The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-26
Mob Storms Jail in North Caro-
lima Town Sunday Night
TWO NEGROES TAKEN
OUT AND SHF
Lynching Was Result of Con-
flict in Which Five Whites and
Three Negroes We're Wound
ed

H|,tshtu mop early THIS morning and
shot 10 death.
NO effort was made to molest the
other eleven negroes who were con-
tnod in the Jail in connection with
the race clash here early SUNDAY
Bullock was said to have been the
instgator and Williams one OF the
leaders OF the clash. About 15O men
were in the mob that entered the
jail. The two negroes were taken
, into the woods about a mile outside
or town and their bodies riddled
with bullets.
Efforts TO communicate with
WarrentSn BY telephone were fruit
less but persons who reached here
from the scene or the lynching
said the town was quiet early this
! morning. and that military COM
pany ordered out by Governor Nor
rison had taken charge. 1t was said
! only the jailer. John Green, a negro.
was on duty at the Jail when the mob
surrounded it and that he was quick
! ly subdued.
Raleigh. y. c., Jan. 24.--The Home
| Guard company at Warrenton was
ordel ed out by Governor Morrison
| this morning upon receipt OF an ap-
peal for aid, after the report OF an
effort to lynch two negroes in Jail
there.
Norlina, n. c., Jan. 23.--Eight men,
| five white and three negroes, were
wounded, two perhaps fatally, in
near race riot at the Norlina railroad
station between l and Q O'Clock this
, morning and now thirteen negroes.
| charged with participation in the
shooting. are in Warren county Jail
AZ Warrcnton, in default of bonds
ranging from $500 to $1,000
The two wounded men are r. l..
Trailor, white; Lloyd Trailor, white;
II. a. Rainey, white; w. J. Upchurch.
white; Claude Jones. negro; Jerome
| Hunter, negro; and Robert Moss ne
gro.
All Of the white men save w. J.
Cpchurch and lnscoe are in the Hen
derson hospital where physicians
say their considtion appears to be
critical. jerome Hunter, the negro
most seriously hurt, is in Il hospital
at Raleigh. where small hopes are en-
1ertaincd for his recovery. Robert
Moss, slightly hurt, is in jail and
Claude Jones is at his home under
! guard.
The difficulty this morning follow
cd bad feeling which has been grow
ms ance Tuesday. On that day, ac-
cording to Chief Of Police 5. p. Flem-
ing, Of Norlina, Plummer Bullock, a
negro, went into the store OF J. J..
Williams. merchant, of Norlina, and
sought to buy 10 cents worth Of ap-
pies from Brady Trailor. clerk The
negro profeSScd dissatisfaction with
! ms purchase and wanted his money
back. The exchange was effected, af-
ter some words, whcreupon the ne
gro cursed Trailor, it is said, and
| threatened him.
! According 10 tho chief of police. tho
Traitors received word last night that
che negroes were organizing TO make
good plummcr Bullock's threat. Be
tween l and 2 O'Clock, perhaps n score
had gathered at the ScabOard depot
some OF them. it is said, with shot
guns.
Raby Trailor, brother of Brady, ap-
preached Matthew Bullock, appar-
emily the leader Of the negroes, and
asked him what the trouble was
about. While they were talking. ac.
cOrdng TO evidence brough, out in
the preliminary hearing this after
noon, Jerome Hunter. negro, walked
up and fired at Trail0r from close
ranS". The white man fell and
liunlcr shot him twice az he Law on
his back.
The shooting then became general
and in it w. j. Upchurch, engineer
OF switch engine and II. \. Rainey
and II. ~. Inscoe. car inspectors, were
shot. as they were about their work
on the railroad yards.
Matthew Bullock. said TO have been
the leader of the negroes made his
escape, and the roundup made by q
posse OF white men formed shortly
after the shooting this morning failed
to locate him. Thirteen, however.
were arrested and committed TO Jail
in default OF bonds, after pre,im-
nary hearing before Justice of the
Peace J. &. Hardy, OF Norlina this af-
tCrnOon.
Willie tho situation appears quiet
here tonight, there were rumOrs that
an effort might he made by negroes
OF Narronton, four miles from here.
To libcrate members of their race in
Jail. Feeling was high this morning,
among the white people of the COM
mun y, but has apparently calmed
down tonight. TaSker Polk. promi-
n|nt attorney appearing for tn"
state this afternoon made a talk to
the assembly gathered for the pre-
liminary hearing in which he counsel
cd law and order.
Warrcnton. y. c., Jan. 24.--War-
trenton, the scene last night OF the