The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-15
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ed before the Mayor on Saturday ~ sn
charge of cutting G. j. Miller, with 4 h.,sh.s.
the Fair Grounds, on the I'd of June. , M;,,us :.
so far recovered from his iGjuries "a to ba .h,
attend Cour., though apparently quite fsehls
Several witnesses were examined, and from, ,ba;,
testimony We gather the following statement Of
the circumstances of the case:
Miller went to the Fair Grounds, on the "a O,
June, on business, and as be entered. met with
CtAyton, who accosted him in a friendly manner
Soon afterwards, while Miller was a. Steinleiu's
tent, where bar was Kept, Claytor came In with
a nafchet and spade, and Miller ask cd him what be
DC was going to dig grave. That, said Miller,
Is All that you are 1t for. This led to further re
maIka. Opprobrious epithets passed bet esp them.
ana C.aytor took eff his coat for fight He ST
lei"aFas, however, put 1t on again. but the alter
cation proceeded until Miller struck at Cl.vtor.
who returned the blow with his hatchet driving II
through the skull Ciaytor then left but was fo-
lowed by Miller; the haichet having been in the
meantime taken from Ciaytor by . witness. Mi Ter
.nousn very weak from the loss of blood managed
20 oVertake Claytor, and struck him on the head
Win the spade They then cIinched and the latter
apparently had the advantage, when NJ drew
knife opened Hi:h his teeth and was observed 10
aim blow at his antagonist with it Bystauders
.nen Iusned up and stopped the affray, and Miller
completely exhausted, was carried back to the
Kent Claytor found that he had received a stab in
'ne SHOULDER In addition to the blow upon his head:
sno alter goirg to physician 10 have his wounds
dressed, went home, where he was arrested The
knifs which Miller dropped, was found. half sbut
on the ground '
Both parties had been drinking to some extent.
and probably this may be set down as the real
cause of the difficulty.
Dr. Carter, the attending physician of Miller.
stated to the Mayor that the wound was inflicted
with sharp instrument; was about two inches in
length, and just over the left temple bone 1t
penetrated through the skull, into the brain Mil
Ter was doing as well as he could expect, and his
chances CT recovery were good though exfoliasion
OF the brain might take place hereafter
Dr. Thomas, who dressed CIaytor's vonnds
stated tha! the cut on the head WAS an irregular
messed wound while the one on the shoulder
over Inc scapuia, was a puncturs, and both had
the appearance of being made with q knife one
Win the edge, and the other with the point. The
weapon must have been driven into the shoulder
with considerable force; he did not think such a
wound could have been inflicted by person in &
weak condition from loss of blood
AFTER listening to the arguments of counsel,
(messrs Holiday and Sturievant) the Mayor re,
viewed the evidence, and concluded by remand
ing the prisoner, to he examined before a called
court, on Friday, the 10Th inst, on charge of fe-
lony. An application for bail was made but the
Mayor declined TO grantit
Gentlemen present stated that Clevtor was a
very Industrious man. with family dependent up.
on his exertioDs for support. He was engaged a.
laborer, at tbs Fair Grounds on the day Of the
affray.
Excitement at the JaiI-Rumors were extensively
circulated on Saturday, TO tha effect that an at
tack was to be MADE upon the city Jail at night,
with the design of taking out Thomas HARDY
and subjgctiog hm 20 The punishment laid down In
the code OF Judge Lynch report that the child
whom Hardy trutslly assaulted was dead added
TO the excitement, and gave rise to apprehensions 3
tbat violent demonstration would take place
Accordingly, the entire regiment of military as
ordered to assemble at the jail 10 prevent ssorder
i need be-, by the method edopted recenl,y st
Washington. A considerable pumber of persons
congregsted about the jail ct night, mos. of them
led thither by motives of curiosity, and q large
proportion being boys, but nothing of q warike
nature was apparent The Mayor, however, read
the riot act, and commanded the crowd TO dsperse,
an order which was oosyed without unnecessary
delay. With this slight exception, the night passed
off quietly.
