The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-22
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both OF you consider yourselves under ar
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the conventipn.s I replied, General, ]
know nothing Of The conspiracy or the cause
Of the fuss, but i saw the fight, and am eona-
pelled to arrest you" 80
BE replied, |" Sir, + ann appointed by the
Governor 10 20 TO the convention"
|. I answerea, g I can't help 1t IL you are ap.
pointed by the President" t.".-.-.---,
A lame man, whose name / do not know,
remarked to me, aP PollcemaD, come walk up
70 the end of the platform, have pretty
landscape to chow ycn.' -
L RESPONDED, sfNo, !, thank you that's
TOO thin. for me-. You must take me for q
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! / took both gentlemen under arrest, and
put General iJobnson In charge Of Mr.
Royal to take him to the Second station.
house. General Imbodcn insisted on taking
q hack and General Imbodep, Mr. Stearns,
and myself came along together ,in it.
/ General Imbeden was In hurry TO get
bail and to catch the train as 1t passed the
corner Of Belyidere and Grace streets. We
went to the atore OF Justice John j. Crutch-
field, corner of Fifth and Marshall streets,
and out on the street found Mr.. Crutchfeld,
who bailed General Imboden to appear at
the Poll ce Court on the I'd Of December, and
mean while to keep the peace. The ball was
fixed at $1,000, and Mr.. Stearns became his
surety.
General JOrnsOn's Account
Toa reporter OF this paper General John.
sou, on Saturday night, gave the following
account Of the occurrence: Having seen
in one of the morning papers report OF
General Imboden's testimony in relation to
| the letters of the is' Old Fashioned Man."
went down the street and inquired for him,
and was informed by Major Stiles that In'
boden stated Friday night that he was going
off to St. Louis that night, and therefore /
supposed he had left town. Between 2:3C
and 8: 80 O'Clock was informed by Mr.. Roy
all that Imbeden had not left town, but had
| been during the day in the Office where they
were taking dispositions.
SEARCH FOR GENERAL IABoDEN.
Immediately went in search Of hfGl on
the street, at the cffice where they were
taking depositions, and at his own Office. He
could not be found. ascertained, upon in.
quiry, that he was going to leave town to.
night Saturday on the nortbward-bouud
train. proceeded to tbe.det0t in company
! with MIR. Royal, and looked for him. did
not see him at first. He was sitting on
1
room, and I passed him without recoR niZing
| him In the dim light. AS soon as / receg'
nized him l walked up to him and said,
General I'm bedeD, I have been looking for
you.v and then struck him across the face
a. rapidly as possible with cowhide. BE
rushed at me. and made some attempts to
strike me on the left side of my head, which
were not very efectual, and did not amount
| to much. Il Ia7 .es4
INTERFERENCE OF TIE POLICEMAN.
Policeman Wallace Rowe rushed in while
I was attempting to draw asmall pistol, and
seized me with one arm and 1mboden with
the other just as I got the pistol out, and
pushed US apart, exclaiming, "Gentiemen
YOU must stop this arrest you both ~; OF
something like that.
Imboden said: "He's armed; take him
away.n and Rowe insisted that should pu
nv pistol up. ! shook my finger at limbo
den and said, "I would have cowhided yor
this morning, but thought yeu had let
town; but have cowhided you we'll Dow.'
Rowe insisted that should 60 to tht
Second police.statiop, and Imboden insisted
that Rowe should release him in order thai
he might 90 on the train. 10 some railroad
convention, to which he was delegate.
THE WEAPON GATHERED UP.
gathered up my cowhide and retired II
good order; went up to the police.station, a.
directed; captured John j. Crutchfeld, the
Justice who oficiates at those headquarters,
and was treated with that urbaDity, prompt
ness, and fairness which distinguishes th'
| judicial career Of that magistrate.
George K. Crutch6eld, Esq, Major Rober
Stiles, and William L. Royal, Esq, became
surety for me in the sum Of 81 900 that ap
pear before Justice White at $50 o'clocl
Monday morning and answer such charges
as may be preferred against me, and in th'
mean time conduct myself as good and or
derly citizen, and especially should keep tht
peace of the Commonwealth Of Virginia
And that's all know about it. then came
right home. -'-.
Sought but Not Found.
! Before it was known chat General limbo
den and Mr.. S:earns had succeeded in catch
| ing the train Dispatch reporter visited hi:
residence, intending to get from his owl
lips his version of the affair. -
His house was found locked up and all tht
lights out. After ringing several times, ohe
of the windows on the second floor wa:
raised, and our reporter was informed BY
| lady that General Imboden bad gone to 81
Louis, and would probably be back in abou
week. EEE"at
Therefore it was taken for granted Genera
/ Imboden had caught the train.
Mr.. Stearps's residence was visited with
like result.
| General Imboden is said to have one seal
| in his face, but otherwise is not much hurt
HONE INDUSTRIES TIE MANUFAoTURE OF
BR1cKs.-NoW that the brick-making seascl
(which commences the middle OF April ant
/ closes about the middle of NoVember)
ended, statement of the operations OF th'