The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-29

got to the DarnS.'
Mr.. B. A. Franklin, one OF the car DIS
patchers. could state nothing special eN"
cept that the report turned In by MT.
Bodeker had not been submitted to him.
Neff or the Stand.
Considerable interest was taken In the
testimony OF Motorman M. ]. Mem. the
man who ran the first car from Lombardy
Street to the Reservoirs on the night OF
the cath, when the big disturbance oc-
Cured The car started out and reached
Vine and Main Streets without incident.
When It got beyond there, however,
bricks began to fly and the conductor
was Knocked senseless. Finally four shots
were fired at the car from the north size
OF the street. The bullets hit no one.
The car ran along slowly and more bricks
came. The motorman thought he spied
a stray policeman, and he stopped his car
and yelled at him or what he took to be
him. There was no response. and shortly
afterwards the crowd left this car to go
after another, which was coming up ITO
street.-the second car. that frurn which
the firing was done. Neff, who said that
not shot was fired from his car. pro-
ceeded to the Reservoir, encountering q
few more stones aid several torpedoes
on. the way. :.
But one other witness was examined
before the internlission Of an hour and
a quarter for lunch. This was Mr.. Her.
man Pollard now line superintendent for
the company. According to this witness
there was very considerable disorder at
the Reservoir. where he was stationed.
1t was worse on the FIRST two or three
days after the company attempted to run
cars than 1t was at any other time. on
the first day. Friday. the 10TH 1t was so
great that two Of the three cars that had
been put out were taken off. Mr.. Pollord
persisted that this was due to the disor-
der at the Reservoir. Mr. Smith asked
him series of question: about the MUM
Der of cars run In the early part or the
strike, but the witness said he didn't know.
Finally he explained that he had only
recently been made line superintendent,
and that before that he was cashier at
the Reservoir. This seemed to please Mr..
Smith moro than ever. He now attempted
to get from the witness some Idea Of
the receipts Of the company during the
first two or three days after cars were
started but here again the witness was
dumb. Although he was the cashier he
said he could not give Mr.. Smith the In
formation he was anxious to obtain.
The Afternoon Session.
Court reassembled about 3:15 O'Clock
and took another turn at the testimony.
The first witness introduced was Major
Charles o. Saville, who commanded
battalion during tho recent troubles. lie
was sent to Lombardy and Main Streets
about dark on the oath OF June. When
he reached his destination he stationed
his men and kept everything clear east
OF Lombardy Street. He acted on the
understanding. however, that the west
line Of Lombardy Street was the county
line, and tina, he had no authority to
pass over it. Everything below that he
kept clear. The crowd was pressed UP
close to the supposed line Two cars
ere attacked. Stones were thrown by
the mob and were thrown before the
firing from the cars began. The rcsposs Sc
from the guards, however, was very
quick; still there was no doubt that the
rocks were thrown first
Counsel for the defense now proceouefi
to try to show that despite the state
ment Of the Governor that he had called
out troops before the sheriff applied
for them, the troops went under the or-
ders OF Mr.. Solomon, and only after ne
demanded them.
Mr., Smith asked Major saville what
time he went into Henrico the night OF
the oath. The witness replied that It was
between IL NJ. and A. NJ, and turther'
that If Mr.. Solomon had asked for troops
at 10 o'clock, as tho Governor had said,
II would have been perfectly easy to
get the military into the county by mid
night Major Saville did not know Who're
Colonel Anderson got the orders under
which he acted when he sent him Into
the county-whether from the Governor
or from the sheriff He (Saville) got
his orders from the colonel. Mr. Smith
handed the witness two orders and asked
II thew we're bona fide papers. Major
saville said he thought they were. One
OF them was an order from the sheriff
to Colonel Anderson. directing him to go
Into the county and protect the prop
erty Of the company: the other was an
order from the Governor directing the
colonel to report to Mr.. Solomon.
Solomon or No Solomon.
Further testimony along this line was
r,ven by DR., H. Stuart MacLean, one OF
the surgeons for the Passenger and POWER
Company DR.. MacLean stated that after
the Main and Lombardy Streets RIOT.
through portion Of which he passed, no
went on down town IN car ana s.oppeo
at the general offices OF the company.
Then he went to see the Governor and
he laid before him a report OF certain
things which determined him In calling
for the troops What this mysterious ana,
therefore, interesting report was the court
would not permit the witness TO say. IT.
MacLean also told the Governor OF the
Vine Street affair, Dul Illo ilHSo'ASaS1 ~
clared that he knew about It,
When the Governor, saw the mysterious
report OF DR.. MacLean he turned at once
to Major Cutchins' and told him to order
the troops to go into Henrlco. Solomon
or no Solomon" Major Cutchins went TO
the armory. gave the orders OF the GOV
ernor, and Colonel Anderson thereupon
began to move. DR.. MacLean stayed a
while and offered any assistance ne cou sla
give in the way of providing cars lot
the soldiers and so forth,
In his other testimony Or. Mclean gave
an account OF such disorder as had come
TO his attention, Tie stated several inter-
esting things, and declared among other
things that early after the strike began
he had heard men threaten to XIII severa!
of the strike-b breakers unless they left or
and deserted the company, The witness
was also present at tho Saturday confer
ence between Juage Wickham, Sheriff SOL
onion. Major Martin Mr. Huff q, ana ID 9 T1,e,,
ham advise the officers Of the company to
provide their employees with shotguns,
He thought however. that Major Martin
-..a. =, n,tutnka when he said he merely