The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-07-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

The Shooting Seraps--We gave, YESTERDAY
ihe account of the shooting Of OTHO BUTLRR
lad twelve years old, by FssrUs MALoSH, Of
Henrico as furnished us by some Of the boys
who were in the party at the time. MIR. Ma
lone was arrested that night by Constable
Thomas. and taken before Justice Baker, by
whom he was admitted to bail for bis appear
ance, next Monday, in the sum Of 81, 000.-
Yesterday morning u lady living in the neigh
borhood, who witnessed some portion OF the
unfortunate affair, and who felt satisfied that
the statement given was very inaccurate, call.
ed npon us, and furnished the following facts.
which she Is prepared to verify on oath:
Mr.. Festus Malone lives near Blakey's farm,
the east end of his garden running near to
tiaiey's spring. On his south line are tho gar
dens of Mr. John Brown and Mr. james Ma
lone, and east of the spring is Mr.. James Ma
tones stable lot and field. All three Of the
persons named have a number Of fruit trees
On their premises, and for several weeks past
the boys OF Church and Union Hills have been
so annoying, SO abusive and so destructive To
the orchards, that Mr.. James Malone and Mr.
Brown have been compelled to cut down their
peach and plumb trees to get rid Of the
boys and TO save their grounds from trespassers
Last Wednesday morning seven or eight
boys pulled down q portion of Mr. +. Ma
one's fence, entered his young orchard and
began to pluck the green fruit and break and
destroy the trees. Mr.. M. being sick at home
at the time, went out and begged them to de-
sist, telling them that the fruit was green but
that 2s soon rs it was fit to eat, he would di-
VIDE II with them. toad OF leaving the
premises, however, they abused him in the
most shameful manner, and threatened him
with violence, thereby virtually taking pos
session of his premises. In the afternoon, a
gang OF some twenty OF thirty boys passed by
Mr., James Malone's premises, In the direc tion
Of the spring, and getting opposite to Mr.. w.
Il. Gregory's lot, a portion OF them mounted
the fence to gather berries On being remon-
strated with by Mrs. G.. and her servant they
abused them rudely, using the most vulgar and
ooscene language, and stoning the little chill
dren in the yard, under the very eyes Of their
mother Another portion of the gang entered
Mr. r. Malones premises, assembled the peach
Irees, and were plucking the green fruit, when
Mr.. r. M. came from his sick room into the
richard and fired his gun, portion of the
contents OF which struck young Butler and
injured him severely.
AT night, the boys assembled again in large
numbers, many of them armed with pistols,
and made such terrible threats that many fam
lilies in the neighborhood were kept awake all
night for fear of the threats being executed.
The lady to whom we are indebted for the
above information, does not know where young
Butler was at the time the gun was fired She
and other neighbors recognize n number Of the
boys, and steps will at once be taken to have
them punished for their bad conduct II pa
rents permit their boys to carry deadly weap-
ons, to trespass on the premises of Others to
insult ladies in their own houses, to loitcr
about the old fields every day in the week, and
to regard the rights and property OF no one,
then the law must be enforced against them
rigldly. We know that Mr.. Butler would not
permit his child to interrupt any one, but the
fable of poor Tray is applicable to children
as to animals of the canine race