We are gratifed to'ss that the report of Laura
Bsnnetts death was without foundation. We as-
certained yesterday morning that she was getting
along n well az could be expected, with favora.
bic prospect Of restoration to health
Inspection Of Tobacco The Commission Mer
chants Of Richmond hsid q meeting on Saturday
evening, for the purpose of taking soma action
with regard to existing irregularities In the mode
Of inspecting tobacco. The meeting was well at
tended, and the proceedings wese entirely harmo-
nious. Several resolutions wers adopted, among
the most important of which was one requestip z
the Inspectors 10 list no tobacco hereafter, except
In the city. This II Is anticipated will result bene-
hcifly not only te our commission merchants and
the planters whom they represent, but to the
tobacco trade throughout the State The meeting
also resolved to establish tobacco sales room OF
Exchangs, where the merchs ants may eongregate
daily for consutation and the interchange Of opin
ions. A committee is to be appointed to select s
suitable place for this purpose. The proceedir gs
We learn, will be published in extenso hereafter.
Ten Strikes London, slave, the property Of
Taliaferro & Bro, was arrested Friday hight while
roaming about without a pass, and punished the
next morning with ten Btr pes. Prince Albert,
who Is In no way related to the royal house oi
Saxe.Cobourg. but owes allegiance TO O Is. Luck
was awarded ten iashes for a similar offence; and
Peter, the property of j. r Grafton, was In like
manner punished for his propensity to wander,
No PnpHs-Johr Jordan, q negro claiming tc
be free, but having no papers to prove 1t, WAS ar
rested Friday night and committed to await thu
society little free negro, named Charles Gibson
supposed to have run away from his parents wa
| captured and sent home.
Trespa.sing.- James free negro, wa
properly puoished en- Saturday morning, for tres
| passing sn the premises of Marcus Tankereley
| with the intention of stealing.
| DaiIv RiUer Line to Norfolk. Curtis Peck bein
| again on the river. there Is now daily line
| steamers between Norfolk and this city TIL
CurtIS ana GlSDcOVe ass UT5L GLASS; DDatS, aOd WI
| leave here alternate mornings reaching Norfolk
| three o'clock in the afternoon.
| Tbs Army Worm-A friend informs us that som
of the wheat fields in the neghborhoods of the cit!
| that were supposed to be in the most promisia
| condition, now exhibit abundant evidence Of ID
| ravages of the army worm.
| Continued. Saturday was the day fixed for Il
| iuyestg alton of the case of Ann Maxneld, a fro
| nt gro woman, charged with inflictins q sever
| beating upon her child; but the attending phys
| clan, DIR. Trent, having stated that he could NJ
yet pronounce The boy entirely free from the chant
| of permanent injury, the Mayor continued Il
| matter until Saturday next, the 20ih inst.
| Locking the GATES. The new superintendent
| Capitol square, Capt Freeman, has adopted ru
| Of locking the gates at 10 O'Clock, p M Cons
| 9uentiy, the numerous individuals who hereiofo
ressrte thither for lodgings, have to seek quarie
| elsewhere Doubtless they bade farewell to the
| airy apartment with sensations of deep regret
| Acc,5ent.-An elderly female, named Mrs Bel
| nett, was knocked down by a vehicle near the hr
| market on Saturday morning, and seriously injn
| ed Persons in the vicinity subscribed money sr
| sent her to her home, some ten miles from Il
| city.
| TIE Alarm of Firs. on Saturday morning, w'
| occasioned by the partial burning OF the roof OF
| house on 5.h street, near the Armory Bridge.
Damage slight.
Fatal Result-Elijah Bailey. the free negro vi
| was badly hurt q few days sgo by the falling of
| mass of brick, while at work near the corner
| 18th aud Main streets, died from his injuries
| Saturday, at the Poor House.