Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-17

: -~J.--L!, -. S-% S-G. jGlhs0a DIE G~tA VI
;ae b:iy;t ~, ;ab;y; csc aaGd against .ho seat
24,! lie g; bcg elevated II Inc Ri. holding clay
Dip, The ,:-u;r2I quickly recovered. IUj9 Up
lGG 2aGIo 10 t:c ara Gear The door, sld was
at3G: gG:ns GU, When lie vas rcstia. uad By
sone scnt!emen near by. NY tho Eternal, ;"
| said lie. ~ wilI 20 forth" lie was, however,
loduoei 10 remain, and when Mr.. Thomas
| came il end preferred bis sorvicos to kill Ran.
but shook his care sngriIy 10 The direction Of
tho town aud bitterly assbiicd sho reputation of
hGrdoiph, whom, he said, he had cashiered
ioF cheating the widow OF brother officer.
| Meanwhile there yes some Boosting among the
persons in tic :aiooa Of the efforts that had
been made to aasal! Randolph. Onu gentle
iIsn. who darc@l about tho saloon, proclaim
ing, VI strnck lin with nv umbrella |
struck lam with my umbrella struck him
with my umbrella = provrktd oonttmpuous
sheer fcll Tho General.
Some enc ted the late James Irwin that
Randolph was hs!pg murdered, aad Mr. Irwin
SeIzed HIN by the shoulder and pushed him
ashore and through tho crowd 90 the wharf,
| Wi.ich did E0t know Whist had taken plauo On
| tho steamer. haGd0lph th0n walked brisky
nj l\'ug street. stopping ct the hat stole oil
CT !h0Aaa a. Martin, between Fairfax and
laval strccis, TO provide himself with new
hat. ;htna3 he Scnt 20 tho City Hotal and
Was utG"t ny aar,c.fiands. who had heard eli
| Ills 'saL@cT, ~ leave Town at oDGa. A horse
! fth!,iiH;; .! iho hotel door OF whici. she atn
john II. JohnsoD, onca postmaster eli ihe
i:onSc 81 Representatives, had Jus; dismountcd
wa7 offered hin. iii co." said ho "bui
got uaiii carry GHc OF X;ch Wrigh.s ja!cps
w.th lnc. Wight, ihs uarkecper ct Inc
hotel, laad1 '''cl . iulop aud Randolph d;ank
il q: i!n iiUicI door, RSaUding Oh tho sono
steps w!!e!:c. Washington issuod his last mi!
iEary order. TAcn he mouoica and redo 10
Cats iav2:u 81 Wtst Esd. within Tho limits
OF iho Sta!c ni Vis2isia.
IhG rrau;l ia.y oi Tho United States Ucur;
Was il so.sloo. aEi Mr.. Janney and Other
witucasla st tho assault were brought bsfcro
thea, AID Judge CraDGh issued q hrIch var
:sat !5G :o apprehension # tho prceit!cat'
ts3a:!i&t Gen. Jackson never appeared! be-
lore ;!l0 grand iGc%, an; always declined to
- auY !.rf in !j,o lcSsi proonedings again:
;. nd"iis';. 10 wcnt on towAFdj trrGcgeis s.
iU!@, iit3 IJTGI7ofi cheGra &! tho crowd Oh The
iwh&7i being led by Sciua vino had before been
he lAca: ~ onaunGad an!i Jackaon mcn
itc 0iic ~ Il tho iowa !c!t that ito aesauti
m;.:;.s h. = s:i:;.e an lta fair ngmn of hlcxai
,l;. an'! l,rscn::. 10 tienGi:ncc it. Tia plsyor
Ha1on?il :lG1r, canvansG! town mrc;iar, over
whi3;' i:c l,Tc>,r'! with CHRISTOPHER Ncaic "A.
.ccr'i&rg, So! resolutions Wcrn adopted decar
ir:; tHai they hfd lcnraGd Of tho assault with
!n;n2l.t iacInGR ot regret and Indignation thai
ihn ;'iDI'l .urrJ ~ riitC opinion formed MN
cry oi ;!o!oICG around tho President which
:ha;i:h ha ftfonGc: than an array Of Armed men
.nG '%lri 3SHd Incl: special fc%:%a that tho AS
FA;i!t h.;i coTu0 from oH0 who hal g,i Cl.nn do
! i1nG@G thu h"nac az his country.
