Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-09

the part of the Wardens in their answers to all
questions, and u refutation of anything like
charges of incorroctness that showed that every
thing they had done was prompted by the pur-
est and best motives, and that they had been
in all their transactions actuated by a desire
to faithfully discharge the duties imposed upon
them to the greatest advantage to the city, and
clearly did they viudicate all their acts to the
minutest transaction.
AFFRAY ON SUNDAY.-A letter from Alex
andria, in the Washington Chronicle, gives the
following particulars Of an affray which oc-
Cured in this place yesterday:
"About 10 o'clock two men, one of whom
was the notorious Tom Curran, and the other
a man named Wright, came down King street
to the corner of Union, and meeting couple
of acouaintanccs, Currau invited them to take
drink. All of them entered Captain Eli Pet
teys saloon, and all ordered drinks except
Wright. Curran turned to Wright and asked
if be did not intend to take anything. Wright
answered that no did not drink in such low
company Curran then told him to draw his
pistol and stand his distance, which he instant
" did. Two shots were fired by each, but
neither was struck, the bullets lodging IN the
wall close beside the combatants Wright then
drew large knife and started for Curran, but
was stopped by the bystauders Being ordered
out by Captain Pcttcy, they went to the wharf,
where they were joined by another man, and
all three went up an alley to Prince street.
They returned, and took a drink at Schncldcrs
restaurant, and then went on the steamer City
of Alexandria to go to Washington. The po-
lice were informed of the atfray, and started to
arrest them. When they appeared on the
wharf Curran ran into the Watcf-closct, and,
it is thought, cmpticd the contents OF a vallsc
and bundle which he had carried into Pet,
tey's into the river. The valise had been we'll
filled, but on being searched only piece of
wire was found in it. A bunch Of skeleton
Curran is we'll known in Washington as
Second Ward thief and rough. Wright is
thought to be one OF the men who broke iuto
the iewelry store of W. w. Adam, in this
city, year or two ago, and who helped to
crack another 10 Washington a short time after.
They resisted the officers, and had to be severe,
" dubbed before they would yield. They will
have hearing before Mayor Berkeley
The prisoners alluded to above made their
first appearance in this city early yesterday
morning at the restaurant of Scfcr Blouse, up
per end Of King street, where they ingratiatcd
themselves into the favor of the proprietor's
wife by adjusting false tooth for her,
but being drivon off by Mr.. Blouse,
they next appeared at the restaurant of
Capt. ELI Pcttcy, foot of King street,
where the shooting described by the Chroni
Gle $ correspondent took place. The shooting
was the result Of prcarraDgcd plan, and was
done for the purpose of robbing the money
draw during the consequent excitement, but
though all in the saloon except the shooters and
the bar keeper vacated the room when the fir
ing commenced, the atter-Gcorgc Pettey, re-
NAMED at his post, and the project did not
succeed. Officers johnson, Nightingale and
Ogden made the arrest, though not without
some difficulty, the oifcr ders resisting, one Of
them TO such degree that Officer Johnson had
to use his billy upon him and receive therefor
warning that though years might elapsc day
of reckoning would comc at last. Previous to
their arrest they threw bowie knife behind
the steam range 10 the bar room of the ferry
boat, and in the scutAe on the wharf ono Of
thcm dropped the chamber of a revolver, and
just before they reached police headquarters
the pistol to which the lost chamber belonged
fell out of one Of their Goa sleeves. The satchcl
they had with them contained pair Of false
whiskcrs skeleton keys lock picks, instruments
for unlocking doors in which keys had been left,
and other burglars implements. Curran was
chrs;oued in this city and is said to have been
released from the Albany peniteutiary about
nine weeks ago. Wright has several aliases
among them, VIM. Lee, Bill Williams and
VIM. CARMEL. 1t is supposed that they are
the parties who attempted to rob the store of
MIR. j. Nj. Stewart, on Saturday night last, an
account Of which is published elsewhere in to-
days Gazette. They are held hero for cxami-
nation.