Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-21
MIR. GOBLET, HITS BACK.
He Did Not Visit Newport News for tn,
nm PurpoSc Attributed to Him. 1

He Did Not Nisi; Newport News for tn,
Purpose Attributed to Him. 90
Commemorative Attorney F. S. Col.
lier. Who. With Sheriff Curtis. prevented
the lynching IF Hall last Thursday
ni&ht, objects to the remarks of Ser.
Geant Milstcad. of Newport News. ir
yesterday mornings Press. Mr.. Mil
stead INDUCES in several errors. In the
first place. he did not turn Hall over
to Sheriff Curtis. because the latter was
nnt-here at. the time and did not lea:11
of the prisoners arrival until night. In
the second place. it was Mr.. Collier and
Sheriff Curtis who had take,
away. In Il card addressed to the Daily
Press Mr.. Collier speaks for himself as
followS:
Il never visited Newport News OF
friday Tor the purpose of proteStin;
against The taking of prisoners to .Iiz-
abeth City county from that city. but
/ am NOT surprised. after reading tn,
article in the Daily Press. that it should
appear that I did. / went to Newport
News in esponsc to 4. telegram TO meet
q friend. at the BOAT and saw Sergean
Nliistead. Mayor Moss and others there
and. discussing the killing of the sol
dier, | remarked ia Milstead. You fell
lows in Warwick hav played trick:
upon us before. but YOU won't catch IL.
again Sergeant Mi!stead. before 3
could finish what l started to say l.
him. WAS called Oft hy 81 row Of
drunken man, ana in continuing to dis
cuss Tie matter. more as Il joke at ou4
"opens Il 4 ANYTHING else. l said. ir
the presence Of Mayor Moss ami n lare,
cTowd Of others. Never mind, you Wi.
never play us another trek of that SORT
and the next time sou send a prisone.
down there yen viii have To send hin
right. and If YOU TAI! To dot an i o
ciiss i Z we viii send him back to lou
You bad therefore better get Common
wealth'S Attorney Newton to draw
, your papers the neNt time sou scnf
anyh~'v t. Hampton
II Go not understand the Significance
of the sentence Mr.. Collier Il an in.
terEiew with Mayor ~. 4. Moss If
is intended 10 convey the idea that i
consulted With him IN his official apart-
tE. there is not one word Of truth in il.
| have known A!r. Moss for some time
became acquainted with him through
his brother. w. T. Moss. att ,raay. ard
always talked With him very freely and
cordially. but have never consulted hin
officially and did not do so yesterday.
We have no jail in Hampton. and Ser
Geant Milstead knows the fact and why
ii exists; but if we had one and l
should desire to oppose its use by the
city OF Newport News ] would not con
slider either Mr.. Moss or Mr.. MilsteaG
the proper persons fer. me to coDfe;
with concerning the matter. l have al
ways been personally and officially
ready to do anything in my power to
accommodate any of the citizens Of
Newport News and take as much pride
as one living outside of that city. but
in oui State. could in its inagnificen;
progress. But I do maintain that thu
conduct of Sergeant Milstead in leav-
ing Hall at Hampton without mention
ing the fact to any of the officials wher
he could have go easily taken him to {
| lace of ~saiat!, ana then pitching IN
to ne in the Il in which he die
through your p to put it in it.
! nlildest form, is, to say the least
thoushtless and unkind. And no one
knows better han himself that he de-
serves no credit whatever for the course
he. pursued after making the arrest o:
Hall. when he took him from q strong
Jail to avoid a disturbance there and
then left him here. where. we had s
few means to protect him and thereby
lcal,sfer tho scene Of excitement from
Newport News or Warwick county
where the crime was committed, to oul
little
Respectfully. "
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