The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-11-07
VILLAINOUS WORK.
The Virginia Riot the Outcome
of a Political Conspiracy.
The Conflict Between the Whites and
Blacks Planned by Malone to
Effect the Election.
Danville Guarded by Military-Action
of the Citizens OF Richmond
The Feeling Elsewhere.
THE VIRGINIA RIOT.

The Names of the Killed and Wounded
Mounted Police Fired Upon by Negroes.
DANvILLE, Va, Nov. 4.-Besides the five
negroes reported killed last night it is said
that two Others have since died. The names
of only four were obtained. These are prob
ably all: Junius Hall and Ned Davis, SER
wants at the Arlington Hotel; Jere Smith
and Peter Walters. Colored people on the
street appear to know nothing. The bodies
of these were found dead in the street and
were handed over to friends and taken away.
Charles Adams, Edward Baptist and Thomas
Keen were slightly wounded. w. Holland
was shot in the head. Hon. C. G. Holland.
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee is resting well and
hopes are entertained of his recovery J. 4.
Seward was shot in the abdomen and sill
recover. Richard Valentine was shot in the
hand accidently. At o'clock last night
while r. NJ. Hubbard, George Coleman and
z. IL. Gravely, on duty as mounted police
were passing house occupied by colored
people, on the outskirts of the city, they
were fired upon. About twenty shots were
given and returned. Hubbard received sew
eral shot wounds in the leg and hand. His
horse was wounded in several places. The
negro, William Coleman, on whose person
was found, though he denied having wea-
pom, a six-shooter, three barrels of which had
been discharged and some powder and fuse.
He was lodged in Jail. Hubbard is suffering
greatly. BY agreement no services were held
In the Churches to-day. The city is under
the supervision of the Town Sergeant, the
Greys. white company, and volunteers ac-
cepted by the advice of Hon. c. G. Cabell,
Member of Congress, and other leading cit
iZens. rOwn Sergeant James Wood did not
call out the colored Militia Company At
ter the delivery of the mails this morning,
which was largely attended by whites and
blacks, the Town Sergeant proclaimed that
no assemblies on the streets would be al
lowed, and requested the people to 60 home
and remain quiet. Hon. Mr.. Cabell and
Judge Aiken joined in the request. All is
now quiet, but the people of the city are not
without apprehension of trouble. About
twenty persons in all are reported wounded.
9o'clock p. m.-The city is now under the
watch of the military and extra policemen.
All is quiet. The physicians report as wound
ed only those named in previous dispatches.
A ball was found between the two plates of
the skull of Walter Holland, and extracted.
Peter Walters, colored, reported dead this
morning, at house out of the city limits, is
alive. He was wounded by bali that passed
around instead of through the body. The
Coroner has summoned Jury, but the bodies
of the two men had been moved away, and
no inquest was held. In the case of the third
the verdict was that he had been killed by
some unknown person.
circular was issued this morning, signed
by Mayor johnson, Judge Blackwell, Judge
Aiken, Hon. George. Cabell and a number
OF the best citizens, in which they say they
desire to have the peace preserved and fair
election held on the 9th inst. There is law
requiring the closing of all liquor stores at
sunset preceding the day OF election, and an
order has been issued for closing them during
tomorrow and till the morning of the 9TH
inst.
The Conflict the Result of Conspiracy
Planned by Malone.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. Am immense mass
meeting of the citizens of. Richmond was held
at the First Regiment Armory this Sunday
evening to express sentiments concerning
the riot at Danville. A preamble setting
forth the conflict between the races in Dan
vile, was the result OF conspiracy to force an
issue upon the white people by the coalition
(Mahone) movement was adopted, tog ether
with the following resolution;
l. That in the conflict which took place at Dan
vile the white people sympathize freely with their
3 That we have the fullest confidence in the
truthfulness of the address sent out oy the citens
of Danvile with whom one or more of US are per
8 That whenever or wherever this conflict shall
take place in the State of Virginia all whites are
affectionately, earnestly and solemnly entreateo
to take the part OF their own race.
4. The history of Virginia up TO and including
the time, shows that they hayesnever raised
the race issue question which has been forced on
the whites against their protest and IN an offensive
form.
5. In this particular canvass the race question
has been forced on them, and its irritatlons
planned and sedulously cultivated by William Aa,
none & Co., consprators. for their own wicked ana
selfish ends, and upon their heads must rest al
responsibility for the blood that be spilled by
men who are driven to conflict in the best inter
esis of civilization.
The meeting was presided over by Colonel
James B. Purcell.