The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-26

bail them out. but without SUCCESS.
Squire Lewis. before whom tho wor-
rants were sworn out, could take no &C
ton In tho matter While In misde-
meanor cases the magistrate exercises
sole Jurisdiction, in the case OF a felony,
such rs Is charged here, lie could not
grant ball until after commitment on
preliminary hearing. and only then when
there is light suspicion Of guilt. Hence,
IL application was made to Squire Lewis
1t had no effect. and the case was then
carried to tho Circuit Court, with the
result stated above Tho hearing be-
fore Judge Wexford occurred at o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
Much Feeling.
Much feeling exists throughout the
county as result OF tho Vine Street
affair, and there Is among many OF tile
officers OF the county and others
wholesale condemnation Of the men WHO
fired into the crowd. Numbers OF them
agree with Sheriff Solomon In the state
mert that tile guard are stirring up
trouble here and that they were un-
warranted In firing into the mob We'd
nesday night.
1t Is still impossible to get accounts
Of the affair that Will In any wlse agree
as to tho circumstances. Men who ar
rested tho three guards declare that tile
crowd did not fire Mt all until those in
tho car blazed away. and that then there
were only a few pistol shots from the
outskirts OF tho mob which did no
damage.
THE firing came from all OF the cars"
yesterday said officer Camp. who arrest
ed ono Of tho guards. ut began In the
city. Tho first two cars did their work be-
fore they reached the county limo. The
third had passed over II and 1t was off
this one that we took our men. The crowd
had done nothing save perhaps throw
stone or two. Tho guards wero ordered
by somebody on the car to shoot and they
did It. They didn't ire into tho air either
but straight into the people. They used
buck shot NNe pulled three Of tho guards
off tho car, and one Of them, whom the
mob wero trying to lynch. made an at
tempt to shoot mo, when I caught him
In time. Ills gun was cooked when / took
1t away from him. After he had Sc
cured our men the car sarted up
the street at rapid pace. and then we
found that VIC had missed one of them.
We believe he was hidden under tho car
or somewhere. When tho car dashed
away a load OF buck shot from the mus
ket Of this man who had escaped us.
came tenring In the direction OF the group
of officers. 1t didn't hit anybody, but
1T Ia no fault OF the man who fired It, who
evidently wanted to kill somebody"
Officer Camp frequently reiterated tho
statement that the men IN tho crowd had
done nothing to provoke the fro that
was poured into their midst There were
several county officers on the scene, Those
who made tho arrests arc Mr.. Camp. OFF,
Ger A. T.. Green. Officer Lyon, Officer
Williams and Chief OF Police Ratcliffe
The Other Side.
On the other hand the railway people
and a, number of other persons who were
on tho scene declare that the voileys were
fred only when tho mob had asserted It
self In the manner before stated. Ono OF
the guards en- m cast-bopnd car was
hit In tho eye With n bullet before the
big disturbance ever began. Tho rioters
hurled shower Of stones at the cars aH
they would go up toward the sheds, and
two or three people on them were hit.
Many in tho mob had pistols and had
begun to use them. 1t is declared post
lively that the guards did not fire. until
the crowd had forced them to do It, and
that then they shot first into tho air.
attempting to scare the men away The
crowd vas an ugly one. and the situation
in which the men were placed was ex-
ceedingly dangerous.
Further tho fact that several OF the
guards on tho car were quite painfully
hurt by rocks. and the fact that one OF
them was shot. completely dlsposes Of the
allegation that no attack was made on
them.