The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
FLOOD And FLANAGAN
The Trouble Brewing Between These Two
Statesmen eliminated In An Assault.
ATTACKED IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
senator flannEnn FeIIed BS Senator
Flood with II Cnnc-A Plot of ihe
Gamblers TO Stcat iii" Mnupin
Bill IL sE'oiled-Scnntc und House In
Session for II Few Moments.

Richmond. Va, March 4.-tSpeclul)-I
The trouble that has been brewing for
few days between Senator'S Flood md
Flan,lgnn eliminated this morning in
Il personal encounter. Monday night
while the election bill was being drbnt ed
MIR. Flanagan characterized II state
ment made by Mr.. Flood as false und Il
newspaper published the fact Ycstcr-
day Mr., Flood challenged the correct
ness OF the report and the naper to-day
stated upon MIR. T'lnnaEans authority
that lie did use the words accredited to
him. Mr. Flood was In the Senate
chamber early. MIR. Flanagan entered
about 80 O'Clock and stopped just In
side of the door TO speak TO Il friend.
Nlr. Flood walked over to him and cursed
him. apparently to attract his nttcn-
ton. MIR. Flanagan wheeled around and
as he did so the two gentlemen stood for
a moment glaring at each other. Then
Mr.. Flood raised his stick aud struck
MIR. Flanagan twice across the head and
brought him to the floor. Mr.. Flood was
pulled away and his stick was taken
away. DIR. George II. Snend, member Of
the Sennte from Princess Anne and DR.
Franklin Pierce, member OF the House
from Isle of Wight. took charge of Mr.
Flanagan ana washed his wound. which
was an incsion I'm the scalp about an
the bone Judge Waddel came up to
the Capitol and took MIR. Flanagan tn
his residence. where he now Is. war
rant for Mr. Floods arrest charged
with felonious assault. was sworn out,
but before 1t could be served the Scna-
tor went 10 the Office OF the Chief OF
Police and gave himself up. Justice
Crutchfield heard the case on a motion
for bail. Senator'S Conway r. Sands
and w. a. Little, Jr.. represented Mr..
Flood and CommonwenlthS Attorney
Smith and Mr. Edgar Allan appeared for
the prosecution. The doctors all said
that Mr.. Flanagan was not dangerously
few days. Bail In the sum Of 81, 500 was
granted and the case was set for hear
ing next Wednesday,.
The condition of Senator Flanagan Is
not SO favorable tonight. His physi-
clans fear now that there is cOncussion
of the brain. They say 1t cannot be told
within thirteen hours what the result
will be. He has been delrious for some
time.
Rev. j. w. Daughcrty resigned the
pastorate of Fulton Baptist Church to
night on account of the lack of harmony
among his flock. Though he was slIs-
tanned In his doctrines by n majority OF
the members the minority declined 10
yield, and division was threatened.
story has leaked out at the Capitol
TO the effect that a lot of gamblers plot
ted to steal the Maupln hill before Il
reached the Governor AS the story
goes. the scheme leaked out by accident
and Mr.. Maupin In person took the
bill To the Governor. | saw Governor
Oferrall to-day, but he would not dis
cuss the subject FIe intilnated that
MI. MauDin could give the information
n ~ aSi pod Int
The Capitol and could not he seen There
is undoubtedly some truth in the re-
port. 1t was by the merest accident
that II was learned that IL plan was on
foot To get the bill under the pretcxt
OF desiring to examine its provisions
and then to lose" 1t,
The Senate and House were each in
session few minutes In the former |
body Mr.. Boykin objected to the House
amendment to the oleomnrgarinc bill |
ana that measure was killed Cover !
nor O'Fcrrall sent in veto of the bill !
10 the consolidation OF the street rail
ways of Old Point. Hampton and New f,
port News. Both Houses will meet
tomorrow and probably adjourn sine
die.
The hotel at King William Courthouse
was destroyed by fire early this morn |
ing. Hon. H. r. Pollard. OF Richmond |
VINO went down to the court house yes- |
ierday on legal business was sleeping in |
the building and was the first person |
awaked by the fire. He and all Others !
had narrow escape. The loss is not i
great.
a petition to the Board of Visitors of |
the Deaf Dumb, and Blind Institution !
asking the appointment of DR. Franklin
Pierce to the position Of superin tendcnt
OF that institution has been in circulation ,
Al the capitol for a day or two II has
received the signatures of many OF the
Senators and delegates-prubably a ma
jor!ty OF them. DR. Pierce represents
Isle of Wight in the House. and is a +
very popular man with all members of /
the Leg gslature
a telegram received from Washington
this morning stated that Mr.. II. O. Bar
bour, treasurer of the Chesapeake and |
OHIO railway, Is recovering from his re-
cent Illness. Mr.. Barbour was removed
to Washington for medical treatment
about two weeks ago.
There was Il sensational scene over the
corpse OF Philip Fleet (coloredD in the
Cedar Baptist Church. Seventeenth and .
Cedar streets. yesterday. The dead
man. II appears. had been a, member of
st. Joseph's Colored Catholic Church,
Continued on Fifth Pese)