The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-07
LOCAL MArTERs

'oefore fbc Maa y. Hargrove was arraigned
eny,..d s ~ hayor TO answer the charge of being
ns. ~ ~ "a shooting affair with Hector Dav ~
W. us proper 10 adj that Mr. Haryro,-o
rant iss,,as oy Lieutenant Trueheart on a war
H.. ,aeo ss Dy Recorder Taylor on tbe oa.b e
Myers, and that Mr. Davis VII, H. 'Iai h OF
~ ca as soon as the officers can find hin, W.
"as called in court several witnesses ,,ara
snnana = ha, the substance of whose statements we
!. "a nsnry Myers, sworn.-About half n,s
- aay hlSht, was standing in tho ST C,b,-Jas
= l.r.o , IA conversation with Mr. Hareroye wbnn
said som ns.h calling himself John Jones' came in
81 etnng TO AIR H.. and the two started ont
pgeu-er They had not been In the .traas oua ous
- Al Two or three minutes, before heard a noise
ncn AT nrst supposed 10 be cAused hy the sring
~ th pJp out on going to the aor heard Of
.he snootin md found Mr.. Hargrose's hat In the
street. Immediately ptrsSed Mr.. Jones and
stopped him, when he told ne that Mr. Davis yras
the man who shot at Mr. H. Mr.. Hargrove was
near the oarbei.hop, going towards Main street
H. Yerbu--Tne firing commenced opposite NV
store fh Wall street The first two reports came
ron the west side of the street. and then il was
returned from the east side. When the firing
ceased, went into the street and saw Mr.. Davis
on the west side swapping pistol at some one /
am satisfied that heard two reports from the west
side before a shot was fired from the east l did
not see Mr.. Hargrove when went out
Ihos. NJ CroDder. sworn.-I was in the recep-
tion room of the St Charles Hotel when / heard
something like the firing of pop crackers in Hhe
street. then looked out of the window in Wall
street. saw the flash of pistol, and then observ-
ed man passing along Wall street to Main
When started out met Hargrove at the door of
the gentemen's ordinary. He then had pistol in
bis hand which took from him. Three of the bar
rels appeared to have been discharged, and two
others seemed to be loaded. ~
John g. Coleman sworn.-1 was at the stove in
the st. Charles bar-room, and Mr. Hargrove near
me, when large gentleman came in, and told H.
wished n rel aSnd at
day. The two started to Mr.. Hargrove's office
and when they got near the door, heard III. ask
him If he knew the amount The large man re-
piled that it was about $1,000 They had left the
bar'room but short time, when heard the firing
OF pistols. / then remarked to persons standing
by that it was shame toinduce man to go into
the street for friend to shoot hm-supposng, as
fhen did, that the large man had induced Har
grove into the street to give Davis opportunity
of shooting him. On Thursday night, Hargrove
and Davis had quarrel in the entrance of St
charles. Davis then seemed very much excited
and heard Hargroye tell him not to advance up
on HIM They were in the quarrel when first saw
them. After the firing was over, saw the large
man, who left the bar-room with Hargrove. He
said ne knew nothing of the shooting until it com
menced. That he owed Mr.. Hargroye for a negro
and wanted to pay him that night, SO as to leave
for Charlottesville next morning, and that when
Mr.. Davis first fired, Mr.. Hargrove and himself
were in a few feet of each other.
James Durrett was in the bar room when Har
grove left with Jones, and heard the firing. A
short time before that he heard Hargrove tell Mr.
Pulliam that Davis was ID seoundrel or some
thing to that effect. With this Mr. Pualn left
and saw him no more until after the shooting
r. Il. Nelson was on the corner of Wall and Main
streets, and hearing the report of pistol, looked
towards Franklin and saw the fire. Soon after lie
saw the second fire from the West side of Wall
street. and then the fire returned from the East
side of the street. Immediately after the firing
saw some one pass down Wall street to the front
entrance of the st. Charles.
John L. Walke,. was at the corner of Wall and
Main streets when the firing began. After two
fires from the West side of the street saw the fire
returned from the East side.
b. Sedd was waiting at Hargroves Office to re-
ceiye pay of John Jones for negro purchased by
him that day. About half past six O'Clock he went
into the st. Charles bar room and saw Hargrove
standing by the stove. He passed into another
room and was conversing with Mr. Roy, when he
saw large man whom he took to be Jones' come
in, say something to Hargrove, and the two started
out together. Witness followed as as he could,
and was but short distance behind them, when he
heard Davis, the opposite side of the street, say
prepare yourself" The firing began at once, Mir.
Davis firing first. 81.
Here the Mayor closed the examination, and ad
mitted Mr.. Hargrove to bail in the sum of $500 to
appear before him to-day. when Mr.. Davis will no
doubt be present to answer the charges against
him.
The 9th of January, the anniversary of the great
battle of New Orleans and of our second independ.
ence, is nearly here and the Montgomery Guard
grand civic and military ball at Goddin's Hail. The
day is one that should be remembered with graft
tude by every American heart, and do not
know in what other way our readers can celebrate
it more appropriately than by ball-not such
balls as were given to the red coats on that day
from behind the cotton bags at New Orleans that
made them forward and back" to the tune of Yam
kee Doodle, but bah at which the young folk.
ffrrIf
can assemble together, and under the inspiring
strains of a good cotillon band, while away an
evening in the healthgiving and eXhilerating amuse
ment of the dance. We feel assured that every
will be made to make the occasion q
pleasant and imposing one, and that all who are in
attendance will have no cause TO regret that they
aided the Montgomery Guard in celebrating the 8.h
of January, 1856
ISnoro St0rm-Our city was visited with the Sc
verest snow storm on Saturday last that has been
in this section of the country for ten or
fifteen years The snow began to fall at late
Saturday without moments cessation, and as
the ground was firmly frozen at the time, is now
lying ten or twelve inches deep Yesterday morn.
ing the wind charged, the clouds broke away,
and long before day not speck of cloud was visi-
BILE in the heavens. Of course our people are now
having good time at sleigh riding, and are enjoy
ing the rare sport amazingly If we are to Judge by
the continuous tng-a-ling of the bells on the fast
teams QdSlililE DN. anu pbdiS
that greet each pleasure party they escape the
shower of snow balls hurled at them from those
who can't afford to ride.
Cheap Music, such as our citizens are continually
bored with, is abomnable nuisance, and one
that should not be tolerated in any christian COM
munity. We admire good voealism, and the con-
cord of sweet sounds produced by well tuned in
struments but the screeching, excruciating grunts
coughs and sighs of a hand organ, are enough to
put one in bad humor with himself and all the
rest of mankind. During the past year scarcely
day elapsed that some travelling vagrant too lazy
to work, might not be seen at the corners of the
streets grinding out doleful discords and carica
turing delightful tunes, at penny piece; and
now that another year has set in. new batch have
arrived who, not content with the discordant mel
ody produced by two old harps and as many fid-
dies, add to the confusion the bellowings of pair
of lungs that never fail to create alarm Of fire,
or cause the dogs in the neighborhoed to set up q
general howl whenever an effort at singing is
made by their owner. Yet such vile annoyances
are called cheap music, and the creatures who
dole It out ask pay for making the disturbance,
thereby adding insult to injury.
An old Gdme-A middle aged woman, protesting
to be widow, and the mother of seven helpless
children has been seeking aims in various portions
of the city, for the past week. and is Of such plea
SAINT address that very few have refused her We
are credibly informed that this woman is vile inl-