The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-07
Case of Defense Was
Strengthened.
SCHEME ARRANGED
TO BREAK STRIKE
Manager Huff and Colonel
Anderson Knew of 1t.
CONFERENCE HELD AT
WESTMORELAND Gu
Witnesses for Commonwealth Express
Belief that Newman and Hanks
Were Released Because OF
Services Rendered Com
pany = States Direct
Testimony All In.


Testimony All In.
The second day of the trial Of the all
legged Fulton rioters in the Hastings
Court took something of a sensational
turn, when several prominent military
men, put on by the Commonwealth, told
on cross-examlnation that 1t was their
belief that the riot had been planned by
the Passenger and Power Company and
the military authorities in order to break
the strike.
Fourteen witnesses were put on during
the day, and when they had all been ex-
amined the Comm monwealth's attorney an-
nounced that he had completed the TAX
Ing of his direct testimony.
The defense will open up to-day, and
the case will hardly be argued before
tomorrow.
Messrs. Wendenburg and Talley, for
the defense, were searching in their
cross-exanlination Of some of the Conn
monwealth's witnesses, and finally drew
from them the admission that the mill
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Power officers knew the riot was to occur:
that they arranged for the car to be at
the particular point at q certain time
and that It had been arranged also for
the lights to go out.
Told of conference.
Lieutenant Leland Rankin. Of Colonel
Anderson's staff, told of conference be-
tween himself, Colonel Anderson, Mana
ger Huff and Detectives Newman and
Hanks On the Sunday afternoon pre-
cedlng the riot, and he further said
that 1t was his opinion that these latter
men who were among the rioters. were
in the employ of the company. and were
released because of services rendered.
Lieutenant William Cameron was of the
same opinion as to the release Of the
men. and this view was taken by other
military men who were introduced for the
Commonwealth
Conductor Reeder, who was on the car.
was the only witness of the day who
was not militia man, and his testimony
was similar to that of the motorman who
had previously testified. The defense fall
ed to draw any helpful admissions from
Reeder. and he told his story and stuck
to 1t to the end.
Many Witnesses.
Counsel for the defense were elated at
the end of the second day Of the trial.
and 1t Is thought that the outlook Is
growing brighter for the prisoners. The
witnesses put on at the morning session
were: Andrew j. Reeder. conductors;
Major L. l.. Cheatwood. Captain A. r.
Brock. H. B. Rurty, private Company A.
Blues; G.. Boshen, private, Company B.
Blues; r. "A. Lewis, private, Company
A, Blues: a. w. Page. sergeant. Com
pany A, Blues Captain Bowles.
Conductor Reder testified as to his
trip down. and what took place In Full
ton He also witnessed the throwing OF
rocks and heard several pistol shots af-
ter his car struck the spikes on the track.
He denied having told any one he re-
ceived 500 to make the Fulton trip and
In tho main his testimony was corro-
boration of that Of Motor.71n Spence.
He made but few, II any, helpful adn1is-
sions to Mr.. Wendenburg, and was ex-
cused.
Military Men.
Major L. L. Cheatwood described the
military operations of the Blues. seventy
i've strong, though he was not present at
any of the arrests. He said he did not
know the affair had been prearranged.
Captain A. Tyler Brock. of the Blues.
testified as to what he knew about the
and was at the mouth of the alley with
his men. He saw the car when tho
spikes We're struck, and when men wero
seen rushing from the alley he and ono
of his men fred. He knew nothing OF
any prearranged plans or of the release
OF Newman and Hanks
Corporal Rufty was present In Fulton,
and he said he had seen one man ar
rested, though he knew nothing OF two
men being released.
Private Boschen, OF the Blues. had ar
rested Newman and turned him over to
Lieutenant Rankin. He vas searched.
but had no rocks.
Private Lewis Sergeant Page and Cap
tain Bowles We're examined, and their
stories tailed for the most part with
those of former witnesses, and when
Messrs, Wendenburg and Talley had hn-
ished with Captain Bowles the court toox
recess until 1880 o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Judge Witt reconvened the court
promptly at 4.S0 O'Clock. and the hearing
of the case was resumed,
Mr. H. II. Stacy, member OF Company
IS, was the first witness after dinner, and
he testified as to the riot, having been
present as soldier He had helped arr
rest Z, Kane, one OF the young men heing
tried and had found him crouchsg in
a fence corner. Ife had also participated
in the arrest of II. j, Hane who WAS
caught later Witness %as cross-exauH-
ined by Mr. WendenbIrg. but the lawyer
did NOT go after him very rlgidly. Wiz
ness could say nothing as to the release
of Newman and Hanks,
Private Wilson, of Company A, testified
as ~ tha ha having hAen nree-