Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-12-05


At the door the negroes made a great
noise, and, when demonstrated with by
the owner Of the building, became so
turbulent and impudent as to bring on
night with The whites standing there
Two white men were knocked down by
negroes with sticks, few pIsiOl-shots
were Tired on both sides, and t~o ne
eroes were wounded.
Captain Jeffress, chairman of the
Coalition Committee of Halifax county,
has said that the negroes from the
Courthouse were alone responsible for
the low.
This is the head and front of Demo-
cratic offence iu Halifax-tbat white
men defended themselves in chance
medley brought on by visiting negroes.
3. Hanover.
A short time before the election
negro. Robert Robertson, was killed by
man OF Lis Own race neal Old Church.
The positive testimony OF thirty SIX
ciliZeus OF the ueighDorhOod, including
the foreman OF the iuquest, the acting
coroner, the chairman Of The Coalition
Committee, aud uDany respectable me-
groes belonging 10 The Coalition party,
establishes beyond question that this
was all ordinary case VI lOmlclde grow
lug out OF an old ftud, in which the
wives oil the men were concerned. and
without the remotest connection with
politics. These citizens OF both parties
pronounce the assertion that politics
bad anything to do with this crime to
be "a ialsehood not 10 be tolerated or
counteDanced by decent people.
4. FLOYD.
The conflict in this county between
Short aud NoH liz was about private
matter and bad 10 reference 10 politics.
The immediate cause Of the breach Of
The peace, in which Nowlln was slight
|, wounded, was Shorts sending word
to No win to stop turning cattle into
his field.
5. Augusta-City Of Stanton.
A Young man had been out 10 the
country shooting, aud, returning TO the
city intoxicated, discharged his gun ac-
cidenlally, as the cl!deuce shows, the
shot woundlug negro man near him.
This took place at some distance from
the polls about Two hours before they
were closed. No word had passed be-
tween the white man aud the negro,
and the white man was 50 drunk that
he did not know he had shot any one.
There was nothing 10 lnclte The shoot
ing, aud 1t Is believed 10 have been en-
tlrely occidental and The result OF the
careless handling OF gun by an lntoXl.
Gated man. Tue offender MAS lm'
medlately arrested.
6. Madison.
The only homicide that has occurred
in this count recently was that OF ii
negro, Pail. Page, at The hands OF
white gros-shOp Keeper, John Hall,
Phil. Page, the negro killed, was Il
Democrat, and had voted with thu
Democrats tor four years. John Hall
was also Democrat. 1t is plain that
politics had no connection with the
crime.
/. Lee.
Two homicides, without political
significance or any influence whatever
On the election, occurred in this county.
Zach. Yeary, Coa,ilionist, Was killed
by Charles WilloughbY, Democrat, o u
the day after the election. They were
disputing about the merits of the re
spectiye parties, aud got to blows, in
the course OF which Yeary drew pistol
aud shot WilloughbY in the breast.
Thereupon Willoughby, iu self-defence,
shot and killed Weary. Willoughby's
act has been recognized as one OF self
defence BY three justices of the peace
one a prominent CoalitioHist-who
we're unanimously 10 favor Of his &C.
qulttal.
Carter, who was killed ct Turkey
Cove, was accidentally eaot by mau
whose pistol was discharged during a
struggle TO prevent fight between two
other men. Carter had no quarrel
with either of the men, and was stand
Ing at some distance from them.
s. Town of DAnville.
The public have already read the
temperate and convincing statement
made by a committee of forty citizens
OF Danvllle, OF whlch Major ". 7.
Sutherllu was chairman, after eXamin-
ing under oath thirty even witnesses
of the street fight of the 3rd Of Nov
who were personally known TO the
committee, including the two police.
men present. 1t Is therefore only
necessary briefly TO recapitulate the
testimony accompanying this report,
the whole current of which negatives
the idea Of auv precOGce:ted plan on
the part of ;he whites 10 attack the
blacks, or to provoke an attack from
the blacks. The white people OF Dan
vile will, on The con trary, be found to
have displayed the utmost forbearance
and self.cOntgol under the most trying
circumstances. Tins, coupl ed with IN e
absence of any reasonable motive to
bring OF blOodj Con h.ct IN the midst
OF their wives aud child len, ought 10
predispose every iairmiuded man to
that rejection Of so unnatural a charge
to which he will surely be led by the
irresistible logic of the fact.
Let these undisputed facts speak.
1t must be promised that since the
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