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

neck and
Thanking you for these kind
| words" we remain,
Yours very truly,
o. II. BERRY & CO.,
Main and Elevent Streets.
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was no disorder In the county; that the
shooting, in the West End had occurred
within the city limits"
but although there was no disorder In
ne the eu e Mr. soomo sgns sd the od
for troops in the county, aid he not?
asked Mr.. Bryan, I,
| shortly after this left the stand.
Great Sensation.
w hfn d darnE AZ than That
Governor Montague came little later
when the stand was occupied by a young
man named Robert, Carleton, who lives at
On the night Of the Lombardy Street
disorder this young man was standing
on the northwest corner Of Main and
fired upon from the mob. a great many
stones were thrown. and 1t seemed to
him as If there were as many shots as
S hood he saw IL small crowd Of men
fifty perhaps-go by, led by some fellow
who seemed to be the captain OF the
Ss en say hsy had come
Charles i v. Darlington. MI. Carroll Bode-
ker, and Mr. arthur Gray na al pd IN the ee em-
pany. These three gentlemen were eN-
pected at Lombardy and Main on
car that night, and two OF them, ana Pos .s
point Men out Of the crowd fired az
them them. The witness stated, emphatically
that he saw shot come out OF the crowd
Of men who had said they came down 70
XIII Dr. Darlington. and the others. It
was further stated by Mr.. Carleton that
he heard the men say that they YOU'D
Cause ca there was nobody to protect. the ,s
county and that therefore they YOU'D
not be- troubled by the police. Mr. Carle-
ton himself saw no COMFY ,,H sorl to oueil the
disturbance.
Defense's Witness.
At this juncture the prosecution con-
sonted TO the introduction of one OF the
defensa witnesses who had to leave the
citv-Mr. Grant. The witness stated that
he had visited the Reservoir nearly every
aay for several days during the early
part of the strike. He saw no special
disorder In the county at any t1ne. ns
witnessed the Gulgon:Angle .,aa,,,,tnn
gave an account Of It. In ms opiIlloh.
Mr.. Guigon was the most excited man m
E ~ . b +. .
| the crowd. .,.t.oa
When the judge and the sheriff visited
the Reservoir that afternoon to consult
with the company about the SITUATION,
Mr.. Grant was asked by the sherllL ADV.
the need for military in the county. ana
he replied that there was no such need.
strong objection was made by the COM
| monwealth and the prosecution 70 Inc
| In troduction of such testimony involving
an expression Of opinion from the WI
ness. and there was one or two mus
snats between counsel now and then.
Indgo Sims held however, that 1t was
proper to show that the sheriff mao en-
deavored to gather facts concerning tte
| conditions prevailing In the county, ana
FRAT with view to doing this ne con-
suited residents of the county. On inc
other hand, the Commonwealth "ou'a
It could, that well informed cltizens
Mad told Mr.. Solomon that they thought
troons we're needed. The witness was
thereupon allowed to so on. He salo ne
had told Mr.. Solomon that there was vas
M disorder in the county when Woulu
rccessitate a demand for military ptoteo-
| ton. ,.a tha
r,ltness if he had told Mr.. Solomon about
] ~ Angle Guigon fight, the arrest or d
man charged with yelling hang him..
and the request TO Captain Gulgon tnas
he 20 inside so as to keep the crow
from hreakng out. Mr.. Grant replica
that no didn't remember positively, but
no didn't think he had. Later on lie sara
TINT while sitting on the stand he re-
| membcred that he had told the sherhl.
lCounsel for the defense brought out tnnl
the witness had also told Judge WICK
ham of the happenings
Attack on Cars and Bus.
other witnesses for the prosecution
NOW followed, Mr.. Frank Craige general
book-kceper FOR the company. testif.ed
concerning certain disorder on the nisht
of Monday, June ED a car had just iett
the Main Street barns and started out
into tho county. when crowd OF per-
/ hans 200 people lined the streets attacked
the car and abused the people In It. There
we're only four people aboard-the con-
ductor. the motorman, Mr. Craige ana
nngro who was under one OF the seats.
For three squares the car was stoned. a
continuous shower OF rocks pouring N
on it; there were no county ponce any.
where in sight. Mr.. Craigie was struck
I several times and was painfully hurl.
and laid up for some time, After tnat
he had no further opportunity to notlce
any disorder that might have happened
; According to Mr.. Percy Penberton. the
, next witness, who Is connected WIN inc
i Passenger and Power Company, he ana
9 number of other employees or tho coH'-
q pany and strike breakers left the Res
: ervoir IN bus about o'clock on the
= night OF the 23d Of June to come into
: town. AS they left the Reservoir boy
/ on a bicycle followed them. going down
h Main Street, while the bus rrit down
r Floyd, The boy had set out TO gather a
! mob TO attack the party and when the
2 bus reached Vine and Main the mob APP
e peared. 1t chased the bus into the city
and threy stones at it, badly battering up
: the conveyance The windows and the
looking glass We're smashed. and the bus
wasAbloody, where one man had been hi
An the forehead with one OF the stones.
il was stated by Mr., H, 4. ingalls,, one