The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-01
Singular Assemps q slsrarr.

There was great deal Of excitement IN chi.
csgo on the evening Of the 2sth uit, 1T the Al.
legged attempt Of DIR. Frank Royal, formerly Of
Lynchburg, Va, TO cut the throat OF his " lie
The Chicago Journal gives the following nnr.
ticulars Of the mysterious transaction.
The parties reside In 4 small frame cottage
Q1g Adams which Is near tho corner Of an Al,
Icy leading from Monroe to Adams. They
both left the house last evening. bur NO, Is,
company they Were, however. subseo n.ntix
seen together on Quincy street near vp.aiiy
and shortly after Mrs. Royal was heard crni
ing o"', "oh hus--oh hus," and holding mn her
hand to the right side of her throw fs an,
which the blood was oozinc she ran ho,m, e -,
her residence and was followed by mn eysi,aJ
crowd. DIR. Royal did not accomnanx NV
IONIC, bal made of northward, across n va.
Or. Jerome was summoned from hi. a.,,..
store on the eornerof South Clark and ADAM
s',e'S anu ionntt "A cut on tho chit side of th,
nesK apoat TWO inches long, but no. deem nor
w., "ssloas " only severed some OF the fibres
~ aso hiain muscle of the throat The cut
Was III the form of an angle and appears not
W nave deem n slash with knife but An in
Giston with the point of a sharp Instrument =
-. e ufesssa the wound and left the woman
lSise comfortable; but owing to subsequ ent
mental excitement, produced by visitors and
INJURIES, TIE wound took TO bleeding afresh
uhu ne was again sent for; but not being al
i,, Dr. e. n Fitch WAS called in, who again
not serious. The South Division police sta.
non mouse being within a few doors of DR.
Royais house. the police We're soon engaged in
search for the Doctor.
Officers McIntyre and West and Mr. AIlen
Pinkerton. were active in the pursuit and in
about an hour and n half after the committal
OF the deed, the doctor was taken into custody
at his daughters Mrs. Kneiskarne's) resi-
dence, Ill Jackson street He came in there
shortly after the alarm, and had been in and
out several times before the police arrived, and
even then he was out, but they awaited his re-
turn and took him TO the police station a about
III CLOCK last night, where he was lodged in q
cell for the night
Dr. Royal is Il man of about the average
height, of middle age, has been a surgeon in
uhe army, ana came To reside in this city last
october lie is a native of Iynchburg Vir-
gina, is highly Intelligent man, seems labor
lhg under excitement, but was not it is
thought, in liquor at the time
lie has two married daug htcrs-one Mrs Arm
strong. the wife of Il we'll known circus per
iorilef the other the Mrs. kneisk;true referred
10. The injured woman is said TO nave been
an actress. The domestic relations of DIR. and
Mrs. Il. have not been of the most amicahta
character, and on Sunday night il is stated
that a violent row took place between them
during which he Is said to have whipped his
wife severely.
DIR. Royal asserts his entire Ignorance of the
whole affair iii its inception; saws he had
been down town and taken an ice-crean, at
rights, near the Court House. and when
returning, his daughter Rosa AIRS. Armstrong;
met him, telling him that some one had chi
hermother's THROAT. and urging him enot TO go
home,' upon which lie had gone with his
daughter 10 Mrs. kneiskarne's on jackson
street, where the officers found him Heayows
his ignorance of the preparation of the deed
and that he loves his wife as fondIy rs ever
any husband could
The wife, il is said, minated to officer West
at first that her husband had done the deed
but she since denies EN- hatically he had any
thing to do with the ACT. Her story at the
house to policeman, was that she saw the
shadow of n man who stole up behind her
and Immediately cut her with knife, and on
her enchanting. turned and ran.
This morning the accused was brought ND
before Police Magistrate Milliken, but in the
absence Of Mrs. X, the defendant was commit
ted 10 Jail on charge of assault with deadly
weapon with intent to commit murder, in
$1,000 bail. Mrs. Royal is rapidly recovering