The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-25
/ LOCAL M. ALTERS

! /. ARREST OK sAs Observation-Disclosures
CoxBIEAfIoN OF sCHARgEs.
Yesterday evening about 0 O'Clock Richard ard
Leary, swore out q warrant before Justice
John J. Crutchfeld against: Dennis @, Com
nell and Cornelius MURPHY, charging them
With. assault and battery. Sergeant Bal, OF
the Second district police, accomp panied By
Policeman Sweeney, started. .for Byrd Island land
to execute the process. The parties were were
iouod at the store, Of e. y. Palmer, corner
OF Byrd and Ninth streets, where Murphy
was Just about to become engaged in sec
ond difficulty After hearing the warrant
read, the parties submitted peaeeably to ar
rest, and accompanied the officers to the
Second station house. .gse. .-a.''.
After arriving at the station.house O'Con-
nell became somewhat boisterous, and Ser
geant Hall proceeded to lock bim up.
Murphy took advantage OF his absence, ran
down the steps, and down Sixth street
towards Grace. Sergeant Hall Immediately
gave pursuit, and camegup with Murphy, in
the cutody OF Officer Depriest. on Sixth
street near Grace. The prisoner made q
most powerful and determined resistance
q resistance so great as to require the COM
bined efforts OF Sergeant Hall, Policemen
Depriest,, Sweeney, and Smith, and: num-
ber OF ..,citizens-White and colored--te
convey him back to the stati9n-bouse. After
being locked up he continued to shout and
act in most disorderly manner. f.l. 1s3.
Justice Crutchfeld, who was al the stc-
tion-horse at the time, went to the cell for
the purpose OF trying to pacify Murphy or
to enforce silence, when the latter threw q
heavy piece OF lead pipe at him. The piEe
barely missed Justice Crutchfeld. Had it
struck him fair In all probability 1t would
have fractured his skull, AS soon as Ser
geant Hall was informed OF this f(all tie
policemen having returned to duty he sum
moned q number Of white and colored men
for the purpose OF securing Murphy and
placing bin in irons. A number OF per-
sons Of both colors promptly responded.
AS the posse entered the cell Murphy at
tempted to use the lead pipe again, but was
dsarmed by Sergeant Hall and 9 eolored
man named johnson, after which ne was
ironed and put in chains. This morning he
will appear at the Police Court to answer
charges Of assault aud battery, violent re-
sistance to the police and striking and as
saulting them, defaciDg and destroying the
city property, and for an assault with
intent to kill Justice Crutchtield. The
piece Of pipe was broken OIL OF
the water-sink, and required the ex-
ercise Of considerable strength. 1t weighed
some FIVE or six pounds, and was wrenched
out oil, place as well as it could have been
done with the use OF tools. On the way to
the station-house Murphy struck all OF the
officers. and gave Policeman Sweeney Sc
we're kick in the face. O'Connell, after be-
ing locked up. was quiet and we'll behaved.
Murphy continued to shout and act in
disorderly manner until late last night. The
arrest created great excitement; A large
crowd followed the officers to the station
house, and Murpby's outcries attracted
many curious spectators around that
place until late hour. Both the
parties are Irishmen. O'Connell is. q
moulder, living in "Fhe Hammocks OF
Manchester, west Of the Free bridge. He
has never been known rs bad or vicious
man. Murphy. is stone-cutter, and re-
sides somewhere on Byrd Island. He is
regarded as desperate character, and is
one OF the strongest men in Richmond.
Both of the parties were strongly under the
influence OF liquor, and had before their ar
rest Instituted small-sized reign OF terror
in the recently quiet precincts OF eastern
Byrd Island, and their removal hence was
source OF extreme qualification to the deni-
zens 'thereabopt. i..y;as, .a: .,as