The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-21
beaten ana Robbed.

When the Virginia troops first en-
camped near the resort Colonel Perry,
OF Staunton, commanding the Seven
tieth Regiment, informed General
Vaughan that q man had been beaten
nearly to death and robbed at Pine
Beach, and later three staff officers
Major Wright. Major Truxton and Ma
jor Percy, who made an inspection on
the night of the 9thof June Sunday,
informed General Vaughan that the
barrooms we're wide open and that
gambling was carried OH openly. With
this information before him General
Vaughan gave orders; that the men un-
der his command should be warned to
keep order and to be careful in their
conduct
On Sunday night. June 18th, party
of three enlisted men were arrested,
charged with disorder and resisting
an officer. and a lieutenant. who was
passing and who inquired, as he should
have done, why his men were under
arrest, was also arrested, charged with
interfering.
Whit Stevenson Did.
The policeman, Stevenson, who made
the arrests, put steel wrist chain on
one of the enlisted men, dubbed an
other and nearly killed Sergeant Koin-
err an innocent bystander, by striking
him twice over the head with his club.
Having performed these feats and
called officer and men number of vile
and unprintable names, he carried one
OF his victims into barroom, running
wide open, and asked the barkeeper
for assistance.
This is the uncontradicted story
brought out at the trial, Stevenson
testitying that the barrooms and gam
bling places We're wide open; that he
had not attempted to close them, and
that he had never received orders to do
SO.
At the trial Sheriff Cromwell stood
beside Justice Bachus and whispered
to him continually until Major Shelton,
objecting, caused the stenographer 10
note each time the sheriff interfercl.
When it developed that Major Shelton
and Colonel Stern We're determined not
only to clear the militia, but to prove
the evil character of places at Pine
Beach, an attempt was made to have
the cases dismissed. and end the ma
ter, but this was not permitted.
Some of the Testimony.
Captain Gale and Captain Jones, both
Of the Seventy-second Regiment AID
residents of Norfolk, testified that the
doing business on last Sunday nigh
a sergeant and five men OF the Gull
pepper Minute Men testified tcat they
were in the bar and saw Stevenson
bring in his prisoner on last Sunday
night, and that roulette was being
played and a half-dozen other wit
nesses testified to bar-rooms and gam
bling places being open on Sunday.
one witness. on cross-eXamination.
was asked: Are you sure that loquor
was sold?"
Ills reply was: II drank three bot
ties Of beer and paid for them"
Another said that the crowd was
lined up two deep at the bar, and that
fully 100 men We're in the gambling
room.
Policeman Stevenson was asked il
the other policemen could see the bars
open. He replied that they could.
On being asked to name the amuse-
ments that We're open on Sunday, he
recited "a list beginning at peanuts
and ending with the 'honchee cou-
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TO Press the Matter.
1T is said that Governor Swanson
will use the contingent fund freely to
restore order at Pine Beach, and will
nppealoto Judge Portloclt and Colonel
Narshall, Commonwealths attorney, to
see that no further laWlessness is al
lowed there.
In addition to this 1t Is known that
General Vaughan has instructed Judge
Advocate Shelton to bring the matter
of Stevenson's assault on Mr.. Koiner