The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-12
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| s rioax sAoo;iss 4Ba, Yesterday after-
| moon, hbout oct OK, n shcotiue affair ;sssk
ptace at the Dock, batweco 2tss ,ud ss1d sls.,
| which may cost iellr his life. Mr,
| Joseph "A CreSsha@ Of .bs firm OF Crensnaw
20, had gone to tn- Dock 10 see abont 8
load OF gnano, shipped 10 his bonse from Bai-
Capt Weskett, and while on no ard the vessel
GOT in to an alteration With Mr.. JoHs y As.
KEW, the male and part owner OF the craft.
which ended in MIR. Crenshsw's drawing a
pistol and shooting Askew twics-one of The
balls en- teriag his right breast near The nipple,
and probably penetrating the lung, the other
entering the left thigh, just above the knee
Drs. Watson and Dove were soon afier called
10 see the won uded man, aud finding his situ-
alton to be critical, removed him To Bellevue
Hospital. "'F
We were on the Dock soon after the
occurrence, and eBdeayored to learn the
particulars; but the statements of those who
were eye-witnesses were SD contradictory, that
we deem 1t best to give none OF them until
legal investigation is had -H.g
Mr.. Askew was formerly from North Caro-
lima, but has lately removed to Norfolk, from
which place his vessel halls.
Mr Crenshaw Is a well-known merchant OF
Richmond, and has always been regarded as a
cool. straightforward, high h-minded gsntle-
man. -.
After the shooting Mr.. &. got in his buggy
ara went to his private residence on Main
street, where he sent for Alderman X NJ
Burton and gave himself into his custody
Some shert time after officer Morris obtained
Il warrant aud Mr.. CreDshaw was taken before
the Mayor; but as the witnesses were not pre-
cent, and a hearing could rot be had, he was
refused bail and committed to prison. .
Street Esht-Yesterday morning the Mayor
spent about three hours In estigating the
charges against WM MULLEN for ,eioniously
shooting JOSEPH SuMMKRs on the n isht of The
lst inst, and agaiust losBPH SpMMaRs for
feloniously stabbing and wounding VIM MuL-
LEN, at the same time, As there were eleven
witnesses intrf duced, we can only give the
substance of the testimony. Ii sppeaIs- that
Mullen and Summers were 1t daggeTs' pcints,
from some cause not made known, ana hat
they started out that night in search of each
,ther, Between the hours of II aud i2 O'Clock
hey met near BintJrfl s hat store, when Sum
mers said TO Mullen, Il have got you at last"
aud made hluw III MIN with his hand At
This, NJ ullen stepped off tnr sidewalk in ITO tho
gutter, Summers being next to the houses. drew
his pistol and ccmm-ncrd firing. AT the first
discharge, Summers got into a door way 10
screen himself aud drew his pistol which
snapped. Mullen then treG q secoud ume
when Summers retreated into The street. Ill vi.
len firing at him once OF twice more.
After the fght, IL vas ascertaiDrd thar sum
mers had been sbo! in he right forearm, pro.
ducirg ugly flesh wound, which was
dressed by DIR. +. W. Hancock; and Mullen
had stab in the }ett thigh, near the ne.
hich was dressed by Dr. Conway. Durtr2
the affray, no one saw Summers have kniI+,
or fire pistol The f'aTties made frieud> lh
Court, aud are now disposed To aid each ui bei
prescribes.
The Mayor, after heariuz tbe evidence IT,
maEd ded the prisoners TO ~ further exaIn.pt'i
for felony before a a.led touItti JUstic.E, TO
be held ON The l. IA Inst.
Hastings CoKrt-2hs b,,dy of Magis rates
was in session yesterday, and transacted civil
and criminal business, as follows:
Augustus O. Brummpil and William Jones,
indicted for assauIting Lewis Shweitzer DIFF
ficulty arranged between the parties and a HOHs
prOSsqui entered.
Richard, slave Of S. NJ. Baily, stealing a
gold watch valued at S225 from Robert NJ.
Lowerre on the 22d Of August, was tried,
found guilty ard sen fenced to receive thirty
nine strips.
John Mescoe, charged with receiving six
barrels OF sugar worth Si4J, stolen from L. & g.
B Davenport, on Goth of August, knowing the
same TO have been stolen, WAS examined and
remanded TO be tried before Judge Lyons, for
The felony with which he stands Charged
The Court unanimously refused to admit him
10 bail. .. F-.
William Godfrey and Thomas III. Fowlkes,
indie ted for misdemeanor. N0Hs prOSt4u' en-
tered
John Hagan, indicted for assaulting EiiZa-
beth q oodmaG, was tried, found guilty by ihe
jury, aud nned $Iu and costs.