The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-13
EACH RIFLE MUST
HAVE ITS SOLDIER
Cannot Send Arms as Citizens
Wish, but Will Keep Soldiers
There Until Excitement Is
Allayed--Norfolk' Troops
Leave at S P. NJ,
Others Go To-day.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.l i

ONANCOCK, VA, August 12.-Chief
developments to-day in the situa-
ton here where race-rioting has occur
red intermlttentIy since Saturday af-
ternoon, were the action of the Town
Council to expcl bad negroes and the
presence and address Of Governor
Swanson to the people, urging them to
be calm and promising to chase down
the guilty, no matter what the cost
and effort necessary.
The Onancock Council has been in
session very nearly all day to decide
what course to take in regard to
the negro rioters. At an early hour
this morning an ordinance was passed
BY the Town Council to drive out
OF the neighborhood eight negroes who
We're supposed to be part of the riot
leaders. Notices were served on them
10 vacate the town before o'clock this
afternoon, which they did as far as
can be learned. The Council also pass
ed an ordinance prohibiting any col-
ored man. woman or child being in
the white district after S o'clock in
the evening. One negro by the. name
OF Hall made n remark that he would
die in his shoes before he would leave
the town. lie was seen at 3 o'clock
on the Main street and warned to
i El6d'e# WfllGHf IL Is sup
posed that he did, as he started to-
ward the steamboat wharf in order
to reach there before the boat left.
y The colored physician. Moone, who
was supposed to have been one of the
leaders with UzZel and Burton. was also
ordered to leave the town at O'Clock.
Moone appeared this morning before
the Council ana madea plea in which
he denied having anything to do with
the riot whatever.
Two white physicians OF the town,
who have both been In consultation
with Moone on various occasions. spoke
in his hchaf. saying tnat they had
always found him a good man.
The Council decided to reconsider
his case IN a few days
The authorities are holding a negro
named Toppin in jail who was shot
Saturday night. and have managed to
obtain great many secrets regarding
Burton and. Uzzel heretofore unknown,
The negro says Burton and Uzzel acted
as kings over the negroes. 1t is said
that Burton would not, II possible, let
negro work for any one in the neigh
borhood for less than dollar and a
half per day, and that If employers
were willing to pay this in the near
future he would make the price one
dollar and seventy-fve cents per day.
Governor Swanson Arrives.
At 1880 P. NJ Governor Swanson ar
rived at Onancock on the State yacht
Commodore Maury, finding the situa-
tion quiet. He said that he had re-
ccivcd the message from the Onancock
authorities asking for state arms, but
he was unable to furnish them, as
they We're the property of the United
States government. and that mill.
tary man would have to accompany
each rifle. After being in consultation
with some of the CounciImen, he ex.
pressed his regrets as to what had
happened and said that he would send
one State military company to protect
Onancock and its surroundings unit
things became more quiet. Governo,
Swanson does not think there Will be
any more excitement at all, but be.
lieves 1t best to take this action, not
pnly for the protection for Onancocl
people, but for the surrounding coun.
try, until all il-feelings have died out
Postal Authorities Telegraph.
In telegram to the postmaster Of
onancock this morning the postal au'
Dnancock to protect their mails. They
may take some action in regard tc
shooting through the hack Saturday
night which conveyed four, passengers
About 1880 p. M, to-day the white
people began to congregate on TIL,
street corners, after it had been ru,
mored that the negro editor, UzZel
Tas hiding near onley, and a posse:
accompanied by Constable Kelam i'm
,mediately started for that place tt
make the arrest, but returned Wlthou
the prisoner. Several threats of lynch
ton are found.
Governor Addresses Growth.
Governor Swanson made an9addres
before an assembly of about 200 cit
izens Of the town from Conrad's Hote
porch this afternoon at o'clock. i
his speech he said:
Gentlemen, no one loves Virginia
lnd her splendid people more than
DO. and all should try, as citizens, t
some people get mad IN a moment
roll their sleeves, spit In their fists
and without thought allow thei
angry passion to lead them to do things
Of desperation. Gentlemen. allow N
pne pea to say that that old yIrginla. has tha Iha
hight to get. here to see you citizen
'f Onancoclt, and to ascertain hoy
grave the situation may be. wan
10 say to the citizens or Onancock t
let the law take it's course. al
here for the good OF tho citizens o
this beautiful little town and our be
loved State, and what l want you I
do is to let the officers capture tEes
outlaws and turn them over to me
and they will be punished BY twelv
good, honest jurymen."
lie said that he would stay her
summer here If necessary In order [
keep peace. "Gentleman," continue
he..'ii1you will be considerate. look a
the right of this matter letting I'll
short time realize that you have don
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