The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-29
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= - Sssor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES >'N~1sSS'I
Ahout1 O'Clock this tnornipgamattn named
Charles s. Goodman. who Is empIoyed in tbs
Treasury Department as sfeansaf er, fired
three shots at o well known character about
town named" Lem" Weeden. all Of NJ lck
took effect = one In the left groin, one In the
right hip, and one througbth the upper lip. !.
The affray between the parties occurred al
q house on Thirteenth street below Pcnnsyl.
vania avenue, where lives female, called
'slda,' who, il all the reports are true, has
shown fayors 10 both the belligerents.
Goodman states that be met Wcedeu early
last evening, and at his invitation entered q
restaurant, where they took drinks. kOr
leaving, Weeden boosted in bis usual style
Of being the best man ia town, and that be
could whip his weight in wildcats, let alone
any man II. town. Knowing LENS
quarrelsome disposition when Ia liquor,
Goodman tried to avoid him as much as pos
sible. but Lem. insisted on their taking
smother drink; SITTER. swallowing which
Lem. asked Goodman If he knew Ida.
Goodman answered "1Yes.o When Lem.
told him that be must give her. up or fight,
Goodman laughed telling Lem. TO
go home, and offered to 60 4 home
with him. This Lem refused to
do, and continued talking about Ida:
Both started up the avenue towards
Thirteenth street, when Lem. insisted on
Goodman going with him TO the house where
the girl lived just long enough for BIN
{Weedenl to- ask hera question! Goodman
states that be refused TO go, and Lem. got hold
Of him and forced him to go. On arriving. o
parley took place, and it. was settled that
Lem. should enter the house and ask Ida a
Question, and return to join Goodman, pfedg-
Ing himself that be would nos'harIn the girl.
Entering the house be. proceeded to her
room. where, after moments talk with Ida.
be appeared on che balcopyin front, and
called to his rival to come upstairs. = - .
In obedience to the invitation or command,
Goodman went upstairs, when Lem. ad-
dressed the fair one, saying, " Ida, weare both
here now take your choice, which Of us you
will have" Ida inquired II he would knock
her down II she signiiled her CHOICE. OF
course he would not, but gas prepared to
submit to her verdict. Ida stepped up 10
Goodman and signlfed that be was her ID
yorite, which aroused the brute in Lem,
and in twipkling he knocked her down.
! This brought the rivals face TO face, and q
| long and desperate fight between the two
men followed, during Which Goodman states
! that Lem. hallooed" enough" Goodman let
him get up, and proposed to shake hands
and 60 home. He extended his right hand.
which Lem. grasped with his left, and hinged
at him With knife, cutting bis coat as he
lodged the blow. The fighting continued
| with pitchers, basins, and any loose articles
which they could get hold Of. In the front
room Goodman saw revolver laying on 9
mantel, and catching 1t up let by
| three shots at LeEi., in6icting the wounds
! Hy1 inor IN
4 ting too warm tor him, Jumped from the
balcony to the ground. At this stage Officers
Sutton and Daley came on the field and
scooped them both, Goodman being sent to
the Central station, while Lem. was taken
into Entwisle's drugstore and a messenger
dispatched for Dr.. Tree, who made cursory
examination of his wounds and recommend.
| ed that be be sent to the Providence HoSpi'
| tai, as be was laboriDg under 100 much ex.
/! element for thorough examination. Lem.
objected TO this, and was fi0a'ly taken 10 the
Central guardhouse, where DIR. Riley was
called to see him. He arrived there about
O'Clock, and after extracting one OF the but
let's gave it as his opinion that the ball from
the groin wound had lodged near the femo-
raj artery, and that bemorrhage might eDsue
at any moment, and that it would prove ia
tai. - s..,, -. !.
The wounded man was then removed to
bis home, ana sedatives were administered.
WEHDEN STILL ALIVE.
=. 4, dispatch from Washington last night
says: Lem. Weedeu, who was shot on Fri
day night in an alteration, about o woman
by q man named Goodman, Is reported some
what better. Goodman has been released on
! bail. The police made descent last night
4 upon the house in which the tight occurred
4 and arrested all the inmates" ..,,.r -,