The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-14
he said. was perfectly sober"
Colonel Anderson a Witness.

he said was perfectly sober"
Colonel Anderson Witness.
Colonel Anderson, who next TOOK .l.o
stand and read this communications iIo .'t
tho Mayor asking for troops to p reve,.
what he believed would have been ~ sa,1
BILE. He also read the orders that ne nna i
Issued in reference to the government ana
acuons OF the military while in Nlaiie ..s,.,
ter and Chesterfield. These orders W.
Identical with those issued In RicninoH ~.
The Same general orders appleu, ~
the situation as 1t existed on ho.n s'usS
of the river" said Colonel Anderson.
He said that 1t was the duty OF a SUI
dler to carry out the orders given MN 10y
his superior officers, and that orders "ele
given to shoot to hit whenever IL pe.',iie
necessary to further tho interests Oh i INV
and order to ,quell riot or impena,ns NV
and to protect persons and property.
In this particular case, IN the pursuit
of man who was seeking TO escape,
after having broken arrest. the solulers
we're compelled to shoot. Had tney i,ot
done so and had tho man escapeu. me
soldiers whose duty 1t wns TO stop MN
would have been subject to court-marl iai.
When questioned by Juror as TO
whether sentry was required TO cons
mand q fleeing man to halt pe1ore 1T
Ing, Colonel Anderson said 1t was nov ao-
solutely necessary when the condltloIs on
llllH6S were SUCH rs 10 quinn
to see that the fleeing man was making
every effort to escape after having peen
warned at the start, and after ne had
been fired at by those at the head OIL the
line.
TT would be preferable, but not neces-
sary," he said.
Mr.. Campbell asked the witness II he
had seen any intoxication among tne so, SOL
diers and the reply was In the negatiVe;;
~ had heard of such reports inairectly.
said Colonel Anderson, and l lnlorrn az,
the officer in charge. He inspec,ea me
line and found the report entirely Wltnout
foundation"
Commemorative Attorney Page asked
witness Il he were not aware that me
military in such actions as that OF the>
shooting had not broken the ordinances OF
the city.
Followed Mayors Request.
The reply was that the military had
simply followed out the request and direc-
ton Of the Mayor. and that they knew
nothing Of the ordinances of the city. All
orders issued by the colonel commanding
were issued from the field, and We're nos
specially applicable to either city.
Mr. Meredith read section 1868 OF the
Code to show that the city ordnance
were not in conflict under the condition OF
things, and that when indications pointed
to an uprising or a gathering or people
in such numbers as to warrant the belief
that riot and disorder were imminent, it
was the duty of the soldiers to prevent
It and put it down at any cost.
Mr.. Page declared that there had been
no riot in Manchester, and that there
was not single case Of general disorder,
except that created by the soldiers then-
selves. He did say that there were indi-
vidual cases Of rock throwing. but not
enough to warrant the term riot"
Colonel Anderson cited numtAT OF In
stances Of disorderly gatherings that
might have resulted seriously, but for
the action taken by the troops.
Then came the sensational statement OF
Corporal NJ. d. Lane, of the Monticello
Guards. Of Charlottesville, who was in
the buggy with Taylor, and who had him
under Arrest, and was on the way to the
station house with him.
He, with his detail, was on the car
coming down Hull Street. which met the
buggy with the FIVE men in 1t. He said
the men were very disorderly coming up
the street. They were singing a song and
uttering oaths and shouting the word
"Scab," and as the car came UP to them,
one of the men struck the car with a
whip. He had the car stopped, and order
ed the men In the buggy to Haiti
Arrested Them All.
Questions We're asked those. In the
buggy, and the corporal sought to ascer-
tain the author of the Objectionable Ian
suage. None of the party would give
satisfa ction, and at that time Captain
Bowles came up. After short conver-
sation, from which no satisfaction could
be gotten. Captain Bowle1 ordered the
arrest of all the men, Lane was directed
to get In the buggy with Taylor, and the
other four We're put on the car. The
buggy started off with Lane sitting in The
back set. Taylor had Indicated a desire
to remain in the buggy, and had refused
to get out.
When they reached cowar1in Avenue
Taylor, who was driving, turned off into
the Avenue. Lane noticed something
wrong, He arose in his place, reached
over to catch the reins, nnd turned
slightly and shouted "Captain!" to Cap
tain Brock, who was standing near the
corner of the Avenue and Hull Street.
AS he did this Taylor gave HIN push.
and he fell out of the buggy. landing on
his left foot and right knee. The horse
started off. and some soldiers ran out to
stop 1t, but 1t got away and ran faster.
Then Lane shouted "IIalt." three or four
times. without effect, and finally no fired
straight down the street after tho rapidly
disappearing buggy.
Lane said that in going along the street
Taylor said he could not arrest HIM
When they got to Cowardn Avenue Taylor
said: I'm going in here; you can't stop
me. Ask the captain"
Then it was that Lane shouted to Cap
tain Brock. He was certain that the
buggy did not come to standstill at
any stage of the trip, from swansboro to
Cowardin Avenue, while he was IN It.
In reply to question, he said he DIS
tinctly felt Taylor push him from the
vehicle.
Coroner Brodnax asked the witness
why. knowing the name Of the prisoner.
and Knowing that he could be arrested
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