The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-24

remain here over night without; troops to
protect him, I think he will be lynched.
..W. SAMUEL GOODWIN,
Judge
To the last message Governor Tyler
promptly wired:
"RIchmond. va. March %, 1900.
Judge W.. Samuel Goodwin, Emporia.
Va:
..Will get troops there as soon as pos
s'oie. -. HoGE TYLER,
Governor
COMPANY B GOES.
Company B, of the Blues. was me com
pany assigned to perform the ou.s' a.
tho,,eb members of Company A who de-
sired to do so were permitted 70 go. nc
roster of Company B follows: -,,-..
CAPTAIN. w. l.. Daughtry, Jr.: tlrst
Lieutenant Thomas A. Spencer; Second
Lieutenant, VIM. N. Jones; Sergeants, a.
T. Brock, J. L.Young, Jr.: T. NJ. Hopson.
John Mayo, A. H. Sands: Corporals, L.
D. Fendley. NJ. B. Rudd, Walter Holla-.
day, R. Page Burwell, Clifton NJ. Miller,
COME Grover, L. w. Brander, William
Cameron. Jr.: Priyates. E. T. Taylor. K.
E. Peyton. Jr., H. P. Lefebre, w. F.
HID. Bates. P. w. ellis, A. F. Chalkley.
s B. H. Davis. l.. r. Wood, J. A. English.
]. B. Harvie, L. r. Mays, 6. D. Cheat
ham, John Werth, J. A. Taylor, ]. r.
Hart. L. D. Cherry. T. G. Carroll, F. D.
Harrison, J. G. Robertson, ]. E. Boisseau,
w. E. Breazele, E. NJ. Taylor, n. c. Mer-.
Ger, ]. r. letter. Jr., Joseph Conway. Jas.
: r. Gentry, Andrew H. Thacker, Thomas
v. England, T. S. Geanelman, Stuart
n 2 Z Ia, Ky
J. Harvie. Julien Binford, Jr, j. R. Ryan,
Rogers, J. P. Wilson, George ?. Goddin,
NJ. W. Hubbard, Ransom Guy. R. A.
Smith, j. T. Goddin, Jr., w. Fl. Gran
berry, NJ. C. Daughtry. e. A. Lathrop,
Jr.. ]. Q. Steger, Mayo Cabell J. F.
Knowles, NJ. H. Harrison, J. H Harrison,
E. NJ. Sydnor, H. B. Ruftey. F. P. Mar
tin, G. R. Blanton. A. "A. Slater. c.. NJ.
Newton.
The entire company did not go. as it
was with great difficulty that the men
could be notified. A sufficient force went,
however, to handle almost any crowd
OF unorganized proportions.
The plan arranged by the Governor was
to take the prisoners from the mob and
bring them either to Petersburg or Rich
mond for safe-keeping.
-FOUR ADDITIONAL ARRESTS
At 2:05 telegram was received from
Jucge Goodwin, in reply to query from
the Governor, as follows:
Telegram received. Troops are abso-
lutely necessary to protect prisoners. They
should bring provisions. Four more muir
derers just caught at Jarrett's Depot. I
have them under guard on their way TO
Jail. Crowd increasing.
''W. SAMUEL GOODWIN,
---Gy 1sJudoe -
At the same moment telephone mes
sage was received from Major Cutchins,
stating that the company was ready to
move.
The query sent by Governor Tyler was
in reply to the following, that was sent
at 1851 by Judge Goodwyn:
II am informed that if troops are sent
here my life is threatened.
Wv SAMUEL GOODWIN, 80
Judge"
The Governors reply was:
''Do 1 understand that neither you nor
the sheriff desire troops sent. Answer
quick.
~. HoGE TYLER, +
Governor"
He also duplicated the query to the
sheriff.
Closely following, came another from
Judge Goodwin, as follows:
Mob is made UP to lynch prisoners to-
night. I have twenty-five guards around
Jail. until troops arrive.
.'W. SAMUEL GOODWIN,
Judge"
Shortly after receiving the last message
from Judge Goodwin, Governor Tyler
got the following from Sheriff Lee, of
Greensville county:
II concur with the Judge in request for
troops; unable to control mob"
SCHEDULE DISARRANGED.
On account of getting the troops TO-
gether the Atlantic Coast Line schedule
was greatly thrown back, and the trains.
along the entire line were delayed. AS
soon as the order came for q special
train to convey the troops to Emporia,
the Coast Line dispatcher at once made
out the schedule, ordering all trains to give
the special the right of way, and stating
at what stations they would pass 1t. On
arriving at the stations the trains took
the siding, and waited for the troop
train, but none came. After waiting as
long as possible for the soldiers to leave,
the dispatcher had to countermand the
orders and the trains were wired to cons.
tinue their way toward Richmond. In
this way the entire schedule was
greatly delayed and the system entire
thrown out.
GOVERNORS AUTHORITY.
The action Of the Governor iii sendirg
troops is authorized by section 36S of the
Code, which reads as follows:
In case of any breach Of the peace,
tumult, riot or resistance of law, or
imminent danger thereof, it shall be law
full for the sheriff of any county. or the
mayor of any city to call upon the Gov
ernor- for aid and, in cases when the
emergency is such as not to admit Of
this delay. upon the commandant of any
division, brigade, regiment, or company.
and it shall be the duty of the command
ing officer of the division, brigade, resi-
ment, or company upon whom such call
is made to order out, in aid Of the civil
authorities IS
rank and file, in charge of Major Cutch
ins, left the depot. There were several
hundred people there to bid the soldiers