Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-12
CAPT. LUDLOW SHOT.
DUR PISTOL BALLS FIRED AT HIN,
TWO or WHICH TAKE EFFECT.
stciuptcd Assault on Twei,e-ycar-oId
white Girl-arrival of the Atlanta nj
The Gosport Navy-yard.

NORFOLK, VA. June ii-Cspecial)--
There was considerable excitement in the
vicinity o. Hiu and Talbot streets this
afternoon occasionod by the shooting Of
Captain John II. Ludlow. ex-Mayor by \.
JORDAN keeper OF She Mint saloon Jor-
SANS story Is that Captain Ludlow came
.u.o hjs saloon and wanted drink OF
liquor chat ne tJordan,, seeing that Cap
Tain Ludlow had already had too much
10 DRINK. refused 20 sch him more. where
glu Captain Ludlow drew a pistol as II
90 frr Seeing the pistol drawn Jordan
.I1I ,h.nk 81 wlsc 10 wait tili Captain
Ludlow had raised The weapon On posi-
CD. % Gre. but as soon as the latter took
a.. 0a. ~ nis pocket Jordan picked ny his
,on pistol. sN-shootcr. and began
ttue. After nrng four shots and seeing
t.t captain Ludlow didn't fall. and not
v..ta, Co XIII him. jordan ceased firing
aal Jumped oui ~ "a window
TWO TOOK EFFECT
r0o Of thc four shots ared by Jordan
s..c> Captain LudioW-one elaucc blow
co.. ,.r Iieh, side OF the head. and the
.H.- in the right arm near the elbow.
...4u was arrested ana carried 90 the
,-staoon. where be was locked up.
...u Ludlow WAS also taken there.
r.. Do was attended by Dr George u.
t'HIt 70 o'clock This morning two little
the daughters ~ Mr.. W T. Face.
v.re gathering hhckbcrrIes Ia branch
r th..r fathers residence, on Walnut
g.. which aIip.us Client. when they
T.rr approached b. white man. who
s..I thc ol5rst one, who is about -
rf.r- % age. and asked her 81 che came
..' lu the branch iu the afternoon. The
ttt. ono replied that she dlI not The
tr.,. walked d short distance. and Few
minutes later. when she passed out Of
s4't .f h-r little sister DO grabbed her.
".. AIMS If the girl who struggled
r'. frr brute. attracted hsr little sis
On. v.. began crying. and ran over To
.... SOM. men were at work ana toll
I.r rt Nhat haa occurred. but unfor-
f0F sh. could not make herself un-
..r.'r'I 90 trs'. ami vncn tho men rot
tHr s-'na thc scounirci had fed. Tn
.'r.r WAS notified AMI tho police do
....t.s are cu th, lookout. while "a hum
t- W.u are securing a." ueighborhool
.. '-fi' rirl is mot seriously hurt. The
r.n Was white. had ou q lght-grny suit.
.nt hat with 3D. dark. wide hand.
no SAVE his son.
-r. father of Madison Brown VIII go TO
.w0rj tomorrow % present 10 Gov
.r.- F'Irrr1l 90" petition for The COM
station uf DIS sons Ssn'euc" OF death
H. petition has. 20 is said. been signed
. five ~ the jurors who convicted
Brown
Mayor Cooke and Commissioner Obern-
..rt.r mot no noon to-day 200 Investigate
Ie
ST.. rendered DTS resi- Uai.Cu as % mom-
'rc ~ thn force and the same was ac-
..it,l
If. United Sttos STEAMSHIP Atlanta ar
It.i - t1. uaYy-yarI Yesterday morn
frr l.r some necessary alterations To
un.~v before going on har southern
..... Snc VIII he at ths yarI until The
ls' ~ July The Atlanta is one of tho
tr-t steel cruisers of the new navy.
DESPERATELY WOUNDED.
Their. Was tn. usual Saturjav-rieht row
amongst the u,-rl pea and prtdto-picE-
er- ustr rhlrchlaHd on Bleools farm
Tbs time. ana % darky named Fisher
Was shot in the neck and breast with
90 pistol ana desperately wounded The
officers has" goo far failed 90 appr,henl
~. m'n who uid the shooting
quit, aifa party OF eNhursionisis
|I..'t ~ 'iHIil p N'f.i ei' - ''t
here Yesterday and spent the day at
Virginia Beach aut ocean View.
4 CLEAN SWEEP
Th. observation-disclosures propose, 1t
s.. said. % make clean sweep. ana turn
.r. aI th. present oeic--hold,rs and en-
II.f..e. except probably % t'w of the
members ." Oh. pulc, force. 4 number
Of t-. so..r.I voters Of an. Fourth Ward
uIi h. liy,u places ~ Tho Streot-cloaning
..ur t,r party services. The president
.. 'h, Col1r-I Prohibition club asvres 10
.ryr ON thr police force as sergeant,
hgt hn win hardly reach IT, There are
t.Y many men out Of work in the R"-
.ru.r-' combination 10 make way for
o.. .'lnreI persuasion.
"ne iuNIs. Celebration II The Young
STEMS Christian Association took place
last rirtt at Monument Methodist Episco-
..p4I church. Mt H. .. Williams Of
I. rmou1 delivered the first address. and
Nr D h. Tak,r. of Washington. j.. g..
t.. second. and Rev Or 4. T.. owen the
t.r4 E.F George Ecuuarl. Rev j.
.. Allison. Rev ~. IL. Edwards and Roy.
N.N simpson also took part iu The
r,..s.
RETIRED
..I.fIv-S.rr.aut James ClcgC. United
States N4r.r,-CorVs for the last fifteen
...r. Du the rccciyiuC-ship Franklin here
nearly forty years I'm the service. has
..u retired ana transferred 10 the Sol