The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-14
Alleged Assailant Of The Two
Private Detectives Must
Stand Trial.
STORY OF THE ASSAULT I
How the Enemies Of the Blind
Tigers Were Beaten by
Lawless Ones.

been investigating the alleged illegal sale
OF whiskey in tho city and county for
tho past several months, under tho dircc-
tlon of the National Anti Saloon League,
was this morning sent on to the, next
term OF the county Circuit Court, at Chat
ham, by Justices Of the Peace Abranl
,Hmbish and Alexander Eppes. the latter
colored. Bond was fixed at one thousand
dollars by Justice Wimbtsn, but this
sum was later reduced to- $3.50 by Commits
sioner Smith, who had been toleKrlphed
for the purpose.
After tho arrest Of Dill lie had been
released on bond in the sum Of 500, twhich
bond he had forfeited BY his 4non-appenr-
ance at previous date set for the trial.
The case had Seen postponed from yes
terday afternoon, tho majority Of the
witnesses having been heard on the pre-
vious day. ~
The detectives were recalled this morn
Ling, and were practically the only Wit
nesses examined. Tho assault occurred
at YnrEorough's store, In the suburbs
OF the city, at an examination OF alleged
whiskcy-venders, at which trial the DC.
tectives. appeared as witnesses. BON ,ol
the detectives were struck with bottles
and were laid up for several days Thsy
have not entirely recovered.
CALLED FIN "A LIAR.
A half dozen witnesses were examined
Yesterday. among them being r. y. Os-s
borne who was cross-cxanined by me
elder Vein, who denounced Mr.. OSBORNE
and others for leaving him and his son
prostrate on the ground, and himself un-
| conscious, after they had been q ssaulteds
and wounded, during the course Of which
yituperation he called Mr.. Osborne a lt, ar
| in regard to a remark which the latter
had made during the course of the e e. d d
animation. Mr.. Osborne Immediately
arose from the witness chair, declaring las
| that he would resentlth einsult.
Every man in the court room was on
| his feet IN an Instant and 1t looked Tor
| several minutes as IL there would be q
renewal OF the trouble which resulted
lin the injury to the detectives. a mum
Der OF police officers had. however. been
sent out from the city for the purpose
| OF putting down any such demonstration
ent. which demonstration had been antici-
mated by the authorities, and these quick
Isiv interposed between the two men anu
| nit a stop tosthc pending disturbance
the detectives being showed into a corner,
| with the officers In front Of them, ana the
crowd being held sinL scheck.:5 -
fIAD$BEEN WARNED
+, The elder AWein h stated in his testi-.
4 mony that he had been warned several
| times to leave the city and cease to prose-
4 cute the alleged liquor cases Enders PEN
4 atty OF being attacked. These warnings
/ had been received from various sources
! one of his warmers being Chief Of Policc
1 j. B. gAkers, who advised him to go armed
1 for self-protcction, and the other being a
4. prominent member Of the Anti-Saloon
i League, whose name the witness refused
4 to divulgc, the trial Z justice refusing 10
l press the question which had been Put
i BIZ an attorney. sSs {, u
i Although 1t is not believed that either
y Of the detectives is empowered to carry
weapons BY. the courts, the younger WIN =,
i was giyen|fn revolver by his father ana az
q authorized to use 1t IN the event that the
elder should be hurt. The younger man,
4 who handled the weapon quite Freely
previous to tho assault. n number OF peo-
plc having seen him with his hand upon
Z Lii I'm his pocket, fred once after MS
father fell, either at his fathers assam
q ant or at tho man who struck him.
a III ia a fact worthy OF note that the
4 animosity against the detectives was sc
Il great that although there were severa
people present at the trial, no.
Il one Of them would so to the assistance
Z of the wounded men, both OF whom W YER
q unconscious on the ground and plceuliis
freely with cuts on the face and heaa
! indicted. 1t is presumed. by bottles WELD
ed by their adversaries. One witness wines
stated thathe would not have gone e
them had he known positively that bot'
"A hod hcen killed. The majority OF tn
Z witnesses however, stated that they nv
! sought places OF safety after the troup
began, and were not aware ina stie ,} '''e'
: were seriously injured.
, CAUSE OF THE ASSAULT.
rho assault upon the detectives oc
! Cured early in the month, They ma
! worked up n number Of cases, botl " ~
!, city and tho county, following Baldw I,
. detectives who had been employee .
! the city to investigate the 8allesed i i
sale Of whskey III the CITY, ana ~ ~ uI -
!, port on the work OF the police aep w,
= ment in connection with such SAT- WI W
a rendered a report to the city, exon :,
y tho nolice department., ana saying wa
s tho rumors of the sale Of whiskey N tn
! city had been grossly eXaggerat ed,
they furnished the names Ola !, ~ !.
witnesses, whom they had persuaded !
p nrocure liauor5 for them, which wltnes!s.e
: were used before "a recent term OF y, ~
q grand Jury, resulting IN q case again
d one Mace only. These detectives charge
$ the city 1862 for their. services, Tne
.s were employed ny n COMMITTEE of y
\ Council without authority Of the, Counci
k \ the Council ratified thelract to save y. y
d Individual members Of the commute
u from having to nay the bill out OF the g
own pockets :, Z, I. !, =, - I 38t
Z SECURED MUCH EVIDENCE. ss
IS The Veins, father and son, appesa,rc
>, here shortly after he Baldwin men J IA
W left, They succeeded where the othe
men had failed in procuring eyilden 11
y against q great many places and 5eo on !,
II tions have resulted \ z a. majority Sof =
" cases cases y At the trlaf ut a Marlborough
n store, when the detectives were assault Q
70 there were present several hunafea
= pebple. most OF. them from this OF
q As at thel trial yesterday and to-da'
AT the anti-saloon people and the minister
1t who are usually out in force wpen .
,lfl wiiskey case Is tried In the. city. WEI ,l
30 absent. Those present on both occasion Q,
4 we're totally antagonistic to the prohlp
III lion movement and to the work IN 5whic
the detectives are engaged. At the 70
mer trial the detectives appeared as vi
s. Tnesses, although having been previous y
]. warned that they would be assaulted.
!, The young man, Dill, who mas bee
y,an ff "a tnRVer1 hce