The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-03
One Man Charged With Put
ting Torpedo on Track.
EVERYBODY KEPT
MOVING ALONG
The Military In Possession Until Mid
night-Swansboro Proved Very
Orderly Place-Mysterious Fu- ,
siIade from Lumber
Yard-Some Incidents
Of the Day.

Manchester was comparatively quiet
last night. The presence Of the militia
kept the dlsorderly element down, and
while there was some shooting along the
Forest Hill line In the county and rock
throwing within the city limits, no cas-
ualtieS resulted.
The city was in the hands OF the mill
tary until midnight, and the six special
officers had charge Of affairs.
Several arrests were made by the SOL
d:ers, the accused In each instance be-
ing bailed for his appearance in tho Police
Court this morning. The most serious OF
tho offenses was that of q young man
named Zoe Wikerson. who Is alleged to
have been caught In the act of placing
O torpedo on the car track near the cor
ner OF Ninth and Hull Streets, almost
within the shadows Of the Police Court.
He was accompanied by a friend named
Junius Lipscomb. Both We're arrested py
Captain Skipwith's men and bailed by
Squire Jordan for their appearance this
morning.
Peaceful Demeanor.
Aside from these minor cases the city
boro It's usual peaceful and quiet de-
meanor. and there were many expressions s:.s N $
OF dipapproval Of the action taken by the
city officials in asking for military pro-
lection.
On the other hand, there were many
moro expressions of approval for such
action, for 1t was generallyBc conce eded that
had not the military been In charge OF
the situation there would have been much
disorder and possible violence.
Six men were arrested, and each one
will have to explain himself In the May
or.s Court this morning.
The military set about their work IN
systematic and husiness-llke manner,
and 1t was due to this that there was SO
little disorder. People on the streets were
kept moving along. and no crowds were
nermitted to collect. So thorough was
the work of the soldiers that number OF
tho fire commissioners, many OF whom
are also police commissioners. were or
dered to move along as they were get
ting together in front of the fire depart
ment headquarters, preparatory to hold
ing meeting In the Council chamber.
Even the members Of the fire de apartment
were required to keep gravitatlng, ana
the crowd of young men that congregates
every night, at Hull and Twelfth Streets
was broken up.
Orderly in SWansboro.
In swansboro things We're even more
orderly. and the expected disorder did
not materialize although several young
men who acted in surly fashion were
arrested.
The work of the military was complete.
The soldiers that were stationed IN
Manchester reached that city about 80
a clock yesterday afternoon. Colonel An
derson and his staff accompanied them.
Major Cheatwood was In command of the
battalion. which embraced four compa-
nies, the two companies Of the Blues.
Company C and Company II. OF the Sew
entieth.
They, were distributed in the most dan
eerous points. Company G, with Captain
SkipWIth in charge. did good service on
Seventh and Hull Streets. with headquar-
ters at the office. Seventh and Perry
Streets. Guards were distfisMted along
seventh Street from the south end of the
bridge to Hull Street. and out Hull Street
To Twelfth. The men on picket duty
kept people moving, and the only obsta-
Gle that they could not overcome was the
intermitting habit Of some one in a slum-
ber yard at Seventh and Hull Streets OF
throwing rocks at passing cars on
Seventh Street. Several narrow escapes
from injury We're had by soldiers ana
car men and passengers at this point
but the most persistent search by both
soldiers and car men could not reveal the
identity OF the culprits.
Many Cars Stoned.
Car after car was stoned and search
after search was made with no result,
The nearest thing to capture was the
discovery of a man In the act OF climbing
fence on McDonough Street. A sentry
named Harrison saw him and commanded
him to halt. The man halted and then
the sentry went to headquarters. one
block away reported the matter to
lieutenant Hardy, and asked for IN
structions. He was told that 1t was his
duty to have arrested the man at once
and was directed to do SO, but when he
appeared
In the bottom at the foot of Perry
Street, crowd of men took possession of
n place on the property OF the Southern
railway, near an outpost from Company
G The men. according to the corporal In
charge OF the post, We're abusive to the
soldiers. When ordered to move they
said they were on the property OF the
Southern, fon whom they worked. and
had a right to be there,
lieutenant Hardy instructed the men
Ia arrest any man who abused them or
acted In a tsorderly fashion, not matter
where they were. and when this order
was unders TODD by the crowd they dis
continued their abuse.
Company c did other work. The first
arrest was made by them early in the
afterroon They also broke UP a disor-
derlv crowd at Seventh and Hull Streets.
and arrested two young men. Iipscomb
and Wtlkerson, charged with disordcriy
conduct and placing torpedo on the
track.