back. The
Governor says that on August I'd, fearing
some trouble, he wrote Sheriff Julian, at
Salisbury, putting the military company
there Under his command. On AUGUST
4th he received q letter from Sherin
Julian to tho effect that ho did not believe
there would DO any necessity to call out
the military company, and that such an
action would only serve to incense the
people, and that no beloved there was q
general desire for the law to take its
course. RI 35a E. E 8f8 ~
Ma The Governor says that this was the
last he heard Of the situation until last
night, when he was called out Of bed
about midnight to answer "a long distance
telephone Gull from Judge Long. at SAL
5isbury, to tell him that n. mob had ga th--{l
cred Mt tho jail to- lynch the negroes 9!
fHe says he hurried orders to tho NIL tary
companies at Charlotte and G Greensboro
for them to go at once to Salisbury, ana "a
tried to get similar message to the
Istntesville Company, but could not get
the connection over the telephone.
s However, before the Y Charlotte and
Greensboro companies started for Sails
bury tho infornlntio ion y came from Judge
Long that the lynching was done, and
the orders to the military companies were
conference.-the
s""This morning,t said Governor Glenn,
II photographed Judg g 3. M T. Long, at
Salisbury, as follows: Spare neither time
nor expense. In efforts to bring the mob
to Justice II needed, will come to
Salisbury = 3 si5j$B u
# TO Sheriff Julian the Governor tele-t
graphed: "Mnke every effort to Identify
the members OF the mob that slynched the
negroes. If needed, ! will come in I per-
son to- Salisbury 4.
q Commenting 1.-THE lynchlng, Cover
nor Glenn declared that the Ilynching Is
a great blot OH the J State Of North Carr
5olina, and he and lall good items should
act with the judicial department to bring
the participants to Justice.
Charters Granted.
Aacharter was issued this morning for
Durham Hosiery Mill, No.e 81, OF High
Point, with 100000 capital authorized
and s37, 800 subscribed, by ]. s. Carr Jr.,
w. u. and, G. NJ. Carr, incornorators. ~
vi: Another charter was to the Winston
Industrial Assocla lion. The company has
no capital stock, and will do g mutual
Insurance business AmpDgothn, negroe 81
State. Central Committee. 5@ 53s
S$ The states Central n Commit tee elected
last night BY the State Democratic Elk
secutiye Committee is as follows: ls
First Dstrict-13. F. 81 Lamb, Ulisabeth,
hon.
syyinborn; Murfrees boro \; II 4. 7. Green!
leaf, I1lizab Beth e ty, 81
Second Dlstrlct--71r z. w. Mason, n orth-5
ampton; y: w. Granger, Kinston; H. "A. 4
Gillian, Tarboro; i. u. Green, Weldon.
rs Third Dlstrict-C. u. Foy, New Bern;t
N. O Berry. Goldsboro;g u. M. a 1loonce,3
Jacksonville; I. G. WHITAKER 4 rrentcil,
M Fourth DistritE-II;sA. Iondoni Pitts
.boro: It. s. spTpills {; Touisbyfg y b. II &
Fifth District. s. Carr Durham; ] !
N. Wilson, Greensboro; r.. i. Holt, Bur-
slington; c. Q. M cN1ichael,, Madison.
q Sixth Distrlct-J. D I. Bellamy, Whining
ton: w. a. Stewart, 5Dunn$J ID. Groom,
Maxton; f. j. Hale, Fayettevllle. ,3
Seventh Districts. w. Finch, Licking
ton: y. n. N1cIver. Sanford n VS. +. Glib
son, Gibson. Station N. g. VIII lams. Of
Williams, s5&3J i i IA 81. Il }j3
Eighth D|Htrict-ColOnel IL l5.,. Meanes,
Concord; Edmond Jones; Ilenoir;.sR. A.
5Doughton. Sparta; 2, Long States
VILE 4s$ y 81
Ninth District-Dr. r. j. Brevard, J.
II WeddIngton. Meckl enburg u Major y.
II. Schenck, Cleveland; u ii ones, Mad
5ison county .3t @ "a
Tenth District Locke Craig, Asheville;
II. W. Whtmire, Rrevard g. y. Jones,
Franklin: s. Gallort, Rutherfordto
The State hoard Of y Elections, during
their session here, yesterday. adopted the
sizes for lhe tickets to be used in the
elections this fall The State Judicial
ticket shall BIO four by five inches, and
the congressional ticket four by two