The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-07
LOCAL MATTERS.


Shooting Of Tylr-The County Court of Henri,
co concluded, yesterday, the exsmina:ion of Re-,
ben Alley, charged with felouiousIy shooting Rsn
ben Tyler, on the 5th Of April 1854, and remauded
him for final trial at the next term Of the Circuit
Court In order that the reader NAV underst. nd
the cause of the difficulty which led 10 the shoo,
ing, We append the evidence of Mr. Anderson
Grubbs, who was present At the time Vt the occur
renee, and heard all that passed between the
parties. Mr.. Grubbs said:
Il went to Mr. Prentiss' aud met with AlIey
Tyler, Mallory and others. We then went to Mr.
hallory's, and after sitting awhile, Tyler and Ford
got on their horses to start home Tyler then re.
marked to Mallory and myself tina: the fish were
running and we must 60 over and have q fish
Alley then said to Tyler, why do You slight me 2
marry your sister, she is bad or base woman
Alley instantly said to Tyler If you do not retract
that l will shoot you. Tyler replied I will not
eat my words Alley then fired.'h
DR.. Sheppard stated tia. he was called to see
Tyler in about one hour after be was shot. He
had received fifty or sixty shot in his person and
the wound would have proved very serious one
had not the greater portion of the shot taken effect
in Tyler's arm.
An application was submitted by the counsel 70
bail the prisoner for his appearance but the Court
overruled the melton.
Shooting Of fRiec-Andrew ]. Ray was examined
before the County Court of Henrico yesterday. ON
the charge of feloniously shooting Robert Rice on
the 25th of December last, and sent to the Cir.
emit Court for final trial. On Christmas eve Raw
lad q difficulty with Robert Dabney and shot hini.
The next morning Rice called on Ray to ASCERTAIN
the cause and was invited in the house by Ray
and asked to take something to drink, When in
the act of drinking, he saw that Ray was in the
act of knocking him down with piece of pig iron
which caused him to drop the glass and seize Ray.
After brief scufe, in which neither injured,
Rice left the house, and on his way home met
with some ladies, to whom he stopped to talk when
Ray leyelled his carbine and fired, depositing .
number of shot in Rice's breast, but doing him no
serious injury.
When the Court concluded to send the prisoner
on, his counsel submitted a motion to admit him to
bail, which the Court overruled
The Court has fixed tomorrow for examining
Ray on the charge of shooting with intent to kill
Robert Dabney. Witnesses and others should at
end promptly at ii o'clock.
Camibalism.-John Hassett made his bow to tte
Mayor yesterday morning, in obedience to the
law, to answer the charge of assauIting and beat
ing Mathew M Egan on the night of the 31st of
December last Eagau and his wife were the
only witnesses for the Commonwealth, the madam
leading off in the recapitulation of wrongs done
herself and husband, with that warmth and vehe-
mence so usual to ladies of her excitable tempera
ment. The accused, in her story was described
as monster of hideous mien, entirely unit to be-
tolerated in civilized community. On the night
of the emute he visited Hagsns house, in company
with bis wife, and had been there but short time
when he ferociously attacked his =" better hah'
with an enormous whip tearing her clothes from
her person and causing her to give tongue to most
discordant music Such conduct was so revolving
to the tender feeiinks of Mat that he rushed into
The melse to save the lady, when Jshn changed
his mode of attack pitched into Mat, and canibal.
like began to eat him up, first biting off the end
OF his nose, and then fastening his teeth into his
neither lip, which was only saved from annihiia.
tion by the timely arrival at the ceue of Mrs
Eagsn with pair of tongs, which she applied with
such force to Jonny's forehead, that his Jaws lew
open and Mat escaped being devoured But John
was not to be deprived of his feed thus easy. He
bad tasted blood, and like a hungry wolf seized
Mrs L. by the arm with his teeth, and by the
hair of the head with his hands, causing her to
remember his choppers many days after the bat
tie had been ended. Such was the evidence of
the prosecution as detailed In court.
The prisoner was next ALLOW ed to speak, and in
straight forward manner, he gave a very differ =
eut version of the affair. After exhibiting
the marks of Egan's teeth on his THROAT,
face and nose he pointed to the contusons on hi
head made by Mrs. f i, and tba N proved by Mich
ael Hassett. that when he reached Egan's house
Egan and his wife had the prisoner stretched at
full length on the table, and were pounding ava Y
upon him as if they designed sending him South
by the aid of strong arms John also proved by
gentlemen who knew him. that he was man of
good character, being sober, honest and indust.i
Gus, and that he had never been engaged in a row
before.
The Mayor remarked that he knew Egan well,
and was satisfied that he was one of the most dis.
orderly men in the city, and kept very disorder
ly house, but as he had sworn positively that Has.
sett had bit off his nose, and Hassett had not been
able 10 show that gan was the aggressor, be felt
bound to send on the case Tor further examination
by the Hastings Court As an evidence, however,
OF his appreciation of Egans veracity he admitted
Hsssett to bail in the sum of 500 tor his sppes
ance, which was readily given.
Fve-The carpenter shop of Mr.. Edwin Cock e,
on Broad street between Goth and 2Isr was set on
fire last Monday night and almost completely de.
stroyed together with large proportion of the
tools of the various workmen, and the unfinishe /
work in the building. The loss is q heavy one 10
Mr. G. and his employe ees coming as it dos at this
particular season Of the year.
TUrbuieat-It ia always an unpleasant sight 10
see an old man, his head in full blossom for the
grave, aboring under the effects of intoxication-
such sight was presented in the appearance of
Joseph Anthony, yesterday morning. who was ar.
raigned before the Mayor for breaking his own
door with an axe, and disturbing the neighborhood
in which he lived. The old man seemed to regret
bis position very much, and was ready 10 promi
amends, but the Mayor refused to turn him loose
until he had given bail for his future good beha.
vior
Theatre Mr.. Proctor appears again to night in
2 fine character, aud will no doubt draw large
audience. Those who have seen him since his
arrival here, speak of him as being gentleman OF
fine historionic ta.ents.
The L. / Blues, Capt. Fry, paraded last Mon
day night, attended by the Armory Band, and re-
paired to the residences of an honorary member, to
parrake of collation. prepared for the occasion -
The turn out was large one, and the appearance e
of the company quite imposing.
Corlsssness is often the cause of fires in private
residences A few nights since . gentleman of
this CITY, on returning home at late hour disco "
cred light in one of his outhouses and on hasten.
ing to ascertain the cause, found that barrel in
which one of his servants had been depositing
ashes had taken fire from the hot embers place
in it, and was in blaze. A few buckets of water
extinguished the flames so fortunately discovered,
and thus saved the building from destruction -
Housekeepers and others should have an eye to
such matters.
Imposition "A complaint has been lodged before
the Mayor against the owner of furniture wa
gon for charging citizen one dollar for hauling q
load Of goods nine squares, and steps haze been
taken to get that teamster to court and make him
pay for the imposition thus practiced The ordi
naoces of the city regulate the charges Of all pub
lie vehicles In the corporation, and when persons
are subjected to extorton, they have only to mai
known the fact to ensure the punishment of tie
extortioners.
Rerised Ordtnancss.-We trust the present
Council will comulete the reviaion of tho cftv or