The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-03-05

(By Long Distance Teleph0ne.l
Fayetteville, n c., March 2-News
received from Dunn, a small town
p miles from here on the A. G. L.
tells OF the capture of the negro Walk
er there shortly after midnight He
went to Dunn on a through freight
train. 1t was the intention to bring
him to Fayetteville at once, but it
was realized that the negro would
probably by lynched, SO it was deter
mined to take him to Raleigh for
safe-keeping in the penitentiary. After
the news Of the capture, the people
quieted down and the excitement grad
ually subsided, relief being felt that
there had been no further shooting
Or trouble.
The news Of the murder o fire 20
licemen in Fayetteville by the negro,
Tom Walker, created considerable
excitement on the downtown streets
last night and hundreds of citizens
expressed themselves as anxious to
go to the scene of the trouble and
lend their aid in running down the
criminal. The news spread with re-
markable rapidity and the only sub
ject Of discussion was the terrible
catastrophe in Fayetteville
It became reported on the streets
that special train was being made
ready to take Constable Savage and
the bloodhound to the scene Of the
murder, and this was the signal for
a general movement toward the A.
G. l.. station, there being dozens Of
men who were willing and anxious to
go to Fayetteville.
The first news of the trouble came
in message, about 8 o'clock, to the
Chief Of Police from the mayor Or
Fayetteville, asking that bloOdhOunds
be sent at once on q special train.
Arrangements were made for the train
and time Constable Savage could set
the necessary authority to take the
dog out OF the county, he took the
animal to the station, ready to make
the trip. There was considerable de-
lay in getting the train made up and
just before it was ready to start, the
news came that the negro had been
captured, SO the train was annullel.
The special from The Messengers
Fayetteville correspondent given at
the head of this article is an accurate
account of the shooting, without the
wild rumors and reports that were
heard frequently last night, the most
alarming, which was later proven to
be without any foundation, being that
general riot between the tw5 races
was imminent and that bloodshed vas
certain to follow.
At 1 o'clock this morning a Mes
senger reporter got in telephone COM
\ municatiOn with prominent Fay
occurrence was like that sent in by
the papers correspondent. He gave
the later information, however, that
the negro had been captured at Dunn
and that he would not be taken back
to Fayetteville, but would be taken
to Raleigh and placed in the peni-
tentiary for safe keeping. The cap
ture at Dunn was effected about mid
night by citizens of that town who
had been on the lookout for the negro.
He jumped off a through freight train,
which he had boarded a short dis
! tance out Of Fayetteville, his plan
/ having been, it is reported, to catch
/ the northbOund passenger train, which
/ was scheduled to pass through a few
hours later, and get far away from
the scene Of his crime. The news OF
/ the capture was at once sent to Fay
| etteville and it naturally threw the
people into a great state of excite
ment. the report being that the negro
would be taken to that city on the
LAO train. Later it was decided that
it would be too great a risk and il
was determined to take the negro tC
Raleigh. This decision was sen. tc
Fayetteville and the people, though
wrought up and determined, retired
quietly to their homes and the town
at 1 o'clock, was comparatively quiet
+ The location of the blind-tiger wa
u in the northern section of the town
across the creek, and near the GENE
terry It was In an alley back of
boarding house known as Martin
hotel. The shooting was said to hav
occurred about o'clock and it was
half hour later before the news wa
known in the town. This was ampl