Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-27

minutes before the firing commenced.
urging them 10 get away, Captain Bird
was there short time before doing
the same. | heard several voices shout.
We win have him. we viii get him ="
The crowd rushed right by our pickets
and came Ia front OF the jail.
Judge ]. A. Dupuy. Of the Circuit Court
OF the Eighteenth judicial District ] know
very little as to tho shooting / came
from home 20 the west side Of the jail at
n vacant lot there. There was at the time
q crowd Of people on the west side crowd
ing up and pounding on the jail door. and
heard cries demanding the prisoner Give
him up. bring him out" The crowd was
very much excited not only on the west
side Of the iail. but also In Campbcll
street. IN front They were alsO whoop-
ing. ! started down Campbell street but
was Informed that pickcts were stationed
there and / could not pass that way, 50
] went by The Presbyterian church down
10 Commerce then 20 the courthouse.
when near StarClman's shop ] heard III"
firing and saw considerable stampede
and STAYED on StarChman's porch till II
was over ] did not see Mayor Trout,
when there. because / never got in front
~ the fail. only on the west side Of n. ]
did not hear amy one warn the people o.
10 away. Tho people on the outskirts
were evidently spectators but there were
s,,,,c nesr tba iaU demanding the prison
,r
SIMPLY TO LOOK or.
GOOD po,iiou 81 tho crowd whom /
saw seemed 10 Doe there simply TO look
ON. bat there were others there who
were Rwhrcakcrs. / did not apprehcnd
any danger while ] was on the vacant
lot. because I dii not know the status Of
thc affairs at the statiou-houSo. Gld
not know that the soldiers were in the
station-housc. Generally speaking. the
parties who were present at the time oil
the riot. or were among the mon "c'e
considered a- "llAs or ab''uS th'
rioters. alih'Hto '''F may prove "lt.i
"aFdS lh'T innocence "i uHI""I"l '"-
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rioters ami on-l''AeI8.
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Mayor trout urged ih" people TO g
away. ] meyer SAW cooler man. H'
was determined to- enforce the law.
made no speeches. hut did all ! could to
cct The people 60 leave the place. had
hoped that tho presence oi the mllliar}
would br enough 10 keep tho crowd from
rushing in The Jal, ana } believe mayor
Trout did also. Tho noise OF the pound
me ON the jail door was very loud.
thought thoy We're using slad@es
Thought the door would give way j h'
pounding comW'ncrl ShoiUy Ait'F u''
crowd passed the plcKtt-nnc. In'y W'i,
very iurhuieHI Ali'I 'i' III u'I '"D'v ,,.a w
"a stampede. ana lh'F coH''l'u Oh 'o'I