The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1918-11-19
OVER AN ASSAULT ON
WHITE LADY AND
SHOOTING OF HER HUS-
BAND BY A NEGRO. FIVE
KILLED AND A SCORE IN
JURED IN RIOT WHICH
FOLLOWED. TROOPS TO
THE SCENE.

Winston Salem, Nov 1S.-Ordsr
has been restored after the night OF
rioting in which four were killed
and a number were injured when .
mob which gathered in front Of the
Jail attempted to lynch a negro nam
ed Russell High who is held on the
charge of shooting Edwin Childress
Sheriff Flint and attacking Mrs.
Childress. The negro who was not
positively identified is believed to
have been removed elsewhere for
safe keeping.
$50 men from Camp Polk arrived
last night and are patrolling the vi
cinity for the purpose Of preserving
order and dispensing the mob which
gave up their quest when they learn
ed that the prisoner had been re-
moved to anorther city. The list OF
the dead are as follows: Rachel Le-
vi, young girl who was shot while
leaning out Of the window of her
home watching the proceedings.
Robert Young, fireman who was
shot while playing hose on the
crowd. John White, construction
foreman who was fatally wounded
while driving a motor car near the
scene of the riot, and fourth VIC
tim is an unidentified negro.
Winston-Salem, Nov. 1S.-The
death toll in the riot here last night
which followed efforts of mob to
storm the city Jail and lynch a me-
gro prisoner had been increased at
midnight to fve-a girl spectator,
city fireman and three negroes. The
rolice believe that a detailed search
today will show that at least seven
persons and may be more were kill
ed.
Upwards of score of persons are
believed to have been injured, five
or six of them seriously. They are
mostly white persons and include
two members of the Home Guard;
which were called out when the mob
made its second visit to the Jail af-
ter shooting negro and accident
ally wounding white prisoner ia the
afternoon.
A mob assembled in front of the
City HHall here last night intent up
on lynching the negro who shot j.
e. Childress, attacked his wife and
shot Sheriff G. F. Flynt.
About o'clock a mob stormed
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. 1S-At least
two persons are known to have been
killed and probably 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, ]. ].
Adams.
Continued On Last Pass.)