Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-22

ne was sitting on baggage truck BY the side
VI inc baggage room, aud ] passed him with
"ui recognizing him in the dim light. Az soun
as recognized him | walked up to him and
saio' General lmhOGeu, | haye been looking
for you, anu thee struck him across the face
as rapidly rs possible With a cowhide, He
rushed at NE, and made some a,temn:s n
strike NE Oh the LETT side OF my head which
were not very ettectua!. and did not amount n
much. "
Policeman Wallace Rowe rushed iu while i
was attempting to draw small pistol and
seized me With one. arm and lmbodeu with the
otner just as got the pistol out, and pushed
US apart, excIalmlog, "Genlerueu, you must
like that.
lmboden said: Hes armed: take hin,
away" and Rowe insisted that T sLnn,d n nn4
NY pistol up shook my finger at Iubodeu
morning, but thought you had left town. t hnt
L have co"hlded you we'll now"
Rowe Insisted that should 20 to the Sac,na
police, station, aud ImDodeu insisted that Rave
shou'd release him III order that he nigh, On
% me train to some railroad convention n
which he was a delegate
gathered up my cowhiaa and retired in
gooo order; went up to the police station az
directed; captured John j. Crutcb6eId tho
justice who othcatos at those headouarters
and was treated with that urbauity. nromnt.
ness, and fairness which distinguishes the in.
dIca career of that magistrate
During the pending of the late eIection in
Richmond series OF very striking letters,
with documentary evidence, appeared 10 the
Richmond Wing against Gen. johnson, signed
"Old Fashioned Man." Ia these Gen. John.
sons career III Virginia since the war as an
at'orney,at,IaW, was fully gone into charging
that he had committed great wrongs nnon the
creditors OF certain banks, 10 winding them mn
BY getting orders. through the United States
Court 1.-THE late Judge Underworld in the in.
terest OF some halt dozeu of the creditors nv
when they got their claims paid, and the mass
of creditors got nothing, and Gen. Johnson
got very large and unjust fees and charges, rs.
lns the military of the United States to have
his orders executed, &C., especially in the case
OF bank at Winchester; also charging that
Gen. johnson had put ~ the lob" and get a
very large percentage out of the State Of V;r.
slula on the claim OF the Stat, against the
chesapeake and OHIO Caual COMPANY, which
could nave been settled without anv such ar.
rangement, and through all of which General
yohpSon had become enriched unduIy, &c.
Inc Seuatorlal election resulted 10 Mr.. John.
sons success, but the friends IF his opponert,
Mr. knlght the independent caudidat., de.
c!aFed that the election was fraudulent and
'he taxing OF dispositions in the case has been
proceeding for several days.
i 10 Its account of the affair the Wing saws:
Geueral johnson having sought out General
imooden, aud finding him at the depot drew
cowhlde, which he had concealed about his
person, and attempted to use it. He succeed.
ca 10 striking General lnboden once, when
the later grappled him. Gen. Johoson then
threw down the cowhide, and succeeded in
drawing revolver upon his adversary, who
was himself uDarued. Gen. Imboden. it an
pears, prevented him from using the pistol by
selzng him by his two arms and holding bin
until Policemen Rowe, who was near at hand,
came up and arrested both parties. The DO.
l'oeman, at General Iuboden's request, seeur.
ed Gen. Johnson's light artilerv.''