! Iho alexandria GsHotln az thu nnxt day mst.r
tho following Ni;tn vi tho silar: "An incident o.
thG ni"st ia'I!ul nature occurred ON board The
steamer SydnnS, ~ s!o stopped hcro on her Way
down yesterday. An assault was msdn upnr
lbs President q? tho United StnLoa by M, knn.
lulrh. la!o oj tho navy. st tho first blow al
'ucSi hundred arms ;oll up0n thu assa,lhnt
Gnd no MSS with difficulty carried ashore. We
h"r" EGvcr known u,oro excitement nor more
iao!ing 10 b3 manifested ty our cilizens. II il
sad ;h&t !c&ln ITO falling produced il ia won
GGriui That tGc GssSi!aDs escaped with his life
20 Steal WAS tho public Indignation upoa tn
| subject That 40 GchcVo any moaGur0 would hsvt
been adopted 90 cXu!css it. Tho President WA
very highly excited and oXasnrratcd. Hu de-
patl Led sin!j! cheers and good 9ish0s Of tho gros
crowd that had assembled. In tho confusion nc
attempt WAS made 10 arrest AR. Randolph upOr
tho instant bGt, the coUCt being in session, be
Was immediately prosecuted by tho grand Jury
&nd h9rch warrant forth with issued for lis ap
| IrpHaGSi2n."
;sGnLo!ph remained somo days in Fairfax
connt%, ncac alexandria, aid ctliciatGd as
crGo:t:sinaE III tho msrriage If Spencer Nj Bal
iLaO faiths: Of Col. 81 u. Ball, now United
Strto1 Collector Of Customs 81 Sitka Alaska tc
L. hlIss Dh!SEy. Thence no went TO Richmond
Sn %sa about TO start ior Europe with John
EaTd"'rh, of kUnni k5, who had replied to his
statement OF his assault urcr jackson by saying
oh him, wish you had knocked his hoaJ
ell Eut Randolph Of Roanoke died on the
eve ct his departure for Kuropo, and tho OK.
il"r!2nant Was torCoi 80 romnin in Virginia. lie
Was :ilcd IL tho United States Court ut Rich.
inGnd for tho deficit. tao sui. boing for SD, eco,
,ho pcntily q his bond, and WAS imprisoned in
Iall there for dcb., but in q few months had q
hoHring before Chief Justice Marshall and was
discharged Ao was novor lucky afterwards.
10 vlnGicato personal nlront no had insultod
| Tho people oi tho United States, and no was
mover forgiven.
Ihn prosecution in the courts Of Alexandria
against him fingered until 1873. whsn Judge
Cr@Hci said That tho prosecution ought to pro-
ccHh n' DO s!rlcknn from tho docket OF tho court,
.n'! hlr. hey, tho District Attorney consulted
| Fo'iE GiuGhy. Mr.. Van Euron's Attorney Con.
cTa!, unnl tho subject. a lcttor was sont to
Mf. y. j. Dcnoson in order to ascertain Zen.
| ''achEoA's opinion on tho subjcct, and MsV Dom
| olson rouiud Us follows:
| "lAFIDSoK C0.NTY Dec. S, 1888 -Dksr Sir.
regret worry much TINT your letter of tho 18th
MT III tci.:ion TO tho prosecution Of K. j, Ran
| d@i2i, rcaniol my roaidenco whilst was away
on = search Of lands i'll tho northern part of Mis-
sissIpiii' IL was not until my arrival at home
YESTERDAY thas IL was received, when l went
iniE,odi:tcy IL SEQ tho General on tho subject
Theso vioWa about 1t correspond generally with
th"s9 you hsvu expressed. 10 docs not consider
Thai IN has ever bean tho prosecutor in tho casa
or thNt hn has been in ANY respect = marty 10 liza
proceedings. His maxia, through lie has beon
! never 10 EC4% this shield IF the law whe, pcr-
son"!:y &asshind rr alsndered, relying rather on
me HctuESc "hsCf his own conduct aud the pub
! lie oria;oa affords, thsn or theremodics lcrndcd
/ i'y The courts n:iuatoo.
I %nt authorized by tho General to mi h th:
assurance ihat fo Tar rs hi5 faoling3 arc concern
CT 10 Viii 10 glad to hear that tho nulo urosr-
| G;:i hss bton entered. but no doo5 not cons,nl
lha' !! hhMl Us dono at his instance lest tho i'm
preston shall now DO taken up that it is a result
| CT {! change CT opinion in regard to thu measure
| *h!Sh s aehSn OF public duty obliged him 20
| !i!cpa wh9n tho conduct Of Handolrh, a. pur,er
IN "" navy, WIS presented 10 him for examira-