Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-12
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A Philadelphia telegram Of the ION
instant says: Congressman Hilary A.
Herbert. of the Second district OF Ala
ba,na, arrived in the city early thls
morning TO inquire into the case oil u.
w. Ford, member Of the Montgomery
6rays, Of that State, who was ar
rested in this city last Monday on the
charge Of committing an aggravated
assault and battery en- Samuel Jeiiries'
of No. 500l Paschal street. The Mont
gomery Grsys was one OF the crack
companies that participated in the ma
tional encampment in Paramount PARK
last week. On the day Of the alleged
assault the Grays were busy packing
up their camp equipment, preparatory
10 taking the first train for New York.
While engaged in this occupation the
crowd ofsight-secrs that surrounded the
camp broke down the ropes and swarm
ed through the company street and even
into the soldiers tents. They crowded so
closely on the guardsmen and hamper
ed them so much in their work
that Captain Amcrine was compelled
10 order out a detail of four men to
clear the camp. One Of these was Pri-
vate Ford, who, with a companion,
charged the crowd with their muskets
hold horizontally in both hands. The
crowd retreated precipitately, and in the
rush young Jeffries was thrown down
and held there for time by the crush
of the crowd behind and the soldiers in
front. While pinioned there he was
loud in his denunciations of the guards
men, and, it is alleged by one of the
witnesses Of the occurrence, he grasped
a heavy stick in his hand and yelled,
"Let me up and I'll get away with
both Of them" He was finally libe-
rated.
In the mean time Ford had turned his
back, and moment later was staggered
by two heavy blows on the head, de-
livered from behind. He wheeled
around and struck Jeflries on the head
with his dubbed musket. Several
hoodlums in the crowd, who were ripe
for fight, set up cry and attempted
to rally the crowd to their support by
appealing to sectional prejudice. Two
park guards rushed in at this juno
ture and grabbed Ford. He was
taken before Magistrate Clarke
on Tuesday and held for further hear
ing on Thursday. John l.. OFT, live
rymsn, entered security for him, and
he accompanied his command to New
York. On Thursday morning he re-
turned to this city alone, and appeared
before the magistrate, without counsel,
whereas Jefiries was represented by a
lawyer who, after making a bitter sec
tional speech, demanded that the
prisoner be held for trial. The
latter was held in $500 bail,
and was taken to the Sixteenth
district station-house, and a mes
senger was sent for a bondsman.
After the hearing the prosecutors at
torney hurried down town and issued a
cQpias in a civil suit for damages, and
before the bondSman had reached the
station-house a dispatch was received
there from Chiefof-Police Stewart or
deriDg the immediate removal of the
prisoner to Moyamensing prison. Bail
was subsequently entered in the crimi-
nal suit by Michael Cochrane and in
the civil suit by Major Ryan.
Congressman Herbert as soon as he
arrived here consulted with Congress
man Kelley. The latter drove to Magis-
trate Clarke's Office, and after inquiring
into the merits Of the case declared that
it should be brought to speedy trial,
and that the young guardsman should
be under no expense for counsel. JEFF
fries is young teamster weighing about
l75 pounds, and Ford is a slight young
man weighing about l35 pounds.