The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-02-12

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4. Anderson On the f3sh u Deeenber iast In Or
Ger Ger that tae evidence appended msy 81 fnlny IN.
parties at the time cf the eccurrsnee Pesn and
anderson were 10th IN the employ of Mossn. A.
Taylor s Co, TobAeconists, Peexs having
charge Of The screw room A1d Anderson Of the
hands Of both departments ID tis aHsepce 81 the
o.neE They had frequently quarTeled vith Zach
other, made threats Of vengeance and coupIsiued
g snsa, employers in turnsas one dime hsyinr
hide and Anderson drawing knife On Pesrs ana
running him absut the roome $ iahcut eeHrhi.r
him. After their ontbursts Of temper. they would
soon become friendly and deontinuc 90 for weeks at
JAS. 4. Andersen. sworn.---I.aa vxnvsT.va. In
.ne y. employ Of sAsW. Taylor a. Co, - cvcsseer IN
- selI tonacco factory had the manarement Of
sss swiss room and Peers the screw room Messrs
espseiaiy TO our respective depsstuentsa and 10
else, unless one or the other shcuIa b 40.
yse ,h waleh syh case she one super
the year had to case and fIaror a ~ ~ = -
up stairs, and when thus ensaced. sbe serew anJ
TWIST rooms being on the same d.sor pesrs had the
sas shs sn'en q them On the night on which
mss s.o. was up stairs casing tobacco M Tay.
for being with me, when a neeyc rsss as, -. -, =;
81. broom Itold him to fclI tie hsnsis in ,he
twist reom 70 continue at work untii came dovrr
r. Became se a 5esIs s bad turned them Al out
the way Mr. Peers had been interfsr;nr 49, ,.;ss
my business all the year Mr. Tsviss .,.s
myselfs then went down stairs, ana fesrs and
myself had werds about his interference each
abusing the other, but / do net rememhsr
what either Of Us said. After talking 8 81. n
time, went up stairs, finished the Job was about
and came down to go home. The only persons then
there, Peers and myself Iwentto the box at the
hydrant to wash myself, when Peers remarked 30
me put up your knife am ready to fight YOU.
Ihad no knife j replied 10 him 4 you have not
more to do withyou-" He walked off within ten
yards of me in an oblique line and asked me what
it was said Irepeated the remark merely turn.
ing my face 70 him. for was then washing my
hands; WITH this he leyelied his pistol at me and
the bone and passing entirely through. As soon
asI fouadI was wounded 4 walked up to him and
asked him If he was not ashamed of himself He
made NO further effort to shoot ne. II dressed my
self as soon as could and ran home
Cross -E1amtned-Peers and myself had fire..
quently quarreled about his interfering with my
business, but were always friendly afterwards
When he presented the pistol had no idea that he
intended to fire Two or three months before this
we had a difficulty, and drew knife upon him.
because he cut me with cowhide did not draw
the knife until after he struck me with the cow
hide. did not then touch him, though ran him
around the room. Peers sleeps in the factory
When / came down stairs before was shot I
could not get out of the factory without going into
the room where Peers was When we were quar-
reling that night in the presence Of Mr.. Taylor, /
offered to give him fair fight, but he declined /
had no knife in my hand or about me, except
small one in my pocket, when was shot The
knife drew on Peers when he struck Inc with
the cowhide, was good size ono. but did not
A. w. Taylor, sworn.-I was In the room with
Anderson when the boy came forthe broom. 1
asked him what he wanted with it as they had not
finished work. He replied that Mr.. Peers had
turned them out. Anderson remarked " that's the
way, Peers has been interfering With me all the
year. i went down and asked Peers why he had
turned out the hands. He answered that q Dor.
ton of them had finished work, and the others
were doing nothing but running from their benches
to the stove, for want of wrappers, and he had
turned them out on that account. told bin he
should not have turned them out AndeIs n
came down the steps, and again remarked that
Peers had been interfering with his business all
| the year., With this Peers got very angry, and
after several words between them, drew pistol
| and presented it at Anderson. Having heard of
their repeated quarres, and placing but little
| fdence in the courage Of either of them, tsld
| them that such conduct would not do, and that
| they had better 60 into the back yard and fight It
out. Anderson was very willing to do 50 bat Peers
/ refused. ] then told them to 60 about their bust
ness, and Anderson went up stairs. Anderson had
no knife that saw.
George w. Ross. sworn for the defence.-Re.
4 peated portion Of Taylor statement Knew no
thing about the shooting. Peers told me after
wards that he stopped the hands because they had
4 10 avx,sfh 4 hat hs.
right
/ AT the close Of the evidence the Mayor remand
ed the accused to undergo an examination next
Saturday on the charge OF felony. r
* The Huaiags Court commenced its February
term yesterday, and spent most of the day In civil
business. Joseph Jackson, charged with stabbing
William RI. Via, arraigned before the court for
examination. After hearing the evidence for the
| Commonwealth a aolle proseqat was entered and
| the accused discharged. @s}st
The Grand Jsyy was in session several hours and
found true bills indictments against The following
persons: John Darracott for assaulting and beat
| ing a man named Rosenfeld, James b. Hargrovo
and Hector Davis for shooting at each other In the
street. John Riley, Michael Kallahan, Thomas 3.
West Richard Dabney, Thomas Folks, Charles
FL Jenk ms Moses Pike, Cor neIius Kease and Fran
els Franklin in two cases. 1t then adjourned to
meet again on Thursday next e
Steam Wkistles are not only annoying in cities
but very dangerous to persons riding In vehicles
drawn Dy ttmld H0fscS. Ou o8tuIu1y I8A the M
of young lady was put in imminent AdAnger by
the blowing of a steam whistle at the Richmond
and Danyille Railroad depot, under the following
circumstances Accompanied by her brother, abe
was in buggy on her way TO the city from Ches-
terfield just rs the horse crossed the bridge an
engine commenced blowing off steam, which 80
| alarmed the animal, that be made several deter
mined efforts to run, but the gentleman In the bug
gy jumped out and caught him by the bit and with
the assistance of another person succeeded In hold
ing him, while third person caught the young L.
dy in bis arms and reseued her from her pcrilous
position. gss ~ 80.
Had the horse got away from the driver, he
would have dashed mp 14th street into . crowd Of
wagons and drays or gone over into the dock, and
doubtless have killed the lady. A gentleman who
witnessed the occurrence Informs us that the engine
| driver was called 10 several times and requested
TO stop his whistle but refused to comply with the
request Surely he could not have heard the ap.
peal in behalf Of lady, or he would have desistcd
at once A late ordinance passed by the Council
prohibits the OF steam whistles IN the city AFTER
i the lst of April next when this annoyance WIZ
/ cease In the meantime II would be vide policy IN
all railroad managers to procure bells g soon -
possible, and substitute them for the whistles now
| in use. for railroad company woah ne de1bs %
! i;att. far nv aama might neeur to person