Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-07
BLOODY ROW Az DANCE.
Daring -Fires-A Fatal
Acctdcns-sufcide- InpOstOr.
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CHARLorrg, \. C.. April G.-The particulars are
received here tonight Of terrible crime com
mittsd I'm Stanley cOur'y last lhursdaJ night az
the house OF joseph NcCaIty, where a dance was
given aud a large numb Of young men aud a.
dies were gathered % enjoy country frolic.
Some Of fho young men. as was the custom. De
gan 70 drink. and soon Gil ha1 tho appearance OF
q drunken mob. Two young men. JOhu Wlllians
ard Thomas Query. who we're drinking heavily,
began TO quarrel about certain young lady. The
quarrel growing heated they left the house, BON
followed by their friends, and went outside 20
settle the difficulty. soon they came 10 blows.
The friends OF both parties Joined in, ana a
bloody row eusued. Knives, canes, rocks, and
reyolvcrs wore freely used. and In short time
blood began 20 spill. Partiee IN tho house rushed
out and succeeded in Peliing tic ccmbaian.s.
separated. Only one Of thom escaped unlnlurcd {;
eli the rest, seven in number. were more or less
severely wounded.
In Cleveland and Rutherford counties the
mOuntaineers who are 40 ezten-ively engaged
in ths manufacture o! Illicit liquors are growing
caring in the eNtrefne. They have served warn
in on citizens u tho eject that II they give the
officers any information regarding their bust
ness they Will be severely dealt with. Oricefs
do not attempt 10 raid the mountains with n lew
men because II IL too risky. When they want 70
make q raid they always carry at least dozen
men with them all Of whom are heavily armed.
Even then they do not dare 10 take lodging az
night Ia the mountains.
Yesterday In Rutherford county two revenue
officers who were In the mountains aOno Wers
chased by mOonshiners several miles and nred
at six times They finally escaped without III
jury.
I'm Montgomery county last night the resi-
denco 0: W. b. Glide was burned. The Ere
originated in the kitchen. Everything was
burned and there was no insurance. Loss about
5000
in Moore county Wednesday a saw-mill. tho
property OF JGrrett stockard, was burned. Cause
not known a quantity Of lumber was also
burned Loss, $500: insurance, $1,000:
1he residence Of John q. Wilson, IN mcdowell
81 NaAn art n
furniture was saved. Loss, 50 go; no insurance.
A Methodist church was burned IN Wilkes
county Tuesday. il Is thought 10 have been the
work ~ an incendiary,
happened 10 stanford Marty at a Gri-t-nill.
Marry was miller and went under the mill
among the big wheels 10 grease them while
everything was III motion. His coat-sleeve
caught In a cog wheel, and his arm was in an iu-
slant snatched OF. Euli of fright, Marcy roelci
backwards. when his left foot WAS caught and
ground of abOIt tho ankle Marpy lhen fell OH
the plank on which he was standing into mo
wafer beneath and was drowned before he
could be rescued. He vas about foriy-nye years
old.
Miss Allie Relner, young lady, committed
suicide Yesterday In Ahho county. In a ragiag
M she ran 10 a high bridge across the creek and
lesped oil. she was dead when taken from tho
water. Her father tined 10 catch her 10 prevent
the crime, but shc ran 10 bridge, then sat
down on the railing ana waited until her father
was IN a few feet Of her, when, with wild
laugh, she lsapoi of 10 death.
The friends Of "kevn Joseph 4. Munday
throughout The state are thunderstrncG by no
developments which show mat the evGngehst Is
a gross impOsior. having been fred nom The
pastorate OF the Baptist church OF MOrrisiown,
Tenn. for drunkenness ard gross immortality.
Munday has for the taai year been dong an ex-
tensiye evangelical WORK In the state ana ~
really an eloquent ,Aleer. II now comes 20 light
that at many places in the state Munday Was
seen drinking and mistreating his wife.