Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-10
The Tenth ImmuneS Make
Trouble Everywhere.
CONTROLLED AT RICHMOND
Their Colonel Denies tho Rottous
Conduct Imputed to Them MT Grif
FIN. Georgia, Hut sac Mayor vouch
cs For it-Awed by tho Richmond
Police IndtscrImlnnte Shooting
I'm North Carolina.
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Special to Virgin.an-Pi,ct)
Richmond Va. March 9.-The Tenth
lmmuncs negroes), which terrified
citizens and overawed the police when
mustered out at Macon yesterday, and
who took the town of Griffin, Ga,
struck the wrong town when they at
tempted to run Richmond A tele-
gram 10 Chief OF Police Howard this
afternoon stated that the regiment of
negroes were coming via the Atlantic
Coast Line in bad humor and had ter
riiied Pleasant Hill. n. c., by shooting
cut OF car windows and were threaten
Ing generally.
Chi Howard sent Captain Angle,
with fourteen policemen to Byrd street
AIAl1nn- -ThnY -Mnrc drawn ,,p W. hen thu
train pulled in. The negroes sprang
OH the train with IL whooo, flourish
ing their guns. Captain Angle held up
his hands for quiet for a moment, and
said:
We are not going to have any trou-
p!e' think. won't stand anything
shan't ven"
mere was a remarkable change in
~ "SncN' OF the negroes. Pistols went
TN INTO pockets. The negroes were
disappointed. Most of them lived here.
THE GRIFFIN AFFAIR.
Raleigh. y. C.. March 9.-The Tenth
lnlnunes' eolored. passed here to-day
over the Seaboard Air Line, on their
way North from Macon, Ga.
Colonel Charles l.. Jones. command
ing officer OF the regiment, was seen by
representative OF the Associated
t'ress Immediately upon the arrival OF
MS rain here. as he had .elegraphed
ahcau in the morning that he desired
10 make statement in regard to the
shooting affair ut Griffin, Ga. He said:
we struck Griffin. Ga, about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1 dun'r
mink there were more than n dozen re-
VolVerS IN the hands OF the men, When
we pulled out of Ninevllle there was
some shooting in tha air from the train.
The men We're fun OF good spirits and
had no intention to harm any one. No
shots were fired when we wen. into the
town of Griffin. l was surprised to
una men lined mp on either side OF the
depot About ttty of them wore uni
forms. ! inquired What the trouble
was, and was told that III. FIRST sec
ton had baen disCrdcrly and th3t the
citizens wanted to protect themselves.
Il told my men to be quiet and they
were obedicnt. and there was no disor-
der The train stopped about five min
utcs.
FIRED UPON BY MILITIA.
THE train had pulled out about 200
yards when some OF the men in the
forward part of the train fired some
shots.
THE militia then fired into the rear
ear George j.. Ages. the brakeman.
who was standing on the platform, was
shot. one ball passed through his leg.
another through IT'S rTTgn ana stiff a1r=-
other bullet passed through his body.
As the officers car passed a body Of
the militia volley was fired into 1t.
Notwithstanding the fact that four la
dies were At the windows. 1 was stand
ing on the platform of my car. Tho
wife Of one of the captains, who was
seated by the window. had a narrow
escape. An iron brace prevented an
other bullet from crashing into the car.
up to $3.50 o'clock when left Ma
con yesterday afternoon. not one of the
depredations of the white or negro
troops ut that town had been commit
ted by the Tenth Immunes.
MILITIA DENOUNCED.
.Hrhc action of the militia in Griffin
was the most cowardly that have ever
seen human beings guilty Of Had thew
fired into the ear from which the one
shot was fred it would have been bad
enough. but to fire u volley into n car.
when the officer who had charge of
the men who fired the volley knew there
were ladies' in the car who were un-
able To protect themselves, and who
had not been guilty of any breach OF
law. was beneath men and demon
strates beyond peradventure that the
guilty parties. especially the officer
who ordered Ii, We're towards OF the
first water"
STATEMENTS FROM GRIFFIN.
Griffin. Ga. March 9.-Major Davis
and Lieutenant Daniel. OF the Griffin
Rifles. made statements to-day in reply
10 the letter of Colonel Withrow. of the
Tenth lmmunes. to Governor Gambler,
asserting that his men had been fired
upon yesterday by the State militia at
Griffin. and demanding safe conduct to
the state line.
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