The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-03
THE TWO GENERALS.
THEIR TRIALS ASD TR1uMPHs.
THE JOHNsoN.IMBoDEN AFFRAy
:sS'=ss.., 81 ! INVESTIGATED.
ExCITING SCENE IN COUNT.
ONE CHARGE DIsMIssED--ANOTHER!
BROUGHT AGAINST IMBODEN.
+ A New Complication.

80 + A New Complexities.
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General d.. D. Imbofen, charged with
g fighting In the stree, - fat the Byrd.Street
depo J on the Goth Of November, with GeLe-
raj Bradley q. Jobnson, was to have ap-
peared before The Police Justice yesterday
morning at $50 O'Clock, according TO The,
terms of his bail.bUnds Owing to an acci-,
dent to the train on which he was travelling.
he, was delayed several hours, and telegraphed
from Washington that heE could not reach
telegram to the Police Court and explained
ferred by the Police Justice until O'Clock
yesterday evening. At the last-nau. ed hour
General Imboden came promptly into court,
accompanied BY his brother, Captain Frank
Imbodep, late OF Richmond, now Of New
York, and bis counsel, Mr.. John S. Wise.
The courtroom was we'll filled with specta-
tors, nearly all of whom were personal friends
or sympathizers of General ImbodeD.
Mr.. Darlington Cabeli, the Common
wealth's attorney, was present, but took no
part 10 the proceedings until late in the ex-
animation, when an exciting episode occur
red which compelled him to become an active
participant.
Most Of the testimony was but arcpetition
of the statements contained iD General I'm.
boden's letter which was published In this
paper several days ago. MIR. Wise cross.
questioned the witnesses. It was apparently
bis purpose to show that the attack on Gene.
raj Imboden was sudden and unexpected; !;
that General johnson could easily have
found General Imbodeu at his Office or on
the street, but preferred to spring upon him
at the der0s, where policemen are always
statioued, and where, in the event of being
Worsted, he coald get speedy relief; that
General johnson, if be had q coWhide, only
struck Imboden once or twice with 1t; that
Imbodeu beat johnson back. and when
johnson drew pistol I'm mboden seizsd il
with one hand and struck johnson with his
other hand repeatedly that, in substance,
Imboden behaved beroically AID Johnson
the reverse. -.
Mr.. Wise bad frequent occasion to address
the court on points raised during the exam
inatiop, and nearly every time condemned
General Johnson's attack in the strongest
available language. -.5. -
EVIDENCE OF POLICEMAN ROWE.
By direction of Justice White Sergeant
Chakley called the witnesses, AID most Of
them answered to their names. Mr.. Joseph
Winston was one of the two or three who
did not respond.
Sergeant ChaIkley informed the court that
Mr.. Wins on had not been found, and be
had been told be had left the city to prevent
the summons being served on him..
The Police Justice stated that the charge
against General Imboden was I" fighting in
the street."
Policeman Wallace Rowe was first sworn.
His testimony in chief was almost in the
very words used In the statement given to
our reporter and heretofore published in
full.
In anSuer to questions By Mr. Wise: 1
81 W General Imboden strike General john
son several times. Saw no cowhide; but
saw General Johnson's pistol. 1t Is the duty
Of two policemen to be at the deEo. every
night, but on this occasion I was there alone.
I know of no other like places where two
policemen are detailed. The crowd about
there was not very large. Never knew when
there was no policeman there at night. The
first saw Of it both men were standing in
fighting position. The cowhidng was done
before | saw the two. / heard OF the
cowhde q few minutes after the cow
hiding. I never yet have seen the
coWhide. Don't know whether or not
General Imboden was holding down John
sons pistol-hand and striking johnson with
his right. didu't hold anybody. General
Imboden said he has drawn pistol on me"
or something of the kind. I paid particular
attention to General Imboden because knew
he wanted to leave the city and to avoid a..
rest, while Johnson submitted to arrest.
didn't think it necessary to take Johnson's
pistol because he put it into bis pocket when
I told him. Don't think any body TOOK john
sons pistol away. Knew that could arrest
johnson at any time; but Imboden was
anxious to get away. Several persons IN
sisted that should release Imboden-some
OF them gentlemen who are now in this
room. Don't know which of the men baG
the better of the fight; ali know is that
when first saw them Imboden was striking
johnson on the head. Can't say that l saNJ
MIR. Royal while ths fight was going on.
To Police Just49s: l die not see the com.
mencement of the ,asfieHaty. Do not know
who commenced Of WHO provoked it. The
fighting was going on when / first saw the
two. -
Policeman Rowe was here dismissed from
the stand. neither side having further ques-
tions to ask him.
MIR. RoYALL NOT PRESENT.
Mr.. Royal was called as the next witness,
but did not answer.
Colonel W. P. Burwell was then called,
and came forward.
MIR. Wise asked if Colonel BurWell was q
witness for the Commonwealth.
The Police Justice said that be had not
examined any Of their witnesses, and could
Ill 4 10 q
cal!iug them as he found their names on the
list. ,tey., asfr, yTr
Mr.. Wise was anxious for Mr.. Royal 10 be
examined as the Commonwealth witness,
in order that they might have the oppor-
tupity of hearing bis testimony, and, If ne
cesSary, of rebuttipg it.. a@4 @'i U.s.
One witness in the examination of General
johnson bad asserted, as was reported that
General johnson had given General limb boden
twenty or more blows with cowhide.
That they expected to demonstrate was not
true. Mr.. Wise. thought hi5 Honor would
understand that In this case, where General
Imbeden had suffered so much from misre-
presentation aDd where the attempt had
been made to fasten ignominy upon him, that
they should not be feLtered by the strict
rules OF evidence.
Poliee-Justice White answered that he uu-
derstood and appreciated all that had been
said by Mr.. Wise, but 1t was bis duty to say
that the case must be copformed to the charge
Of fighting In the street. = -
Mr.. Wise then asked the Police Justice to
examine Colonel Il. Coslter aCabell, as his
testimony came first, chronologically.
Agreed to.
E ~ e EiccLoNEL cABELI's EVIDENCE.
Colonel IL. Coaller !Csbsll, having been
sworn. gave very careful snd cireumstan.
4iai account of the affray from beginning to
end. He and General Imboden were seated
together al the der0t, when Genersl John.