The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-29
Police Court.
THE CASES or THE WASHINGTON ID. C.j POST.
OFFICE CLERKS.

The most interesting case before Police
Justice ID. G. Richardson yesterday morn.
! ing was that Of Messrs. X. X. Kennedy, A.
ii. Kennedy, and George w. Richardson,
charged with feloniously assaulting and
attempting to kill B. w. johnson.
The Kennedys are from Nashville, Tenn.
and are Of good family. X. X. Kennedy
came to Richmond about ten days ago with
letters OF introduction from our congress-
man, George ID. Wise, Senator J.. z. c.
Lamar, and other distinguished gentlemen.
Mr.. A. III. Kennedy has been for twelve
months n resident OF Richmond. At one
time he was an attorney at law in Tennes-
see, but later accepted Government posi-
ton, which he afterwards resigned. Mr..
Of A. II. Kennedy.
| Mr.. Johnson is q native OF Ohio, and Is
employed in the United States Railway
Postal Service, and IL q man OF respectable
connections. He was represented in the
examining trial yesterday morning by Mr..
Edwin B. Hay, Of the law firm Of Hancock.
| Hay & Griswold. The defendants engaged
the legal services OF Hon. w. &. CARING
ton, Mayor Of Richmond.
The evidence i'm the case showed that an
old feud had existed between Messrs. X.
X. Kennedy and Johnson Kennedy felt
himself agglieved, and, smarting under
what he conceived to be an advantage
that johnson had taken in the matter
Of q personal difficulty in Washing
ton, he determined to avcnge him
self. While on visit to his brother
here he told him OF his intention, and was
advised to have an apology or fight. While
in company with bis brother and Richard
son, Kennedy wearing partial disguise,
johnson was met. Mr.. A. ii. Kennedy
accosted him, told him Of the intentions OF
his brother, and assured johnson that he
was present for the purpose OF seeing fair
play. At this iuncture X. X. Kennedy
made the attack, striking johnson over the
head with cane as often as he could be-
| fore the latter ran ont OF reach Richard.
son stood some distance off, and did not
participate in the affair by word or deed.
The Court, after hearing the evidence,
declared that the evidence did not sustain
the charge of felonious assault, nor did il
show an attempt to kill. nor had 1t been
proven that any OF the defendants had arms
with them. He would therefore settle the
matter where il was, and in so doing he
would deal with the offender in such way
as to warn people who live ont OF Rich
mond that they could not come here and
violate the peace with impunity. lie
would fine Mr.. X. X. Kennedy $50 and
send him to Jail for twenty-iour hours,
Mr.. A. II. Kennedy and Mr.. Richardson
were discharged. Messrs. X. X. Kennedy
and johnson having declared that they
were willing to drop the matter where it
was, the Court required them to keep the
peace for twelve months, and accepted
their own recogniZance to this effect.
OTHER CASES
as follows were disposed Of
Mike Sullivan. Drunk. Fined 81.
Sheppard Cox lcoored), charged with
stealing $40, the property Of Holly Tur-
ner. Continued to Saturday next.
Samuel Owens (colored), charged with
unlawfully, feloniously, and OF his malice
aforethought killing and numbering one
Arthur TolcS (coloreD. Sent OH to the
grand jury. No bail allowed.
Prosser Taylor (colored), charged with
stealing two coupling-pins Of the value OF
81, the property OF the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company. Jailed for fifteen
days. a
John Gray (colorNl), charged with being
a yagrant. jailed for three months i'm de-
fault Of surety.
Edward BleZzard, charged with feloni.
ously assaulting and wounding William
White. Sent on to the grand jury. Bailed
in the sum OF $500.