New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-22

lilE INt.I!NI~ bI NOVEMBER AND TIE DAYS
FOLLOWING - TESTIMONY OF THErY-s SEVEN
wIT>l-.rs SUMMED CO..
DANyILLr, Va. Nov. 2l.-Thc Commit
Of Forty appointed at meeting Of the
citizens al BlutIlr on the 10Th Inst to in
qurc into an the facts and publish a
;ul and r. statement The anu circumstance,
leading 10 OBJ. ro', here the 81 inst and also state
cut of the conduct Of the people from that date to the
close ~ the dly OF election concluded IL abos this
iu. T.lry-cycu wituc,,r. were examined, and tcsti-
ouy taken covering about eighty pase- To be here
after published The report. il signed by Major W. T.
suth,rJu the chairman, and tine balance OF The commit
Zee. III. report says;
Tho wIuc..os were for The most part known 10 the
commit personally. and represented an cls-rs and yo
white and one colDrol, who wcr' present az the riot
tlDrting themselves to qunll the ~alnc All these Wit
known 10 the citizens q" lan'" ana WI! be- recognized
g. iut"lccu aud thorousy rc.thi" After careful and
impartial .rir1tou 81 the evidence your committee
submit, the following fact, developed thereby:
BurrR rriLING BETWEEN rnE RACE.
FIRST That by their success iu the election 81 large
majority of their party nominees 10 tho town offices In
Tie May election Of 1882 anl the Subsequent appoint
mcnt ay the Council 20 elected ~ nero policemen.
vel, ~ by the conduct Of the officials elected, there
vs curcndrrrd n the mind, 81 the negroes ~ Danyc
c,ve support and protection ~ the Municipal govern
lurut IN consequence Of which belief they became
rude insolrut md mtolcrnnt T. white citizens,
and the bad temper aHd li'rllng between The races
tII. generated continued 90 increase. and was of late
greatly aggravated by the heated political canvass pre-
r,!s DE l,t election, aud that In the midst oi llr III
tense excitement ~ the last dy ~ the crnyas. william
T. sims Coalition candidate for the from Pittsyl
& ~ tt tayr,, ,, The ,ri,t of Nn,crcr3 "A most in
,gror-, u which uc denounced mnN Of the most re-
sr, Iabi. and prominent white citizens OF the town
liars sruuIuI'- and towards b,cIu-r ~ their expos
urc OF the evils Of " negro rule " Ia DiuyiIc
CAUSE ANp INCIDENTS or rHr ROE
S,rond-That ON the morning following th" night Of
eim-s speech the excitement OF tha whites and blacks
alike WAS yirulcnt and acrimonious, and among the
ucrgoc, there wls evident expectation Of conflict that
t about midday two negroes iu~ucd white man on the
public streets and ENGAGED him M h-hi, Nlrh was
tudcl by tie white m1n going away that ~ I.'' Two
hours later iu the dan and while largo portion o the
MI IL, men of Bu,i.lr were assembled at the Opera
House 300 public meeting, t'lr same "hitr man NL'n III
iu.y and on his way ont OF Hc town. was as1h loudly
and repeatedly call and usuicdb j one ol t' u'EInr'
with whom be- had b'cn previously h-hilhs dinhE il9
not 90 engage iu further dcd|' hrCd''
of the then public excitement, having called Two HlihuS
no weapon engaged In l-tcuN- upon the street win the
II, grn; that during this hght q large nuhnti ol
ty the two friends OF the white man. until Policeman
arrived, when the comhutants were separator anu
each taken away from the street. ,,.I -
That short time thereafter negroes aSoyinu,d III
Large numbers around the two friends OF me VIM, ,ani
aud ten or titcen other whites VINO h1d tdcleu
about tucu ana WIN IoHu IT., ~ have
fence or manner asserted their determination 10 nave
b
selves and the whites was inevitable and had "a WtU
come then my other day well ns their rc'iu~ lot
less than 200, M open defiance ol the authority
OF the policemen, Who repeatedly cuiH' i S
white who united with the policemen III rlollS , I"
dispcrsc them, continued Ia pres upon ln' I'M T,'
men i'm front them, and 10 exhibit firearms ahd pro
claim themselves ready for the conflict uhl lohV'ah
retired tO the rear Of the whites Whrr'nn hsnr n'
ernc. dispersed: that about seven negroes were Wo
four OF whom died, and two white men were seIAosii i,
man most seriously woundrd WIS certainly shot
by "A negro ana the oJhcr white man most proA3y Ina,
the firing than there whit" men present ut Tue P'Y'n
ming and that the meeting Of White clilzgn1 U.s. % t
part they did not reach the street uut aitei lho mus
over Very soon after the iring thS scream
reared upon the streets and, with the Md OF pohucnt
white citizens, restored peace aud good Olu'i WITT
not aflerward violated, except by the wOnndng WINE on
from behind the house OF Il negro.
QUIET ELECTION.
Thiyd-Tlat from within onrhalf hour after the De
ginning of riot the completely under tho
control Of the Sergeant and his police force that no u
thcr disturbance of peace and good ORDER except the
shooting OF the special policeman, rs stated aDo'e' oc
Cured and that such peace and good order coht9 TO
prevail up 10 and including the day 90 lection ON sun
DAY prominent citizens prepare and caused 10 be printed
and circulated anu 40 the dag preceding lhe etc
tiuu, circular -.gncd by themselves ANA ny the 7upc
tcnd-as Of both political parties garanires TO- e ;
and every citizen without regard tocOlOr or parry
and undisurpcd right of voting; that no SoleVo VI IA
timiation whatever was shown toward tnc IT, ,
coalition voters, but ON the contrary, sum w ili',r,
repeatedly assured by citizens, policemen uIu ltS
officers sent 20 Danyie by the Governor OF the sthte,
that they would De protected In their rlS 10 w a., No
chose; that election day was qlhct ana Nltiu' t 'y
d ,tarbanco or difficulty at any WUI"'ii ,.cIf
csiiy cosducted and free aud fair in all rcspects' ahI
that the negroes as body reirmnea Io" Nm vnSc
tie advice and command OF ther parry ie'ain, Sr,n
others voted the coalition ticket without hIhdi"u' '
M conni,tee has thus confIrncd Itself to the inycs
gJtUn OF facts ANA the preparation oi tho statement 10