The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-02


II FArAL Ace1DEsr "A melancholy 8cci-
dent occurred dthe cofner Of 18th and Cary streets
sateut twenty hiif1tes after Il O'Clock yestsrday
afternoon man named DENNIS SULLIVAN, wnis
engaged in taking down the eastern brick Wall o.
burnt tenement on the northwest corner o. l1th
and Cary Streets fell from the top to tbs foot walk
beisw, distance OF tventy-thres feet, and the
back part Of his head stTiking brick. fractured
his skull 80 badly that his Iife i despaired uf-
sullivan has three small children dependent upon
him Tor asupport. He had been thrown out OF en-
pioyment some few weeks since, and being without
means, applied to Mr. Blunt who ID the contractor
Tor taking down the walls, for = job Learning
that he was sober, orderly man, Air. Blunt told
nim he could set in at l3o'cleck yesterday, aida
few minutes after that time sullivan was upon the
wall, pick in hand, removing the brick. He had
only been at work a few minutes, when bis feet
slipped from the linton upon which he was stand
Ing causing him TO fall backwards into the street
below. Mr.. Blunt and others who witnessed the
accideat, immediately removed the wounded man
to his home On 18th street, where DR.. Taylor was
called IN to see him. At half past II o'clock he
was then lying In senseless state, his little chill
dren weeping around him, and though the Doctor
was doing all in bis power to remove the fractured
bone and restore him to consciousness and health,
there was very little hope Of his recovery.
FELoSIoUs sAssAULr.--Yesterday morn
ing, VIM. Peasley and VIM. Jones were arraigned
before the Mayor, to answer the charge Of felon.
ousiy sssautlng and beating Thomas 0Conner and
skiies mc3ahan, but owing to the absence of wit
ncsses the examination was postponed until FRI
day next The row in which the prisoners we're
participants, occurred in Rockets last Monday
night, during the progress Of which, VIM. J. Brown
had bis skull badly fractured, Thomas 0CoBner
had his right broken, and Miles McMahan,
besides sunjry cuts and bruises about the head,
had the greater portion Of his front teeth knocked
out. How the riot originated, it is now impossible
to say The reason given by the prisoners is, that
they, in company with Brown, were returning
from the steamer Shultz, when man put his head
out of the door of house in Highland row, and
made some remark, to which Brown replied
With this, the man in the door called upon his
friends in the house, who were dancing, and the
whole party rushed across the street and CON
menced an attack upon the prisoners and Brown
The three stood their ground and showed fight,
until they found that they were to be murdered
Peasey aud Jones ran on, but Brown was knocked
down with hatchet and nearly killed. The
friends of the other parties say that the prisoners
and Brown commenced the attack, without cause
or pyovocatisu-that they broke 0Conners arm,
beat McEahan severely, and knocked down several
other innocent men before either of them received
blow. We cannot undertake TO say which state
ment is correct, but have no doubt that all the
facts will lie brought out next Friday, and the
guilt be placed where it properly belongs.