The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-08

I+/iLS Jennie Graft. an his
E. son, Of the boat May
began loading up with lumber Other
boatmen who had refused to take loads
at the price ScribnCr offered. marched
down in Il body to the dock and inter
tercd. Phillips. who was armed. drew
Il revolver and fired over the heads ,r
jhe crowd. probably seeking to intimi-
date them. Some one, exactly whom
has not been learned pulled a gun aui
Tired three shots mt Phillips. who fell to
the deck OF his boat Il dead man Th"
younger Phillips. who had taken Il
hand in the melee. was struck down
with club and horribly beaten. hc
inanaEed to crawl into the cabin. where
he died at N.lj Ills morning.
The authorities were notified. ana the
police this morning arrested fourteen
poutm"n who are known To have paiti-
ciratrd I'm the fatal melee
Captain Phillips was about 20 years
old ana his son about 19-l'hcir homes
were in Hurton's BAY
While the fight was in progress the
lines OF the two crafts were. cut ana
they iloa;"d down tn" river. but were
Intercepted at Little Island by n tuas
and brought back.
lhr murder appears TO have been the
direct outcome of the newly-rorIned
Canal Association. which was credited
Some time ago as a New York Central
movement
The evidence shows that Scribner had
gotten Captain Phillips To- bring his
boats here for a load. the boats To h,,
load 81 n* soon as they arrived This l..
contrary 10 tie association rules AS
IN" association wishes to dictate To the
lorWardrrS whom and how boats shall
hc loaded
When The Tonawanda boatmcn found
nat captain Phillips would load when
ne saw hit a little army Of dcspcrn, -
n collected nj q, a
tn" boat to come in. She arrived ana
Tied MP. only 1" hc boarded by the crowd
oihC"rs were on the spot and attcmptcd
I" Keep tn" crowd back but their Of
i"ftS Were ifnitl"SS, FOR the men were
llk" a pack Of madden"d wolves.
IF TIA" cOrpcrs lay "a hand on any OF
You lay them out boys" shouted one
man in the crowd. ami then hc shouted
[" Captain Phillips III there's ANYBODY
on lhal boat that you want 10 vet Off
npW'S your time
Never mind anybody here" answered.
Phillips. Then the trouble began The
m"n pourrd on the boat like demons
Kicked the crew into the forward cabin
ana started for Captain PHILLIPS I'm n
second he frll To the deck with - bullet
through his brain ana another through
his heart His I7-ycal-oid dau..ltt.r
SpranS L" his assistance only to l,
struck ON III" head ana fcllrd to tn"
deck. Will" the mob kicked aud abused
the body of her dying father
Whi" this was going on IN" dead
captains SON was attacked. ana though
II" Fought wrll. h. was knocked down
and beaten almost To u jelly, his skull
being fractured
United states Deputy Marshal Sm,r-
ing made an attempt to fight the crowd
back. but three OF them covered him
with revoiv"rs and held him at bay uutil
theE had completed the bloody work
When the crimes had been committed
tn" mob cut the boats loose and allowed
them 10 drift down the river. but they
were brought back by 81 tug
II was a horrible sight that greeted
the people on the dock when tho boats
were again tied up ON the deck in a
pool of blood was the father. aud along
tn" deck were streams and blotchcs
where the son had crawlod along to the
cabin. Every window iu the cabin was
broken ana the daughter was i'm hys-
tcI'ics over the remains Of her murdered
father.
So far sixteen men have been arrested
and the authorities are examining yyit-
nesscs and taking aiiidavits looking tn
lie arrest of others