Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-28
SHERMAN OUT OF MONEY.
THE DANVILLE INVESTIGATION
AT A sTANDSTILL.

NO More Witnesses to be Called Until
An Appropriation is Made-A CoupIe
OF Negroes Add a Little More to the
Buncombe, but Nothing Important
Developed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Squire Talia-
terro, a strongly-built colored man. Chair
man of ward committee for several years.
Was the first witness before the Danville
subcommittee to-day.
lie was Sanitary Commissioner (scavengeI)
III III Dan EHle Tor the six months previous to the
first of last November, having been apnointed
Dy the town authorities. He was a very will
ing witness. He heard the shooting on tine
a. T8'uIuay OF tne riot and fastened to his house
re Kept within doors. refusing admittance to
AL callers until s O'Clock Monday m0rning.
Ihere were white men and others about h2s
House, ana they pretended to have teegrams
Ior MN, but he didn't want anv news at that
tllne OF The night They tried to rattle his door
uoWn. lie heard afterwards that one of his
tenants Gl at distance had sent a telegram
Inc witness related at considerable length
conversations with white Democrats Who
previous to the riot, had threatened. with
az aI11unaant I profanity, to carry the election at
nye shooters and breech loading sbotgu1s
ne Tenearsed brief speeches he himself had
@ nidue 70 the colored people during the can
BoAsTING OF COwARDIcE.
Like Ike most Of the colored wit
nesses ne boasted of his exceeding fright
on the day of the riot. lie had not fully re-
covered yet. He thought ''it was time TO look
out lOr squire" and he "didn't hab no time
n0tlce OF much, besides tings was gitten very
cOrdingly. "0
-; senator Vance developed the fact that the
witness was once convicted of frauds i'm SELL
ing WHISKY and imprisoned forit
senator Nance-"I want to ask one ques-
uon;, Are you really proud of your coward
The witness, with swagger-Yes sir am
proud OF 1t, and | am shamed of it. too. in
mother sense. Pm 'shamed dat Pm 'bliped To
my life. ~ '''N0
ORDERED OUT OF DANvILLR
In answer to Senator sherman the witness
sald that notice was put under his door
some time after the riot addressed s.'Tbis is
20 squire Tallaferro." Its contents were:
squire IallaferrO, you are considered as one
OF the leaders or instigatOrs of the late riot of
DanVllle. As such you are responsible for the
blood spilled therein. We have determined
tn4I 5 your stay IN Danville is injurious to the
PuDHc peace, therefore you must go. You are
gwen thfee days to prepare. and if after
ee tnree Gays, you are found in Danville you
must take the consequences"
Isaac Coleman, a colored porter in a druo,
store was called His testimony was unim7
portant.
HIS NECK IN DANGER.
samuel +. Early, colored. was called. On
tne morning OF election day he saw two boxes
OF pistols IN hardware store. They had inst
been received, and were. when he saw them.
belng distributed to white men. He was eau
tionea ti by white man named Jones, before
the riot, to take care Of himself and that If
certain parties caught him they would hang
hm: lie knew of no reason why they should
Wish TO hang him unless it was because he
was Chairman f a committee
Inc committee adjourned at y: 80 O'Clock, !
SUBJECT to the call of the Chairman, with the
understanding that no further proceedings
should take place till the House had acted
upon the Senate JOINT resolution appronriat
ing money for further expenses.