The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-11-23

L HE hOSE COuRI OF 1NQClhf. L lie
court continued its session yesterday, and
the following is the substance of the evi
dence taken:
Major N. A. Sturdivant testified that a.
about o'clock on the evening of the 23G
he went to the Madison Ward polls, and
waited until, as he thought, the polls were
closed. He then went down town, and
hearing that they had been re0pened, re.
turned to the polls and found that such
was the case. He asked to see Colonel
Rose in the passage Of the City Hall, and
asked him why this was. Colonel Rose
denied that the polls had been
closed, and the question was re.
ferred to f. J. Crump, who denied that
they had been closed. Mr.. R. T. Daniel
who was standing near by, beckoned to
Crump and said "Come out here Come
out here, and confront these gentlemen
Crump made some reply of refusal, and
walked back into the room. Colonel Rose
then started to 60 into the room without
giving any satisfactory answer to his in
qures. Witness remarked to Colonel
Rose that his purpose seemed to be to con
duct the election traudulently, and several
gentlemen near by chimod in. Colonel
Rose turned to an officer near by and said
in an imperative manner: Have these
people cleared out of this hall" This was
done by two sentnels at charge bayonet.
Witness could not say Of his own knowledge
that the window for colored voters was
not closed at the same time as the window
for the white voters in the first instance.
William M Lawson testified that he was
present at the interview between Major
Sturdivant and Colonel Rose at the City
Hall on the evening of the 23d. Major
Sturdivant said to Colonel Rose that he
and others were standing at the window Of
the white polls, and that it was announced
from the inside that the polls were closed.
Colonel Rose said that this could not be
so. Several gentlemen who were present
said that it had been announced that the
polls were closed. Mr.. r. T. Daniel said
'bring Crump out of the polls" Colonel
Rose opened the door and asked Crump to
come out. Mr.. Crump said he would not,
as he did not think it would be safe. Some
remarks were made by bystanders, and
Colonel Rose ordered an officer near by to
clear the hall. The officer ordered two
sentinels to put the crowd out. The crowd
was put out, Major Sturdivant among the
rest. There were no negroes in the hall
when cleared. Mr.. Lawson corroboratcd
the statements of other witnesses concern
ing Colonel Roses conduct at the Third
Ward polls.
R. 7. Daniel, Jr., corroborated the
statements of the facts occurring at the
Second Ward polls on the evening of the
bo c1I : tba
colored polls open. Colonel Roses man.
ner was not courteous in reply to the
question Of Major Sturdivant. The pas
sage was cleared, and the people left
under protest. Witness was at the polls
in Monroe Ward between IL and 4 O'Clock
on the last day Of the election. Colonel
Rose drove the crowd of white people on
Grace street, including those in line, whom
he supposed were there to vote. He drove
them down to Third street. He seemed
to purpose the obstruction Of all approach
ing the polls. There were loud aud ear
nest protests by the citizens against his
action. Colonel Roses manner was gross
and offensive, his conversation interarded
with oaths, and his general conduct was
such as to give rise TO the presumption
that he was under the influence of liquor.
Colonel Rose, When asked why he did this,
said /" Go home, Cd d-n you," etc.
Witness made it his business to see
if the colored voters were driven away,
He saw line of negroes (three abreast)
reaching from Franklin street down Sc
cond to the polls, and there were no evi-
dences of their being molested.
The court adjourned until II o'clock to-
day