Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-23
LOCAL MATTERS.
ARREST OF A NAN CHARGED WITH
sTlBsIxG MELVILLE HUGHES.
Partial ExeninatiUn Of Aoersea BY Po-
liee-Jagtice Riehardson-An Al3bi
ATTEMPTED, &C.

Attempted, &c.
Edward Draper leolored) was before
the Police Court yesterday morning
CHARGED with stabbing G.. Melville
Hughes, with intent 10 kill. Hughes Is
= young man about twepty-one, and Is
member Of the drum-corps. aud lives on
/ Fifth street pear Clay. The woundiDg
was done about ! A. N. Wednesday
| morning on Broad street DeRr the cor
ner Of Fourth. Hughes AZ the time being
II the ooDpsuy Of NcGroder Burke and
7. Nugent. The weapon used was either
long. blsded knife or dirk, which en-
tered the left side iust below the short
ribs. passing Into the abdomen about slx
| inches. Eevering his iniestlDes and ne
oessItsting a desperate surgical opera
ton. As soon as the police came 70
the assistance Of Hughes be told them
that he had been wounded bya colored
man. DISper was arrested al I A. NJ.
yesterday by Sergeant Seal. who found
him al his Drsper'sj home, in College
alley. The arrest Of Draper resulted
from descriptions given by Msssls.
Burke and NOgsni
TUESDAY was the day Of the colofel
peoples Fourteenth and Fifteenth
| Amendment celebration. and the festivi-
ties Of the occasion closed with two
military balls. one Of these took place
at The sksting-Jink. On Broad street near
/ First. ard il is known that Draper wa
/ there for some time.
THE EVIDENCE.
In The examination before the Police
/ Court yesterday Mr. McGruder Burke
ssid that be ne; Hughes Tuesday night,
ard they went 70 Euker's. where they
were jointi by Mr. NUgeni. and they
had lunch. About o'clock they lef.
Euker's and started up the stree.
/ v ben II front o. the cigaf-store tWo
doors 1bove Fourth street they met a
negro. who, IN attempting to pass be-
tween them. struck against Mr. II ugbes,
v 30 SAC, 90 " hat do you mean 80 al
walked towards The negro. The negro
replied. j mean this. an imnedi-
sitly turned aud ran otf. saying. 81
have fixed you.
Hughes followed The negro few
steps Vben be stopped. and cried out
" Ny God. ] an cut get me q doctor
beheVe BAN done fer &C.; then tell T.
the ground. Burke, continuing. SAID
Nuge1t pursued the negro a. fsr g
FIN street. when be lost SIGHT o. h.m
hughes complained Of feeling SICK a.
the stomach. ] called fof the police
ana u few minutes Policemen
sweeney. Joyner, Wren. and sutton a.
rived. ard Mr. Hughes was plaoei % =
back and taken home.
70 questions by the Police Jss;ica
Bu,ke said that Mr. Huches's assHi.-
ant was bright skinned man. witt
I ii-h chetk-bones. and had on whi.s
tat; could not say whether il wEs q
soft or stE hat that The accused
closely reseutied the man, and WIN.
he believed Draper was the nan WI
did the cutting. be could not swear
positively 10 his identity.
q
lust before reaching them the ma
pushed his hat hack on his head, ao5
plscrg his thumbs IN the arm-hole, O.
LIS vest, walked directly up 10 thel
tnd pushed his way through, kDockln-
Hughes completely around. HUgbe
ssked TIE man. What N the n h
did that for The negro replied. e.
mean this. followed with the remark.
.' have fixed you now." and be tbsl
ran of, followed by Hughes. lie ~
gent called 10 Hughes TO come baoe.
Just then he heard Hughes say, &" ! an
cut. and saw him fall 10 the psvemen-
Nugent's description Of the mAn We
The same a B1Ike's. lie could not
swear positively that Draper Was TIE
man.
OHcers Sweeney. Tom Wren. aul
Mattern were also examined but with
ont throwing much additional light o.
the case.
Captain Angle testified that accuse.
after being arrested, told HIN that b
went 10 The ball al the skstIng-rinS
that night. ard Jeff there viii iw5
young ladies and went with them as "a
as Third and Broad streets. where the
uarted. From there be walked down
Broad street 20 Seventh. where te
.ointd lis friend William Wright. VII
went with HIN home, arriving tbeIe
about O'Clock.
Tbe accused introduced quite a nun
ber Of witnesses. who declared positive
" that be did not leave The skating g-rink
until near clock.
Justice Richardson decided 70 con- /
tnut tie investigation until SATURDAY.
Nav lst, and consented 70 BAL the a.
cuse5 IL the SUI Of 500 for his az
pttrance.
ADDITIONAL FACTS.
Last night Hughes seemed 70 be L
az improving condition. The operA
ucn performed on him by Drs. Lewis
Wheat and Hugh N. Tsy lor was the
only ore possible. and Is reyelSuoa
Of modern science. Il consisted o. /
opening The cavity q The stomach g
the medihn line, emptying out the
blood, washing the bowels, and sewing /
up the two places cut II them. There
are MANY odds scaingt his recovery
but without such 81 operation h
would have had no chance a; al /
Hughes IS aware that be Is fearfully
wounded. lie has stated 81 home that
be does not know Eho cut him ; that be
did not know whether hls asssil2nt va
whiie OF colored.
Draper, when taken II custody by
The officers, asked 90 questions why he
was arrested. and when interrogstea By
Captain Angle Al the station sAid that
he had not heard anything about any
fight or cutting occurring on BroSa
street Iues6sy night.