The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-23
THE RICHMOND WAR.

FIRht Between the Police and the Negroes
Fight of Another Kind Between General
Candy and Governor Walker.
The Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday has the
following:-
After the close of our report of the municipal
troubles, at 12 Oclock Saturday night, every
thing passed off quietly uutil night before last.
The Council, at its meeting Saturday morning,
passed an ordinance directing the police force
of the city to d'sperse all collections of persons
(white or colored) which numbered twenty or
more, when found on the streets of the city.
The police we're instructed to enforce this ordi-
nance and to disperse all crowds seen in the
streets. On Sunday night, about o'clock,
Captains Tyler and Eppes, in charge OF detail,
consisting of Sergeant Dabney, Detective Knox,
and privates Taylor and Bush, were patrolling
Monroe ward, and found near the corner of
jefferson and Marshall streets, in the i'm
sase RSns at the coy corSer of Brook avenee ee and
Marshall street. sqnad of negroes, numbering
twenty-five or thirty. They ordered them to
dsperse and go peaceably to their homes, which
order they refused to obey. The policemen de-
termined to enforce the order, and drove them,
without any violence or drawing arms, across
jefferson to Broad street. When they reached
this point they made q stand and showed a dis
position to fight. A parley was going on, when
Private Taylor looked around and saw negro
secreted under the portico of the house occu-
pied by Ben Scott, the notorious negro scoun-
drel, taking deliberate aim with musket at
Captain Tyler. He called the attention of De-
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of the gun and turned it up. AS he did so, the
negro fired and shot off part of the forefnger of
KnoX's right hand. When this shot was fired
the policemen drew their pistols, and in an in
stant the firing became general on both
sides. Whilst it was going on a volley was fired
by party of negroes in an alley near the scene
of the fight The negroes were soon routed and
driven off. Several were wounded, but were
carried off by their friends. When the fight was
over, private Bush was found lying near the
gutter, dead. 1t is supposed he was killed at
the first fire, but was not seen to fall, the fight
was hand to hand, and the whole party was
mixed up in the melee. AS soon as the streets
| were cleared private Bush's remains were
brought to the City Hall and laid out in one of
| the jury rooms. He was on duty as special
! policeman, was about thirty-dve years of age. a
| baker by trade, and was peaceable, indus
| trious, and honest citizen. He leaves wife and
one child.
Yesterday afternoon, about o'clock Ben
Scott, the notorious ringleader of all radical
| negro yillainy in the city, was passing down
Broad street in charge OF policeman, having
| when near City Hall was attacked by several OF
| the special police and very narrowly escaped
| with his life. But one shot was fired and that
took effect in the lower part OF his arm and in
| ficted slight wound; the ball didn't enter the
wrist joint, and is very small affair. One Of
| this special policemen was about to fire again
| when several others saw it and prevented him
| Scott AAs taken up into the Mayors Office ant
nl5 WOuDu ullcnu0u TO- Ilo Is 30 ln5uUOTulnaJC
| and has been at the bottom of so many disturb
ances that no sympathy was felt for him
| OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Yesterday General Candy responded as follow
to Governor Walkers letter of Saturday night
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA, RICH
| MoND, March 20, 1S70-To his Excellency Gilber
C. Walker, Governor of Virginia. -Sr;-I have tn
honor to acknowledge the receipt this morning 0
your communication OF yesterday
l concur fully in your statement OF the cOnstitu
| tlonal and statute laws in relation TO the employ
ment OF the military arm OF the Government agains
| invasion ana domestic violence. The rules In tina
respect and relation 10 the aid that may be givel
the civil authorities in the service OF the process
In the enforcement OF the decree OF the civil court
are clearly laid down; but the instructions of tn
President and OF the Secretary OF War; referred to
my communication OF yesterday, relate more part
cularly 70 different and exceptional cases, wher
one or the other OF the parties 10 contest dis
regard the usual legal remedies and seek to esta
blish or 10 maintain their rights by other means
Csses OF this kind have not been infrequent IL
the States shat were engaged in the Rebel
Hon, and your own observation has n
doubt SHOWN you that they have Oocurre
In other states, although the instruction
referred to relate specially to the former
The duty imposed upon military commanders i
cases OF this Kind is to make timely disposition 0