The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-04

tropbe, and who resides outside OF the city,
yesterday, evening, in answer to questions,
gave, In substance, the following statement,
which we publish to silence the manY con-
flcting rImors which have been spread as
to the nature Of the. alleged insult:
s Dir. Poindexter was to see me Sunday eve.
ming, and took me out to drive. L told
him Whit had occurred, and after having
reached home, when seated in the rarlor, |
again told Mr.. Poindexter in full all about
it., I said to him that about three weeks
ago went to the store Of WiDgo, Elicit L
Crnmp to purchase q pair OF shoes. and on
last Friday, In company with lady friend,
again called at the store to make an eX-
change OF the shoes; as they did not suit
me, andto have pair repaired. The gen.
ileman who waited upon me was Mr. Cur
tis, whom, I had always endeavored to
avoid, as thought him rude. He was espe-
cially 80 on this occasion, when he insisted
upon lacing mp my shoes, service which
I peremptorily declined. have no ac-
quaintance with him, but he endeavored to
draw me into a conversation. After had
handed him the shoes he held up one OF them
and remarked that it was very pretty little
shoe and that very pretty little foot filed
it. I asked hin, not to make any comments
about my shoe, for was very indignant at
his conduct. He then commenced to talk
to me about the different sociables he
had attended during the winter, and COM
mented on how the ladies dressed, aud asked
me my opinion in manner which / consid-
cred to be very impertinent. I turned to
leave him, when found that had not OBJ
taired The heel-taps that wanted. he left
me and In few moments returned With
them, and when be did so, holding
the shoes in his hand, he asked
me how it was that I wore off the heel OF
my shoes, and wanted me to show him my
foot. ] was 80 much confused and mortl-
fed that / did not know what TO do, for his
behavior to me was very offensive. I start
ed out OF the stole, handing him the money
in payment for the heeEtaps, and when 1
reached the sidewalk and was about TO get
in the phacton, he came out of the
store and said /. had not given him
the proper change. / was not positive
whether | did or not, for I was so much
confused. He then opened his hand and
in it was a dollar-note. I told him
thought had paid him all. He then re-
turned into the store and took from the
counter the balance Of the money that he
had left there. then started to get into the
phaeton, when he took hold OF my arm,
and, assisting me, squeezed it quite hard
much more so than Thought any gentleman
ought to have done. ] told the lady who
was with me OF this. and further remarked
that would never go into that store again
while that young man was employed there.
After having told Mr.. PoindeXter what /
have stated to you he said in a iocu!ar way
that he thought be would go by the store
4 a. [N,,~3, or1-o Il ~
give him description Of him. I, laughing,
remarked that he was anything but good
looking, and, really, he is very ugly. He
then remarked that if he (Mr. Curtis) was a
large man it would be doubtful whether he
would attempt to horsewhip him, for he
might in return get whipped him
self. From the manner in which be
spoke / did not for 4 moment think
that any difficulty would grow out OF the
affair, nor did / think that it was MIR. Poin-
deXter's purpose TO make an attack or to
call him to account. He certainly said no
thing to me that was calculated to lead me
to believe that he would, and was very
much surprised when Mr.. Poindexter's
brother came to me this afternoon and told
me what had occurred. ! deeply regret the
affair.
After having made inquiries of the re-
porter of the condition of Mr.. Curtis, she
said she sincerely hoped that the young
man would recover.
THE END.
At 20 minutes past II O'Clock last evening
the spark OF life which had been fiickering
since the dreadful occurrence was eXtin.
guisbed.
Young "Barney" Curtis, as he was ia.
miliarly known, was greatly beloved, and il
may be truly said 4 universal faYorte with
a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
A large crowd around the door Of the
house where the wounded man lay waited
anXiously from minute to minute for news,
and when the end was announced the ex-
pressions of sorrow at the event and sympa-
thy with the bereaved ones were deep and
heartfelt.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GRAND jury YES
TERDAY.-The grand Jury OF the Hastings
Court met yesterday and found true bills
FOR faI,ny in the following cases. Samuel