The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-01

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They carried Charles City. Lee. and
Floyd-the latter county by a majority in.
creased from II in 1882 TO 295 in 1888
These figures rather Snggest, what Will be
found to be the truth, that few obscure
private broils-merc individual quarrels--
have been magnilied into political assassina'
tions. The facts must now be stated in
rather tedious detail.
l. Charles City.
The evidence OF the first citizens OF the
county establishes that there was no di,-
turbance OF the peace there during the can
yass except row OF few minutes dura-
ton Just before the election at RoXbury,
on the occasion Of a political meeting oi
the Coalition party-a comparatively harm
less fist-fight, which was soon quieted.
The disturbance arose from Il quarrel be-
tween a negro and the sons OF the Republic
can candidate for the Legislature, and
could not be charged to the Democrats.
No iire-arm or knife was used.
.. Halifax.
On the night OF the 30th of October Z
party OF disOrderly negroes from Halifax
Courthouse came into the town OF South
Boston. went into Il building where Ma
ior EdmondSon was addressing public
meeting. and carried OF nearly all the
colored people present. At the door the
negroes made great noise, and, when re-
monstrated with by the owner OF the
building, became so turbulent and impu'
dent rs to bring on fight with the whites
standing there. Two white men were
knocked down by negroes with sticks, q
few pistol-shots were fired on both sides,
and two negroes were wounded.
CAPTAIN ,Jefl'resS, chairman OF the Coall.
ton Committee OF Halifax county, has said
that the negroes from the Courthouse were
alone respOnsilre for the row.
This Is the lcad and front OF Democratic
offence in HaliaX-that white men de-
Tended themselves in a chance mediey
brought on by visiting negroes.
8. Hanover.
A short time before the election Il negro,
Robert Robertson, was killed by man ol
his own race near Old Church. The posi-
tive testimony Of thirty-siX citizens OF The
neighborhoOd, including the foremm OF Tho
inquest, the acting coroner, the chairman ol
the Coalition Committee, and many re-
spectable negroes belonging to the COall-
tion party, establishes beyond question
that this was an ordinary ease o:
homicide growing ont Of an Old feud, in
which the wives OF the men were con-
cerned. and without the remoteSt connec-
ton with politics. These citizens OF both
parties pronounce the assertion that poll
ties had anything to do with this crime to
be "a falsehood not to be tolerated or
countenanced by decent people"
4. Floyd.
The conflict in this county between Short
and Nowln was about a private matter
and had no reference to politics. The inn
mediate cause OF the breach OF the peace,
in which NowIin was slightly wounded,
was Shorts sending word to Nowlin to
stop turning cattle into his field.
3. Augusta-City OF Siaunton.
4 young man had been out in the cotn-
try shooting, and, returning TO the city III
toxicated, discharged his gun accidentally,
as the evidence shows, the shot wOundlng
a negro man near him. This took place at
some distance from the polls about TWO
hours before they were closed. NO WOrd
had passed between the white man and the
negro, and the white man was so drunk
fhat he did not know he had shot any one.
There was nothing to incite the shooting,
and il is believed TO have been entirely ac-
cl0pntli anu tut Va Wv
bondlin0 of a gun by an intoxicated man.
THE offender was immediately arrested.
6. Madison.
The only homicide that has occurred in
this county recently was that OF a negro,
Phil. Page, at the hands Of white grog-
sbop keeper, John Hall. Phil. Page, the
negro killed, was Democrat, and had
voted with the Democrats'for four years.
John Hall was also Democrat. 1t Is
plain that politics had no connection with
the crime.
I. Lee. 49,,
Two honicidcs, without political signi-
Gcance or any influence whatever on the
election. occurred IN this county. Zach.
Yeary. Coalitlonist, was killed by Charles
Democrat, on the day after
the election. They were disputing about
the merits OF the respective parties, ana
got 10 blows, in the course OF which
Yeary drew pistol and shot Willough6y
IN the breast. Thcreupon Willoughby, In
shot and killed Yeary. VIII
act has been recognized as one