Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-29
SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET.
BLO0DT WoRK IK 1BrKepoF.
1T W A. Hhiss nnd TIVE Halstsv~ sniiiri
MIN Wounds Upsn 1adzr wnrr--s.assr ~
the shsstrnr.

AhiNGDGN, VA, September re-
SUNDAY afternoon the penpis Of Abina-
uon were thrown into great state ~
exciiement. caused by the shooting OF
Judge george ". Ward. tine editor Of
The fouthtrea LxGmiher. bv Ilr. v.
a White. independent candidate fur
the Senate to represent the counties Of
washington and smyth. In the sdlte-
rial columns Of Wards paper Of lhe
2b.h instant appeared tbs following.
among other artIaieF = The nsau that
sDeH INTO q convention and seeks tine
support Of q convention and rher runs
without any valid reasons against tine
nominee OF the convention would steal
the copperE of the eyes o. q dead ne
gro and now man car
h0nOrahiy Beek the nomination
Of the Democratic party. and BECAUSE
he did NOS get L becomc o traitor.
DC @c-. &c. TO tins languaga
used. AZ well a. II anutner article tha.
appeared n tns' paper 81 tiaS date.
" hiie tO0s exceptions. anu afles having
Tcno then. SAID tOa prominent democrat
on the street SalurdaY that h, would
naf tolerate such remarks about him-
sell. and thai he intended 20 punish lhe
man who wrote them. BE wen to
Wards office and also called af the
hoto where Ward boardeL. and was
tuiC That " ara mad Jeff Tor lhar.u.ies-
Vile Thursday night ant wnuld lOt be
back until SUNDAY or Monday mo-uma.
Wards friends Soy that he was uu-
exlIectediy called g. charlottesville on
urgent business tnat required Immedi-
ate attention. and had ln 20. SUNDAY
morning Ward tuok In. Nnrfoit and
Western tran a. 1.ynchnurc io' 4 uinc-
DON. hen the train reached Glade
springs friend Of IN boarded T.
ant informed Ward thar White.
with several of hls friends. was
looking 10Y nm. Ware vas very
cool and remarked. "Al rIrnl.
Al o'clonb the tran reached
Abingdon. Warl gOf Of walked about
the depot few minutes. pot INTO al
omnibus ant rode 10 nls nuto.
At TIL DEPOT
~ the depot OF ,ht arriva OF .ne
l-su were 4 number Of gentlemen.
Amunc then were two relatives o.. l'r.
White Truman White. q COUSIN apa
DanIe = lanyhol., ms nephew Thev
wee HrmeG. and expected o. NEE, -ht
Doctor a. tho train. " her Ward ieit
ia, depot II the omnibus cheese tvc
gentlemen aisu loft. overtakm- -
Nhlt. VINO was or M WY. Nothing
unusua. occurred "a -ne train. VI hoI
" arC reached tnf nOte he went g. uis
room. washed. and n 3 lev mmutc-
returned "a the office. spnke TO two oi
thrse friends, anu PASSED nta .he
uuiun-Tpou 10 dinner 81 lhf taulD lac
mace al engagement; viii friend vino
was visiting rhs town 10 sa6e ya.A
II -he Afternoon Alter dinner he
nean went a. hIs room uul
toot MAJ 81 e. O. clocb he came
cow stGlrs. passed through lht Office.
aul went o. sold IS urucWDyc. liF
vGrdf distant remained & lev minutes.
uul started bacE II -he direction o.. -ue
hnte.. just u he reached -he step OF
Inc hnte ~ Wnite ant ms Two ~eia-
tive ranau White and DAME. =
lnmphei.-v'no were Oh IA, opposite
siue Of tht street IL . shoe-slore- came
ont Oh thi sidewalk.
DTLDyIN6.
Graham Whine hastily ~, behind {,
Tree lew ieoi iron the sl0re amp
bel tool M position Dehm1 s.Om
hinck. ant ~ White sIoUc y ir0u. o..
the store. ieyeiiel MS snni-rM winch
VA 4 doubit-pa-relie ont. wi-i both
chambers ioaueC VIII buekanot to0t
deliberate am. anl fired up0r II aye.
shooting nm uov-u. Tim Wa %. hr5t
m,lma-im That IYard mac o. NMe
and mr. friends being anywhere uem.
10y. White. a'ler having irrl
the FIRST anu- re-rea-e- vi.r-
d. the reresf Of -hc sru~e uoa' uu.
inmedlate'v stepped ou- 81 -ne Hs-
mem ant i.-ed .ha seeou, shl-.
wM.l I'IIa.
Letweer -he t've auc seoona st1s
Vard. vino mac i-.ier -u tn, r~uua-.
wing nr hls iet siut wa uf face a0rr-
varu. ra..eL. raised hmsa. uu0I na
iea elnrv ant VIII n.s rirni nau-
pulled nis revolver i~ou u.s rol,poele-
aul ireu mm Graham White. suppor-
me- mat il, ~anau White mac suo.
nm. Tnerauor -aAau NAue auc
uanie. r ample. opened iirf upon
N arc viii pistols. Int numpe' o.
shots iiYel IL d.. wa twc.~e--jr.
White rwu. ~anan Wn.e i.rl. Dame.
r. DaulbeI WI. ana Judge " G~o
-iIree.
VaIJ'FW 1rNu5.
WIND wounds avt numerous. ANA
vniie vc-v dangerous are loot neees is-
rar lala- Tine, are az i0-ov 1ne
BAL eute~el -n, abdomen. ranging unwl-
WIND -vO o.. II -ne mne' pa~t %. -h.
ief .hleL. an, 0ns - IT. -ne srro-
rlsu.. n a. u, nas ume wounds. llr..
Viicv. cummings Gait anc Ma@.l
a-tenc nm. He D. nov ~es-m- wei.
d. e.. Litcntcid anc l'-. Gold carried
mn. L. IN. ROOM. Ar .heF reacnel ,nt
secnnd ioor o. ms hose Judge " g~c
said .Luy me dow ] an Il ie--iU
nan aud wheI tiIey rarrlel um u
ms roon and iulO nm upon -he bed nf
saiL u dil no; tnml ina l'' " me
the damn coward, v'ouit nave a-tempi-
eC II assaEsmate mt.
II. Witt IEcILNE- TO AAI4i--
The Dsspa,rh NTH called Oh lif
White ior information Il regarc 81 -nt
affair. aud he declined "a boz interviewed
sewing thai ne Yas advised uy nlh coui'-
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