The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-21


AMONG GENTLgaIEN AND WHAT. AMONG
RouGHs- THE FACTS AS THEY WE'RE
DRAWN OUT,
- 8fr. ~. T.. Royals, attorney at law, and
Colonel w. Newman, Greenbacker
candidate for Congress, suspected of being
about to engage In a duel and arrested on
that charge Friday night, were before the
Police Court Saturday. "A troop OF friends
followed eact gentleman. into the court
room. Mr.. Royatl seated himself within
the bar with IBIS counsei-Mr. Wood Boul-
din and S, B. Witt to The right Of him. Mr.:
c. ". Meredith to the left OF him. Colonel
Newman also took seat in the bar. His
counsel, Messrs. James Neeson and H. a.
Atkinson. Jr., were by his side. sSff&S
Colonel Newman was THUS seen yesterday
for the first time by many Of our citizenss
he seems to be at least six feet high and
about tifiy years Old. His hair is OF sandy
color and his 'whiskers sandy gray. q
A good many cases had to be disposed OF
before the Justice could examine the "al-
legged duellisis.n In the meantime Colonel
Newman looked straight to the front and
foadly stroked his beard. Mr.. Royalf sat
with his arms folded; quiet but probably
impatient for proceedingsto to commence.
- AN INDIGNANT WITNESS. W
The first witness sworn was Mr.. J. W.
Fisher, OF Fisher, & Elan. Mr.. Fisher came
to the stand with shade Of indignation
oyerspreadlng his genial countenance.
Gss The reason Why was fully explained
as he gave in his testimony. He said he
knew nothing whatever OF contemplated
breach OF the peace, and couldn't imagine
how his ndme came to be connected with it,
except that on Friday Mr. G. j. Wicks met
him near his Office and talked with him
about the canvass. Mr.. Fisher then and
there remarked that he didn't admire Mr.
Rovalps Clay-Ward speech. 1t looked to
him, he said, as if Mr.. Royal wanted to
bulldoze Newman.
There the conversation ended.
Mr.. Fisher thought no more about it..
What were bis feelings when he .awoke Sat-
urday morning and found that Royal and
Newman had been arrested on suspicion,
and that his name was published as wit
ness.
~ WHAT BULLDozINa MEANS. -
Mr.. C. j. Wicks, teamster, was now. called
to the stand. He stated that Mr.. Fishers
relation OF the conversation between them
was true. He thought by Mr.. Fisher using
the word bulIdoZing" some serious trou-
BILE was brewing. AS, q peaceable citizen,
he regarded it as bis duty to prevent it.
He knew what: " bulldozing" meant among
certain class, but among gentlemen it had
quite different Interpretation, and so he
went to Sergeant Perrin and gave the in
formation that he had reason TO appreheEd
hostile meeting, and the arrests resulted.
In response to questions Mr. Wicks sol
emnly asserted that he had no knowledge OF
n hot
and Newman when he went to the Sergeant.
JUSTICE cRUTcHFIELD.
Justice John j. Crutchfeld was sworn.
He issued the warrant for the arrest Of
Messrs. Royal and Newman upon informa-
tion received from. Sergeant Perrin; was
told by the Sergeant that Mr. Fisher could
give some particulars, and sought Mr..
Fisher before issuing the warrant; not 6ad-
ing him at home concluded that it was. we'll
to issue the warrant anyhow; saw Mr..
Royali when he was brought to the Second
station-house under arrest and asked him
| some questions. -tfa s.af.I ~ j..
| Said Justice Crutchfeld: "Mr. Royal
tried to make me believe that there wasn't
'anythng in it. When I asked him point
blank questions he evaded them" H'l.''t
The impression made. by Justice .Crutch-
fields evidence was that he suspected from
Mr.. Royals manner there was something
up. But he didn't believe that 1t would
have aroused the suspicion OF any one not
| informed us he had been. Mr.. Royal, hesaid,
had either to evade the questions or-answer
or fatty deny them. SsE3sog
Our readers will remember that Mr.. Roy
all was arrested betweenS 8 and O'Clock.
Colonel Newman was arrested between II
and 12-upon his return to his hotel here
from meeting in Hanover:
THE CORRESPONDENCE. s@t.
Justice Crutchfeld said that he learned
from Sergeant Perrin, who got it from
Wicks, that there was probably CORE
spondence. So when Colonel Newman was
brought into the Station-house under arrest
the Justice asked him for the correspond
ence, and Newman, not being very well
posted on duelling matters, pulled it out OF
apocket and delivered it up.
1 Justice Crutchfeld further stated sus-
/ pected from the way Mr.. Royal went on
before he was bailed that there was CORE
spondence. / thought so from his manner,
not from his words. When Colonel Newman
4 was brought in he said he was surprised at
\ his arrest; that he didn't expect any diff
Guilty with ALr. Royal. Said something to
the effect (after he gave me The letters,
|
down because he was not in the Confederate
army he was mistaken. To that respond
: ed that after Mr.. Royall's letters he would
either have to back down or fight. A friend
with Newman said, ssThat's So"
Newman said that he was not before ap
prised OF the arrest Of Royall.
/ Justice Crutchtield was asked by counse
for Colonel Newman: You told Cclone
Newman to give up the correspondence, be
cause you knew he wasn't posted, you say
4 Justice Crutchfeld: Yes. was satisfied
4 that he didn't know anything about fight
4 ing duel. [Laughter.1
i Further: Newman asked me il he wa
attacked by Royal could he fight. I gav
him no advice except to keep the peace.
/ SUSPICIOUS.
MIR. Crutchfield lin response to question
/ OF Mr.. RoyalD: at the station-house, II
] YOUR great desire to make me think tha
/ there wasn't anything in it, you went to-
i far, and made me think that there was
MIR. Bouldin: We'll, tell us what Mr.
1 Royal said that aroused your suspicious.
/ Witness: Well asked him il there wa
q correspondence.
i Mr.. Bouldin Well, what did he say
/ Witness: He said that he never was NOR,
surprised in his life than when the officer
came to arrest him that he was reading
paper, and hadn't the slightest idea OF sucl
!! q thing.
/ Mr.. Bouldin: Well, what else?
4 The witness: Well, ] asked him II he hai
4 written letter to Newman
\ Whist did he say ?---s
| Witness: He asked with some show o.
| impatienee: "If Isdon't give bail. do you
| intend 10 6eep me here all night?" I tolG
him certainly did. He then said we'll il