Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-02-23
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WASHINGTON, Fed l4--Invest
Cation OF the Danvilie election rio
begun this. incoming Congressme
Cabeil and John 5. Wise were pre-
ent.
Walter s. withers, a. coiored b
iicenlaRg of Danviile. testified ths
Nov. 3, a white man and a cnIOre
man got to. fighting Wien the
Phes whites rangedin neAleneftl
curb and the colored were n n
street. The whites had pisioIs /
4 their hands and said tfiatsthe cslts
ed men could get as much. a. the
Wanted. and il. they didn,t, .leayt
some OF them would get hurt. Tn
/ negroes OF jeeted to leaving. sayih
+ that the whites were trying 4
override them. Then firing began
the first shots being fired in the air
4 The colored people began to rui
land the white men. fred at then
wherever they could see them
None of the cOlored men had pis
tois. Ore man was shot dead ant
several wohnded. igIn consequence.
of the riot, the cOlOred people die
not vote at the election, they fear
Hing violence. The affidavit o
witness before the committee ol
forty was incorrect in so far. as il
stated that the. colored men used
firearms. 1t seemed that some
thing had been added to the affida.
vii h had 6,ie
Jack Rudd, colored. chairman of
the Republican committee testified
that he was in, Danville the day of
the riot. When the firing began
he left hastily, afterwards returning
to see the result. He was met by
Col. Cabell, who asked him where
he was going. Col, Cabell said !:
'''fhis is Just what i have been tell
ing you would happen" Ned
Hatcher came along with another
man, and asked Cabet who witness
was. Being informed. Hatcher
said Let iIie blow his did brains
out. ''saCol. "a Cabell said No, let
1he d~-d seoundrel leave shere,Y
Hatcher struck. witness, and as
witness left they began firing at
him. Witness SD " his White neigh
bors going into Danville that night
and returning with guns that they
had procured in Danville. Saw
them going to polls on election day
with the same guns. The cOlored
people We're thereby intimated and
concluded not to vote,
L.. IL. Ivy, colored, saw the white
men drawn up along the curb with
pistols aimed and started away.
The, firing began and the colored
men ran. One was shot dead.
Jack Rudd, (the preceding wit
ness) came along and asked a col
Dred man "what are you all Trimming
for? De white peoples only burn
ing powdah." I He replied
What's de neanin' of dat dead
man oyah dab, il dey don't mean
harm ?' Witnt ~ described the
naitreatment of Jack Rudd by
Hatcher and others. and the threats
made to himself the same day by
.he White people. Witness. did not
vote because, OF Tear inspired by the
lot. 80
wv aR. Taylor white, testified
hat an ordinarysrow occurred Nov.
between4. w bite ipan and a negro
which led to the riot. When the |
light began there were but three |
white men fanA aand some fifteen |
legrpes on, the street, in sight. AT |
he climax there were between 200
ind 800 negroes and about l5 white |
nens In tile witness'Iopihion, had
he white men shown, fear they
would all haze been murdered there.
Witness, saw two or three pistols !
Ifilulsg Tire flcgfoes. Witness eIIipl4 !
ed i've elia1iBtrs or fiis pistol al I
he crowd Of negroes aud would
most assuredly do sd again under
ike circumstances. Didn't know /
he hit anybody or not.
A. Ii. Blunt thought the whole
rouble between the races arose
rom the iIlsplence of the negroes.
He thought If Senator Sherman and
Wise had seen their
sIapped off the sidewalk,
8 witness had seen those OF res
men in Danville, they
you'd want 10 leave Virginia. He
lad seen white man escorting Il
White lady to church or opera, and
negro man bust right through
heir arms"
WASHINGTON, February 10
me investigation of the DanVille
lection riot was resumed this morn
lg, and Edward M. Hatcher,white,
enied that he assaulted Jack Rudd.
lie saw the marks of bullets on the
i'm the rear of the white
eople, which must have been fired
y the negroes.
j.. REAGAN, {
hite, testified that he saw crowd
angry negroes, and went int0 a
ardWare store and asked for a box
+ CHEAP axes. He told the clerk {
lere was going to be knock down :
yht. The clerk refused to give
lem. The witness hunted for !
lem, but could not find any. He
turned 10 the scene OF the riot.
.e was armed with pistol.
Senator rSherman-Did you fire On
nat occasion? I.
Witness-L don't care to answer
lat question.
Senator Vance-You are not re-
aired to answer that question un- I
IS you choose. :
Senator Shernan-I put the ques- !
On TO you, did you fire on that oc- !
sion? -
Witness-I decline to answer that !
lestion. !.
The witness refused TO. say how !
any times he shot into the crowd
at day. He thought it necessary
r the white people 10 fire.
R. w. GLASS, r
,lored, said he didn't feel safe in q
ling what he knew about the +
OF. @
Senator Lapham-Why not? d
Witness-I live in Danville, and
have got to go back there. Wit
.ss had heard it said that any ne v
o who teStiiies- y
Senator Vance-Oh, we don't c
amt that, MIR. Chairman. Il
Senator Lapham-I have a right L
know the grounds of his fear. t
Witness being reassured, told his B
Dry. He heard pistol fired, and n
shed to the scene. He found I
me seventy-five cOlored men an S
white men. The white h
en- and policemen were telling c
e negroes to leave. The negroes t
piled, "We are not doing any 3
ing, why should we leave?" O