New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-22
TIE RIOT IN DANVILLE.
THE WHITES ATTACKED TIE NEGROES WITH DE-
IIBERAIE MILITAEY PRECISION.

THE WHITES ATTACKED TIE NEGROES WITH DE-
IIBERATE MILITARY PRECISION.
WAsruNGTON, Feb. 21.-The first witness in
the Danyie investigation to-day was j. d. Blackwell,
Judge OF the Corporation Court of Dnve lie witnessed
the entire riot window opposite TO the position of
the whites In the OF his narrative he described
the general attack made the negroes. He said that the
whites formed in AN orderly line end being curved
slightly owing TO distractions and to the shape OF the
crowd OF negroes. Pistols drawn and evclled The
negroes turned to possibly all had not then turned
when the vOley fred The discharge like that
OF drilled body Of men. The witness heard
orderly discharge battle The succeeding discharges
were like those fired at Will
Under Examination by Senator Vance, the witness
repeated explicitly that the while man he saw beating
negro doing with stick; this. Notwithstanding
the fact that all preceding witnesses had swOrn that Noel
had 20 stick Senator Vance asked the witness issued
warrants for the arrest of any of the rioters.
81 did not, sir"
Had you not authority TO do SO ~
Il had full power and authority to do did not
from a matter of principle. The truth is,
failed entirely to appreciate the condition OF public
affairs thought that after peace restored the per
who were wounded aud the relatives OF those who
were killed would come forward TO make complaint
Senator Sherman, rcSuning the direct examination
handed witness copy OF the Danyille circu and
asked if its statements were true The witness replied
that OF them were, but in M opinion the great ma
iOrty of them false Taking the statements one by
he pointed out the true and the false The nearos
were IN a large majority IA every walu IN Dah{ine.
elected negro TO i'll every position ia the town council
As a matt + of fact the whites had always had majority
in the council aud the power 10 remedy the evils com
planned OF I'm the circular IL in the power of any
man signed the circular 10 learn that certain OF its
statements were false.
After tnc recess Captain W. p. Robinson cxPOlce JUS
tice If DauYile, called. He heard COOne Sims's
speecl and described it, referring 20 the DanNc circular
to refresh his memory. lie commented on the state
Inrns Colonel Sins, point 10y point, approving and
sustaining them. lie pronounced many Ot the statements
IN the circular fIi.c. The witness was appointed
judge Of election before the last election hut alter the
RIOT declined To act His were that DdnFIue
paper had published statements NIcI led un TO mink
that any difficulties did occur he would De held RESPONSE
bile 1 Ot the leaders.
The witness expressed IN reply to Senator Vance the
Opui that Northern VINO came SCUM ana opposed
democratic generally received
daily. The witness not think that rinss speech
calculated the anger OF the whites. lis per
aouul dcuuucaOls Wide of TIE Truth to carry
their own reputation Sims had moreover SAID that he
was personally pOusibe and only asked that he should
hot be stot in the back.
AT nve the committee adjourned until Monday.