The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-26
TERRoRs OF THE BArTLE-FIELD-Are reg

TERRoRs OF THE BArTLE-FIELD.-Ar reg
ular skulcrushng. arIn-breaking eye-bungng, nose
brusing, claretspilling brlcS-throwlne,
affair came of the first Market on Monday after
noon last, between VIM. J. Brown, on the one side.
and a nu uber of unknown persons On the other, IN
which fists, sticks, and brickbats are said to have
heen used with great force and marked success. How
the difficulty who is most to bame is more
than say but one thing Is certain, ana tnat Is
that Brown suffered but little oy the encounter nov"
ever badly his adversarles Jared.
IN visiting the battlefield after the wounded had
been removed, and the friends OF peace TAKEN s
which may hereafter be set neht II theJ vary ioin
what is proven before the Mayor:
During the day On Monday, young lazy, IN pass
ing throueh the market house. was grossly insulted
by man. and the facts coming to the ears OF persons
about the market the insult was promptly resented
and the otfe nder barely escaped lynchlng Joseph
Sharply, among Others, applied opproorlous epthets
to the fellow and these facts coming to the
ears of three or four Isnen who had been inform
ed that Joe had applied the epithets to all their race,
they called upon him at his stall and demanded 20
know why he had stigmatizeda whole nation for the
that he had cursed gil the Irsh and said that his
| marks were intended only for the man who had in
quilted the lady With this the party left the market
| house. and crossing the street, entered O grocer;
Sometime after, Sharply also crossed the street
to wash his hands, when the party who had called up
ed the conversation sud after talking over what had
.asssd with the young lady, and repeating Whet he
said relative to the man who insulted her they
ed satisfied and started pt. Just thAn VIM J. Brown
wants to whip your S. answered "nobody-it is
all settled" Brown walked CD, and coming up with
the four men, words passed-one of them gave him a
blow, he returned it with interest," and general fight
ensued. James Childrey seeing the ARRAY, up to
stop it. and received two blows in his face, and one
| on the head with brick, which spread him on the
sidewalk. Brown in the meantime got hold of g
stick, which he welded with such telling effect. that
his adyersares be at retreat and when officer John
son arrived at the scene he had them into small
house near BY and sending brckbst after brick
bat in rapid succession, into the house in search of
them. What would have been the result but for the
timely appearance of the officer, is hard to conjec
ture; but being athletic young man, and savage
Ineat-axe when stirred up. it is not at all
improbable that the Coroner would have gotten job
| before the ARRAY closed
! Brown declared that he was forced into the fight.
because he denounced in terms the conduct of
the who iCsulsed the lady; and if the story told
| by his friends is correct one, not prepared
4 to censure him for his conduct.
AS all the parties TO be before the Mayor this
morning, we forbeer comment, prefeuing TO hear
both sides, before expressing opinion as TO who
| was right and who wrong.
Brown appeared before the Mayor yesterday. aud
entered into bonds for his forthcoming TO answer the
charge Of lighting in the streets.