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

Have you received letters from New
man?'
Yes"
Asking for money!"
For his expenses"
How many times have you sent him
money!"
~ think only once"
Where is he?"
I'm New York"
What service can he give you there?.
I'VE employed him and continue 10
pay him.
COLONEL ANDERSON NEXT.
When after the long and searching
cross.examination through which Mr.
Wendenburg put MIR. Huff, the manager
of the company stood aside, Colohei
George Wayne Anderson, who, as colonel
OF the scventeth Regiment commanded
the troops during the strike took the
stand.
LILO Mr.. Huff. Colonel Anderson was
on the stand for long time, and he told
his story In clear and straightforward
manner, and was not shaken on cross
examination.
what l know OF the Fulton matter
said Colonel Anderson. came through the
company and the detectives. While In
service took my meals at the Westmore-
land Club met Mr.. HUFF at dinner there
and he told me of plan by a gang
of men to kill motorman and conductor
Right mere want to say that at no time
have ! known of any effort to commit
crime without seeking to check 1t. | have
never Joined With any one In any way
In aiding the commission OF crime.
'N1r. HUFF introduced me to Hanks apd
told me that Newman could be mad.
told them would see them there. was
told of this plot and Informed that II
leaked out In Wanns bar-room. There
would be anywhere from twenty to one
hundred mon there. Names were mention
ed. recall that of Cub Mulligan,
whose real name was said to be Walsh;
Merrydo; Frank Lindsay, who is said to
have gotten dynamite from Chesterfield;
a boy named Mickey Burus, who al
ways carried %.el him 44-calibre re-
volvcr, and man named Station.
ABOUT DETAILS.
Proceeding, Colonel Anderson said New
man had told him that the latter was to
put the spikes on the track and that
probably Mulllgan and Burns would use
firearms.
The first date set was Friday, but the
scheme had failed then as we'll as on
Saturday. night. Later at the club he
was informed that two detectives were IN
the basement and to his SURPRISE no
found Lieutenant Rankin with them. re
had an appointment with Them but had
said nothing to Lieutenant Rankin about
It, Colonel Anderson said 1t was Claim
ed that the attack had failed to come
off because the police had Informed, but
HI did not believe this.
Concerning the Wednesday night at
tack. Colonel Anderson said he desired
to put detectives into the bag factory to
prevent any attack. lie sent for Wren'
who said it would be very difficult me
arny,
sympathzers. Colonel Anderson was IN
favor Of taking possession Of the factory
and holding the men inside. lie 1ouno
he could not do this.
In preparing for the Wednesday n1snt
affair he asked the dets ctives II they
could not get the attack postponed II II
was started before 1880. He also asked
IL they could not "set up the crowd To
drinks and hold it back They said tEe
crowd would stay as long as any ono
bought drinks. Colonel Anderson ar
ranged for the car to pass through Full
ton at 11:45 and none between 1880 and
11:45. If the 1885 car was not attacked
1t was to turn back mt Twenty-eiGhth and
Main and make second trip and thus
offer a second or portunity for attack II
object was to capture any and all people
capable Of contemplating any such act.
WANTED ALL TOLD.
Colonel Anderson explained that the
only information desired by the pubic
but held back was the names Of New
man and Hanks, as they live here ana
want to stay here. AS far as the miil-
tary went, he wanted everything told.
50 that there would be no danger OF any
innocent mans suffering.
The witness explained the movements
Of the troops, and said when he was In
| formed that the detective would place
| the spikes he would have stopped 1t If
| he had thought at the time 1t constituted
felony.
He had asked Mr.. Fluff to have the
lights turned down us the car entered
| FULTON. as It would help the soldiers in
their movements.
Major Nottingham had 'phoned witness
that he had Hanks and Newman. and no
had ordered them released, because they
had done nothing but help make arrests
He had heard that the twide-awalie"
gang had sworn to kill the first crew that
| came through Fulton after the militia
was sent away. IIe did not know Wheth-
e. or not Mr.. HUFF had been present when
| Newman said ho was To nlere the spikes.
CROSS EXAMINED.
Mr., Wendenburg now took Colonel An
derson in hand and cross examined him
closely.
| you knew that Newman would be In
the party?" asked the lawyer.
II asked him If he could not get out
of the crowd.
HE said the crowd would suspect some.
thing If he backed down."
/ wasn't It apparent that he was get
ting up the thing?"
II do not believe so. 1t may be appar
emit to you"
"You knew it was wrong for Newman
to put spikes on the track?"
YES"
"And you let him do IT."
Yes.
you knew he was selected to do this'?'
Eyes. by the crowd, had nothing t
do with it,
81 want 1t clear" the witness added
that had nothing to do with Newman
except to use his information and ALLOW
him to go because the detectives wer'
assisting justice in the capture Of Grim
iuas.
"You don't say you We're assisting JUS
tice that n!sht?"
II do
''Where was she, Jusice?"