Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-13
LIVELY SHOOTING.
PARTICULARS OF THE RECENT AFFRaY
LOUISA COURTHOUSE.
A PescsMaker Gets the Worst Of tt
Building Up the Burned
District
Correspondence of tho Richmond DIspn.ch.l
LOUISA COURTHOUSE, June u, lsss,

LOUISA COURTHOUSE, June ~, 1883.
This old bureh Is eyincing considerable
recuperatiye powers. out Of the ashes and
debris that marked the site Of beautiful
3. North Mainn on the morning OF January
eth there are springing up new and sub
siantal brick buildings. The burned dis.
trict has been denOmlnsted "Phnnlx
Block" The citizens have certainly en'
hibited a spirit OF enterprise and industry.
"Old Louisa never tire.v In this connec.
ton II is worthy OF remark that the south
side OF Main street recently experienced a
narrow escape fs1m destruction by the
flames. A very Old building, long known
as the "Old Dragon," took fire on the roof,
and but for the prompt and vigorous action
on the part Of the citizens the fire might have
resulted in another serious couilagration
Master J. l.. Bonarta met with painful
accident In attempting TO aid IN subduing
the flames. lie slipped and fell from the
roof Of the house 10 the ground, fortunately.
landing on bis feet.
Yesterday was County-Court dav, but no
very large crowd OF soyeregns were present
Judge Gooch presided in the court with bis
usual dignity, aud dispatched business in his
wontcd happy style. No business OF gene.
raj public interest engaged the Attention OF
encounters took place as the result OF an over
charge OF benzlne on the part OF the partici-
pants. One OF these mfifes resulted IN 4
serious and what threatened 10 be astill more
serious and fatal ARRAY. Lazarus Bib, q
coiOred merchant Of this town OF considera-
| bic local prominence, in attempting merely
TO separate some OF the participants In the
interest OF peace (he not being engaged in
the alteration proper at ally was struck by a
nephew OF one OF the principals and
shot at four or five times by a brother
| OF this nephew, two balls striking him,
| one in each leg, and third passing through
| his coat under the arm and near the Shout
| der. He attempted 10 defend himself ~
best be could, drawing knife after be was
| shot, but the shots were tired very rapidly
and he was soon disabled almost entirely.
/ In the mean time officers and others in the
! interest OF peace were doing what they could
to stop the shooting and quell the ARRAY,
and while the ire.arm belligerant was pull
| ing bis trigger it seems he was being bella
bored over the head quite vigorously with a
| big stick welded In the hands OF a muscular
colored man, whose motive, there seems
TO doubt, was TO prevent such
dangerous shooting on the public
thOroughfare When brought before the
/ UldEl@ilIit1 INC lAsl-ulilltu uNElo nd-
promptly acquitted On the testimony Of sun
dry witnesses, which action seems To have
met it'll universal approval. A ball passed
through the pants OF an innocent by-stander,
and altogether it was very dangerous shoot
| ing. Blob was ut once taken home and
proper medical attention rendered. Luckily
neither ball struck any vital point, and he Is
not considered dangerously shot. one ball
was extracted from over the knee-cap and
the other from the flcShy part OF the thigh.
! The other parties are now lodged In jail 10
await examination, while public sentiment
seems to be against them very strongly.
The names Of the parties are Charles Lay
ton Walton (@ho did the sho0ting), Joseph
"Boss" Walton (uncle 10 fist named), and
! Walton. a brother 10 the latter. One OF the
J principals in the mtl<e which led toiihe 6nal
| complication seems to have become non esi
when the serious turn OF aliiirs had been
brought about. lie may be brought into the
matter yet.
| There is q movement on foot here TO erect
at an early day Town hall. This is com
meudsble, as such a building Is much
needed. Recently an amateur theatrical en-.
tertainmeut was given here by our local
talent to aid in raising funds 10 prosecute
| this work and It resulted successfully. n.