i Ellis that il he did not settle with them by the
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY OCTOBER 25,1887
next morning that they’ were going to burn
1 him out. When the six negroes stepped out
of the residence they were joined in the yard
by about twenty others, and altogether they
sunt up y*.lj after yell a- though they were sav
ages. Finally the mob left’the yard, and no
sooner had they done so than Mr. Ellis
HI J D THE SHERI! J
and others to as-ist in the arrest of the six ne
groes who had entered his room, the others
who were in the yard being unknown. While
1 making the arrest of the five negroes feund,
i one among the number attempt .d to draw a
j pistol but being quietly covered with a Smith
I and XVcsson. l;u as quietly submitted and no
b further trouble was had. 'Die investigation
' showing that the four negro boys, aged about
seventeen and i-ighv^n years of age, had been
almost forced by the two negroes to enter with
, them into Mr. Ellis’s room. Only the negro
I man ami <no of the leaders named Dave
j Brown, who attempted to draw the pistol, was
jailed, Torn Murry, the other negro man and
’ leader, having effected bis escape before the
sheriff and his posse arrived. Since the arrest
, | no further troubJo has appeared among the
i ! negroes and the disturbance is believed to be
, at an end.
’ Chief Justice Waite Releases The Virginia
Officers.
