Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-13
shooting 4 fair in Washington.

The Washington Republican OF this morning
has the following:
THE second act in the Goodman " ceden
tragedy occurred about ll5 tbs morning NJ
, the corner CT thirteenth and = SIS, mort west
II will De remembered that last year i i'acss
occurred between thes two men III the house : /
4 CIR! on 18Th street, for Whose affections they
were rivals, during which Charles 'T"ouiD Nn
shot Lem Waedrn, making him ctipp" r
If Weeden gave the first provocaton, and
refused to prosecute Goodman For some weeks
his wounds supposed to be ,Lal In time,
however, ne recovered So rs 10 move about the
streets, s1d the friends ii the parties have been
expecting thst sooner or later, when circum'
stances brough: them in contact, u bloody co =
lisiOn won d eisue
81. appears that Goodman went Baltimore
Yesterday and returned on lac train. On Mt
irving At The Club, whure he WAS employed, he
ran upon W eden quite eXpecte lily, Who Wa:
standing the street, pi$t" in hand. The latter
had been drinking pretty freely, and rtlscd ms
pistol, saying, "Ah Charlie, now you re ms
man" or words to that effect and hegs. firing.
Goodman Jumped toward him and Attempted TO
divert his aim and seize his weapon. In this be
flied. He received the first shot in his lei.
nsnd and the second in his light arm lust below
the sh der. The lister rendered his arm pow
erless for resistance. and Goodman entered The
Club saloon nnd called FIR hep Weeden 1ol-
lowed him ard coati' ugd his firing. One snot
stru:k stranger IN tEe fesEy part 4 the LIT
hand. making severe but not plrlut wouh''
"rthce-s Smiling, Block and otherS now Dr.
rived upon the scene, and arrested both parties
u, took them to the Central guard house
where Weeden WAS confined in cell to get
sober.
"At the station Goodman soon experienced
itintnes. from icss blood, but Ter the appl-
cation + resturatves ana stiuulAIJs was able u
relate the circumstances attending the affair.
T. said be did not want W ceden p1Csct utcc,
and he did not want his mother TO know b. Was
shot. lie added that ne bad made up his NINA
this very night never 20 ctrry pistol sHy NOR.
He hid given il away to his friend, ard nad run
rig t into dang r u armed. = be had had his
weapon be could easily have killed Weeien, he
sid, teiore he fired the first shot.
DR.. W alter soon a. pesred nj tho stat on and
Examined the W. II ds, but did not probe tn:n
f,r the balls. DR.. Morgan was sat r. and the
two were searching FIR the mssiles when tnis
papcr went to press he w,spon used by Wee
den WAS E"ly revolver, .nd the wounds made
BY ii were Of !, CHASTITY app" srsnce.'
The ATLANTIC. MISSISSIPPI AND ONO
SUrrs.-Iu the u. 5. Circuit Court a kch
mond, yesterday III the case of the n NJ. II
o. f. + the following motions and petitions
were heard:
TIL. Elg'ish bondhollers movcd to allow
their counsel 70 appoint au expect 10 cXinInc
th.. books Of the ccmpany aud report up II t!.e
expcn lrures that have been made y the com
pany slnca the bo1ds were sold to th:uJ.
Various nnSCId bonds OF the divisional mort
cages auturrzeI Def re the three roads we're
consolidated remain in bond. The English
boudholicrs mov,d that these remnant bonds
may be now sold 10 order 10 provide the re
ccivcrs with the means to keep down lntcrcs;
aud to lay new steel rail- hat is to say. they
move for leave to water the divisional bond
ed debt.
The employees Of the road who have cams
FIR ways due Tor some six or eight montlis tc.
tore th. comncnc. meat Of III, suit against the
c0mpa y aud merchants who furnished Uatc-
rial and suppIIc> durIrg The same p rod pel
ton d 10 ue pad their claims.
\ motion was granted allowing both parties
to Inspect The books Of the COMPANY through
experts. Another LII ton Was made by p ala
tiff 10 au hOlZe receivers u r"deeD c"r'aln
divisional and co, 5 sid 4,ed bonds pledged -
c1.!arcr Is Tor loans, aud fur,h to authorize
them in their discretion to sell, hyp0'hccatc or
otherwise Dip ,se OF such bonds whcn SO re
deemed The latter mono1 was argued at
ienrth and the case continued ill to-day.
The International Rifle Match.
The International rife contest c)mm need
yesterday at CrccdmoOr n Y. The attcu
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