The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-17
RIOTERS CASE
WENT OVER
Justice CrutChfield Refused 10
Grant Them Bail.
ALL OF THEMWENT TO JAIL
Four Former street-car Men were
Arrested In the Party-Case WIN
BE Called this Morning with
Mr.. Wendenburg Counsel


Justice Crutchneld declined to grant
bail in the case Of the alleged rioters VINO
were arrested on Williamsburg Avenue
Wednesday night. and the case being
continued, the men went to jail until
this morning. when they Will again be
called Judge Witt was also appealed
to, but lie was forced to decline, owing
to long docket that he had before MN.
When the case came up yesterday IN
the Police Court, Mr.. L. O. Wendenpurg.
general counsel for the strikers. ana VIII
appear for them.
The men were 10th to talk, out main
tanned grim silence. One OF them, now
ever, said he wanted the case TO 60 on
at once, as they could prove their lnno-
ccncc
A great crowd OF people, strikers and
''synlpathizers'' gathered In the court
room, hoping to hear the evidence ana to
see tho men that were charged with DO.
ing so reckless and daring thing. All
Of the accused are respectable and neat
looking young fellows, none OF whom
would DO taken for outlaws.
The charge against Ike Waepert, for
interfering with tho soldiers In the dls-
charge of their duty, was dismissed, as
the man making the arrest did not appear
against him. He was Immediately rear
rested, however, and a charge similar to
that Of the Others was placed against
him. The charge Is that OF malicously,
felonously asasulting car and throwing
rocks and shooting at the men on tho
same, and with obstructng the tracks
with spikes.
NAMES AND OCCUPATION.
Their names are: z. w. BEDFORD, motor
man, who lives on Lewis Street, extended,
Fulton; r. II. Carroll, mot orInan, No.
2404 East Broad Street; T. J. Kane. la
borer, No. 1904 Williamsburg Avenue: c.
Kane, laborer, same residence: John Lam
ming. conductor No. 1918 Nicholson
Street: A. B. Jordan. conductor, No. 29o2
East Leigh Street.
The arrests were made by members Of
the Blues battalion. and the first sortie
was made by Captain Brock with de-
tall Of three men, who formed the skir-
mish line from ChImborazo Park. In
the detail We're, besides Captain Brock.
Corporal Rufty and Privates Lewis and
Boshcn.
Information had been received that an
attack was to be made upon the car. and
the Blues were detailed by Colonel An
derson to reinforce Major Nottlngham's
forces at Fulton.
They went by way Of Broad Street and
Chimborazo Park, and marched stealthily
upon the rioters.
Captain Brock and his men, from the
shadows of the approach, saw five fig
ures 20 out OF the alley into Williams
burg Avenue and stoop as though placing
something on the track They sent back
information Of the discovery, and as the
car to be attacked approache from
Louisiana Street the soldiers got together.
Then. as the car struck the spikes that
had been placed on the tracks. across
frr,, tl,o T., 81 M o1l fn Non,
bardment began. A number OF rocks
were thrown and one or two pistol shots
were fired. AT that moment the soldiers
got into the game. Four shots were fired
at the mob, the first Of which was fired
by Captain Brock himself
a short retreat was made, but most OF
the offenders were arrested before they
got far The others escaped by one or
the other of the various avenues open to
them.
RIOTERS RENDEZVOUS
Tho alley runs through from Williams
burg Avenue east for several blocks,
and there Is on the south side Of the
avenue entrance an open space rcsem-
bling a wagon yard covered to the west
by brick wall that would have af-
forded the attacking party fine piece
OF breastworks had they not been taken
SO suddenly by surprise. by the soldiers,
IL WAS pelllllu llllS NdII lIittL tIc J lot-
crs concealed themselves, and where they
got together for the work that had been
planned
In giving their names TO the police at
the station house after the arrest, two
OF them hesitatcd about giving their oc-
cupaton, and when they did they were
misleading
One OF them said he was printer,
when 1t was learned afterward that he
was a conductor; the other said he was
laborer, and he turned out to be q con-
ductor also. making a total Of four OF
them ex-street car men and strikers
II Is probable that the defense In the
Instances of BEDFORD and Carroll will at
tempt to prove an alibi, and try to show
that they We're not at the point of attack
at the time, but several blocks away.
prominent citizen Of Fulton is reported
to have said that he was talking to one
of them short while before his arrest.
The capture and the incidental connec-
tons created considerable excitement In
the Immediate neighborhood, and the incl
dent was the subject of much converse
ton and conjecture all yesterday.
Many of those who have expressed
sympathy for the strikers declared yes
terday hat II It were true tho strikers
who were arrested were guilty, they
would no longer give them their support,