The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-01

Women IN the crowd. The only woman
nc saw was an Italian peasant musician.
senator Lapham: "Was she playing?"
NOT when / saw her.v
sue did not fiddle while Rome was
no. sir; they didn't have a fiddle; 1t
george T.. Coleman (white), Of Danyille,
Inscribed the riot. Saw one colored man
III doorway trying to fire a pistol. Il
snapped twice, when witness rushed on
nun and ordered him to put Il away. The
coiored man put up his weapon and ran
AWAY. Witness did not know the man.
walters Holland (whIte), who was shot
uurlng The riot, was examined. lie could
NOT zen who shot him. and declined to say
"nether lie bred his own weapon.
d. X. Richardson (wbite) waa called.
lie saw the riot; saw one colorcd man
shoot twice, but did not recognize him.
GEORGE NJ. Hubbard (white) was called.
lie was patrolling duri0g the night with
others, and shots were fired at the party
ana returned. Witness was wounded in
the leg. His horse was wounded by the
same shot.
"recn Williams (white). chief OF police Of
Danyllle, was examined. He saw theTiet
rom short distance, and saw shooting
from both directions. Before the election
ne heard Squire TOllivei (colored) make
speech, in which he advised his audience
TO go to the polls with loaded arms; people
didn't 20 hunting squirrels with empty
arms. The au Hence cbeercd. Witness
described threats which had been made by
colored men against their fellows who
vote the Democratic ticket. Witness
named men TO whom these threats were
made and from whom he received nforma-
ton. Witness was familiar with the regis
tration-hoOks in Danvilie. The Coalition
lists had about 800, and the Democrats
from 1000 to 1,lC0. Witness went
about TO find out about the legality
OF the registration. He knew that
more than sixty registered Codltionists
had lone to Mississippi to work on a rail
road; yet their DamcS remained on the
books. Witness found Il number Of regis
tered voters living in North Carolina.
Some Of those Illegally registered packed
up and left when they found witness was
making an examination. Witness was con-
iidcnt that the Democrats would hayr car-
ried The election if every negro Coalition
ISIS had voted.
James Woods, city sergeant OF DInyille,
a Republican, was examined. He described
his efforts TO restore and preserve the peace.
lie was satisfied that the riot was sudden
cbulition and not 4 prcmCdit1tcd affair.
On croSS-cXamnatOn witness said il
would not have been safe 10 call out the
col0red militia. He thought il would pre-
vent violence to put the Democratic party
in control. lie thought itwould aggrayate
feeling to put col0red men insthe place on
guard. The Danville circular had 10 ei-
feet in Danville; it WAS perhaps offensive
to the colored people. There were some
eXlggeratiOnS in that circular; but mainly
it was founded on fact.
Question. "Do YOU say the description
given OF the market was truthful?'
Answer. IL don't remember the de.
Scription."
Mr.. Lapham: "Tll read it TO you."
Mr. LaIham then read the description
given in the circular TO the effect that it
was filthy and lOathSome.
Witness replied that The description was
exaggerated, but the place was not nice
market.
Adjourned