Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-30
MCUe ARRESTED.
Ho is Charged with Threating TO Attack
Dir. T.. ID. Christian.

He Is Charged with Threating TO ATTACK
Dir. L. ID. Christian.
Mr.. =. Taylor McCue. a member OF the To
baccO Trade OF Richmond, was arrested yesteI-
day on the charge Of threatening 70 assault Mr'
\. ID. Christian, the yico-president OF the asso-
citation.
Ths arrest was mado about 3 P. NJ, when
O11cer Shinberger. who swore out The warrant
found McC 40 o. Eleventh street IA front OF ht'
n. W. BoTe's real estate office. a..
Mr.. McCuo invited the Offcor 10 got In MS
buggy and ride 10 the siaton-house. Tho inyl-
tation was ac opted and the twO drove up me
street on reaching the station-housc tho once.
IN charge sent FOR Justice Jones, who recognize
Mr.. McCuo for his appearance at court lnis
morning.
The witnesses whose names appear on the
back OF the warrant are hessrs. w. ID. GiDso9,
- Crupp, Z. u. Ennos. and John Wren. IL -
probable that others will De summoned, among
them several members OF the Tobacco trade
THE TROUBLE.
This trouble IL really one OF the many develop
ments Of tho recent investigation made by me
Trade in connection with tho letter OF introduc-
tlon and recommendation given Mr. hcCue py
Dr. X. 4. Patterson over his signature as presl-
don't Of the association. ,.A
The result Of this inVestigaton, together win
all OF the facts brought out at the time, was pup
lished In tie Dispatch. The Trade has been ~ a a
more or less excited state ever since, especlsly,
on several occasions when McCuo Was pTeee"'
aud expressed himself freely
M'CUE's THREATS.
Mr. McCue was on the floor Of the Exchange
Yesterday morning for some time ana seetne1 10
be very much wrought up. He charged tnat ar
Christian. who pretiied over the meeting OF IN
vostgation, had without proper authorlJ
opened a rote written 10y him OicCuel and al
dressed 20 Secretary McLeoi, OF the EXchange
(which note was not matted but left on no desk
OF the Secretary, and declared his Intention, u
is SAID. Of horse-whipping Mr. Christian: lie
had his gold-headei csuo aud praho-ne"
buggy-whip both IA his hand.
MR.. CHRISTIAN WALKED OFT.
Mr. NcCue several times bccEoned 10 Mr.
Christian but the latter paid little or no atteh-
lion 10 him Mr.. McCuO either asked Mr. Chris
iian out OF the room or intmaied that no would
ike 10 see him on the outside. hr. Christian
talked with some friends aud ceolly sauntered
down from the Exchange and out into ihe sIeel
and I'm front Of MIR. NcCue's Office, where ii is
supposed Mr. McCue then was.
OFFICERS 'PHONED FOR.
About This tlmo some ono, fearing that there
might roslly DO an encounter, and perhaps a Sc
rious one between the two men, iphoned 70 the
Second pOlice-statiOn aud three ollcors were
hurried down on shockoe sli..
They had their trouble for nothing There
was nc encounter, but on tho other hand the ~
most quiet prevailed There were tcYeral
prouDs Of genuemen standing about In the
ueiyhbOrhood, eagerly Interested in what they
thought might occur, but which did not occur.
Tho oricers remained for O few minutes, when
two returned 20 their beats. leaving Mr. Lange 70
keen watch. Mr.. McCue soon walked out from
his ONCE, cot into his buggy, aud drove on to
War1s iain street An hour or two later OnceI
ghinberger, who had become aware Of what bad
transplred. sWOre out the warrant Tor N.Y.
AcCues arrest