Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-14
4 MYSTERIOUS CASE.
rue TERRIBLE ASSAULT ON oeTec-
TIVE YOUNG AT PocAHoNTAS'
.,.... ~ John warrenton--A Woman in
the csse--Arrest, for Feion'ous o
,,or-The Postai-Teiegraph way
,,,.....r,o0s.0oc Of the Richmond Dlspaicn.i

,c..,o.ronaence Of the Richmond Dlspsich'l
prrrasBuRo, VA, March ls.-Ihe inyS
tory surrounding the terrible assault maue
a, a late hour night before last upon pe'oou'o
Jsmes N. Young. OF which mention has oeeh
ma,Ie In this correspondence, has not yer Ooo"
cleared nm. The police are stu engaged In IN
,.os,igatIne the matter and are working on cues
which Il Is believed will result In the arrest Vi
the guilty parties This morning Mr. John war
ronton was arrested on a warrant charging him
with tho assault, and be was brought before .,,e
Mayor An examination OF inc cfse' hoxoEe,,
was nostpoued until Thursday OF next week, hn1
the accused was committed TO jail Without Da'i
VERY RESERVED.
Mr. warrenton WAS very reserved when asked
as 10 his connection with the affair. ITO sald thht
he had had some trouble with MT. Young AZ an
early hour Of the night, and had Knocked nun
down once or twice. but ne einpn,h ,t a5y othor
that he had cut him or had lone nun any "'n0A
violence. Furthermore he declined 70 say
THE WOMAN.
II Is believed that the woman Rosa Mason, IN
front of whose house In Pocahontas MI louhg
was found mangled and insensible, knows NOR ~ :
about the matter than che has YET diyulgeu. -, ~
IL said that she and Mr.. Warrenton, IN company
with another person, were about 10 take hn ~
20 drive 20 another part OF the cty, Wheh MI;
| Young interfered and objected TO the propOsc1
/ ride. IL WAS tnen InHt Ilb hiVtpAp
| between Young and Warrenton, IN Which tne
latter SAYS he knocked the former down. 49,.
| Mr. Young rested com parativcly well last n's,.'
| but his condition this afternoon Is said 70 NC
WANTED FOR FELoNToUs CUTTING.
Sheriff j. p. Bunting, OF Norfolk county, ar.
| rived here this morning with warrants Iol wv
| negroes-Thomas West and isaac masnlhS ~,
charged with the felonious cutting OF one 5on
Scott In that county In me month Oh JUNE
| q. auAA
| from the effect OF his wounds, but aiter ms 10
coyery came 70 Petersburg 20 live. ABOUT w.
| weeks ago, while down at the wharf, sou. re.
cognizod Thomas West as one OF tne patties WI, WIZ
| made tho assault upon him, and West was there-
| upon arrested and to-day was taken GOWN v
| Norfolk county. Isaac Washington, tne o'nei
/ man, Is undergoing a sentence IN laii mere, any
will not he taken down Tor triaI unIi niS 'oiH '"
imprisonment expires
| A SIMILAR CHARGE.
In the Mayors Court this morning william
| Mason was tried on the charge OF feloniously cut
| ting and woundlng John Brown on the "a o.
| February last. Brown was severely cut IN IN. IN,
| left arm. The defence endeavored 10 snow ina
| Brown had brought on the difficulty and had as
sauIted Mason before he was cut The mayor
however, sent the accused on to the musings
| Court. - -
| PERSONAL AND GENERAL
The commissioners appointed TO assess dam
| ages TO tho Norfolk and Western Railroad Com
| pany for the right OF way for the Postal lele
graph Company are still in session, hearing evL
| dence. The testimony has covered wide range
| Mrs Judge II. II. Jones Is critically Ill OF pneu
| monia, and her condition causes great deal
| uneasiness among her family and friends.
Mr.. w. S. Copeland, OF the DanViile hfg's'e'
| was In the city to-day.
The receipts OF produce OF all kinds, ana par
tlcularly Of tobacco, have been very nght I'M
| week.
! THE JOHNSON TRIAL.
Judge Hancock opened the term OF his Clrcui
| Court In Nottoway county to-day. IL was 70 I'M
| term that the negro Walter johnson elected .
| he tried for the outrage with which he stahd
| charged. The prisoner has not yet been taKel
from the Jail of this city, nor have the wltnesse
| here gone up 10 the county. Judge Hancock wen
up on the midnight train last night ana IL rs re
ported that he said If the military were neede,
| 10 protect johnson he would telegraph the iacl
COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Executive Committee Of the Board OF WIS.,
| tors Of the Normal School met to-day and autho
| rized advertisement 70 be made for bids Tor sup
| piles for the school. Rules were also adopte'
| Tor the government Of the industrial department
| of the college. Nothing was done IN the matte
| of the alleged shortness Of Pope, the forme
| treasurer, as the case Is now In the hands OF IN
| Attorney General OF the State.
The river is very high to-day and the water !
| sweeping over the wharves and deluglng IN
i flats on the Chesterfield side.