The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-06

mitted was that OF putting spikes on the
track, and said he would prove that this
was done by Newman. the agent Of the
company. and Of the constabulary force
Of Richmond. and that the officers Of the
company sent to the police station and
asked that nothing be said about tho
release Of Newman and his confederates.
Mayor Taylor Called.
Mayor Taylor was the first witness
called by Judge Richardson. His Honor
was testifying that riot was going on In
Richmond from June oath. and Mr. Wen
denburg objected. He finally withdrew
his objections and the Mayor proceeded,
the object OF his testimony being to show
that the military had been called out and
had become a part OF the constabulary
force OF the city OF Richmond.
The people were lawless." said His
Honor. II don't know whether you
would call them rioters or not. We
couldn't do anything with them through
the police. and go I asked the Governor
to call out the military. He did SO. and
that Is the story.
We appointed twenty-three special po-
lice. and ! heard that nine of them got
boozy and had to be put off. We couldn't
got any police. SO we had to call the
military.
The testimony OF the Mayor created
great laughter In the court room. and
the Judge and lawyers had a hard time
preventing him from telling what he had
heard Colonel Anderson and Chief How
ard say.
Major B. F. howard was the next wit
ness, and his testimony was along the
lines followed by the Mayor.
Objections Noted.
Mr.. wendenburg noted objections to
various questions asked witness. but the
latter proceeded, and endeavored to show
that state OF riot existed in Richmond
subsequent to June oath. Like Mayor
Taylor, Major Howard had taken no
special account OF dates, and could not
testify clearly as to them.
Mr.. Aubrey Spence now took the stand
and testified that he was on the Fulton
car as motorman on the night OF July
18th, when the alleged riot occurred. He
said as the car passed the bag factory
8. ran upon some spikes grooved in the
tracks. Stones were thrown at the car.
and then the soldiers appeared and chased
men In the alley and made some arrests.
The time was 11:44 p. NJ. and witness
was on the front OF his car. He saw ten
or twelve men come from an alley. He
thought five or six rocks had been thrown
and four pistol shots were fired. Two of
these were by soldiers and two by those
attacking the cars. Several OF the rocks
struck the car. as did also one brick
The car passed over the Instructions
and he stopped it and ran into the alley
and showed the soldiers where the men
were who threw the rocks.
Spikes Identified.
Here witness identified some spikes as
these picked up at the scene OF the riot,
as we'll as some rocks which were intro
duced in evidence. He identified Jordan
and the two kanes as having been among
the alleged rioters on the night of July
18th.
Mr.. Wendenburg took the witness In
hand when the Commemorative Attorney
had finished with him, and put him
through searching cross-examination,
He denied that he said he got $loO to
make the trip on the night in question,
and said he had received no special in
structions as to the run. Witness would
answer but few OF Mr., Wendenburg's
questions directly, and his memory was
bad as to the details of the Fulton trip.
He said he had shotgun on the car, but
he didn't know who put 1t there. He had
exchanged his thirty-two calibre pistol
with Mr. Farley for a thrty-eight before
re started, but thu latter had promised
him a larger one some time before.
He could not say positively who fired
the pistols or threw the rocks. The wit
ness denied great many OF his state
ments made In the Police Court, accord
ing to Mr.. Wendenburg's notes. and the
lawyer grew sharp In his cross-examina-
ton at times.
The witness was asked some questions
BY members OF the jury, and then en-
amlned briefly by Mr.. Talley and excused.
When Mr.. Spence stood aside court was
adjourned until 10 O'Clock to-day, when
the cases will be proceeded with, though
they will hardly be completed before to-
morrow