The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-11
A Fatal Altercstior.

Ashevile, n. c., Sept. Especial -
John Norvel killed Howard Erown on
the street here Wednesday night about
II o'clock. by hitting him on the head
with rock The affair il enyeloped IN
mystery. and it is hard TO get at the
facts of the ease. But few seem to have
known ANYTHING about it INIT. this NOM
ing when an account of the Killing OF
Brown and the fight and subsequent cap
turc Of Norvel appeared in the morllhg
rapers. 1t is presumed the ouicers kept
the matter quiet in order 10 augment
the chances of capturing the fugitive.
There was Il woman in the case, ana
oIso liquor. The woman was Mrs.
Peak. a loose character about town. NO
ole seems to understand exactly her con-
nection with the homicide, bus II ~ GER
tain the difficulty commenced about her.
The men met at the Banner warehouse
about IL o'clock and began the quarre',
which continued rs they slowly moved NJ
The street. When they reached a point
rear Clark ~ Beck's store, over which
Mrs. Catherine Pyett lives, she heard the
man Norvel. curse Brown. Attracted by
the angry language of the two men, she
looked out of the window just IN hcia
to sec Brown pick up Il rock and knock
Norvel down with it. NOrYel arose Win
n rock in his hand, and threw 1t at
Brown and hit him on the head near the
temple. Noryel then fed down the street.
and Brown went to the apartments OF
Mrs. Hall and washed the blood off his
face. He then went home, without ap-
parently realizing the serious nature II
bis wound, and went to bed without in
forming any of the household about the
alteration and injury. The family dis
covered his true condition next morning
and hastily summoned physicians. 1hey
found the mans head badly smashed on
the side. He suffered great pain and
fingered until last night about 5 O'Clock,
when he died.
NOrvel was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Colonel Jones last night. He was caught
out on the Beaverdam road.
He claims that the woman had nothing
to do with the fight. but tried to part
them He admitted he and Brown had
been drinking and that stones were
thrown He says he saw his stone tax"
effect and ran, but that he had no inten'
ton Of leaving the country.
Coroner l.. b. McBrayer will hold an
inquest in the courthouse this morning
Democratic headquarters for Western
North Carolina will be opened here next
Monday. A handsome suite Of rooms
have been rented and are now being tu"-
niShed and fitted up for business.
General II. X. Hampton. of Sylvia,
will be in charge, and promises to MAKE
this the liveliest campaign Western Norm
Carolina Democrats have ever witnessed.
| think this is the first time anything OF
the kind has ever been attempted IN tvs
part of the State and that it will reSnit
in much good to the Democratic cause.
The proposed grand rally of the THIRD
partyites yesterday at Hickory, wac a
r. II. ov,oo1rarc rnfucn1 m IN
vide time with the Democratic speakers,
but true and tried Democracy was ons
in force and listened to the old story.
Third party leaders seem to fear the e.,
feet of Democratic Oratory, and aVoid
our speakers whenever possible.
j. NJ. Campbell. Democratic nominee
for the Senate from this district, is to
open his campaign next Saturday nlGHC
at Black Mountain. ...
The Democratic Senatorial CONVENTION
at Shelby, Cleveland county last veg
onel Il. NJ Saudifer and Ut. l. ID
Twitty for the Senate.
The committee on arrangements lave
decided upon the Farmers warehouse ~
the place where General Stevenson VIII
snnnk next Thursday. 1t will hold abont
fonr thousand people and is the largest
building i'm the city that is suitable Tor
such purpose.
Letter Pritcha-d is lodging Crawford IN
their congressional canvass. 1t was an
,ounced Mt the Webster meeting that
tbere would be- joint discussion a.
OuaIla on the 9th instant, but afterwards
one Spray. a prominent Radical politi-
clan. announced that this appointments
had been Cancelled and that the candi-
dates would speak in Cherokee on that
date. Crawford did not know of the
change, and, therefore, did not meet
Pritchard at last-named place. The lat
ter had quite an audience of Indians,
who understood it was to be a joint dls-
cussion and came over especially To see
Crawford who made himself quite poDu|
lar with them by his course in Congress
in regard to the Cherokee interests. They
were very much Disguised at the uncX-
rected turn of affairs, and the scheme of
the Republicans utterly failed Of its OBJ