The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-29

An EXCITING SHOOTING AFFAIR BETWEEN
TWO RAILROAD.MEN-A BOY STABBED By
ANoTHER-REy. DIR. MANLY LEAVES STAUN-
TON.
Correspondence or The Richmond Dispatch.l
DECEMBER 81, 1879.
A shooting affair occurred here yesterday
afternoon between Mr. Charles Porter, an
engineer on No. 70, IL through-frejght en-
CINE on the Chesapeake and Ohio road, and
Captain Thomas Goodman, conductor on
another through-rreight, which resulted In
the shooting OF Porter through the neck
and in the groin. The fight grew out OF q
quarrel the day before Christmas at Alton
between Goodman and Yarbrough, bro
ther-in-law OF Porter, during which, it Is
said. Ynrbrnugh was struck upon the head
with a rock by Goodman, upon whom he
had drawn his knife. Christmas morning
Porter saw Goodman coming down
the track towards the depot here,
and remarked to gentleman standing
near. "There's that - rascal, and l in
tend TO give him IL thrashing." lie then
pulled of his coat and advanced upon him,
when Goodman drew apistol, and, pointing
it mt him. remarked 81 am no match for
you. and II you come step nearer III shoot
yon." Porter, after making some threats,
left him then, but seeing him late yesterday
afternoon going into the railroad telegraph
Office followed him, and fired at him with Il
pistol twice rs he went up the stairs, nei-
tber ball taking effect. Porter then fol-
lowed Goodman into the telegraph office,
and both purtes commenced firing rapidly.
Some six or seven shots were exchanged,
and during Il part Of the time the men had
hold OF each other, and were fighting des.
pcrately. Being separated, Porter, bleed
Ing freely, was taken into Hyde's barber
shop, near. and DR.. McChcsney examined
his wounds. The ball that entered the
shoulder near the neck passed out in
front Of the ueck without inficttng
serious wound, and the shot in
the groin, which, it was thought, would
probably prove fata, the surgeon, after
probing and asccrtaining that the ball bad
not entered the cavity, pronounced not dam
gerous. He had also two cuts upon the
side OF his head, apparently caused by blows
with the pistol i'll the hands OF his antago-
mist, and was hurt in the back in the scutf1e.
Goodman WAS not hurt at all, but went at
once TO the authorities and gave himself up.
The case was brought up before Mayor
Balthis This morning, and after examination
Of several witneSseS--Maj or Il. &. Elder
prosecuting, and Nj. f. White, Esq, appear
ing for the uccuSed--hc was hailed in the
sum OF $500, with General Echos as his
surety. MIR. Goodman Is not blamed FOR
any part he took in the whole affair.
On Christmas night two lads about four
teen years OF age, named Clinton Grow and
Jefferson Maddox, got iutoa tight, in which
IL seems that Grow was provoked TO strike
Maddox, who sta bbed him in the back with
a pocketknife intlictlng a painful wound,
which occasioned the boy much suffering,
and it is feared may result seriously.
Rev. Or. Charles S. Manly bias accepted
the call 30 the Baptist church in Greenvilie,
S. c., which | mentioned two weeks ago.
His determination to leave bis charge here
is much regretted by his congregation and
the community generally. PENN.