The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-06
DANVILLE.

1HE fESNALD-GRayELY DIFFIcULTY--FEH'
- NALD ARRESTED ON CHARGE or LUNACY-
- rwO THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES AGAINST
4 rue MAYOR--MAYOR JOHNSTON GETS HIS
q LEG BE0KEN-A VENERABLE LADY GONE.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
JANUARY 3, 1898.
q The talk about town yesterday was the
hight between Captain w. l.. Feinald and
mir. l.. Il. Graycly. which took place day
before Yesterday. The general understand
fing j. that FeInald invited Grayely to meet
him at a certain time and place and settle
81 heir grievances with pistols, Fcrnald ut
he outset having accused Gravely OF max
Bng false statements about him, and that
4nyely did set cut to meet him. 1t Is
( aid, though, that Gravely avoided meet
*ing fernald while ladics were passing along
THAT portion OF the street, even going
7acrO>s the street TO avoid him. have not
8 been able 10 learn that Grayely drew pis-
& iol or Was armed. The most generally APP
proved statement of the balance of the case
!, that when Grayely approached Fcrnald.
4 femald drew his pistol, and that Mr.. w.
J.. Bethel, who happened TO be near by,
llong with Major w. ID. Bethel aud Mr..
r. ". Shuil, got the pistol from him. Mr..
fGrayely, on drawing near to Fernald and
commencing conversation with him, was
<Strnck by him with cane on the head. and
<ihen. snatchiug q cane from Major Bethel,
z.aye blows in return, and so the fight went
bon tn the parties were separated. The
Ease was called in the Police Court YES
|lerdsy morning, but Justice w. III. Luck,
Bitter hearing testimony, determined 10 hold
hi decision In reserve till decision could
be obtained concerning another matter,
and that was the charge OF lunacy made
against Captain fernald. Mr.. Luck had
determined the day before 10 issue warrants
Tor the arrest Of Fernald as q ltmatic and
Tor a committee OF inquiry. The commit
lcemen met yesterday evening, but a. Fer
Maid wished 10 employ counsel. and the
lawyers were attending the session of the
Corporation Court, the trial under the CON-
mission was postponed until Saturday. In
the mean time Fernald is pat under The
care and keeping Of Captain L. L. Marks.
In the case of Norman against john
sion, Mr.. w. A. Norman suing MAYOR
John II. Johnston for unlawful imprison-
mont in ordering him to jail in an alleged
disturbance of the peace on the night OF
The lltn OF August, the jury Of the Cor
lfA-Ni'N RNhit-tuuSt hiAtu plfoluluD -
brought in yesterday a verdict for -, 900.
Noornan sued for $1,000. Application
- been made for another trial, and / am
'hat The case viii be taken TO the SUI
ne Court Of Appeals should The request
- " new trial be not granted. The re-
poi OF the ease, made the day after the
arrest, states that Moorman was confined
but afev moments.
Mayor Johnston had fall night before
iasl on The lee near the custOm-house,
ana The small bone Of the ankle was bro
Ken and the end OF the larger one was
sphi. The wounds were very painful,
ahd n Is probable he will be confined for
month OF more.
"is. thzaeeth Shelton, mother Of our
'teeined citizen, Mr.. W. n. shelton, died
al her home in Halifax county. near Nil.
,oi, \. e., on the 10th ultimo, in her eigh-
N-lnIrd year. she was native OF this
county, and had been for a long period
> member Of the Presbyterian Church.
ALPHA.