The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-19
"A PERSONA .AFFAIR.s


/ s.35 "A PERSONAL, L,AFFAIIs.s4
ARREsT OF MEssRs.. WILLIAM T.. RoYAuL
Z AND w. w. NEWMAN on SUSPICION OF
| !, BEING ABOUT To. COMMIT A BREACH OF
THE. CORREsP PoNDENCE, &C.
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Mr.. William Z. Royal wns last night ar
rested at the Richmond Clubhouse by
three police officefs on a warrant sworn out
before Police.Justice Crutchtield by Officer
| Perrin upon information received that Mr..
Royal was about, to commit breach Of the
peace. s,., -, s.,sssy ..gft i,.s.,,.s .,:
A representative OF The Dispatch having
received, information Of the arrest OF Mr.
Royal sought and found that gentleman at
the Richmond Club. Mr.. Royal declined to
| give any Information whatever con corning
the affair, but being asked upon what inform
alton the warrant was issued volunteered to
90 with the writer to the, station-house,
where It could be obtained. Upon exam
| lining the warrant at the Second police
station house !; the. names .of :. Messrs. G.
W.. .Wicks and j., W. Fisher appeared as
! witnesses. Sergeant Perrin stated to the
writer that C.. W., Wicks had, informed him
that difficulty, was likely to- ensue, and
that Mr.. J.. w. Fisher would corToborate
the statement. - 49, .tfr :,aa -l:.ir.i :,
| The Justice who. issNed the, warrant was
at the station-honse, and had in his pesses-
sion i the correspondence between Messrs.
Royal and. Newman, but declined to fur-
tnish it to the reporter on the ground that
it. was Dir. Newman's property sthereupon
the writer applied to, Mr. Royal, who was
present, to give him. a statement OF the a.
| st, w. hot ha
Newman had furnished his letters TO the
police, be had no hesitation in giving a
complete: account of it. :, Mr.. Newman
was also, present in the station-house,
being under arrest, and the correspondence
was open in the hands OF the Justice. !,
Mr.. Royal, having consented to give the
desired information, stated that OH We'd
nesday morning, on seeing the Wings
report OF what Mr.. Newman had said
OF HIM, he at once wrote the note bear
ing date October 18th; but Mr. Newman
was, that day at Hanover Court, and he
was unable TO have it delivered to him that
dav. Learning then that be would be at
Ashland the next day (Thursday), he sent
his note by special messenger to that place.
During the day, however. he saw Mr.. New
man here on the street, and had copy OF
his note delivered to him on Thursday the
E17th, at 125 P. NJ. ..,
The last note Of Mr.. Royal was delivered
at 1880 A. NJ. on Friday. Mr.. Royal was
arrested at 9t P. NJ. at the Club House
having received no response from Mr.. New
man.; t... u.s....r.. =.
Mr.. Royal requested US to state that there
were but four persons who knew OF his
purpose in the matter-who were Messrs.
Corbin Warwick, S. 3. Witt, Robert Stiles,
and himself. ..ti:...-...-rf. -...-.s ...
The following is the correspondence in
its regular order, which will explain itself :
| -. RICHMOND, October 16, 1878.
W. w. Ne,omdn: r 'f'.'..3 '.'':.s =
Sir, THE Richmond Wing Of this morn
4 ing reports you as saying last night at the
political meeting which was held in Clay
Ward that certain statements made by me
of you at political meeting held at the
same place Thursday night OF last week
were false. 1t also reports you as saying
that they were insulting to you. Being
thus Informed that you regarded them as
insulting, and having had no demand from
you for reparation, / might very properly
pass BY your denunciation, which Is merely
repulsion Of one insult by another. But
4 T choose to waive the point. However,
since you considered yourself insulted, but
vet made no demand upon me. the ncces-
sary inference is that you would not accord
me satisfaction upon a demand for it BY
me. Should 1 therefore make the demap d
without some assurance from yot that it
| would be accorded I Should Justly be set
/ down as having only made an. exhibition OF
I cheap valor. Under these circumstances
1have the honor to request that you will in.
form me whether such demand upon you
| will meet with acceptance,
.,.'' Your obedient servant, ~
\ ,'.H >.';'', WILLIAM L. RoYALL.
This letter was handed Mr.. Newman
about 124 O'Clock Thursday the 17tb. The
next morning at 10 O'Clock the following let
ter was banded me from him:
AMERICAN HOTEL. RooMs s AND 8,
.... RICHMOND, October II, 1878. !
W. L. Royal:
afternoon.
denounced the charges made by you a
Blenner's Park, as reported by the papers
as false. I here again denounce them a
UNANIMOUSLY false. '...
When you demand satisfaction it will bt
time enough for reply to your demand.
...... 7..a ~"-.' w. W. NEWMAN.
To this at once sent the following, de
IN ClCu w I'LL. NNCN hil"L "1 A1'co VI to> 1oeA
RICHMOND, October IS, 1878.
w. W. NeDman: .....
Sir,-Your note, dated 18th, was handed
me this morning at 10 O'Clock.
NV note OF the 10Th recited the sround
which I had for thinking you would no
accent a challenge-grounds which ye
thin!, sufficient. Your refusal to answer
me whether you will accept it OF not is con
duct so extraordinary rs to raise well
grounded suspicion i'll my mind that it /
your purpose to entrap me into sendin:
you a challenge, that may be handed owe
to the authorities OF the law and prosecuted
for so doing. al. .,
1 desire to send you challenge, and viii
do so at once if you will give me yeur as
surance that you will not be party in an,
way TO giving any information to the all
thorities OF the law that will cause me to b
arrested. Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM L. ROYALL.
Mr.. Royal was admitted to bail in th
sum of $1,000 for his appearance at th
Police Court this morning.
7 YELLow-FEvER FuND.-Total received t.
date, S1O,335.70. H.'
Received from Mrs. J. B. Brown, Han
over Courthouse, ,Va.-entertainment at he
residence-$26.25. .@r .s. -
!. SERMON TO YoUNG MEN.-Rev. Mr.. Arm
strong will preach "A special sermon t
young men at the Monumental church o.