Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-22
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE TALE OF A JUDGE About The Political Riot
 At DanvilIe. KEEPER GETS IN ANOTHER DELAY In Order To Bring Together
 Witnesses. TORN BY STORM AND FLOOD. The Unhappy Lot Of The
 Great West.
TORN BY STORM AND FLOOD.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Danville RIOt-TestimOny of the
 Corporation Judge-An Interesting
 Story of the Trouble
 WARRINGTON, Feb. 21.-In the DaRville investigation. day, J. D. Blackwell (white judge of the corporation court of Danville, testified that he witnessed the entire riot from 8 window, and described it logically and clearly. He saw white man beating 8 negro over the head with 8 stick. The negro was crying s'murder" at the top of his voice. This word ssmurder" was the only articulate word he heard from beginning to end of the riot. He saw two other white men with drawn pistols standing by the combatants. A powerful negro crossed the street and attempted to take Lea's pistol from him. The tive fell and the negro jumped up and ran. Lea rose, took deliberate aim at the negro and fired, but did not hit him. Whites and colored col lected from all quarters, the negroes in the street, the whites on the sidewalk Two or three of the whites were in close consultation and shortly afterwards the whites formed in an orderly line. Pistols were drawn and leveled. The negroes turned to run. possibly all had not turned when the volley was fired. The discharge succeeding discharges were like those fired s'at will" The next firing witness saw was by Captain Graves, who stood on a neigh boring street corner and turning about dis charged his pistol three times in different di- rections. Witness could not in either case see the object aimed at. The next firing and the closing feature of the disturbance was by a man named Blunt. He ran into the street swinging his hand and head and finally dist charged his pistol in the air, turning abou- two or three times. He acted like man be- side himself with excitement.
 Under cross examination, witness said that he had no personal acquaintance with either Noel or Lawson. He stated explicitly that the white man he saw beating a negro was doing so with a stick, this, notwithstanding the fact that preceding witnesses had sworn that Noel had no stick. Witness said he was sure of it and that on reading the evidence to the contrary he had reached the conclusion that he did not see Noel and Lawson on that day at all, but some other pair of combatants. Witness was surprised when the smoke cleared away to see that no execu- tion had been done by the firing. The whites had aimed deliberately at the crowd of negroes with purpose so far as he could judge to do execution. copy of the Dan- vile circular was handed witness and he was asked if it's statements were true. Witness replied that some of them were, but in his opinion the great majority of them were false. Witness did not accuse all the signers of in- teptional falsehood Men became so blinded by passion as to be unable to judge impartial ly. Witness never knew of any ostracism of colored democrats by their own race. Wit ness expressed the opinion that right of fran chise on the part of colored people had not been curtailed by the whites and that the lat ter were law abiding and peaoeable. There was no evidence known to him showing pre- meditation on the part of the Danville riot CTS.
 w. F. Robinson (white) generally approved the speech of Colonel Simms; had been shot at since the election; had heard 8 Democrat say after the election that he wished Colonel Simms had been mobbed when he delivered his speech. Cross examined by Governor Vance-Did not think Colonel Simms should have referred to the gentlemen as perjurers and scoundrels as they were fine gentlemen; did not vote on election day; knew it would be dangerous as he might be insulted and could not take an insult without resenting. hence he took the advice of his wife and friends and staid away from the polls. Wit ness was never afraid of going into danger. On one occasion he was shot in his store and went for his assailant with a bowie knife like an Indian. He always carried pistol. The hearing was adjourned until Monday.