The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-17

towards Joe As be approached, Joe fire
at him and ! think missed him-at fea'
the fire had no effect on him. Askew cor
tinned to advance after the second fir
and got the hatch which rested on th
| combing and the railing, when Joe fired IN
third time. Askew did not fall at this flrs
but was pushed from the hatch by william
| Crenshaw, and fell on the foryg rd side W N
o. then turned 10 his brother and said, Joe TO
Gods sake 60 away from here. Iput my han,
on Joes arm at the same time. Joe seemed 4
nave no idea of shooting again. He was ex
amlnlng his pistol, and seemed to be remoyini
the exploded caps from the nipples. William
then proposed TO Joe 10 send for n physician
Joe told him to do as he choosed-that he wa
gong to magistrate and give himself mp, ant
also remarked that he did not think he hae
hurt Askew, but that if he had been shot, h,
thought II was in the leg. The Crenshaw,
then got into the buggy and started for theiI
store | gathered up the ink books, etc. anC
I started on after them on foot.
Cross-examined.-W When Askew remarked
/ 10 Crenshaw that there "were raseals in Vir.
| ginia and rascals in North Carolina, and ht
| supposed when he found Crenshaw ont he
| would find him TO be a ID rascal, too,'' he
| added that he had got what he had with his
| hands, and that they could carry him through
| any crowd. Askew renewed and con tin ued
| his abuse of Crenshaw after he came out OF
| the hold of the vessel,-so much SO that Capt
Weskett remarked 10 me that he had said toe
much, and that he had nothing at all to Go
with the vessel His manner was that of Il
duOtld anu ilRhlIDE man, ana was
| OF his fighting qualities before Joe Crenshaw
came to the vessel that morning. Askew
seemed TO be trying to provoke a difficulty
with CrenshaW. L thought Crenshaw the
coolest aud most Iorbearing man l ever saw.
Had he treated me as he did g., l should have
jumped him Immediately. Askew was a mus
cuiar, powerful man, weighed about 100
pounds, and could have whipped either of the
CrenshaWS before they could have walked
across the Courthouse floor three times. 1
did not hear Crenshaw use an insulting ex
preston 10 Askew. When abused by Askew
for going into the hold he only asked why he
did not have the right to go there-and even
this question he asked in a most gentlemanly
manner. only heard three reports and two
OF them were while Askew was advancing
After the third fire, and VIM. Crenshaw
had pushed Askew off the matches, Askew
got up aud walked towards the cabin
William G. Creusnaw. sworn.-On Tuesday
last, about II O'clock. just before getting to our
store door, met Mr. Cary, who told NE he had
q note for me from my brother, ana handed it
to me. L asked him what was the matter. He
told me to read the note, and that would give
Inr all the explanation. l then read it as fol
lows:
Please step around to Sutherlands s and bring
ne hve shooter, properly loaded,'
l Immediately went to Sutheriand's select
ed five shooter, hGG il loaded and put into
case, which L locked, then had the case wrap
ped in paper and tied up, then placing the
bundle under tie seat of the buggy SO rs to
conceal il, drove down to the dock, where the
vessel was lying. When l arrived there |
saw my brother standing on the wharf with
one foot resting on II post, and bis head down.
As socn rs he saw me he came to the buggy
and before L got out. l asked him what was
the matter. He replied, that he had been
abused to-day in such a Wav that he cOnld not
stand il. l asked him who had abus ed him
He said man on this vessel. i told him To
ge in the buggy and let US go home--that
would not put myself on Il level with such q
dog the man must he 10 have abused him. He
N and tn n sol vol
with him, but such abuse l cannot bear" |
then looked a my brother in the face and hes
itated \ moment. He said 10 me, II am per-
fectly cool-yOu need have no fear on that
score" which was satisfied was the case on
looking at him, and thai be would not use the
pistol in ady way that il ought not To be used.
While this conversation was going OH l got
out OF the buggy, and being satisfied that nv
brother would not act rashly, tore the paper
from Oft the case, unlocked it, and handed him
he pistol. leaving the case in the buggy My
brother I'M mmediately put the pistol under the
left side of his vest, and | walked by lis side
20 The hatch. There were then two or three
Ineu sitting in the stern of the vessel Ny
brother hecsoned and man came forward
hItehIng up his pants and PlacALss bis haads
On his hips III defiant manner Rff& ne got
hear US, my brother said 10 him "gou must
take back the abuse YOU have given meto-d day !"
