Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-22
PERSONAL RENCOUNTRE:,
AN AFFRAY IN RICHMOND
General Imboden Attacked by
Gen. Johnston.
coWH1DEs, PISTOLS, ETC, ETC

Byrd-street depot between Gecs Bradley T.
johnson and j D. Imbodcu Gen. Imboden
Was seated 90 baggage truck on the platform,
waitiog Tor the arrival of the train, when Gen.
johnson came up, and, after addressing some
words to him, struck hun with a cowhide,
which up t, that moment he had had concealed
in his sleeve. Gen. lmboden seized General
johnson, and was defending himself, when a
policeman stepped i'll and separated them.
Both gentlemen we're put uader arrest, aud
were bailed, and Gen. Iuboden went on his
journey to 81. Louis, where be will act as one
of the delegates from Virginia 10 the Pacific
Railroad Convention.
The immedlat, cause Of the assault is atri :
hu'ed to evidence given by Gen. Imbndeu 10
he contested election case between johnson
and koight for seats in the State Senate
Mr. w. L. Royal, who accompanied his
partner (Gen. Johpsop) to the depot, makes
| I he following statement:
Last friday night at IL o'clock, at the
close OF Gen. lmbOdeu S deposition, ne having
sworn that he wrote the first letter signed
ODD Fashioned Mao" asked him this ques-
ton: Gen. lmbodeo, you have spoken OF an
article published the Richmond Wing over
the signature "An Old. Fashioned Man, which
you say was written by y,urseIt. Did there
not appear IN all the mornlng papers of the city
IN very lew days thereafter com muoicatou,
signed bradley I. johnson, brglnoiog taus:
The scurrllous, false, and deianatory card
published 10 yesterdays Wing, over the sigma
:ure 40 Old fashion Man. requires notice at
my hands, because am the nominee of the
:.
to see that my friends are justified in the sup
port they have excluded TO me-" aud after
paragraph, which | will not repeat here, con-
tinuing 1.-THE Old Fashioned Man is following
a very old fashion, which was denounced by
the Almighty amid the thundcrs of Sluai iu bis
commend thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbor, and for following which
AnaulaS aud Sapphlra were struck dea! at the
feet Of the apostle. This old fashion is US old
AS sin, and envy. and malice. All the state
menls In the paper referred to arr false 10 spirit
aud essence, aud the repetition OF them does
not rem0ve the responsibility OF repeating
them"
GeD. lmboden responded : "Such an article
dld appear, as have stated 10 my examination
10 chief, to which replied 10 subsequent No.
OF the Wing, as | have also stated; which re-
ply OF ulGe, with the subsequent articles writ
ten by MIR. Wise under The same signature,
furnished full proof of every allegation made
against Gen. johnson 10 my first letter, except
one. and convicted him Of denying as untrue
statement of facts he knew to be true. The
exception | refer TO was 10 reference to the
Chesapeake aud Ohio Canal imputauiou, in re.
gard to which Gen. johnson said, in substance,
that the subject bad been investigated by a
committee of the legislature from whose SO.
called report he made certain extracts aud
concluded in these words: And this report
was adopted by the Legislature, which state
ment is not true 10 fact, as the Journals of both
Houses show; aud Geo. Johnson, when be af-
iruea it was adopted" either kuew it was
DOT true or eDdeavcred to mSlead the public
by stating as fact that which was not fact,
aud the truth Of which he could have ascer-
tanned by reference to the public records in the
CAPITOL For a true understanding of this mat
ter Cow ask to file copies of my letters pub
llshed under the signature Of IAN Od-Fash-
Toned Man and two Of Gen. Jonson's cards
called forth BY those letters"
General lmbodeu at the time said he was
going to leave that night for St. Louis to at
tend the Pacific Railroad Convention. [ sup.
posed Saturday moruiug that he bad gone,
aud SO told General johnson. About 2 o'clock
General lmbo1en came into Mr.. Nelson's of.
fec. immediately found General johnson,
and told him that General Imboden had not
left the city.
About 3 80 O'Clock found General johnson
walking up and down Main street 10 front of
his office. asked him what he was doing
there. lie said he was waiting and looking for
lmbodeo. all the evening we sough ImbodeD,
but in vain.
General Johnson agreed that I should get
him a cowhide, which did, and it was re-
solved that he should walk up 10 Imboden and
strike bin with it. Inquired around every.
where for lmbodeu, and learned that he was
going to leave the city by the 9 20 Fredericks-
burg train. About clock we went down to
the train, and as we walked down the platform
we passed lmboden sitting off o one side on a
baggage-truck. | thiuk Mr. Franklin Stearns
was sitting by him.
johnson passed him without seeing him,
when | Judged General johnson aud pointed
luhoden out. johnson Immediately turned,
wa ked up to him, aud said:
General lmbodeo, I've been looking for you
all day, at the same time drawing the cowhide
from his coat sleeve striking him FIVE or six
blows with it in rapid Succession across the face
and head.
lmbodeu sprang up and seized johnson by
ouo Cudl duuut Tue Deck anu oOtn meDCeQ press
ing him back towards the cars, johnson ap-
pearlng II make no particular resistance to that
effort of lubodeu, but seeming to devote his
whole attention t. getting his pistol from his
pocket. La an incouceivably short time be had J
it out aud at 1mboden's stomach. thought
lmboden dead maD
In the very pick Of time policeman Rowe
pushed his body 10 between the two and
pressed Imbodcn away.
johnson stood with his pistol in his band
and said, General Iubodep. I'll not kill you
while 10 the hands OF that policeman"
I'm boden called out, He is armed; take his
pistol away from him"
General Johusvn said, General Iuboden,
| would have cowhided you this morDiug, but
| thought you had left town.
There was then hunt for the cowhide, and
it fell into my possession.
G' neral johnson gives the following account
OF the occurrence Having seen In one of the |
morning papers report of General Imboden' !