Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1910-08-31
:, WEDNESDAY,. AUGUST 81 1910
Harry Withrow Murdered.

=. d o. Section Foreman Harry
Withrow met with an untimely death
at Huntington about the noon hour last
Saturday. He was foully murdered by
negro named Charley Clay burn. The
crime stands without a particle OF ex.
cuse whatever.
Clayburn, who is only 10 years old,
came TO this section from North Caro-
lima, and had been working as section
hand on the hang in charge of With row,
since the second of August. His work
Saturday morning caused him to be
reprimanded by Withrow. The repri-
mand angered the negro and he asked
for his time. Withrow told his brother
to make out Clayburn's time and pay
him off at noon. When the time mr.
rived to quit work for noon, the men
picked mp their tools and started toward
the tool house near the passenger depot
and wrnngle ensued between Clay
burn and his foreman. Withrow told
Clayburn TO shut mp and carry his tools
on TO the tool house, STOPPING as he
made the remark 70 pick up crow bar
that lay on the ground nearby. AS he
stopped over the negro swung the heavy
pick driving it through Withrow's
spinal column and upward into the base
of the brain. With a pitiful moan the
victim of the enraged negro's wrath fell
forward on his face. The pick stuck
fast in his back
Russell and George Withrow broth.
ers of the stricken man, quickly drew
the awful weapon from his body and
then leaving him in charge of others
who gathered there ran after the muir
derous negro. They soon caught the as
sassin and turned him over to the police
who locked him in "A cell in the county
Jail.
..Withrow was taken to the hospital
but lived only twelve hours after the
assault.
The deceased was 33 years of age and
is survived by wife and one child
His wife was formerly Miss MYRTLE
Smith, the daughter of NJ. j. Smith,
who was a citizen Of Ceredo for MANY
years and for long time identified
with the track work of the c. & o. but
who now resides in Oklahoma. They
had been married but four years.
The parents of the dead man reside
at Coalton, Ky, where the body was
taken for burial
Clayburn has no parents, brothers,
sisters or relatives of any character.
MOB ATTEMPTS TO LYNCH NEGROES.
A small mob formed Sunday night
for the purpose of lynching the negroes
John Wayne and Charley Clayburn-
but were thwarted, and on Monday
night mob of probably $500 people
formed near the Jail with the express
purpose of putting to death the mur-
derers. This mob was formed about
1890 and for a couple Of hours it looked
like serious trouble could not be averted
and that the streets of Huntington
would be stained with the blood OF
many of her citizens Marshal law
was proclaimed, all the reserve police as
well as the fire department were placed
on duty, and three companies of militia
were called out. Finally stream of
water was turned into the crowd and
1t was dispersed.
Those arrested and who will be held
ON charges of inciting riot were Vaught
Gilkerson, j. w. Mitchell, Frank Riley,
Irwin Challenger, G.. A. VanMeter,
Albert Philips, II. Magee, j. Barber,
Tom Blevins, Roscoe Johnson, kid"
Redmond, Arthur Underwood j. r.
Ryan, Clifford Wells, John Cole, Ralph
Bailey, Pearl Newman, Bud" Kane.
Unless they are able to give bond, they
will be held in jail TO await the action
OF the grand jury. Prosecutor Smith
stated that he would vigorously prose
cute all of those who had been arrested.