The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-24
PHASES OF THE FIGHT. i
LETTER FROM GENERAL 1nBoDEN.
NEW STORY OF THE CoWHIDING.
POLICEMAN RowE's REroRT.
sER. MORROW RAISES a TEMPEST
SHARP ANSWERS TO HEM.
A FEW MORE DISPOSITIONS.

Qen III reference 10 oUeueIdI OoUnSOu>S attacK
on General Imbcden. and from Colonel w.
c. Knight, Mr.. John S. Wise. and George n.
Nicol in reference TO the letter written by
Mr.. j. L. Morrow to Colonel W. E. Tanner,
and by Colonel Tanners counsel introduced
as evidence.
Colonel Knight has not yet finished taking
dispositions in his behalf. Several witnesses
were examined yesterday, but in the testi.
mony there was little of exciting interest.
Mr.. Wise's first letter is as follows:
To the Editors Of the Dispatch:
| ! send you letter just received by me
from General j. D. InbodeD. Il was mailed
on Sunday at Altoona. Pennsy ivania. sta
ton on the route to st. Louis. You may
l,publish il as 8 news-iter1, as General John
tson has already furuished.@the public with 9
statement Of his relation to q certain " small !"
pistol. have no comments 10 make.
JOHN S. WISE.
Letter from General Imboden.
SUNDAY. November 81, 1875.
John S. Wise, Esq: Dear Sir,-Not know
| ing what version has been given to the pub.
lie of the dastardly and cowlrdly attempt to
assassinate me last night at Byrd.street de-
pos, in Richmond, submit for such use as
you deem proper the following statement
Of facts:
a little after O'Clock walked alone from
my house to the der0.. Being half hour
too early, found no one there but the em-
ployes of the road. Presently Colonel Il. &.
Cabell arrived, and soor afterwards we were
joined by Colonel William p Burwell and
Colonel E. W. HUBBARD. AS we were al
delegates to the St. Louis Convention,
holding the credentials OF the party, as we'll
| as part OF their railroad tickets, we had q
little conversation about the matter, when
Colonel Cabell and stepped across the
street TO get sandwich. On our return to
the platform, the train having arrived, the
crowd had become large for the place We
| therefore stepped into q recess. where bag.
gage is checked. Colonel Cabeli took seat
on one of the baggage Wheelbarrows and
90 small box near by, where We continued
our conversation. 10 short time observed
| Bradley johnson making bis way hurriedly
along the platform. When he had slightly
passed where we were sitting he discop-
cred US, being then some ten feet dis
tant. He faced towards US, aud look
| ing full at me remarked in an excited
tone, in keeping with his manner, Cab
| General Imboden, believe" Up to that
moment had no suspicion of hostile intent
| on his part, as for week we had often met
| in the offices of the lawyers taking deposl-
| tions In the contested elections. Bu: when
| he spoke I observed that he bad his hands
either in his pockets or under bis coat aHd
| knowing the mans nature and character, the
whole scheme was instantly revealed to my
mind. He had come there armed to fiud me
| in crowd of men, women, and children, uH-
suspecting, unsrmed, and detenceless, to shoot
me down without personal risk to himself.
Quick as thought l sprang to my feet, and,
| springipg forward as he advanced step or
| two, graSped at his throat with my left band,
and aimed blow at bis face with my right,
which he partially evadei by sudden move
ment. receiving it on the left side of his head.
he struck at me at The instant spraDg at
him. ] supposed With small cane, as | was
| barely conscious that my left arm had been
| hit. had on very heavy new and stI1
oyercoat. brttoned up to my throat, which
greatly hampercd my movements, but dealt
him blows on the head in rapid succession,
at the same time forcing him back perhaps
fifteen feet from where the fight began, in.
| tending to pitch him under or between the
cars. but he brought up against post, and
| that checked bis backward career. After his
blow on my arm he struck me on the lett
cheek once with his fist. and then drew
pistol with his right band, think, from a
hin. pocket. This ] had expected when be
ceased striking with that band, and l
| was ready for it. Fortunately the light
from gas.amp revealed the pistol
as soon as drawn, when / seized bis wrist
with a firm grasp Of my leIt hand and neio
it down. II occurred to me ct that moment
to attempt to jerk the pistol out OF his hano,
| ee. away from him, aud shoot him. But at
the instant attempted to do SO policeman
seized me and commanded the peace. ex.
claimed. "Don't hold me: he is armed and
| am not!" But the policeman, holding on
to me and holding on to johnson's pistol
hand. the crowd closed in and secured Jonn-
son. a gentleman from Brooklyn, VINO
gave US his name, told Colonel BurWell
and myself that he took the pistol from
Johnson. johnson then exclaimed, obey
the arrest" Then, addressing me. sad,,
have coWhided you, and have been looking
for you all day, but thought you bad gone 10
the morning" That was the first intinatton
| had that such weapon was attempted 10
be used and replied Indignantly, You
have not done it, sir. But you shall near
from me again." When recollecting was in
tie custody of an officer l scorned to ban dy
epithets, and turning to the officer demanded
to know why I was held in arrest for
simply defending myself against murder.
GUS assault. The officer refused TO release
| me, and MIR. Stearns, having just come up,
offered to 60 bail for me to any amount to
secure my release. But we had to go to the
station-house, where, 10 avoid commitment
| had to give bonds and agree TO conditions
I need not detail. As to JohIson's allega.
ton that she had been looking for me all
day, but thought I had gone away 10 the
morning" / state that from 10 A. NJ. until
IP, NJ. I was more than dozen times
M and down Main street, on both
sides. in front Of his Office. I was
repeatedly in the offices of r. Fl. Maury
& Co., Colonel r. L. Maury, and Mr.
| Stearns-the latter Office being my place o.
business. johnson can look in from his OWL
| windows. was in numerous stores ON Malr
street before noon and after noon. l walked
the street and talked with many persons du
| ring the day. recall General P. T. Moore
| Colonel Fl. G. Cabell. Colonel Maury, Colone
Forbes, Mr.. McPhail, Colonel Burwell, MIR
Ragland, Joseph Hall, and others.
Two gentlemen tell me that they remem
Der seeing johnson near me on the sidewalk
on either side of the street, during the day.
| But il was not night then, aud some OF hii
gang who were with him after, and probably
before, the fight at the depot were not handy
| on Main street.
For the accuracy of my account Of tht
fight refer TO Colonel CabelI, who saw i
all: and to Colonel Burwell for its conclu
sion, To avoid the arrest begged Coione
Burwell to occupy the attention OF the DIN,
Ger a few moments. and would escape ane
take the train up town, and get out OF ths
State untramnelled, but the officer would no
| Iose sight of me moment. II struck man!
| that there was not half the vigilance eXer