Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-15


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Yesterday Afternoon, about three O'Clock reports
,f pistol shots heard proceeding from the Office
81 Justice q. :. b. Wall, the we'll known coIored
magistrate. on !th street between and T. Officer
hcDermOtt and Lieut.. johnson at once proceeded 20
investigate the cause. and locking into the Office
Hsgistrate was striking him oy er the head will,
pair of hinges From tie statements Of the partiei
CaIt. James NJ Davenport, a clerk in the Second
Auditors Office. Yesterday afternoon rode eut 9TH
station for squire all and directed to his
ldencs; few doors below where he learned from
Tenport at once proceeded there. When he arrived
= the Ss S ssny hrs b
Taylor and Robert Green, and the first intmation
amy Of them had Of Davenport presence was the
TLAsF o. a PISTOL y TIE poOEwAy,
The first shot struck Justice Wall in the abdomen,
second Te1rt he seized heavy pair Of strap hinges
ant powerful blow, telling him to The fo s r and
sTenShing the pistol from him was beating him when
Lieut. hnson assisted Wall to his residence, and
DIS; Res burn and elennin, OF the Freedmen's Hos
pital. we're in attendance. DR.. CToghan sulse-
suently was summoned They
PRoBKD FOR IHE BALL,
which lodged the right side of the abdomen, but did
10; sueceediE extracting it, -. go
HcDcrnsctt, and los ed up of the cells Of
abe second Preshst Alter the ply scians had dressed
them to touch him He Was called By a number
Oh account u business visit Of Squire Wall O. the
Second auditor Office, and said NE HAD hearyl Wall
Dad stated that the Auditor promised IF the matter
sR which he called was not fixed, might res ult in
DsSenpOrt removal. He Was
NOT MUCH ENcTrED
when taken into custody although he appeared TO
house answered Lieut. JOhnson's queries, Have
you had quarrel with the Squire Any diff
IT, he Question '1 Have you BEEN dfnsnsi bs re-
piled You've guessed it this time, and To DO
would DO it Sgai, ii bad the chance. ''1N
Ia appears from the statements OF Wall, that
Says egg Mrs; Wright, an snPlOye Of Howard
Auditor Nee for sio and that 4 was not hat he
n obtain redress wan said that perhaps he coaIS
arrange the matter. sd called at the Second Audi-
tors Office and stated the circumstance, Davenport
for and TsatiOn occurred betw him
and all hCh resulted ia the agreement II Day en-
port to take back the stOys- Subsequently,, Dayen-
bad DETERMINED not to take back the stowe Wall
saw Mrs. Wright afteTwards and advised her to see
fhe Secretary q the Treasury about the matter she,
his Cfice, and stormy Interview occurred in whc
CHBRELLA WAS USED,
n. set forth in The STAR a few days since.
Davenport served in a Kentucky regiment during
the and lost leg He has been in the Second
sd,;0rs ofss thrse or four {eaas residing most Of
70 the time Of this occurrence, been looked upon
Ne good citizen. He has quick inpulsiy temper,
visit to her parents, in Louisville, Kentucky about
month since After the departure Of hrs family he
changed his place of abode from street near D. h,
he has been drinking freely.
Davenport was brought before Judge Smell, in the
and battery With intent to kin wall He piad not
guilty. and vaiyed.an examination, and was com
United to Jail for action Of the grand jury, bail
Justice Wall is somewhat easier this afternoon.