The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26
ANGRY SOLDIERS
TAKE PRISONER
FROM TOWN JAIL
They Batter Down Door
and Attempt to Lynch
Offending Negro.
THEIR VICTIM is SAVED
By ARRIVAL OF TROOPS
Camp Is Thrown Into Excitement
Following Attack on Militia
man at Carnival.
ARMED GUARDS on PATROL
Sensational Climax Of Day on Which
Governor Stuart Reviews
State Forces
THEIR VICTIM is SAVED
By ARRIVAL OF TROOPS
ARMED GUARDS ON rATRoL
Sensational Climax Of Day on Which
Governor Stuart Reviews
State Forces.
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Cordonsville. Va. July 25.-Armed
guards patrol the streets Of Gordons-
ville tonight to prevent rioting. fol-
lowing the rushing OF troops into town
from camp TO Illustrate an attempt to
lynch James Addison. a half witted no
gro. who. II Ia alleged. made a muir
derous attack a militiaman at tho
carnival srounds The arrival OF tho
relief party was just In time as tho
Infatuated comrades OF the injured man
had succeeded in battering down tho
fmsy door in tho small town jail
While the negro WAS rushed from town
by guards, eighty men under Captain
Ramey took charge OF the situation,
and. after putting on a patrol, rounded
up all stragglers and brought them
back to camp. Al IL O'Clock the situa-
ton had Quoted down. and no further
trouble Is expected.
Addison. who IL a stable hand In the
town. Is said to have threatened a
noncommissioned officer In one OF tho
regiments. and then attacked him. The
militiaInan was hit with rock. and a
night began, in which the negro was
beaten up. He vas arrested by the
civil authorities and rushed 10 Jail.
State volunteers a batter!ng ram was
improvised from wagon tongue and
the frail door speedily broken down
Tho arrival OF the troops saved the
negro from rough handling. II not from
being summary punished.
Under orders OF Colonel Wilder L.
S. a. all militiamcn in town were
picked up by provost guard, COM
manded by Captain Bowman, Company
NJ Second Regiment. brought back TO
CAMP and turned over TO their COM
mands.
There was intense excitement in town.
where the usual Saturday night crowd
had been augmented by the country
people who had visited the camp.
Efforts were instituted at late hour
tonight TO FIX the responsibility for
tho trouble. The injured militlaman
was lost in the crowd, and the mill
iary authorities have not learned his
name. Other than the one fight the
soldiers were quiet and orderly in
town. but the attack Of the militiamcn
famed into hame the spark OF mis-
chief which has been smolderlng all
week.
1t is probable that only men with
leaves OF absence Will be permitted IN
town for the rest o. the week, al
though this is the frs, trouble,
GOVERNOR REVIEWS TROOPS
IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR OF RAIN
Governor Henry {. Stuart. by virtue OF
his position. COMMANDMENTS chief of
Firs:nia's lighting forces, stood unpro-
tected from the storm while the flower
OF the state citizen soldiery swept
trlumphantly by I'm review At the side
OF the Governor stood Colonel T. w
Wilder United States Army. camp
coinmandant. while In their rear was
Brisadicr- General c. c. Vaughan and
his mounted staff. and hundreds OF We
hicles nllcd with people from the sur
rounding country.
The brigade parade was an impos-
ms sight. Thirty eight companies OF
infantry, three bands and the hospital
CORPS were in the line. In all. 1t was
the largest gathering OF the State vol
unteers since the Spanish American
War and II was a thrilling sight to
see the brown clad youths, in full fight
ing regalia. proudly pass with heads
up and flashing eyes. they faced the
heavy shower
Governor Stuart arrived in camp at
o'clock, and the parade began thirty
minutes later. When he left the home
OF j. X. Anderson. with whom he spent
the night, the sun was bcaming upon
the whole OF the surrounding country
side in undated feroCity. Just as the
troops reached the grounds and the
brigade came up on front, the long ex-
pected rain arrived. The Governor
was dressed in a light weight suit and
wore straw hat He refused the Of
fer of shelter in nearby ambulance.
and never fiinched as the water beat
down upon him in sheets His example
worked magic with the youthful SOL
diers, and they passed the stand in un-
broken lines. AS the troops filed back
TO camp, the rain stopped as quickly
as 1t had started. and the sun resumed
its work with undated ardor
VISIT OF WOOD RIVALS
THAT M fnIE-nEnn
Rivaling the visit OF Governor Stuart
was the unexpected appearance of
Ma1or-General Leonard Wood, u. S. A..
commander Of the Department OF the
East, former chief of star, and the
ranking officer OF the national military
establishment. General Wood was here
just long enough to tour the camp i'm
an automobile and converse on military
topics with the higher officers.
1t Is generally believed that the visit
has deep significance. and it formed
one OF the chief topics of conversation
among both officers and enlisted men
The visitor arrived while the morning
drill was In progress, and few knew
OF his presence until he left on "A mid
DAY train for Governors Island, ~ ",
where his headquarters arc located
All field and staff officers were the
guests of Colonel and Mrs. Allen Potts
early Tonight at their beautiful home
near this town. The reception was I'm
honor Of the Governor, and it was one
of the principal social events among
the summer colony here.
Among the other visitors -day are
Adjutant-General and Mrs. w w. Sale.
IT Is the first visit OF General Sale
to the camp, and he was deeply in
terested in the manner in which the
place Is laid out. lie and other Of
fcers arc highly pleased with the Sc