Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-09-08
IMPEACHMENT TALK IN RICHMOND
Believed In the Capital City That the
Alleged Remarks WIN be Called to
the Attention of the Legislature
uzze, the Negro Editor Found
Guilty and Sentenced to Three
Years -,.A .iAl-i
Especial to the Daily press).

RICHMOND. VA. Sept. AT
This time have nothing to say In
regard to the alleged statement of
Judge blackstone
Thus did Governor Swanson hrlef.
~ dismiss tho reporters who MP.
preached him to SEQ If he would H.
sue any statement concerning tha
structures Hon. John w. G. Black
stone la alleged to have cast upon
him In the Circuit Court of Accomac
yesterday in connection with the trI.
nj of the negro. Uzzlc, charged with
precipltating lace riot,
Judge Blackstone is reported to
nave characterized the action OF tho
Executive In calling out the military
as "spcctacular' and to have assert
ed that Governor Swanson was "giv-
en- to spontaneous combustions."
IL yet remains to be seen whether
or not tho jurist has been victim
OF rcportorIal innccuracy. If he has
been quoted correctly, his remarks,
To say the least. arr most unusual,
and the matter will not end with the
Dricf statemen given out by tho Gov
crnor today Indeed, the statement.
tcrsc rs 1t Is, indicates that the Ike.
cutive does not pledge himself to let
the criticism pass nnchallenged.
Doubtless he is waiting for further
particulars
Should Judge Blackstone admit that
he criticised the Executive in the
terms quoted. II is altogether prop
able that the next Legislature Will
take hold of the matter and that an
Investigation will follow. Judge
blackstone himself was n State Sen.
ator for many years. and his circle
OF ncquaintances in Richmond Is
large one
The friends of Governor Swanson
all expiess the opinion that he has
acted wisely in ignoring for the pres.
ent Mt least. tho caustic comments
nttrilntcd to the circuit Judge.
Uzzei Found Guilty.
ONANCOCK, VA. Sept. John
uzzcl the negro. who participated in
he recent .hce riot mt Onancock on
the Eastern Shore was again arraign-
cd before Judge Blackstone this
morning In continuation OF the case.
which was begun Oh yesterday. Sew
eral witnesses were examined mt the
mourning session among them being
several OF the most prominent cIti-
zens of Onancock. All of these tes-
titled very much In favor of the pris-
oner rs to his character during the
time he has resided in Onancock,
uzzel was the editor of n colosed
newspaper. which, because of It's con-
SENTATIVE and we'll intentioned lines,
had reached fair degree OF success.
The afternoon session was given over
to the argument by the attorneys.
The case was given to the jury at
Gao o'clock, and verdict OF guilty
and three years In the penitentlary
being reached an hour later. An ap-
peal will likely be asked for.
The cases of Burton and Conquest,
implicated with Uzzel IN the rioting,
and with firing on the hack containing
United States mail and two white
men and white woman. will be taxi
en- up next week. 1t is probable
that Burton will get long term. He
Is believed to have been the ring
leader In the recent riot. He is n ne
gro of Gather unsavory reputation on
account Of the character Of the store
he kept at Onancock. which was burn.
ed by the whites during the late trou-
bic.