Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-08-23
TROOPS STILL NEEDED.
The Negro Fair at TasIey, Next
Week, Awaited With Anxiety.
NEGRO UzZLE CAPrURHp

SVhV tALhE CAPEU RED.
reports from the Onancock section
are Tar from reassuring, and Governor
swanson may be requested to send adj
dltlonal troops if the annual negro fair
at Iasley is to take place next week.
as planned. The military company of
infantry now at Onancock will remain
until all danger of further race trouble
is ended.
The white women have been alarmed
by the events of the past week. and
while they are of the opinion now that
they Will not be troubled by the more
violently disposed negroes, they are
depending, of course, upon the soldiers
and citizens for protection. When the
company arrived the women and chill
dren were instructed to leave their
homes and take quarters in the hotel.
This gave them much concern, but il
was explained that in the event of an
attack better safety could be provided.
and with men patroling the hotel block
there would be no danger of wanton at
tacks by incendiaries.
Burton, the negro whose store was
destroyed by FIRE, is supposed to be
hiding near Onancock and the citizens
have learned that he has been in fire.
quent conference with others of his
race.
Burton's influence oyer the negroes
of the Eastern Shore is said to be DOW
erful. If any credence is to be put in
reports he has sworn vengeance, and
will endeavor to make it warm for
those who have been responsible for
his hurried flight.
Except for the presence of troops
the whites would have been in imni- |
nent peril, and the wisdom of Cover
nor Swanson in sending them there.
after personal Investigation of the
conditions, has been amply justified.
The illicit sale of red-eye liquor is
playing no small part in the exciting
history of the region, and it is claimed
that practically no attempt is made to
enforce the law. This Eastern
Shore liquor, by the way, contains more
red and blue devils than the product of
the mountains, sold in large and small
quantities by blockaders. 1t comes
from the cities. The poorest and
cheapest quality is bought, then doc
tored, and when strength is taken
away by the addition of plentiful sup
ply of water it is necessary to add in
gradients which will give the negro a
run for his money.
1t is admitted, especially around
Onancock, that Governor Swanson acted
with commendable wisdom in ordering
soldiers to Onancock, for had not this
been done the whites, greatly outnum-
bered by negroes, would have been
helpless had an attack been made.
Having prevented riot by this step.
the Governor has been reminded that
another detachment would subdue the
ugly spirit manifested by negroes.
Until requested to come to the aid of
the citizens again he would hardly be
expected to increase the force now on
duty, but the machinery of the State is
at work and it is known that troops
could be hurried from Norfolk at the
first intimation of disorder.
j. D. Uzzle, the editor of the negro
newspaper at Onancock, who has been
in hiding since the outbreak of the
night of the 10th, surrendered Monday
morning. He is charged with being
one of the men who fired into the mail
wagon carrying the three white men
and white woman on the night of the
disturbance.
He walked into Onancock, and was
held up by squad of soldiers patroling
the street. He promptly gave his
name, and said he was looking for the
proper person to whom to surrender.
He was put in Jail Immediately, and
his arrest kept a secret There was
some fear that white people from out
side might make an attempt at lynch
ing if it was known that Uzzle was in
Jail. Early Tuesday morning he was
taken to Onley, put on a train and
sent to Norfolk for safe-keeping.
Burton, a fugitive from Justice,
while not far away from Onancock, has
not yet been apprehended.
Garland Belote and the negro Top
ping, who were shot are recovering.