The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-01

men," said Mr. Carter, ''he would even
go out IN the dead of night, when little
boys threw stones against a vacant build
Ing, making sounds like shots--even un.
der such circumstances he would go out
TO bring consolation and courage 10 the
agents of the Passenger and Power Com.
pany, who like people looking throusn
a mist, made mountains out OF NOV
hill and giants out of ryGmies.'
Produced H.ct.
Considerable effect was produced pV
Mr.. Carters argument from the converse
OF the proposition He drew picture o.
the state OF things II the sheriff had
called for troops and there had beer
some one killed If he had been tried lot
that and 1t had been shown that he maze
the demand against the advice OF LOWS,
Sands, Radcliffe and all tho others ana
1t had been shown that death and plooo'
shed had resulted from the obstlnacy.
then the jury would have condemned hlfn'
and would have done so rightly.
Another picture was drawn by MI. Sh.
ter. The picture of the Lombardy streei
shooting. when a mob had gathered in
Richmond In a place the police khe"
was In the city. which place they shou'u
have protected broke out In DISORDER
there and were fred into by guards WITH
out adequate cause. He likened ths ca.
to Schleys flagship Brooklyn, sheet o,
flame. belching fire from both SIDES. ana
out of Richmond into Henrico this car
came firing, and behind 1t came the WHO
and Infatuated mob-out OF the city-ac-
stroylng the peace Of the county, winch
had UP to that time been orderly ana
quiet And what did Solomon. the 40
cused sheriff do? He took these men
the mob was chasing to place of safety.
But for him they would perhaps have
met cruel fatc. But he protected them
three employees Of the company. ana
what Is the thanks he rccesvesT' asked
the speaker Indignantly. "Thls unjust
this Ubiquitous. this inhuran proceeding
against the man who protected their en-
ployes from the hands of mob that
came into Henrlco from Richmond. Ihey
ought to be ashamed Of themselves"
Rialcu= d the Troops.
AFTER the riot he called for troops. and
listen TO me while l tell you what the
troops did," continued Mr.. Carter, in ef-
feet "There was distance Of i5o feet
between where the troops were and tho
county line to which they had to march.
Some Of you on the jury are old like
am and you served with Lee and jack
son or perhaps rode behind Stuart as |
did. Well. the military at the West-End
School got a message to so into inc
county, $50 feet away. They immediate
~ got 30 excited that two OF them shot
themselves and the whole business had
to walt while the ambulance came. Mind
YOU this was after all the trouble and
everybody had left and things were so
quiet that Chief Radcliffe and all his men
had gone home and to bed. Do you know
how long 1t took those soldiers to march
that $50 feet. Two mortal hours! They
started at 10 and got there at LII And
then what did they do? asked one of
the witnesses. He san they formed a
hollow squar.' Well they took this
hollow suuar around a car and march
ed boldly through tho county. which was
quiet as a graveyard. Never before was
there such q march since the days Nerxes
invaded Greece or Hannibal scaled the
frosty Alps!'
Shortly after this Mr.. Carter concluded
During a large portion OF his speech the
people In the courtroom we've conyulsed
with laughter. Many sharp hits brought
smiles to the faces Of many. He called
Captain Guigon a "Hotspur," and per.
soma non grata which he supposed meant
something awful. since the Captain haC
himself said he was persona non Erata
in Henrco county. Finally he grew more
serious and when he closed he asked that
the accused BIO declared not guilty o.
the Jury would go even further and say
that In every respect no sheriff had done
his full duty.
Mr.. Meredith's Argument
AS soon as Mr.. Carter got through. Mr.
Meredith, representing the prose cution.
the last speaker Of the day. arose to be-
gin his argument.
In beginning Mr.. Meredith declared that
he couldn't understand that species OF
argument that had for its subject the
denunciation of the company for Its efforts
in the direction of law and order; the
holding up to scorn Of honorable and
gallant gentlemen-the solders-because
they had not, forsooth, lived in the days
when Lee and Jackson lived and marched.
But he was, he said. familiar with the
methods If his worthy friend who pre-
coded him He was not surprised that
Mr.. Carter deserted tho issues and tried
to laugh the case out Of court: he was
not surprised at his pleasantries-his
worse than pleasantries.
'Let us trust him." said the speaker.
turning to Mr.. Carter: "let us trust one
another. I'll mako you sick Of that
phrase YETI
Immediately he spoke Of the trust re-
posed by the Commonwealth In the sheriff
when 1t placed him In that ancient and
high Office. Look at the trust placed In
this man." declared the speaker. tmpas-
sicnately, land great God! how he has
betrayed it," He turned his gaze full
upon Solomon as he spoke.
Very Sarcastic.
With keen and biting sarcasm and in
vective Mr.. Meredith denounced Mr.. Car
ter for the manner in which he had pro-
ceeded. Not In seventy-f1ve years have
the city and the community been In such
a state. Never before were there such
disorder, such midnight assassinations
or attempts at such; never before was
! there tho hidden package of murderous
dyramite-the stone flying from the dark
rever before had the knowledge that the
city harbored such cattle as have appeared
In the past thirty days made the hearts
Of men stand still In fear and terror
One day about forty years ago Rich
mond was in fiery veil. when mer
watched the flames of the moment ea1
away the hard-earned substance of years
but not then, not even In this moment
| of distreSS were men startled and ter