The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-15

, and almost Immediately ordered the
troops to advance.
! Student II. G. Davis heard Gon-
cral Watts give the order to advance
! and tho students begun to retire
I slowly. Flo soon heard some ono
! exclaim
''iiass Broolsor is in fight"
Tho studonts ran to his rescue
and in tho fight which followed tho
policeman used his club freely. Ho
saw his father, Professor II. Means
Davis, struck by Dowic. AS to the
guying, Davis said that whom Dowie
blow his whitlo for NIcQuartors to
come to his aid, tho boys said, eve
can whistle, too," and somo of them
did 50. Some Of tho boys called out
about that time, "Eut 'om up,
whiskors," and "Ah thcrcY All
thcre" These jccrs wero not in
response to anything General Watts
said, though he did see him moving
his Ii ps. Some of the soldicrs had
bayoncts on their guns and others
j were cxcitedly cooking and uncock
ing their guns. lie saw ono or two
leave ranks.
Student lIasoldon said he was
running to third busr When he
reached hero the boys wore ircring
Watts and Watts jccring thom. 1t
seemed to be Il "wur Of words. :"
General Watts was looking down Mt
the boys, his faco flushed us if angry
and he was using words that i'm
pressed him worry much, for he
Thought at tho timo it was very boy
ish Oh tho part Of Gonorul Watts.
Watts was saying: "Ah, You all are
nothing but college boys"
"Ah, all, ah" Tho boys were an
swcrng back: 81 know you will, !
know you willr' in do isivc tones.
III. IL. Brooker, whose Attempted
arrest caused the riot, related the
circumstances. How he had run be-
tween the lines OF soldiers when they
advanced; how one of thcm attempted
to stop him, striking him on his arm
with gun and how the police had
soizod him. Court adjourned till
$3.50 tomorrow.
FURTHER EVIDENCE IN COURT or INQUIRY
Special to Grccnvilr Nows. |
Columbia, S. g., Juno ~. IN,
chief feature Of to. days session was
in the testimony Of Adiutnnt Genera
Watts, in VIII ch he iiatIy contra
dlctcd the statements Of acting Pres
idont Sloan and several students whul
they said that they had gone to hin
and asked him to move from ncu,
third base.
| 'toi itlOlp VIZ TOW ottilIIttt lit
said that no student or professor
had objected to his presence there
and he didn't consider that he was
at all interfering with the game.
He said that he gave The order I,
tho battalion to march forward it
order to break up hra3 out ligh,
and his purpose would have been nc
complishcd had not some student,
broken through the limos.
In reply to Il question by the
Judge advocate, ho said that h,
would have boon perfectly justilinbl,
under the laws Of South Carolina OF
tho regulations Of the United States
army to occupy any position Of the
! diamond that he chose, as he hat
been informed by Colonel Jones tha
they had permission to use tin,
} ground, but that his better Judge
mont would not lead him to such
thing. lie denied that he gavc Col
oncl Jones an order to clear TIN
; grounds but did give him an ordc
to march his battalion forward
Colonel Jones on the other hans
in Il written statement to the cOul
! positively asserted that the ordc
. was "march your companies forward
, guido right and clear the grounds.
lie further stated that in his Judge
mcnl as military man it. was no
. necessary in the interest Of peace Go
General Watts to give the order t.
. march forward lie expressed tn
. opinion that the order would hav
| been much better had it been [
. march back 60 the eastern part o