Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-17
ORDERED NEGROES
TO LEAVE 0NANC0CK
Wounding OF Garland Belote
Aroused Eastern Shore to Fury.
BLACKS FIRE FROM AMBUSH
Trouble Began Over Attempt 20
Collect a Bill-Negro Newspa-
Ex-Governor Ap-
pealed To.
oNANcocK. vA.-spseial.-

ONANCOCK. vA.-Special--
After an hours firing by a mob /
that hunted J. y. Uzzie. a negro 4
school teacher and editor. late last
night. store and newspaper Office 4
owned by negroes were burned.
The wounding OF ar. Garland Be-
Tote by a negro said 10 have been
Cxzie SO aroused the citizens that 10
seemed as AZ "a race war was 20 be
fought Tonight the situation Is quiet
and the offers OF assistance which
came from as FAR away as the James
town Exposition Grounds have ali
been declined. 4 citizens meeting Is
stu 81 session.
At the mass meeting resolution
requesting Governor swanson 20 send
arms for the use OF the citizens was
discussed. An injunction VIII be ask
&c 70 restrain the negroes from hold
ing their state fair at Tasley next
Tuesday Five extra policemen we're
appointed and went on duty tonight.
The town is quiet now.
Fifty negro families have been or
dered ~ the whites % leave Oman
cock by or before 4. NJ Monday
under threats o. serious trouble. An
old minister. finding this notice on
his door on returning from church.
fmm eGlately vacated. Pickets are on
duty on every corner keeping the
town we'll guarded late tonight.
John II. F0scuc. OF the livery Arm OF
Neck & FosQIe. went 10 the store OF
Samuel T.. Burton. colored. 20 collect
q bin from Sylvanus Conquest, a
clerk. Conquest refused 20 pay. and
a. Is alleged that he and Burton
cursed ar. FosQue.
Constable Tankerd Eellam was
asked 90 collect the bill. When he
went 90 Burton's store. he says. the
negroes became impudcnt. Conquest
y ID. &C. al 4 NV
ton was called on Tor help. He re-
fusel 90 give BE-. Conquest was later
taken before magistrate and fined.
Blacks Began the Firing.
Last night the negroes planned q
riot. Tzzie who runs q newspaper
that is severely criticised by the white
residents and who is also treasurer
OF The Negro Fair Association. was
prominent Without provocation. the
residents contend. the blacks began
r. l. shield 81 Co.'S store. which was
IN the center oS the disturbance. A
the same time another negro mob had
gathered az Burtons store.
They intended % attack ar. Fosgue
& Is alleged. should he attempt Z,
drive HIS hack go the railroad station
SIX men and "a woman were FL tn
hack. and while the negroes ottacket
- and shot up the baggage. not one o
the party was hurt The only victim
cf this fusiliadc was John Topping.
negro. who was used as n lookout
by the mob Toprtng was sent 20 Sc
whether AR FosQue or CA coInrcl EN-
ploye drove the vehicle When b.
- yelled white man. the rgroes be
gan shooting. aud he is probably r.
tally hurt
The second attack So iucersed IA
white fo,A tho- they began Co. sathei
heavily armed. It was reported tina
-four men had been shot. and for
time Il seemed as II clashes betwee
the races could not Doe averted-
Burton and Uzzle were az ono
searched for. but they had fled. Fo
en- hour the crowds kept Up 4 heav
firing and thoroughly cowed the riot
ers- After this uIne the persons %
the street seemed willing 70 dispers'
and The Mayor. constable and pole
sergeant went % thei- homes The
came the burniugs.
Men from miles around had gath
cred number or the nearby towr
having heard Of the trouble Pei
sons unknown" visited the store owl
ed by Burton and the newspaper OF
fee u CZzie and applied the torcl
After the blaze was over there wl
more firing. hut no further troUol
Guards. made up OF volunteers =
NAMED on the streets until daylight
Besides the disappearance OF Bu
ton and Uzzle. a Doctor Bowen. az
other agitator. was given ten minut'
70 get out OF town. he went
Special Train offered.
During the night Mr. Rodgers. 81
perintendent OF the New York. Phi
adelphia and Norfolk Railroad. tel
graphed that he would run speci
with help from POcomoke and Car
Charles. Richmond Onered aid.
did the soldiers 1T the jamestown Z
position. but the people here felt ab
10 subdue the trouble.
The negroes OF this section used
be orderly, but Burton and Uzzle,
IS alleged. have for several years e
erted q bad influence over the color
population. when by using their pow
right they could have done much
help their race. Residents claim IN
have been the underlying cause
the greater part OF the disturbanc
from the negroes whose conduct h
been unbeara BILE. Uzzle and Burt
are still at large. and IL IS likely lyme
ings VIII follow II they are caught