Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-26
THE SOUTH SIDE
MORE ABOUT The SUSSEX RACE
TROUBLES
An Ali-Nisht Trial Of the Riotous Ne
groes-Two Of Them Committed
70 Jail.
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fCcrrespondence OF the Richmond Dispaioh.l
PETERSBURG. VA. March %, 1889.
Adyices from Stony Greek to-day repre-
sent everything a. quiet there, ana AFFAIRS
In the village have resumed their olo status.
There ia but little 10 add 10 the facts contained
IN the telegram published ~ The Dispsteh on
SUNDAY morning. The magisterfd court
held 10 try the cases Of the negroes arrested
on Saturday evening sat all night, and ava
not adjourn Until about O'Clock SUNDAY
morning. After the decision OF the court IN
The cases Of the several parties arrested ior
riotous conduct, 10 which cases bono 10
Resp the peace in The sum OF $50 each was
reomyed. The magistrates took up The eases
of John Wing geld aud James Dillard, TIE Two
negroes who were arrested on the charge
Of assault These men were guiity OF
drswtug their guns upon Two wn'te
citizens OF the village who were pass.
ing along peaceahly and Threatening 10 ssoot
them. These two negroes, aiter sii zoe eNi-
aence was heard. were scot on 10 the county
Court for trial. add bail was refused. They
were committed 10 the county Jail. Robert
fucker, the negro barkeeper at stony
Crrek. who r. believed 10 have been one OF
the rinelcaders 10 al this trouble. came 10
this city this morning for the purpose, II ~
believed, OF engaging counsel Tor the TWO
imprisoned men.
.fudoe shelton. OF Sussex county, was IN
she eilv on saturday afternoon. and was kept
advised OF the status OF affairs at stony
Creek. The DELAY IN the arrival OF snerin
Grizzarc on the scene Of action until the al
tcrnoen Of Saturday was due TO the Tact That
he was away from home on duty when 'ne
INSTRUCTIONS Of the Judge were received.
He Lost 20 time after being notified, and
without delay hurried 10 stony Creek, where
his prompt action and deter aimed demea1or
had decided eject in quoting excitement
and preventing any disturbance.
And here It NAV he mentioned that NJ the
gane time the teleFram was sent 10 MAYOR
Collier for assistance Il such sboulj be neees-
sary another telegram was sent 10 Hlckslord
Of like character. The people OF Hickstord
did not wait for further notification, but oy
The earliest conveyance band OF some
thirty or forty armed men left Tor stony
Geek. They got Of the freight train about
one mile from Stony Greek and quietly
marched into the village. They carried
double-barTel shotgups and pistols, and we're
about az determined q set OF men as an
emergency could call forth. Fortunately
their services were not needed, though the
knoweledge OF their coming and presence
had most wholesome effect.
BADLY WOUNDED CONFEDERATE SOLDIER.
CAPTAIN John n. Sloan. OF the Forty-fith
Mississippi regiment, Hoods brigade, Gle.
burne's division. is In the city, the guest OF
Captain =. &. Hoy. Captain Sloan was one
OF the worst wounded soldiers OF the late
war. Commanding his company OF brave
Misussipsisns, he went into the terrible bat
tie Of Chickamauga on the evening OF Satur-
day, September 10, 1869. When the battle
was renewed on the following morning,
Sunday, be WAS stricken down by shell
which exploded near him, aud his lower Jaw
was torn Off The wound was OF such q
frightful nature that he was left upon the
held as one whose condition was hope
less. Though unable TO speak, he
could hear the opinion OF the surgeons as
20 the condition OF his case. He laid upon
the ground until the following day, when
friends removed bin 10 country house In
rear OF the Confederate lines, and there he
remained until the following Tuesday morn
ing without surgical aid and without food or
water-a period OF fully sixty hours AFTER
the time OF his wOundng. A local physician
was called 10 attend him, and food Tor the
sustenanre OF life was administered through
a tube. BY careful nursing he recovered,
bat never since has he been able 10 take
anything but liquid food, and this through
tube, fed fron cup. which ne carries
fastened TO the lapel OF his coat. lie has
luEt Deem 10 NEW ltlh ANU Il hiSutiPui"
consulting with eminent physicians, who
give him great encouragement to hope Tor
an Improvement in his condition II he will
submit TO their treatme ut. The Captain
wears a pouch which hides the lower ball
OF his face lie j. ine-loOking man, well
proportioned. and OF cultivated mind. He
has wife and two daughters. lie had Tour
brothers, three OF whom persisted during
the war. The fourth was shot through the
lungs at Gettysburg. and he is relic OF the
battle OF Chickamsuga.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
There Is positive rejoicing among the Ma
hone Republicans here over the appointments
of misunderstanding at Williamsburg, Suffolk,
aud salem. they clam that these appoint
ments settle the fact IS to who shalt control
the Federal patronage in Virginia. The new
poStmasters are all strong Malone men. An
enthusiastic Republican declared to-day that
within the next thirty days Judge X. W.
Arnold, OF Sussex county, would be ap-
pointed collector Of the district.
At an early hour yesterday morning an
accident beiel the freight train bound south
n few miles beyoad Stony Greek. A line
new engine which was being forwarded to
the Raleigh and CASTOR railroad jumped the
track by reason OF a broken truck. A track
had TO be built around the engine TO enable