The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-11-18
WINSTON SALEM
IN AN UPROAR

the Jail and shot to death negro
charged with having committed an
assault Saturday night on white
woman.
Later it was said the negro shot
in the jail was not the right man
and the mob again formed in front
of the City Hall. The mayor ad-
dressed them and implored the cit
liens that they disperse. The FIRE
alarm was rung and the companies
responded.
A line of hose was run out ana
the water was turned on the crowd.
Indescribable shooting then ensued.
One young member of the Home
Guards fell, shot through the breast,
and a young girl also was seriously
wounded.
Two Killed; The Injured
Winston Salem, Nov. 18-At least
two persons are known to have been
killed and probably a score Of others
injured, several seriously, in a riot
here last night which resulted from
the efforts of mob of several thou
sand men to storm the city Jail and
lynch negro accused of shooting
J. E. Childress and Sheriff Flynt
Saturday night.
The known dead are: Rachael Le-
vi, young woman by-stander, and
Robert Young, a fireman.
The more seriously injured In
clude Margaret George, Linwood
Hecler, John Rumpler, citizens, and
Frank O'Brien, and R. T. Hawley,
members of the Home Guard; Chas.
White, Jules Stith, Cecil Alley, J. J.
Adams.
Late last night firing still was 60
ing on in different parts of the city,
the mob finally having broken into
small groups Effordts of the Home
Guard and the police to restore Or
der were unavailing even at that
time, and Governor Beckett was ask
ed tointervene. He ordered Home
Guards here from Greensboro and
arranged to have company of reg
ular soldiers sent from Camp Polk,
near Raleigh.
The mob first formed yesterday
afternoon about $3.50 o'clock and
stormed the Jail. Three shots were
fired and the negro accused of shoot
ing the two men and attacking Mrs.
Childress, was seriously wounded,
while prite prisoner named Tragg
also was hit in the arm by stray
bullet.
After some difficulty the police
succeeded in clearing the crowd out
of the building and then the Mayor
called out the Home Guards. Quiet
reigned for a time, but later the re-
port went around that the negro
shot was not the man that had been
sought. By nightfall, the mob had
reformed and started marching to
the Jail, which was surrounded by
Home Guards. \
Hardware stores were broken in
to and revolvers, shotgun and other
weapons and ammunition taken. As
the mob marched, it increased in
size and when its objective wQs
reached it numbered several thou&s
and. The Mayor sought to address
the crowd, but could not be heard.
In the meantime fire companies had
arrived and when the mob broke for
/ the Jail the frmen turnd water on
them.
Firing Immediately followed and
Young was shot dead. A bullet hir
Miss Levi, who was watching near
by. The Home Guards answered
the volley but the mob quickly ov-
powered them and went into the
Jail. Two members of the Guard
were badly hurt by being thrown
bodily down a stirway which they
were guarding.
Apparently the mob did not find
the negro 1t sought, for no more or
the prisoners were fired upon. AT
ter an hour or more the mob left the
Jail and started marching through
the business section of the town.
Gradually 1t broke into groups, and
for a time it was feared that there
would be a race riot, as some OF the
groups headed for the negro quar-
ter. Late last night, however, there
had been no clash between tho
whites and blacks.
Saturdays Winson-Salem Journal
wives the following account OF the
crime Of Saturday night which led to
the rioting last night:
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