The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-26
He VAS INTERVIEWED.
Mayor Trout Talked to Newspaper Men in
LyDchburg.

I called upon Mayor II. s. Trout, OF
Roanoke at Ford's Hotel vest .rday. In
refs renee to his alleged disputed Interview,
oil tained by The Times repre- sentative in
Lynchburg. and printed in its last Satur-
days issue.
The Roanoke Mayor received me most
cor daily. and in answer to pointed ques-
lions made q frank and manly statement
concerning the affair.
While adhearing TO his former state
ment that he did not talk I'm Iynchburg
for publication he admitted discussing In a
conservative manner the Roanoke riot of
Wednesday last, privately In the presence
Of representative OF the Lynchburg
News. lie charged the newspaper man,
however. not TO publish his statement
Just here 1 handed the Mayor n clip
ping from the Lynchburg News OF Satur-
day last, containing long interview with
him which was introduced as follows:
THE representative Of the News was
the first person to call upon him mayor
Trout at his room.
Mr. Trout talked very freely with him
about the affair, but declined TO say any
thing for publication. giving as a rea-
son that anything he might say Just at
this time would b. liable to misconstruc-
ton and perversion and serve 10 good
purpose. In consequence OF his request
that nothing should be published az COM
ing from him. beyond the mere men
ton Of his arrival, which had already
become bruited about the streets, moth
ing was given out Now that he has
gone to Richmond, perhaps to remain
for some time, IL is deemed best both
in justice TO himself and the public.
that his version of the affair, I'm so far al
least as Il can be recalled in the alb
sence OF any notes, should be published,
and II appears further on.
/ called Mayor Trout's attention TO
the fact that The Tines interview, which
appeared simultaneously with this one.
was substantially the same with the ex-
ccption of one or two mistakes. mad
vertantly committed ty the CORE.
spor dent In Lynchburg. the prln-
cipal one being that which quoted
him as admitting that he gave the order
to the military to fire. This, I reminded
him, had been corrected by The Times
In its issue of Sunday the oath.
II was at this jiIncture that Mayor
Trout said:
II remember discussing the Roanoke
riot I'm Lynchburg with friend who was
nct ompanied by a reporter OF the Lynch
burg News, but / had no idea that q
word of II would be published"
The mayor then admitted that the
matter as a question of mispla ced con-
fidence, and that The Times interview
was based upon what he thought was
a private interview.
This is very different" I remarked
to the mayor. " from the tenor OF an
interview published in a Richmond morn
ing paper of Sunday last. in which your
denial was made the burden OF the arti-
Gle"
To this His Honor made no reply.
The following is portion OF that
loaded and scare-head interview.
Have you seen the interview alleged
to have been held with you and teIe-
graphed TO the Baltimore Sun and other
papers from Lynchburg last nightY' ask
ed the scribe.
Yes. have, and II has given me morc
pain than anything that has been pub-
hsheh in connection with the lamen,able
AFFAIR. You Will do me a great Kindness
TO say that no such interview was had
with NE. and that the facts as published
are erroneous"
Were you not interviewed IT ell at
LynchburgY'