The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08

sending troops to On cesved either In igno-
apcock during the re- ranse, rancs er .,a a,ce-
e uis.uIp- referring TO Judge
nnces there. Blackstone
In the course of lengthy statement
issued last night. Governor Swanson
makes public the entire correspondence
referring to the dispateh Of troops to
Onancock during the recent race dis
turbances there. and replies In pointed
terms to the criticisms OF Judge j. w.
G. Blackstone. of Accomac.
From the bench on Friday Judge
Blackstone at Acconiact q trthouse, at
the trial of the negro lsvr. Uzzel
arraignsd the Governor the mill
tary sent to onanrnci .yolsiar9 and
b.tiRs -isy~st' ~, ssseu II, syiss
Exceliency as a spsctaeus.r performer
and said he was subts.t to IsE5nf aneous
combustion. The Governor comes back
in language that is quite as severe
and refers to the utterances of Judge
| Blackstone as ''vaporings." declaring
| that they can have no weight one way
or another where their author is
known.
| The Governor goes further: he gives
| out all the correspondence concern-
ing the recent trouble at Onancock,
which shows that the sheriff OF the
county and the Mayor OF the town
earnestly pleaded that the troops be
allowed to remain In order to preserve
the peace and good order of the COM
munity.
| The Times-Dispatch wired Judge
Blackstone last night and asked him
| for the exact language he had used
| from the bench concerning Governor
| Swanson. He replied that as far as
he could recall 1t was that printed
at the top of this column.
\ When the Governor was called upon
at the Mansion last night and asked
| for. q statement in reply to Judge
| Blackstone's utterances he was calm
and collected. but his manner showed
! that he felt considerable resentment
He did not discuss the matter, how
| ever, further than to dictate a state
ment and to give out all the CORES
pondence upon the subject.
The Correspondence.
| The Governors statement was as fol-
lows:
.Nrhat about 10 o'clock on sun
| day night. August 18th, the Gov
ernor received the following tele-
gram:
onancock. Va. Aug, II. 1907.
Governor Swanson, Richmond. Va.
You will send me at once to
Onley, Va, seventy rifles and one
thousand cartridges; we have race
riot here: two men wounded; other
trouble expected. S. ]. burlington,
Commonwealth Attorney of Acco-
mac county, endorses this.
L, r. DOUGHTY,
Mayor Town of Onancock.
The Governor said that even If
he could wisely and legally have
furnished arms and ammunition it
would have been impossible for
him to have done so without great
delay. considering the serious
situation, as described In the tele-
gram and reported in the papers of
that day he determined to go at
| once to Onancock and ascertain
for himself the situation, and do
what was best to preserve the
neace and dignity Of the Common-
wealth.
Went to Onnncock,
That at 1890 O'Clock he boarded
| the train for Old Point, with Cen
eral Charles ]. Anderson, Adjutant-
| General of Virginia, accompanying
him. Early next morning lie board
ed the Commodore Maury and went
to Onancock, reaching there about
noon. In the meantime he had
i Instructed General Anderson to go
| to Norfolk and arrange to order /
the military to Onancocl promptly
| II directed. That when ne reached
Onancock he had consultation
with the leading citizens Of the
town, the committee OF safety that
had been organized by the citizens
the previous day, and the sheriff
OF Accomac county, Mr.. Lee B. Kel-
lam. After discussing the matter
with these gentlemen fully and
| freely 1t was decided by q majority
the sheriff concurring-that 1t was
advisable to have troops there Cor
several days. on account of the
conditions prevailing. After this
conclusion was reached he sent to
General Charles ]. Anderson the
\ following telegram:
Onancocls Va, August 12,
! General Chas. ]. Anderson, Mon-
lI@ ticello Hotel, Norfolk Va.
I Send about fifty soldiers here
under control of good officers,
leave on o'clock boat; get Off
at Tasley station, No riot hut