The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-12
DANVILLE.
sale by WEST, JOHNSTON d Co.

THE FOREMAN OF THE GRAND JURY vs.. JUDGE
BLACKWELL - ADDITIONAL POLICEMEN
NEW BUILDINGs-MR. +. r. FERRELL-N0
ANSWER TO TIE jim CROW STORY.
,Corrospondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
DECEMBER 10, 1888.
Mr., james VI. Covington mot CARING
tony. foreman Of the October grand jury OF
the Hastings Court, and Il am told) per-
sonal friend OF Judge Blackwell, replied in
q card in the Register on Saturday evening
70 the attack OF Judge Blackwell on that
grand Jury and this community, in which
Judge Blackwell said that "the policemen
were the butt OF all the prejudice in the
community, and that grand jury was the
engine TO discharge its spite" Mr.. COying-
ton saws that every witness summoned be-
fore that jury was subjected 10 the most
rigid examination, and the testimony
elected i'm that examination was against
not policemen only, but against United
States officer, a magistrate OF the city,
and private citizens, all Of whom were
indicted, and that when the question as to
the right OF policemen TO carry concealed
weapons came up there was such decided
difference Of opinion that the jury went
| before his Honor and there, in reply to the
question, "What class of citizens, if any, is
| allowed to carry concealed weapons:
received for answer. None known to me
under the law" Mr.. Covington also states
that, so far from its being the case that the
grand Jury was used as an engine to dis
charge the spite Of the community against
policemen, the testimony against the po-
icemen indicted was given mainly by po-
| licemen themselves; and that II 1t was
well known fact that eight or nine out OF
every ten Of the citizens carried pistol,
and sometimes two in each pocket, no one
must have known that fact better than his
| Honor, and his Honor is chargeabe with
derelict.on, not only as Judge
hut rs a citizen, in not appearing
rs witness against persons known TO him
TO have been guilty OF such violation OF
! the law. And, furthermore, Mr.. Covlng-
ton states that when the jury appeared be-
! fore his Honor for discharge they were
told 10y him that they were entitled to the
thanks of the entire community for the
diligence they had used in bringing VIC
latorS of the law TO justice. And IN this
publication he says he has the full concur
renee OF the jury.
Four additional policemen have been
elected-R. NJ. Lowrie. w. j. Moore, n.
II. Covington, and b. BOwes.
The mortuary report shows II deaths in
Noyember-19 colOred, white.
There are now in course Of erection here
one tobacco-box factory, the sides to be
made Of corrugated iron, the space between
the foundation sillS to be bricked up, and
the machinery to be run by water; one
leai-tobacco warehouse-an immense brick
building; one brick store; three brick to-
bacco-factories.
In response TO Mayor Johnston's offer
OF reward OF $50 for the discovery, ar
rest. and conviction Of the person who is
said to have fired from some place OF con-
cealment pistol, rifle, or some similar
weapon, whereby pane OF glass was bro
ken and the lives Of persons, &c, &c.-this
advertisement having had run OF ten
days no arrest has been made. This adj
, vertisement had reference to the Jim-Crow
I story. ALPHA.