Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-08-08
sent to the Charlotte jail for

Judge Long addresses the grand
jury, speaking of the crime of
Monday night, and included the
people present in his remarks.
He briefly reviewed the Incl
dents Of the lynching and stated
that an investigation would be
held at once, and that court
would not adjourn until the in
v-stlgation was completed. When
court convened in the afternoon,
Judge Long went more at length
into the lynchlng matters. He
remarked that the jail would be
prntec ed at all hazards. ''The
sheriff is instructed to put force
of deputies armed for the protect
ION Of the jail and the prisoners
In it. If it be necessary he has
the power to summon any man in
the county to his aid, and if that
man fails to serve he is guilty of a
crime. He is instructed to use
force if necessary and repel force
with force if any ATTEMPT is made
to come into the precincts of his
men," Threats have been made
that George Hall, confined in the
Jail on the charge of being one of
the lynching party, would be res
cued by his comrades. Last night
the Iredell Blues, of Statesville,
under the command of Gen. J F.
Armfeld, and the Hornet Nest
Rifemen, as we'll we'll as the First
Battery Field Artillery, of Char
lotte, together with the local
company, we're on guard at the
Jail and in the cours house yard.
A gatling gun on each side CT the
jail door added largely to the
warllke appearance of things.
A number of special deputies
we're on duty in the street near by,
However, all was quiet during the
night, and the threatened at
tempt to take Hall from the Gus
tody Of the officers was not made
There were small gatherings of
people i'll the streets near the jail,
but they we're merely interested
spectators of the proceedings.
1t was rumored that a mob in
tended meeting No. IL at the de-
pot last night to prevent the ar
tillery from Charlotte leaving the
train. In order to be prepared
for such an event, Capt. Will
liams had placed one of his Cat
ling guns in the door of the bag
gage car, and was ready for trou-
ble when he got here, but the
trouble did not materlalize.
It has been matter of SON
conjecture among people of the
community why all these precau-
tlons were not taken to protect
the prisoners when they were first
brought here from Charlotte
Had this been done-and condi-
tions certainly justified it, the
men who were lynched would b.
in Jail now, and no one would
have been kurt. All that WAS
needed Monday night was strong
armed force with a determined, g,
nervy man at the head of it, and
there would have been no lynch
ing. There was plenty of time to
secure this, the situation demand
ed it, and why it was not done
is a problem past understanding
The court is now at work m
vestigating the lynchlng, and as
this will take precedence of the
murder cases, it cannot be stated
when the rest of the prisoners un-
der indictment for completely
in the Lyerly murder, will be
tried, Solicitor Hammer Is busy
trying to secure evidence which
will lead to the arrest of other
members of the mob, and it may
he possible that some of them
will be brought to justice. Judge
Long is in earnest in this mat
ter, and nothing will be left un
done to punish the guilty par
ties. The best element Of the
city and county will heartily Ell
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