The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-26
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Charged With Conspiracy to
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sistiilg Officers.
RITTER ElcAT IA RhcAEVIi e
BITTER 3 ] FL: FIGHT E | IN As HEvlLL LIE.
Trouble About ALFRED Team
Was the Cause Of the
Difficulty. 55:.
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4Al Especial to 3 The Times y sDatcll,) F.8
AsHEvILLE, s N. C.,BJuly q. THE trial
of members OF the Sewer family Edwin
Patten, former Chief OF Police Jordan,
and others,Eon a charge Of conspiracygto
commit a riot, resisting officers, and as
sault, ended yesterday In the Police Court
before Judge Thomas Jones. when the
court fined Edwin Patten, DR.. Toe Sewer.
Or. Dan Sewer, Peter Sewer ond 13enja-
min Morris SIS each, nnd, ! In addft lion, as
sessed Dr. Joe Sewer and Peter SEWER
81 each for resisting arrest Former Chief
5ot Police Jordan was discharged.
Charged With Conspiracy.
NJ This Is the final chapter Of the dis
graceful attack on c. c.. Taltaferro and
his two sons, OF Orange. Va, by the
Sewer family and their friends on the
public square of this city last week. b In
terest in the case was Increased by the
fact that the defendants were charged
with conspiracy to incite a riot, and the
corporation counsel ]. L. Bourne, ap-3
8peared as prosecutor on behalf OF the
city Judge Jones, in his decision, said
he found no evidence OF q conspiracy on
the part OF the defendants, and 4 they
were fined for committing an assault
on the Taliaferros and resisting arrest.
Trouble Over Team.
n The attack on the Taliaferros was the
result OF an alteration X between * Dick
Sewer, who is located at tho Battery.
Park j. as agent for the livery firm OF
5Patten &; Stikeleather The Taltaferros.
who were guests at the Battery Park
had used ono Of the livery firms teams
and the bill was settled at the hotel office
when the TaliaferrQs were pre- pairing to
leave the city8fo their home. La ter Dick
Sewer took occas sion to inform Mr. T ALA
ferro that he had received word from Mr.
Patten that the team had been a bused.g
/ Mr., Taliaf erro Indignantly declared that
II Mr.. Patten made any such insnuation
he was not combining himself to the truth.
Sewer resented this, and assorted that
Mr.. VI Taliaferro was a liar. He was
promptly knocked down. by one Of the
younger Tallaferros. Sewer claimed he
was set upon BY the three members Of
the ITALIA ferro family, and had war
rant issued for their arrest.
Party Roughly Handled.
HI The Taliaferros were arrested as they
were about to leave the city and at once
taken to police headquarters. where they
were released on ball. 81 In the meantime
Dick Sewer had gathered together other
members OF his family and Large NUM-
Der Of friends, and the crowd had ass
sumed such threatening appearance in
front OF police headquarters that an es-
cort OF police was sent with the Tnlia-5
ferros as they left the building. The
party had not proceeded far on Its way
across tho public square when Edwin
SPatten, Of the livery firm, rushed at Tai.
laferro and struck him in the face. This
Sprecipitated regular riot In which a
large number Of men attacked the Talia-.
ferros and their police escort during
which the Taliaferros were roughly han
died and rather badly used up before
they we're again safely in the City Hall,
which they were later quietly enabled
to leave. e }5stl . ss5 I
The whole affair was a most disgrace
full one, and excited much indignant
comment on the part OF the better class
OF citizens. "