The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-12-24

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gentlemen Of Aoaov-thst b Yankee parole
Pshoncn-wh0 gave their names % Henr
Jones, James Hats, and ChArles A. 0unr
were arrested BY the watchmen lAst Tue
day night, and brought before the Mayor ye1
tefdAy, ON charge Of yiolcntly afsaultin9 an
shooting at Hugh Regsu, with tho intc6tlol
OF murdering and robbing him.
The circumstances connected with this al
ia1r arc these :--Jones, who seems to hay
been the mere catspsw of Gum, . notorIou
rufiian sud shoulder hitter, informed Rees,
that he know . Yankee deeerter Who had !
quantity OF Federal "greenbacks," :" which hl
wished to dispose Of, and made an arrange
ment With kegAn to meet the "Yank. !" on
saturday hsf, at place named on Cary street
ne2an prepared himself with ell GOO in Con
ieoefate notes, and appeared at the place
aesisnated. Jones was also present, but ex
cused the absenee Of the owner Of the gsecf,
backs. and appointed Monday ct 0 O'CLOCK
at-R. II. Aliens house, for the consumn
-tion OF the trade. J0nes's man WA ngaip
absent, and that afternoon was fixed upon
aor meeting, but something was wrong.
and Tuesday evening after shutdown at Al.
lens house, on the south side of the. doch.
was agreed upon.
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Jones, Allen soon after approachine ana
taking seat with them. xiter convssslp =
few moments Jones left the house, but re-
turning to the door very soon, called Regan
and told him all was ready. Reganand Steel
went to tho door, whereupon Joues told
Steel to remain there short time; that the
party with. the ssgreenbacks'' was wsitipg
near the stable, some hundred yards Cd. and
that the trade could be ccnsummated in q
very short time. Suspecting nothing wrong.
Steel rejoined Allen near the ?, and those
two resumed their conversation.
Regan, accompanied by Jones, started in
the direction OF thestatle, and seeing man
standing there who was proved to be Hays,
va: told by Jones that that was the man
with the money. When the party reached
tho stable, however, Hays remarked that the
man they wished to see had gone OF toget
his supper, and Hays started ia pursuit OF
bin, bat returned without iludina him
j ones then said he w0ald 20, and on his 70.
turn said tho man was then In the stable
With this Hays opened the door and walked
IN, and Regan started to follow. but had only
made a step or two, when Jones, who was
ochind him, levell.d his pistol at Rsgan's
head and fred. the bail grazing his left whis.
ker and the powder burning his cheek
Quick as tn ought Regain turned upon the
assassin, and grasping bis pistol firmly In hIa
left hand held to il, Jones firing another barrel
whilst Regan held to it. Whilst the two
were In the scuf1e over the pistol Jones said
to Regan, God d-n you, Ill kill you, "and
put his hand in his pocket as II in search OF
his knife. Regan replied, .'D-n you, If You
my N Jney why didn't you say 30,
and would have given It to you rather than
tn have been murdered" at the same time
putting his right hand behind him sc If to
draw IL forth Jones then said, "Glve IL to
me-" Instead of getting his money, howcv-
er. Regsn drew his own pistol from his belt
aud presented 1t to the head Of Jones, re.
marking, II have got You, snap ped 1t in his
ACE, at the same time holding on to the as.
'assin's pistol. Jones fading that the scales
We're turned, let 60 of his own pistol and
an away, Kegan firing at him as he retreat
e, but without striking him.
Seeiog that Jones and one Of his &C.
'omplices had run down the dock, Regsn
'eturned to Aliens door, called out Steel.
md, without saying a word to Allen, went to
he station.house and there reported what
lad occurred. Very soon after this the
vatchmen arrested Jones at Aliens board,
ng, house, on Cary street. They then HGnt
g sarae.e % rd hipoe pFoe1tR IF fnYmh hothinS
rot him to aid them In the discovery Of the
,ther parties.
Allen remembered that ON going home
hat evening he sow Hays standing near his
window, Jones then being In the house with
Regan and Steel. lie also heard from anO-
her person that Gum had Threatened to
kill Jones If he did not do the job that night.
He therefore traced up both parties and
,urned them over to the police.
The Mayor, after hearing the witnesses,
-emanded the three prisoners for examina-
ion before the Hustings Court on charge of
attempting to murder and rob Hugh Regan,
md sent them to prison for safekeeping.