New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-03
NY. John Hemingway to be Postmaster at sOuthins
CAUSES OF THE DANvILLE RIOT.
TaH SlIIIoR or THE NOTED CIRCULAR TELLS HIS
sTORY-TIlE BLOopTnIRsTY MACK MAN.

TaE S1IIOR or THH NOTED CIRCULAR TELl5 HIS
sTORY-TnE BLooDrnIRsTY BLACK NAN
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Ihe first witness ex-
amined by tho DanviIre subcommittee to-day was W. n.
Rufn. CT the Arm OF Ruffn, Voolfolk Blair In Dany.ie
before whose office the riot Of November took place.
Mr. Ruin was the Trainer OF the Danyllle circular, ent
tied " Coalition Rule I'm Danyille" and announced that
he heartily approved oft, and with single minor point
inserted by another man upon revision, believed lis
statements were true. Mr.. Rufin was not In
Danville on the day Of the riot. He was exam
ined with regard to the condition OF things antecedent
to It. On occasion when negro murderers had
boon arrested he passing party oil coored men III
the street and of addressing his fellows in
Incorporate language. abusing the whites In the Yest
lie wished he could have some chance TO shoot
some d white man. He never had chance to Kill
white man. nothing the face OF the earth would do
him so much good as 10 kill a white man. lie didn't care
who 1t was The man at this took pistol out OF his
pocket and Just toyed with it." policeman sat on the
curb hand and listened TO the whole harangue but
did nothing 1t wac one of the policemen appointed by
the Coalition Government there. This was a month or
two before the election.
On another occasion witness was asked By negro to
advise him about voting. Witness could not advise him
TO vote the Democratic ticket because OF possible danger
from negro COalaonsts. but did advise him not to vote
at all and not 10 register lie also gave the coorcd man
pair OF old trousers. Soon aterward the coored man
70 him and said he had been questioned by another
had copy the registry list and threatened the first with
election from the church and finally with violence If he
did not register and vote The cOOred man brought back
the trousers and said lie would be compelled to register
and vote Witness told INN the garment had
no relation 10 the voting. Witness attributed
the turbulent spirit OF the negroes TO the
training they had received from the Readiusters.
Witness told by his cook that she had heard that
Malone had sent euissary to Danyle who hadas5em
bed the negroes administered oath Of secrecy and
then instructed them not 10 vote at all witness said
that the statement gotten up by the agners Of the Dan
Vile circular under oath the facts set forth In
that circular gotten up IN consequence OF nfOrma-
ton which witness had received from neighborng
ties This information was the effect that II the state
ments cOrrObOrated the Democrats could carry the
election in counties which otherwise doubt
full.
Henry HILL colorcd Democrat. OF Danyille,
smned. He bad voted the Democrato ticket eleven
years He had been threatened. but had not met with
much difficulty owing to the fact that he usually went
the cOmpaniOnsp Of members OF his own race. He gave
whites did that they aeared their reality FOR
voting Tor their beneficial on account OF their fear Of bull
Edwin Hill, an old colored man, said he had always
been Republican until the last election The reason he
changed was because be was always straightout IN
everything and didn't understand the mixture. Witness
demonstrated with by another cOlOred man for mis-
unconvinced Notwithstanding this the other went OF
and told about town that he and witness took of their
ter the result being that witness was converted.
Witness thOGght this grievance. witness attended
meeting where cOlOred speaker had recommended that
cOOred Democrats lie saturated (ass35snated), where
upon witness thought matters were taking personal
turn and went away. Witness aftcrw3rd met the man
who claimed TO have converted him, and tbs man pulled
off his bat an his an his FOWed EN- down
and es doubled up his han an rubbed up and dOwnmy
nose ana sed H., am thar an VIII drink your blood or
mmc, and didn't present il an took 1t for granted
hat ~ Ind feeling towards about voting de ticket
ud g Wiley, OF Bland County, chairman OF the Coalition
C'IEty Committee examined, and said he heard OF |
the Iio th9 day before its occurrence. He had seen
circular containing statement that the Struggle
had begun IN Banvlc and men had been killed upon |
both sides. c. A. Horm0Bs Editor OF The GdcLsjiUg |
Acrs. of Blackshurg, Montgomery Comfy Va, Read
iustcr paper examined. He described the effect OF
the Daugille circular According to his estimates it |
the Democrats a majority OF about ninety. when |
without il they would have lost tho election by about as
much Hartwell Alderman (white), OF Carroll County, |
thought the Danyile circular caused loss of 200
to the Readuscrs There were siNtOur coloced voters
ia Carroll County only three Republicans;
the remainder voted the Democratic ticket.