The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-18
RAPIDLY passed US going toward TUG
capitol SQuar

"Au of a sudden they cane TO 4
check. and, at the same instant "a
heard a QUO OF o.
for the Southern Confederacy. by
c. w~ho-o-op.' accompanied by the
report of a pistol. The writer DIS.
tincSly saN the man who diScflarEc0
the niece. He was ana Oc-
'cuyied the middle OF the s% -
wood and the North Carolina HOOK
store. The pistol WAS NOT fired n me
advancing cavalry. 1t WAS podn a1u
upward and then discharged. The
writer is certain Of this and 50 Saoeo
In Federal general some days after.
piece than he wheeled his horse ana,
turning the corner at DR.. Haywoods
house, dashed rapidly up Morgan
street q few squares When he reach
ed the railroad bridge he found ne
could not cross. SO he wheeled his
breaking. At this point he was
captured by h Fedarals.
| This incident created much ankle
ty On the part OF the defense1ess peo-
pie OF Raleigh. The committee called
upon Fitzpatrick and asked that the
rash act OF a struggling soldier be not
3construed as a breach Of faith on the
/ part of those who had surrendered
the city. This conversation took place
on Fayetteville street n at its con-
A1uS1Cu LII Co11A42iltIC0 WsAAAOa ~
the capitol square and took their
stand near Washington's monument.
Fitzpatrick soon rode into the square
with n OF his staff. with whom he
was talking, when q file Of soldiers
approached with the man who had
fired the pistol
Tie Relentless fitzpatrick.
General said one OF them, here
Is the ma who fired at our advance"
ITO whose command dc you belong P"
asked Fitzpatrick. Il belong to
Hampton's cavalry and am o Tex
know. sir" went on the Yanke gen
eral. what the penalty is for resist
ing after terms Of surrender have
been agreed upon?" Il know moth
ing about the surrender" said the
man, and I did not shoot at any
patrick, after he had talked further
to the man, take thai man out
where no ladies can gee him and hang
him" Il Will die a brave man." said
the Confederate. You Will dfe a
damned thief and a william" said the
relentless Yankee.
Buried by Friendly Hands.
The unfortunate man was taken tf
Love5oy's field. near where the Gov.
errors Mansion now stands, and hang.
ed to a tree. He was buried some fee,
distant by the late jeff Lovejoy AND
his daughter, Miss Mamie Iovejoy.
His remains were later taken up and
inferred IN the Confederate cemetery
and his grave marked. His name was
Lieut.. Walsh. Upon the slab that
marks his grave may be seen this
Inscription: "Dulce Et Deeerum Est
Pro Patfia Mori."
During the next few days there fol.
lowed a series OF events in connection
with the Union forces.
Fitzpatrick Moves Westward.
On h morning Of the 14th KiIpat
rick's cavalry left for Durham, which
was then but q mere village containing
only a few houses, In pursuit OF Gen.
eral Johnston He vas followed by the
Fifteenth NorDs, under General 10.
gam as far AS Morrisville. General.
Howard. Blair, and Slocum were or.
dered to move by circuitous routes ant
time Johnston's forces were moving il
retreat ware Hillsboro.
News OF IdIlcoln'S ASA ssinatiOn.
The city OF Raleigh was now tenn
porarily In charge OF General Scho.
fields command, while Yankee sol
diers oamed about everywh ere.
For a time (Of short duration) tn,
people of Raleigh thought the wors
was over, 6ut the news of Prestden
Ldncoln's assassination excited new
fears. The assassination occurred OF
the night Of Friday, April 14th. an{
the news Of it reached Raleigh on tn,
evening Of the 18th. It went from on,
} to another. There was now no tellin,
what the result would be. Might fei
upon our people, says a chronicler o
l the events Of the time. lin a state al
. widest excitement and alarm. Crowd
Of soldiers were standing on the cor
ners, loud in their expressions of in
ulgnation and open in their declara
lions to have vengeance for what the,
l termed the rebel murder It was q
fearful time. Hundred OF people sd,
up during the entire night. expectins
every moi violence. Hus
bands, fathers and mothers. ere,
at the idea, of what might be In stor
> for their loved ones.
3 The Cry OF 'sFire."
. LAT nine o'clock the cry Of Fire
WAS heard ON the streets This o1e.tod