The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-28

ROSE COURT OF INQuWY-ElGHTH Day
EVIDENCE FOR THE DErEECE.-Licutcnart-
Colonel e. A. Hartweli, Eleventh United
States infantry, testified that he was at
the Third Ward polls on the 23l ultilno
from II to about ! o'clock p. NJ. When
he reached there he found Grace street
fronting the polls blocked with q large
crowd, white and colorcd. There were,
besides, u number of wagons and carts,
which were also blockadiug the way. IL
pursuance of orders he detailed Lieutenant
Sloan to drive all persons away who had
voted. The crowd spoken of was not dis
orderly to all extent greater than large
crowds generally are. Witness saw Co
lionel Rose two or three times during
the day, and saw nothing in his conduct
to induce the belief that he was under
the influence Of liquor. He did not know
what Colonel Roses duties were until in
formed as to their purport by the Colonel
himself. Saw Colonel Rose order two
parties from q table, and remove it from
the immediate front of the polls, but did
not notice that he made any distinction
between the two. Witness did not hear
Colonel Rose give any orders to the sol
diers or the police. Witness executed
General Schofield's orders in clearing the
streets Immediately about the polls. Wit
ness gave, as near as he could remember,
the order from Generals Schofield and
Granger, given to him through an aid Of
General Granger. Witness noticed moth
ing in the conduct of the crowd about the
polls that he considered riotous.
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ordered to the polls to report to the chief
police officer and the registering officer on
duty there. He stationed his company at
convenient distance from the polls, and
several times during the day, and by or
der Of Colonel Rose, drove the crowd from
in front Of the polls by marching his com
pany through the street in line of battle or
by flank. He subsequently placed pa
trolls, in charge of non-commissioned Of
fcers, among the crowd. He saw Colonel
Rose several times during the day, and as
far as he knew be was perfectly sober.
I Witness did not hear him use any profane
or abusive language, nor did he see him
order any white voters from the polls.
Colonel Hartwell recalled : Did not see
Colonel Rose drive any persons away from
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not hear him use any abusive language
towards any persons, nor did he hear him
swear at or curse any one that day. He
was by no means with Colonel Rose a,
all times during the day.
Lieutenant Jordan, Eleventh United
4 States, testified that he was on duty at the
Third Ward polls at night on the 23d
ultimo. Saw Colonel Rose several times
during the night. He did not notice any,
thing unusual about his conduct. Heard
him tell two white men who were going to-
wards the cOlored polls that they were not
allowed to 90 there. Did not hear Colonel
Rose swear at or curse any one that day
Nor did be hear him use any abusive OF
offensive language toward any one. Was
with Colonel Rose when the ballot-boxes
were carried to the City Hall that night
and did not think him under the influence
of liquor. He was in position that eve
ming to see Colonel Rose at all times. The
court then adjourned to meet at IL O'Clock
tD-mOrrOW.