The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-03
LOCAL MATTERS.
A MURDER0US MIDNIGHT ASSAULT
UPON A POLICEMAN.
THE ASSAlLANTS UNKNOWN.
Details Of tho Affair.

About 9 O'Clock yesterday morning Po-
liccman John n. Uobson, Of the Second po-
lice-diStrict, while Oh duty near the corner
Of Thirteenth and Franklin streets, was
shot under the following circumstances:
Just before the hour named, officer Hob
son saw two men come out Of the alley on
the east side Of Thirteenth near the corner
Of Franklin street, In rear Of Cook & Laugh
toms auction house, and their manner being
somewhat suspicious, he approached them.
One Of the men said to him, "What do you
want? What do We pay you S75 month
for." Policeman HobsoD, approaching
nearer, replied, "Wbo are you, anyhow"
The same person responded, ~ am Gran-
vile Montelle" Mr.. Hobson then, putting
his hand on the mans shoulder and looking
into his face, remarked, You do look
something like Granville Montelle."
At this moment the other man, who had
remained silent during this conversation,
stepped up and said to his companion:
"Come on, George, let's go"; but instead
OF leaving, and without another word, the
man addressed rs George raised his arm, and
before Hobson was aware Of what he was
going to do, fred a pistol directly in his face.
The officer did not full, but was so entirely
stunned by the suddennesS of the attack that
for an instant he did nothing. The men i'm
mediutely ran off up Governor street. Mr..
HobSon, recovering himself, shouted "mur-
der" several times, and commenced rappiDg
his baton for assistance.
The shot and the subsequent cries were
heard by several gentlemen near the Ballard
House, and they fastened up the street in
the direction Of the alarm. On reaching the
northeast corner Of Franklin and Thirteenth
streets they found policeman Hobson, who
told them that he had been shot through the
head. Upon examination they found that
the lower part of his face was covered with
blood, which was flowing profusely from
wound about an inch below the eye, and
| near the nose.
Mr.. Hobson was at once taken to the office
Of DIR, T. P. Mayo, Law Buildng;on Frank
| lin street, for treatment. After resting awhile
8 carriage was sent for, and the wounded
officer conveyed to bis home.
In the meantime number OF policemen
| had arrived upon the scene, and search for
| the perpetrators of this dastardy assault was
| instituted, but without success.
| Mr.. HobSon states that but short time
| before he was shot be saw the same two men
come out of Delarue's restaurant, on Four
teenth street; with crabs in their hands, ana
| that they had the crabs still in their posses
MIR. DeIarue remembers that two men had
been into bis place and bought crabs. He
further says that he would recognize them
were he to see them again. While they were
in his house, he states, they were orderly,
and did not appear to be drunk. Mr.. Hob
son, on the contrary, thinks the men were in
liquor.
Intelligence of the shooting was conveyed
to the First police station, aud thence tele-
graphed to the middle district. A messen-
ger was sent to DR.. c.. w. 7. Brooks resi-
dence, on Grace street, and be proceeded at
once to attend Mr. Hobson. Yesterday
afternoon the wounded man was represented
to be quite comfortable, and not supposed to
be mortaly wounded.
In conclusion, it may be remarked that
while Mr.. Hobson was standing at the cor
ner of Thirteenth and Franklin streets, after
being shot, and just before he was taken to
DR.. Mayo's office, he spit out something hard,
which he at first supposed wasthe ball, but
subsequent search revealed the fact that it
was small piece of bone. at last accounts
the ball had not been extracted. Messrs. Hob
son and Delarue assert that neither of the men
who were parties to this transaction was
Granville Montelle, as he is known to both
of these gentlemen.