The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-26
"SHO0v T0KILL, "1RoopSToLD
RICHMOND MOBS PUT TO ELIGHT
ny TIE SOLDIERS.
In One Case volley Fired Over the Heads
OF Disturbers Sent Them Ecurr, inE
Away-Houses visited ny Soldiers ana
Inmates Warned Not to Rreak the Peace
Cars Running Under Military Escort

Inmate Warned Not 10 Nfeak the Peac &c
Cars Running Under Military Escort
RICHMOND, June 25.-The excitement
under which the citizens OF Richmond
saw the approach Of night, with its fears Of
further bloodshed. passed away by mid
night. the hour the cars stop running
There has been some rioting, but the mill
tary have acted promptly.
While the Are department was responding
to an alarm on Church Hill at o'clock
cars were stopped to give way to fire ap-
paratus and a crowd collected and began
to riot. The military fired a volley over
their heads and they dispersed precipi-
tatey.
Several times during the night torpedoes
were exploded along the rails, and in view
of the orders to the soldiers tets afternoon,
ito shoot to kill, caused intense excitement.
In Fulton there was excitement early in
the night and an attempt to obstruct the
track with steel BEAM
The military charged the crowd and
prevented any 9th ar from forming. All
citizens were ordered of the street. Two
companies OF infantry and detachment
Of artillery with Calling gun are on duty
there.
Five companies under Major Martin are
posted at Twenty ninth and p streets,
for several days the storm centre. Before
shutdown Major Martin sent his men to
every house in that district and repeated
his orders to shoot to every family. They
were warned to keep indoors tonight on
their peril.
It's effect was salutary. There was no
trouble during the night A large crowd
! assembled at Lombarov, where the shoot
ing occurred last night. but they were
turned away. At the first feint on the
part Of the soldiers to shoot they fed.
The cara ran on the regular schedule on
all the main lines tonight. Chief of Police
Howard assembled the entire force In the
Hastings court room this evening and gave
1t a severe talk.
He declared that it was notorious fact
! that the force had not done its duty and
that any complaint hereafter would be
| followed by instant dismissal and that
| he had the Police Board to back him up.
| 1t is an open secret that martial law was
| to have been declared II to-night's ex-
| perience showed that the present arrange
ments were not adequate TO prevent BLOOD
shed.
CARS FIRED ON FROM AMBUSH. ..
Over in the West End, near last night .
! shooting, a car was fired on at IL o'clock
| tonight.
Three shots were fired at the car and
soldiers fired In the darkness in the direc-
| ton Of the attack across an open field.
The motorman was wounded in the
hand. Following the car first fred on
was another which was also fred on from
the same field and a soldier was wounded
in the calf of the leg, but not seriously
and still another in the thigh.
The militia threw out a skirmish line
in the hope OF capturing the bushwha cker
Two men we're arrested at midnight In the
fields and are being held by the soldiers
They will not tell their names.
Shoot straight and shoot to kill, when
you do shoot" was the eist Of the order
issued to the troops by Lieut., Col. George
Wayne to-ddy, ~ uNhiS oCSoiiC oNiucIs
that the time is past for temporizing with
the ferocious mobs who are menacing
! life and property on every side. The Mayor
also, fully realizing the situation, issued
the most stringent orders to Col. Ander.
| son.
you are directed said the order. to
cause the arrest Of all persons guilty OF
using violent or abusive language, or who
by language or gesture shall conduct them.
selves in . way likely to excite the public
mind or cause breach Of the peace"
In the troops here are many hne rife shots
They will act as sharpshooters and here
after, when the identity OF a man throw
ing a missile or firing shot is known
he will be shot without parley. The Colonel
commanding the forces this afternoon es.
tablished his ONCE in the City Hall. which
has telephone communication with all parts
Of the city,
Richmond to-day and tonight resembled
great armed camp, and bayonets bristled
from the front and sides of every car.
The 200 men on duty were divided into de-
tachments and posted at all the danger
points.
The report was current to-day that there
was a strong probability Of Federal troops
being asked for to protect the cars upon
which mails are carried. The Governor,
however, said that he had not received
notice OF any such intention.
Troops we're marched outside the city into
Herrico county to-day, Sheriff Simon
Solomon OF that county having called for
them late last night. In statement as
to his seasons for tho call tho Sheriff said
that he did not believe any danger ex-
listed, but that he wished the women and
childre,t OF his county protected from
the detectives imported by the company
to guard its property. A movement has
been started among conservative citizens
of Henrico county to request the removal
of Solomon from Office and the appoint
ment OF man who will protect vigorously
the property committed to his care.
Besides the six persons shot IN the riots
last night, all Of whom are reported as i'm
proving, the skull OF Harry Hayes, q young
inoulder was fractured BY strike sympa-
thisers, and twelve soldiers were III jured
by flying stones, but none OF them very
severely
The three guards Of passengers and
power company who fired on the mob
last night were taken TO Henrice county
Jail this morning in irons.
At a meeting OF the police board this
was determined to have order even II 1t
became necessary to call for Federal troops.
The chief warned the police to be vigilant,