The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-27


tea, ia phrase almost daily brought home 70
the mind OF every newspaper man. The NEWS
WAC Yesterday favored, In the person OF member
orits city stan, with unusual attentions Items
were scarce, and 1t was with NlcaWoer-like
confidence that something must turn up that our
reporter wended his way upon the usual ROUNDS.
The duardhouse gave but slim scinteuaton OF
clubs and stars, and the Detective once seemed
still less promising. There the despondent knlgns
ofthe Quill was encountered by Detective Her
nandez, who, with an oath, declared tnat IHE
NEWS should get no items In that ONCE "hlle ne
wasfotncer OF the day, and that the books snouid
not be inspected. Having already seen tnem'
our reporter turned 10 leave, when HERNANDEZ
swore that ii he came in there again he would
put him out, and made motion that suggested
the execution Of his threat. An iniimatlon tnat
such an attempt might be dangerous, Kept the
oficer a. a distance. and he vented his rage IN
parting volley Of abuse
The day had begun to wane when the same
reporter was chatting with Lieutenant Chapman,
Of the Police force, near the west pillar
- 1.-THE Guardhouse front. During the con-
vefsatlon, the irate Thomas Jefferson hackey
came striding down from the direction OF
his office, and without looking to the rignt
or TO the left Joined knot OF men who were gath
cred in front of the Guardhouse entrance, and
among whom were Captain Hendricks and Alder
men Collins and Wall. Our reporter had finished
talking with Lieutenant Chapman and was quiet
" walking along under the Guardhouse porcn,
when Mackey stepped out from among MS
friends and brandishing huge b.udgeon,
which with characteristic modesty he terms
q walking cane, said, " Sir, you are the
author of scurrilious piece in this mornings
NEWS, which denounce as''~ glance at the
throat Of the infuriated justice was sufficent to
indicate the piece alluded to, and before the sen.
tence was rounded OF in the usual melodramatic
style Of the speaker, our reporter was testing the
strength Of his umbrella upon the person OF his
assailant. The casual weapon broke at the nrst
blow, and LEFT nothing but q recourse to those
furnished by. nature. The Hero OF the Handker-
chief receded and forgetful Of his stick, began to
tug at something In his back and soon the butt OF
an army revolver, brass.mounted and huge, be-
gan to loom up. Before the gun could be mount
ed In position Captain Hendricks interfered, and
the Mexican hero was foiled In his blood.thirsty
design. The crowd had now become oppressively
dense around theyscene, and, being handed the
fragments Of his umbrella, our reporter TOOK ap
q position near the middle Of the square. Mac
key had now another chance Of interviewing our
reporter. and made q diversion towards him, ac-
companied by another motion towards the Co
lumbad, but come how the gun again could not be
mounted, and, by the enorta Of Trial Justice As-
grath, the bombastic justice, having been persuad
ed that hs had done enough TO satisfy his thirst
for blood and glory, was Withdrawn rom the
A short time after the occurrences mentioned,
another difnculty took place, which, although
bloodless In Its results, was more exciting while
1t lasted This time, too, the casus oeut was par.
agraph in TIE NEWS. Unt er the leading OF "The
Police Scandal" 1t was stated that the three
cases against Detective Hernandez had been call.
ed up before Trial Justice Levy, and that the de-
fendant was released upon giving bond Tor his
appearance This information had been furnish
ed TIE NEWS by the trial justice; and hence the
detectives grudge.
Trial Justice Levy was speaking to Captain Hen
bricks, when Detective Hernandez came up and
made use OF very insulting language towards Mr..
Levy. The latter soon after determined to take
out q warrant against the detective, and was
passing him near the corner OF the Courthouse IN
Meeting street, on his way to the ONCE o! Trial
Justice John G. Mackey for that purpose, when
Detective Hernandez again applied coarse and
insulting terms to him. Mr.. Levy stopped, and
taking stick from the hands Of by.
stander struck the detective several blows over
the head. At the second blow the detective backed
few steps and drew q revolver. Az he did tnis
Captain Hendricks interposed, and caught Her
nandez, who reached around him, however, and
fired two shots in quick succession at the trial
Justice At the second shot, Captain Hendricks
caught hold OF Mr.. Levy and jerked him down.
His sudden fall at the report, gave rise to the
supposition, which afterwards took the shape OF q
rumor, that Trial Justice Levy had been shot,
Both Of the bullets struck the pavement, Few
Ieet from the muzze OF the pistol. Captain Hen
bricks now succeeded in getting the pistol,
and Hernandez was arrested. He was lodged IN
the Guardhouse short time, but no charge haV-
ing been lodged against him, he was shortly re-
leased 1t is but justice to add that Captain Hen
dricksl acted during the fracas with marked
promptitude and courage. His conduct exposed
him to much personal risk. The muzzle Of the
pistol was in dangerous proximity TO his body as
he rushed in. and at the second explosion his
clothing was singed and covered with smoke.
This was the last sensation Of the day, and the
yhmense crowd, drawn together ny the firing,
quietly dspersed.
THE VISITING FIREMEN.-The visit Of the
Washington Fire Company, OF Wilmington, DEL,
,o tho ci,v In a nonplar enbiect Of discus8iOn