The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-14

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!. THE BALLARD HOTEL, SHOOTING AFEAIA-
TIE CASE CONTINUED UNTIL THURSDAY
THE ACCUSED BArrED.-Ye yesterday Noses
and sMordscsf Levy appeared before the
Mayor. to- answer for shooting Berry Amee
IN thebilliard.room Of the Ballard sHotelen
Saturday last.,,, 49, - s.n,ra az. 80
He Asafd On Saturday morning I .wss
sitting in the billiard. room Amos came
up<Snd ssskedme tor plsya IrefnsedsstA
feM moments after, Ne. Smith came in
and also asked me. to play. 1 again re-
fused; when Amos said, "f will play with
you.n They went TO d table, when Mcrds.
cai Levy walked mp to Amos and iwlis.
pered. something ins his ear, ,which.Ia Iadid
not hear. Amos then remarked, There
are many ffty cents on the books not as
good as mine. You have taken in many 8
dollar in this billiard room that SMr. Bal
lard will neverTsee' ',7fA Ash Levy;awho 'wu
standing near, said I" You' getoutof here,
you d--d sconndrels"on Amos then jump
ed up and struck Ash Levy and took hold
Of him. The two sons, Noses and Mord decai,
were sitting down near them when the
diffic tyocommeuced. .Efi Noses ran, his
desk and got his pistol. Ash Levy raised
his hands as if to ward off the blow. LEFT
the room: While leaving, I heard an ex-
clamation from Ash Levy, and two seconds
afterwards apistol shot, ems "a .@sfzGi
Gross exsmined,rcby Colonel johnson,
counsel for the Levys: ] did not hear the
remark Of Mordecai Levy to Amos, as it
was whispered thought that it was done
politely. Did not hear Amos call Nor
decai Levy any names. As was leaving
the room, heard Mr.. Ash Levy halloos out
as if for assistance, but did, not hear what
he said. Heard the shot about two seconds
after the exclamation.
2 Mr.Augustus Smith testified: T stepped
into the billiard-ro about Ii O'Clock;
found the! Levys, Amos, and Others. in
there; asked Myers to play He refused,
when Amos said he would play. with me.
L consented, and we commenced toarrange
the balls, when Mordecai Levy walked up
to Amos and whispered something in his
ear. Did, not hear what it. was. Heard
Amos mutter out something in reply, but
did not understand what he said. Then
heard Ash Levy call Amos d-d rascal
or scoundre1. Amos then jumped up and
struck Ash Levy. Started out and heard
the report Of the pistol. 9yo sggsE s1;
Gross examined: Saw the scuff1e. Amos
was in a position, for striking, and Levy
bent down with hands thrown up to ward
off the. blows. Heard Levy "halloo out I"
asifhe wanted assistance. When Mordecai
spoke to Amos he did it in aquiet man.
ner. Did not hear or see Mordecai Levy
say or do anything offensive to Amos. Did
not hear Mordecsi tell his brother to shoot
Mr.. W. J.. Lannan stated that he e-went
into the hotel to write. q letter; after
finishing which he went into the billiard
room. Had been in there about twenty
minutes when Amos came in and asked
several persons to play. All refused.
Presently Smith came, in and consented
to play. Saw Mordecai Levy 60 to Amos
and whisper in his ear. Amos then re-
fused to play. Heard him say, " You have
many worse fifty cents on your books than
mine." Ash Levy asked him what he
said, when he repeated the remark. Ash
Levy then told him to get out of the room
whereupon Amos struck him. He then
confirmed the statement of Smith as re-
CARDS the position of the parties. '-'S'
DR.. c.. W. P. Brock was called to the
stand. He said that he had, with DR..
Bolton, made an examination of Amos's
wound. Found that the ball had entered
in the corner Of the left eye, ranged down
wards and backwards into the dutrim,
fracturing one of it's walls and passing into
the pharynr, and, he supposed, passed
from thence into the stomach. Thought
that Amos was entirely out Of danger, and
would be able to appear on Thursday.
The Mayor then announced that he
would continue the case until IL o'clock
Thursday, and would bail both of the ac-
cused to appear. He required $4,000 se-
curity of Moses and $1,000 of Mordecsi.
Mr.. Ash Levy gave the required bond