The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-29
liant arguments when the testimony Is
done. Many are awaiting this argument
with keen interest.

done Many are awaiting TINS arsuiheht
with keen interest.
The Opening.
II was evident when the proceedings OF
the day began that there was no diminu-
ton of the keen interest being taken IN
the case. A great many people We're on
hand and the room was we'll filled. judge
Sims occupied the bench again. ano an
tbe counsel were there-Mr. Bryan, TOT
Inc Commonwealth; Mr.. Meredith, for the
prosecution, and Messrs Hill Carter ana
n NJ. Smith, Jr., for the defense.
The first witness Of the day was CON
stable James T. Eubank, who has been IN
charge of number OF officers sworn In
for the protection OF the Passenger ana
Power Company at the Reservoir re
told of his work In this neighborhoou
and also gave an account of his connec-
t,on with the riot at Vine and Nam
Streets. Counsel for the defense went
after MIR. Eubnnk like ton OF pricks'
and endeavored to lead him into nun
d, M different traps. On the whole, now
ever. the witness came out not pauis
damaged.
Threat to Hang n
7, was stated by the next witness-Mr.
Crenshaw, who conducts a store on West
Main Street--that on the afternoon OF t'le
DIN NJ June the day of the riot, about
X.
,,ac. and surround car which seemed TO
ha ar the track Two or three other cars
o.v,a I'm and stopped behind the one dis
ehlad Several men gathered around the
motornlan on the third ear IN the me
and asked him to give up his JOB with the
company and go over to the s'de or the
man The motorman refused, and then
heran conversation something Ike TINS:
.syon won't leave the company
mo"
wont any amount OF persuasion move
you?''
mo"
."Then we'll hang your
"Then you'll have to hang me!
About this time the witness left the
snot The conversation occurred In Hen
rico about five feet over the county line
n appeared to the witness that the car
sabled had passed through an accident
and had not been deraled by the crowd
which consisted only OF some forty or
fifty people.
MIR. Crenshaw then went on to tell what
ne knew of the riot which occurred that
same night. At the request of Major
Saville he closed his store and went out
into the street. Several cars were blocked,
beginning at Lombardy. One Of them mad
gone through, and shortly after Mr.. Cren-
shaw came out the second car started up
the street There was big crowd ana
a big disturbance. Perhaps seventy-nVe
stones were thrown at the car. When the
guards began to fire into the crowd the
witness left the scene. He could state.
however that the men on the cars mao
not fired until the stones were hung at
them So far as he knew, there were no
shots fired from the crowd. Mr. Crenshaw
thought some OF the disorder was In the
city and some in the county The ouik or
1t was on this, side of the county line,
and perhaps all the stones were thrown
irto the county by people standing on the
Richmond side Of the line.
In conclusion. Mr.. Crenshnw stated that
prior to the night of the oath. and with
the sole exception of the hang him" con-
versation, he had seen nothing in tho
Gov. Montague Testifies.
A thrill Of interest ran around when
the pane Of was
came in through rear door of the court
room and took his stand in the witness
chair. What is siyen. below is in sub
sponse to questions when Il the Street car
trouble began. | had constant Geographic
communication. however. SO that might
Tuesday, the 23d Of June. l arrived home
and was in my office about Q O'Clock in
the morning. About Y or o'clock Mayor
Il u.
for troops, stating that there was dis
tress, violence disorder, and rioting In
the city. l ordered out the troops. Mean
while. and constantly thereafter was
Ing the state OF things In both the city
and the county, and, finally. called UP
Sheriff Solomon over the telephone, and
as delicately and as respectfully as
could. assured him of my cooperation in
preserving order in the county.
"on the following day-the 24th-the re-
ports, of disorder were much more aggra-
waited. | waited for Mr.. Solomon to act.
and still there was no call for troops In
the county. That night the trouble grew
worse. About o'clock / received reports
sheds on Main Street, in the West End,
and finally, that one man had been shot
In the forehead"
At this point Mr.. Carter objected to q
detailed statement Of the reports the Gov
ernor had received since he could not
know Of his own positive knowledge Of
the occurrences to which they referred.
as they Explained IL the subs s a actor,
Of the Governor with reference to call
ing out the troops the reports were ad-
mss!ble The Governor then proceeded,
remarki,tg befoEe he did so, that 1t was a
Very disasreeable matter for him to ap-
pear In the case at all. and that he was
only present because he felt it to be his
duty to be there as witness.
"At 2.l6 on the afternoon OF the oath"
the Governor went on to say, Judge
Wickham called on me for troops for
the county AS Judge he had no au-
thorty to make such call. and /, there
fore. could not grant the request. Com
monwealth's-A attorney Sands was present
at the time and he expressed the opin-
Ion that there was no immediate need for
troops. though he did not give any reasons
for, such q statement. Judge Wickham
and both agreed that there was I'M
minent danger OF great trouble unless
the military, were placed in the, county,
and We held TO this belief for the same
Ieason-that we We're unable to appre-
ciate. an Imaginary line separating the
county and the city No such limo would
stop disorders; nobody for that matter
knew or cared particularly where the limo
was. l asked Judge Wickham If he had
the right 70 call for troops and he said
that he did not. ] then told him that
he might yet control the situation in the
county in an indirect way, and In re-
Spouse to his query, said he might sus-
pend or remove from office any man who
failed to do his duty. The Judge said
that was a matter which would have TO
be settled later; that he thought Mr..
Solomon was acting simply under mis-
taken Judgment. ! replied that didn't
care whether 1t was mistaken Judgment