The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-12
THE ROANOKE TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER D. 1919.
CHARGES AGAINST Chief TERRY.
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ell guarded and as it was getting nearly
day light thought it was about as good
as l could do to order them to bring the
prisoner back and put him in jail.
~ did not know whore the prisoner
was and as had been followed several
times by tho mob I deemed it best not
20 in search of the prisoner myself. l
did not give any direction or any in
formation to any parties in regard to
where they could find the prisoner. l
do not remember having any converse
ton either with w. T. Gold or Mr.
Rhodes that night.
al do not think it was possible 10 re-
organize the police that night after the
shooting, and il it could have been done
/ do not think it would have been wise,
for believe if l had, the mob would
have fired into them. The city was in
state of turmoil all the next day and
| was advised to get of the streets by
several friends, among them Council
man Dupuy. I do not know who gave
the military company orders to disband.
II never, ct any time, contemplated
giving the prisoner into the hands of
the mob do not remembe whether
spoke to Boone that night or not,
though l do remember seeing him.
Cross.examination OF Terry.
On cross.examination, Mr.. Terry said
he believed that the prisoner could not
have been defended after so many
people had been killed and wounded.
"Iknew," he said, when ordered the
prisoner to be brought back to Jail that
We did not have sufficient police force to
protect him, but 1 thought he could be
slipped in Jail without anyone knowing
it, and If that could have been done.
II believe the negroes life could have
been saved. 1 do not remember having
| a conversation with Sergeant Griffin on
| the third floor of the Ponce do Leon
Hotel. 1 admit was excited when |
was in the hotel, for ! believed they
would probably hang Mayor Trout, the
negro and myself. He was placed in
the Jail without a warrant as far as |
know. | went to the mayor on the
.dvice OF citizens, who thought the jail
would be blown up and the mayor and
every body else connected with the m at
ter tie hung
II told the sergeant to take the negro
out and take the best care of him he
could. | told Griffin the only thing |
could see that could be done was to get
Gordon and take the negro out. don't
know all that 1 told Mr.. Buckner but
told him Griffin was getting a prisoner
out Of the Jail to bring the negro back
to the Jail. Mr.. Buckner said he wished
the negro had been hung and l said
then that Griffin was making arrange
ments to bring the prisoner back to the
] jail and l wouldn't be surprised If they
did get him.
r. A. Bucknor on tho stand
| R. A. Buckner stated: between 3
and o'clock next morning Mr.. Terry
came to the depot where l was and said
he believed the mob would get the negro;
that he had told them where the negro
was and they had gone out there. l
don't think Mr.. Terry knew what he
excited Afterwards he said misunder.
stood him and was willing to give him
the benefit of the doubt"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Buckner's
testimony the investigation WAS sus.
pended until 3 o'clock.
SerF cant Traynham's Evidence.
After dinner the first witness was
City Sergeant J. B. Traynham, who was
in charge the night of the riot. On
being sworn he stated that Captain
| Bird said he was going to withdraw the
troops from the Jail and told him to
| take the prisoner out.
w. P. Dupuy stated that he observed
| the mob closely and didn't believe the
police force or any other force in town
could have quelled the riot. 81 think"
he said, cit was on the 22d / advised
Chief Terry, as a matter Of precaution,
to keep of the Streets"
Lee Simmons testified: 81 saw Mr..
Terry st the Ponce dc Leon Hotel after
the shooting and an officer came up and
Mr.. Terry said he would have to turn
the negro out and take the chances"
+. c. Payne: ~ saw Mr.. Terry at
tho front gate OF his residence on the
evening of the riot and told him he had
better look out. He replied that his
duty was down there and that he in
tended to see that they didn't get the
negro, that had be tier stay away or
would get my own head shot off,"
Sergeant Griffin, recalled, said about
9 o'clock he and Austin told Mr.. Terry
that the negro had been taken to Reeds
carriage shop.
officer G. B. Gee stated that he was
with Mr.. Terry at or 10 o'clock next