The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-05
FLOOD and FLANAGAN
The Trouble Brewing Between These Two
Statesmen CuImaated In An Assault.
ATTACKED IN THE SENATE CHAMBER.
senator Flanagan Felied By senator
Flood with IL Canc-A Plot Of il,e
Gamblers TO Steat tn" Mnupin
Bill ~ Foiled-Scnnte md EAousc in
Session for u Few Moments.

Richmond, Va, March 4.-tSpeclal1--
| The trouble that has been brewing for
u few days between Senator'S Flood md
Flanagan eliminated this morning in
Al personal encounter Monday night
while the election bill was being debated
Mr.. Flanagan characterized state
ment made by Mr. Flood as false. and
| newspaper published the fact. Ycstcr-
day Mr.. Flood challenged the correct
ness OF the report and the paper to-day
stated upon Mr.. FlunaEans authority
| that he did use the words accredited to
him. Mr. Flood was In the Senate
chamber early. MIR. Flanagan entered
about ll:30 O'Clock and stopped just In
side of the door 10 speak to friend
Mr. Flood walked over to him and cursed
him, apparently to attract his uttcn-
| non. Mr.. Flanagan wheeled around and
as he did so the two gentlemen stood for
moment glnring at each other. Then
MIR. Flood raised his stick and struck
Mr. Flanagan twice across the head ana
brought him to the floor. Mr.. Flood was
pulled away and his stick was taken
away. DIR. George n. Sncnd, member of
tie SENATE 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 incisnn In the scnlp about an
| Inch and IL half long and extending TO
lit Duue. JuuBe WAuuel came UP
the Capitol and took Mr.. Flanagan to
his residence. where he now Is. war
rant for Mr.. Floods arrest charged
with fcloniOuS 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
Crutchtield heard the case on Il motion
for bnil. Senator'S Conway II. Sands
and w. a. Little Jr.. REPRESENTED Mr.
| Flood and Commemorative Attorney
Smith and MIR. Edgar Allan appeared for
| the prosecution. The doctors all said
that MIR. Flanagan was not dangerously
hurt. and that he would be out In a
few days. Ball In the sum Of s., 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 Ia concusson
| of the brain. They say 1t cannot be told
within thirteen hours what the result
| Will be. FIe has been delirious for some
! time.
Rev. j. w. Daughcrty resigned the
passionate of Fulton Baptist Church to-
night ON account of the lack of ha rinony
among his flock. Though he was sus-
tanned in his doctrines by n majority OF
| the members, the minority declined to
yield. and division was threatened.
- otoiS hha itilhtu out at CAPITOL
to the effect that "a lot OF gamblers plot
led to steal the MauDin bill before II
reached the Governor. AS the story
goes. the scheme leaked out by accident
ana Mr. Maupin in person took the
bill to the Governor | saw Governor
loterral to-day, but he would not dis
cuss the subject. He iDtimated that
Mr.. Maupin could give the Information
desired, hut Mr.. Maupin was not ut
the Capitol and could not be seen There
Is undoubtedly some truth in the re-
port. II was by the merest accident
that 1t 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 MIR. Boykin objected to the House
amendment to the oleomnrgarinc biil
and that measure was killed. Cover
nor O'Fcrrall sent in veto of the hil
to the consolidation OF the street rail
ways of Old Point. Hampton ana New
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. n. r. Pollard. Of Richmond.
who went down to the court -housc yes
;erday on legal business, was Sleeping in
| the building and was the first rerson
awaked by the fire. He and all others
haa narrow escape. The loss is not
| 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 superintendent
| OF that institution has been In circulation
| al the capitol FOR day or two Ii has
received the signatures of many OF the
| senators and delesateS-probab bly, a ma
| 1or!ty of them. Or. Pierce represents
| Isle of Wight in the House. and is a
very popular man with all members Of
| the Legislature.
y telegram received from Washington
| this morning stated that Mr. L. 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 trea tment
| about two weeks ago.
There was sensa tional scene over the !
tcorpsc of Philip Fleet (coloredD in the
Cedar Baptist Church. Seventeenth and
Cedar streets. yesterday. The dead
| man, II appears. had been u member Of
st. Joseph's Colored Catholic Church,
Continued on Fifth Pese.)