The man replied, &" l say there are id ras Gals
in North Carolina, d d rascaIs III Virginia
and l suppose you are one of them" Nh
know very we'll what you have said. but you
must take it back Assew replied, Z" l say
there are id rascals in North Carolina, id
rascals in Virginia and hiGa you one OF
them My bgOther SAID, & it Is useless tor you
to repeat this, and you have got 10 take il
back viii not stand it," About this Stage
OF the proceedings, hearing such language TO
my bro jher, became very angry, and doubled
up my fSt, and once or twice was very nigh
striking him. did restrain myself, however
and said 10 him, stop and tnin&-IecOllect you
are IN Virginia now. Nirgiulaus are not ac-
custOrned 10 such abuse, and will not stand
it," knowing the vessel hailed from Ba!ti-
more, and supposlng Askew 10 be one OF The
TowGles driven from there, and shat he de-
sgued to rule Richmond as his class has done
Baltimore, thought | would warn him that
nothing of the sort wonld be tolerated here
My brother then said To him. you must re-
tract, and do it quickly" Askew then re-
peated his offensive remarks, aud said, II will
not retTact unless YOU will ask nv pardon for
going down The hold OF my vessei.n NY bro
ther SAID, THAT | will uot do, because did no
more than had the right To do" Askew said,
"then will not take back what have said ~
At that moment, very much To my surprise
my brother advanced step and struck skew
Simultaneous with the blow L heard the dis
charge of the pistol As my brother struck
AskeW threw his head back and To the right
II to avoid the blow. The first time | saw
the pistol after l handed il to my brother at
the buggy, il was PARTIALLY in The hands Of
Askew, who was struggling 10 get IL from my
brother. Immediately stepped between them,
put my hands on the pistol. pushed my brother
off with The pistol iii his hand, and pushed
AskeW IN the opposite direction. AS soon as
| separated Askew and my brother Askew
seIzed me by the arms, and then ii was that
pushed him off with all my power. As soon
us l got loose from AskeW l stepped bac.; on
The hatch and railing and remained there
AS soon as l pushed Askew of, he stag
gered backwards aud lodged against water
cask or something else, that prevented him
N
started to advance on &. NV brother had step
ped hack on the hatch, towards the wharf, aud
as Askew advanced he fired at him. Al
the fire of the pistol, Askew made no stop,
but continued 10 advance, and stepped upon
the hatch in pursuit of my brother. As he
stepped upon IL, or immediately thereafter, my
brother again fired, having retreated at least [
eight feet from the waters edge When As
kew got within one or Two feet of me, / called
on my brother for Gods sake not 10 shoot any
more; and then ii was that wi ia al! my power
/ pushed Askew from the hatch down upon
the deck of the vessel When saw him fall
became alarmed, fearing that had pushed him
in to the water. was standing eigh teen inches
above him, which enabled me 10 push him
down. On being pushed from the hatch, he
fell on the railing of the vessel, and in re-
clinng position, lodging against the rigging.
l then went to my brother, asked him To put
up his pistol, and asked him 10 go away with
me. AsKew, in the meantime, had got MP from
where | pushed him, and walked towards tho
cabin, evidently lame, and with one hand on
his lett leg, il he felt some pain in it. Seeing
his condition, l asked my brother If we had
better not send for a physician, ard said the
man was certainly hurt--either from the fail
| had caused him. or from Il pistol shot. Nj
brother replied, " You can do as you please
l don't think he is shot, but il lie has oeen, he
is shot in the leg. l am going up town TO de-
liver myself To q magistrate." We imme-
diately got into the buggy and started up town.
l said again to my brother, Joe, I'm afraid
that fellow is shot" He replied, ~ think
not-but if he is, he is shot in the legs. / aimed
low both times, because did not desire to Kill
him" We then drove on TO our Office Afte,
getting 10 the Office my brothers came in in q
few minutes. Brother James, at the request
Of Joe, went of for Justice Burton.