The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-19

escaping blacks. Witness went nome, ou'
was afraid to stay there, and went with
her husband TO the house OF q friend and
renamed over night.
Witness's demcanor was that OF an
illiterate but intelligent woman. She had
some difficulty In understanding Senator
yance's question upon the cross-examina-
ton relating 10 her position and that oil
Blunt when she saw the latter fire, but her
story was not shaken.
Violet Keeling (colored), companion
of Sophia Powell on the afternoon OF the
riot. was called, and described her expert.
ence, which was similar 10 that OF Powell.
She saw Blunt fire.
Senator Sherman "How did he act ~
Witness {" He acted like man dat j
neber seed anybody in wah. He acted
like a man dat was willin to take life. Ii
looked like II he seed anybody runnin be
would shoot" She then described the
neighborhood, the assemblages OF colored
people on Sunday TO discuss the riot and
the danger TO coiored people. " 1t seemed
dey were all afraid to go 20 de polls. /
don't tink we hab got ober dat fear up to
dis present day." The reason why her
husband did not vote was because she
didn't think It safe to let him go.
Senator Vance Are any OF the colored
people i'm your country Democrats ?"
Witness: "Well, / don't hunt that sort.
II I hear OF a colored man votin' Demo-
cratic ticket l don't hab nothin' do with
him, and don't let him come to my house.
don't like TO see colored man sell HIM
self"
al think II q co!ored man votes de Demo-
cratic ticket he already sold himself"
Senator Vance: well, when n white
man votes the Republican ticket do you
think he sells himself?"
Witness "T'll just tell yer what tink I;
he's man watts got sense and knows wat
he's doin'.'
Senator Vance: "Well, supposing yonr
husband should vote the Democratic
ticket?"
witness "Pll just tell you wot. 1
would Just pack up my clos and go to
nv fader. If / didn't have q fader
I'd Just go to work for twenty-five
cents week to suppote my ownseli.."
Witness didn't know whether her senti-
ments were shared by colored women
generally. The colored people didn't
hab no 'iense," and it was necessary for
them to stand together.
Witness was somewhat embarrassed at
the beginning OF her examination, but
gathered courage as it progressed. and
pronounced her brief political creed, in
reply to Senator Vance's inquiries, with
seIf-possession and emphpsis.
John +. Carl (white), superintendent OF
the National cemetery at Danville, and an
ex-Union soldier, was called He had
lived In Danville since the Sd OF last Au-
0ust. On the afternoon OF November 30
he was in store making purchase when
the disturbance began. He went ont 10
ascertain its nature. He gathered from
first appearances that two or three persons
were fighting. The encounter seemed TO
last minute or two when q pistol was
discharged. Going nearer he saw crowd
OF probably fifteen or twenty white men
and motley assemblage OF colored people
OF all ages and both sexes, numbering ABOUT
15OindiyiduaIs. Some OF the colored people
appeared to be demanding the arrest OF one
Of tbe white men. One OF the white men
stenned 70 the front and said "Here am.
what do YOU want?" A colorcd man said
in reply, You are not the man." The
man seemed to be pointing out another
man. Witness had his little son with him,
and fastened to place him in neighborinS
store for safety. While on his way the
bow said, "Father. they are going 10
shoot" Witness then noticed number
Of white men in the crowd holding
pistols ut what he called a crest"
Tbey held their pistols in their right
hands. the left hand serving as
snnnort. The whites seemed to be formed
in n double line, arranged abreast, or nearly
1t hn htti,dIn0 line pXtpnn-
ing diagonally across the pavement. The
affair lasted about two minutes. Wleness
estimated that there were 80 shots 1red.
The smoke obscured objects across the
street. He saw no arms IN the hanas OF
colored people, and saw no returning shots.
Could tell by the direction OF the discharge
OF smoke that the whites tired.
In reply to Senate: Vance he SAID: "Ihe
line OF whites seemed to grow out OF the
necessities OF the case, leaving the impress
sion that the line was not the result OF pre-
meditation"
J. G. Miller (white), manufacturer and
dealer in fertilizers, described the riot,
which he had witnessed from his store, on
the opposite side Of the street. He thought
the whites were in danger OF being mob
bed by the blacks.
Colonel William sims was calleu, anu
identified q map Of "a portion OF Danvllle
prepared by himself.
CAPTAIN A. G. Walters (whte), gray
headed gentleman, apparently about sixty
five or seventy years OF age, grandfather
of Holland, the white man who was shot,
told what he saw OF the riot. He denied
having said to the colored men, Boys, it's
warm. but is not as hot as it is going to
be.v He did tell them it would be worse
for them II they brought on another riot.
At quarter past o'clock the proceed
ings were adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing.
The committee.room was uncomfortably
crowded during great portion OF the
day. Senator Sherman gave notice that
hereafter no more would be admitted than
could be comfortably seated.
Alleged Fraudulent Transactions I'm
Cotton.
IBy telegraph 10 the DIspatch.l
New YORK, February 1S.-The super
yisory committee OF the New York Cotton
Exchange, which has been for some time
past investigating alleged frauds in the
| transactions of the firm OF j. l.. Billups d
! Co., the cotton-merchants, who tailed some
time ago, will present its report to the
Board of Managers of the exchange to-
morrow. They refused to give any infor-
nation in regard to the result OF their in
yestigations. From outside sources, how
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