The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-21
Richardson ran against the door several
times with his shoulders and the door

times with his shoulders and the door
few open.
Police Sergeant R. FL. Gold stated:
"I saw Walter Davis urging the crowd
to come on to make an attack on the
jail. also saw him throw rock against
uhe door,"
Police Justice W. Il. Turner testified
that tho only one of the defendants he
saw at the attack that he recognized
was Abe Perry, who seemed to be in
citing the mob. he also saw young
man in his shirt sleeves that was said
to be Walter Davis, but he didn't know
him.
George 81 Leigh stated that he frst
saw Mr. Richardson when the people
Trout. II took Mr.. Richardson and
another man." he said, Through part
OF the hotel to look for Mr.. Trout. l
only showed them through four rooms.
and assured them that Mr.. Trout was
not in the hotel, and they went cut"
w. D. Mahoney stated that he saw
Walter Davis after the shooting. Davis
seemed to be excited. He saw D. D.
Kennedy making q speech but did not
hear what he said. He saw Abe Perry
on the weBt side OF the jail. He was
James G. Richardson who said he was
hunting for some one at Hotel Roa.
noke.
Col. S. 8 Brooke saw Mr.. Richard.
son In the clerks Office soon after the
firing. There were more than three per-
sons together. They were looking for
the negro. Did not hear Richardson say
anything. A party tried to get into the
vault. I opened the vault and Richard
son went into it.
Charles G. Smith, proprietor of the
toll
Richardson and Fuqua at the hotel
after the shooting. They were there
three times. The first time Fuqua led
the mob. The second time there we're
about 200 people in the mob. I only
knew Mr.. Richardson. He said:
Charlie, want Mr.. Trout; there shall
not be hair of his head harmed
Richardson and one or two others went
upstairs and came back and reported
that Mr.. Trout was not there. Some
of the crowd were boisterous and said,
Take Smith IL he don't bring out
Trout I had advised Mr.. Trout to
leave the hotel after the first visit from
the mob"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first witness introduced after the
dinner hour was City Engineer w. w.
Dunlap, who described the deed to the
| plot of land, on which is built the court.
house and Jail, and that the jail was
the property Of the city.
Lucian q. Cooke was examined and
corroborated the statements of Engi-
peer Dunlap. In reply to questions by
Captain Berkeley he said he understood
Mr.. Richardson was a drinking man
and loud talker when drinking.
| Tho next witness was Police Officer
w. Q. Aiken, who testified that he saw
| Walter Davis, who seemed to be lncit-
| ing riot. He also saw D. d. Kennedy
and A. Perry, who didn't seem to be
doing anything particular. He did not
see any of the other of the accused
The next witness was M. T. G. Jordan,
who said he heard Fuqua express his
opinion next day very freely in regard
to the militia and authorities in general.
This testimony was objected to by Ed
ward Lyle.
John j. Sheehan was introduced by
the counsel of d. D. Kennedy. He said
he had known the prisoner about three
years. He mounted the grind stones
after Mr.. Watts and Judge Woods had
spoken and said the prisoner had been
removed from the Jail and the best way
to find him was to dispense in squads
and look for him.
Accord was next introduced in
behalf of Kennedy. He saw Kennedy
hear him make any statement.
ID. ID. Kennedy was then examined in
his own behalf and stated that he was
around the jail as a spectator; that he
was shot in the forehead, the effect of
which dazed him for a while and
knocked him down. When he went on
Com MERGE street he heard mention No ade
OF dynamite, and fearing the Jail would
be blown up, thought the best thing he
could do was to state to the crowd that
the prisoner had been removed. He
thought the prisoner was in safekeeping
and 1T would help dispense the mob to tell
them ne was gone. The witness stated
that his intentions all through the night
were in favor Of law and order. He
wanted the negro to have fair trial
After an unsuccessful attemp to find
j. Q. Davenport, witness for the pros
ecution, the commonwealth rested the
case.
Thirteen witnesses for the defense
were called and consulted with by the
counsel for the accused. The first wit
ness for the defense was Andrew John
son, who saw Mr.. Richardson at Nelson
e. Myers. He saw Mr.. Nelson come
from the rear end of the store, unlock
the door and asle the crowd what thew
wanted. They asked for guns but when
Mr.. Nelson told them he had no guns,
and asked them to leave, Richardson
said; boys, we can't get any guns here
let's leave"
- Accord saw Mr.. Richardson on
Commerce street Immediately after the
firing had ceased. The report was
started that Mr.. Nelson had offered to
furnish guns to all who wanted them,
and Mr.. Richardson said. I'VE don't
want any guns. For Gods sake, IL you
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