The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-16

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;ng. and number Of new negroes were
.monc those present. The negro witnesses
,,o,ed as important as the marshals OF an
ansncipation procession or the pali-bearer
-, big funeral. Mr.. Sherman soon re-
orsd and left Senator Lapham as chief in-
.n,.itor. The room was now even colder
han before. although the New York Sena-
,oy IL VIGOROUSLY warm-blooded. The du-
res Of the Hon. John S. Wise now became
more onerous. and he really conducted the
examination. lie addressed the clerk
ss one with authority. Colonel Pop
hams son acted rs messenger and
cy,cr. aud iudustriously endeayored TO
boon the crowd back and make the green
wood in the fireplace burn. II is not sem
s,orial I, have committee-rooms heated by
stoves or furnaces, and saw that L. Q.
washington, who has not lost aword since
tho ,nnncst began, was anything but COM
tortahle. The first witness, William f..
Terry. gave o clear account OF the affair,
and sustained the report made by the clti-
@sns' committee. There was little new in
hi evidence. and II did not crafty the APP
notifies of those greedy for something start
linz and sensational. The next witness
Wa R. w. Glass (coloredl, and
he WAS A BOSS WITNESS,
- hvstander remarked. He Is small in
.,,ure. and not good-looking enough by
snv means 10 be a son Of Giles Jackson.
Ne commenced by saying that he was
..afssrd" 10 tell all he knew, because he
wanted 70 90 back TO Danyille, and had
heard threats. This attempt at dramatic
edeet was received with a broad smile by
those familiar with the condition OF affairs
At Danyille. but made Mr.. Sherman and
Captain John Wise look mcomfortably
solemn. Their contenances seemed to say,
How wicked are these biood-thirsty Viz
ginians. and how murderous they are to
The moor. unodending negroes. CabelPs
face was study, and it would
have been worth a trip TO Wash
ingion 10 have heard his thoughts.
Glass finally consented to go on, and told
his fixed-up story with fearless disregard
d truth or consequences that showed he
was not "afeard.n He was fatty contra
dicied. by witnesses who followed upon
material points, and when pressed 10y Gov
emor Vance 10 tell who made the threats
and who fred the shots, &C., lost his self
possession and neutr Ilized his original
statements.
iNlYIY WITNESS WHO DOES NOT SEEM TO BE
AFRAID OF ANYBODY LIVING.
George Lea, the next witness called by
Mi. sherman. is q native OF North Caro-
lima. aud a obacco-manufacturer at Dan
vile. The prosecution got tired OF him
because he kept cool and did not allow
ANYBODY Ito put words in his mouth"
He saw the affair from beginning TO end,
aud declined TO say how often he shot, but
Il was evident that he did shoot. He told
straight story, and was as competent to
tell Of the affair from beginning to end as
anybody living, for he went with Noel to
resent the repeated insult given HIM by
the negro Nelse Lawson, and saw Lawson
genteelly thrashed in the presence oil
crowd OF bis friends. Then he remained
until the firing was over and the negroes
had retreated. He swore, without quail
fcaiion, that the little body Of whites who
were confronted by the large crowd OF ne
grOes would have been murdered II they
had not protected themselves. He did
not. however. concede that the negro
is the equal OF all white men. but admitted
significantly that he is the equal OF some.
The Republicans did not relish his testi-
mony when he said the cause OF all
the trouble at DanviIle was that the brin-
detailed eadluster-Republican Mayor
had murdered IN cold blood citizen: that
the Coalition rule there had been marked
by ignorance and inefficlency, and that the
negroes had been taught to regard them
selves as masters of the whites.
He then informed the committee that
under this Coalition-Republican admins
trati0n the custom-house rules Danville-
revenue officer being president of the
Council and two Of his negro employees
members OF il. A leading correspondent,
lust rs the committee took a recess until 2
o'clock, said to me, "Lea would be a
good fellow TO rely on in a desperate
personal difficulty" Mr.. Cabell heard
him, aud said, Eyes; be is as true rs steel
and as brave as the bravest." The cross
examination OF this witness was continued
after recess. Messrs. Freeman, Noel, Cow
ingtOD, and others. were examined, and
fully cOrroborated the report OF the Citi-
ZenS' Committee. Mr.. Sherman lost his
amendment to the Mcpherson bill to-day
in the Senate by an overwhelming vote,
and the Danville Investigation does not
promise to turn out any better for him. Ar
thur and Logan viii of course weep II he
fails to work out presidential capital from
II. Colonel Cabell remains near Governor
Vance all the time and sees that every
point is covered. The Governor Is equal
10 every emergency and does not lose a
tries.
The Testimony iB Detail.
IBy Associated Press.I
WASHINGTON, February 15.-The investi-
gallon Of the Danyille election riots was
resumed tails morning. The first witness
was Edward NJ. Hatcher (whiteb who, ac-
eordlng 10 the testimony OF Jack Redd yes
terday, assaulted the latter and wished TO
shoot him. In reply TO n series OF ques-
lions by Senator Sherman he told the story
Of the riot, and asserted that he had no
firearms on that day; had never carried q
pistol. and bad not carried any other wea-
pom than poeket-knife for twenty years;
ne did not remember seeing Jack Redd !;
didn't think he struck any one on that
Day did not see Redd struck; might
Know Redd II he saw him, but did not re-
call him.
Witness, in reply to Senator Vance, said
he was not in the vicinity OF the market,
where the alleged assault on Redd oc-
CURED. On that day witness saw marks
Of bullets on several buildings in the rear
Of the white people. which bullets must
hayt come from the crowd OF coIored peo-
pie.
WITNESS WHO HUNTED FOR AXES.
&c. Reagan (white) was called. He ar
rived at the scene OF the riot after the first
night had terminated; saw the crowd OF
angry negroes, and went TO q hardware
Store and asked for box OF chop-axes.
lie told the clerk that there was going TO
oe a touchdown fight. The clerk refused
70 give them. Witness hunted for them.
Dut could not find any. Witness returned