Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-19
HE ASSAULTED THE STRANGER.
Striker Burgess Fined for This Offence
Shot Him In the Arm.

One Of the most important cases before
the Police Court yesterday was that of
William s. Burgess. charged with assault
ing. cursing. and abusing Il. V. Duckworth.
Duckworth is q machinist, who came
here from Danville to get employment at
the Locomotiye-Works Burgess is one of
the strikers.
Duckworth said he reached the city Sat
urday afternoon on the 400 train, and
wishing to see the city he decided to take
q walk. On going down Franklin street
he entered n confectionery store at the
corner below the Exchange Hotel to get
something to eat. While eating pie he
asked boy in the store what street-car
line would take him TO the Locomotive
Works.
THE STRIKERS ENTERED.
just at that time the men who bad en-
tered the store were going into the bar
room. One of them the prisoner stopped
and engaged in conversation. They were
talking about the LOcomOtlve-WO Works when
the boy in the store made O motion with
his head as If TO warn the witness.
Soon afterwards he Duckworth) left the
store and had gotten a short distance
down Franklin street when he was over
taken by Burgess. who caught him In the
collar, forced him back TO the wall. and
charged him with coming to Richmond to
take his Job. called HIM n id scab, and
threatened TO kill hlm if he accepted job
at the Locomotive-W Works.
An EYEWITNESS.
O. Valentine, n col0red shoemaker testi-
fed that he heard great disorder in front
of his shop Saturday afternoon. and on
going to the fruDt-doOr saw Burgess with
his hand in a strangers coat-collar, forcing
him against the wal. Burgess was curslng
and abusing the STRANGER, denounclng him
as - scab who had come here TO take
his place. and said be was tempted to beat
- out of him. Burgess, the witness fur
ther said was endeavoring to pull the
stranger into an alley when a friend adj
yised him to let the man alone, saying that
II Duckworth dared TO 60 10 work IN the
Locomotive-shops they would Kill him.
FINED AND ADMoNIsHED.
Burgess took the stand and said he was
drunk and knew nothing OF the affair I'M
I'll an officer called at his home Sunday
with n warrant for his arrest.
Justice Crutchfeld said that Burgess
Was guilty of q very aggravated case of as
sault: that q was a serious matter for a
stranger 70 be assaulted on the pubic
streets because he was in the city looking
for work The Justice fined Mr.. Burgess
SO. and admonished him not to be guilty
of such conduct again.
Shot Hin In the Arm.
Redman Evans was charged with
feluniuuslv shooting Edward Washington
with lntentto kill.
In consequence of the absence of Wash
ington. who was unable TO appear. the
case was continued. The wound is not
considered dangerous. II seems that
SATURDAY. night about 10 o'clock Washing
ton went home aud finding Evans, whom
he had forbidden to visit his house, there,
put him out. aud shut the door in his face.
Evans drew q pistol and fred ball
through the panel of the door. The
missile struck Washington on This left arm
between the shoulder aud elbow and pass
ed INTO his body.
OTHER CASES.
Docia VIM, Nellie Williams, Rosa Dab
ney. Edward Clay. and Sarah VIM Gall
colored) were charged with fighting and
creating n disturbance in the ice-cream sa-
loon OF William Monroe on Sunday. The
evidence showed that there was general
row and Justice Crutchfield imposed fine
of S2.50 and costs on each of the accused,
who made no defence whatever.
Samuel and Polly Woodson and ]. II.
Fisher (all colored) were sent on to the
Hastings Court for resisting Policeman
Austin while IN the discharge Of his duty.
Joseph Vasser (colored). charged with
stealing one lot of lead pipe and water
fixture, the property of some person I'M
known. He was committed for ninety
DAYS in default Of surety.
John Ritter (white) and NJ. Jones (col-
ored). drunk on the street on the Sabbath
dag. Each fined So and costs.