The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-21
MORNING ROW
THE INHABIrssTs~ Of GOyERNoR
STREET sTdaTLED.
Two thermometers, a PI;ssburgcr, ana u
Stranger Participate in his'"'p""''
Near Ross Strs~t-Thc Finale.

A very interesting case VIII be looHe'
,n,o ~, Police Jas.iee Cratcnileid on Nea-
nesaay morning.
4. Is me outcome OF an occur e'O' Va
las. Saturday mgat or -9ossiD'y S~'D"y
morn.ng. Possibly u was me result Vi
too mach .linA. perhaps tac'e WAS soi"0
other motive. .,,., ..,
M acts Ia the case briefly told are
These. Last SUNDAY niAht Dti+a N''S nv
a nuniher oI guests vac were aiolI'hs "a
tne 4fserrial UOlei, were silNhb '' .'""'
OF thai wcfl-known hosiery oh o"f'i1o1
st,c,t 10 catch the hight breeze ~ 10 was
A. fae tlnc rsing. su0ocniy one oi INC
c.nlcsnen IN nc party. ga turning MS eyes
IN IN. street. remarked. There IS nsnt
gong on, let us 50 ANA sec wha' ~ 10
t.xefvpoay al once Iell nls ildt ana
started IN run up 70 the ct'"ti %
Governor and Ross street. Thee 'ney
found woii-oressed gentleman Jps- Iiaihs
from the pavement. \ youth was ieah-
ing against the nearest mouse pretehaihs
TO be suffering from an acute case OF
nsuscau. Another youth was seen oash-
ing away la ii mao run. after he haa
picked up a hal from the gutter. a feet
footed gentleman, who Is stopping al the
Imperial Hotel. followed him ia dash,
ana aS soon as the TWO had reached
Fourteenth street they disappeared 10
the eyes Of the rest.
Tries - EXPLAIN.
Meanwhile the young man, who had
been SO sick few momeras before, came
TO himself Ind tried TO explain matters
lie said that he had come out of Il house
ON Mayo street. when his friend in some
way got into an alteration with the
stranger. who had been founi at the
corner rising from the sidewalk. The
young man grew eloquent all OF sud
den ana declared he could not give any
cxplaraton but IN some way his friend
and the stranger got mixed up into some
war Of words. and blows followed. It's
stranger then started down Ross street
towards Governor street. ana was loi-
lowed by his assaitant. tie himself en-
deavored TO separate the two at the
next corner where they had another
melee.
The stranger denied the truth OF this
statement IN tho most positi terms.
lie said that he mad been attacked uncx-
pectediy by the two on Mayo street.
They had knocked him down once and
had followed him down Ross street. when
he was making for the Hotel Imperial,
where he was stopping. At the corner OF
Governor street he had been Knocked
down again. and he did nat know what
the timely interference of those who
mad been sitting in front OF the hotel.
THE TELL-TALE HAT
The stranger then looked Tor his hat.
but he failed TO find it, Instead. he
picked up a derby belonging 10 some one
else. 1t was closely scrutinizCd by those
around him. and the name of Mr. Harvey
$. Sydnor was discovered on its inside
by one Of the by-Standers. The young
man who claimed to be a friend of the
runaway positively declined 10 give the
latter's name, bat said t1at his own
name was Morrissey. and that he was
the only one by that namn living in this
city. Then he put on a bold front and
threatened that he could lick any two
men in the crowd. No one responded.
but in the mean time 1t began to grow
lively in the neirhborhood. People ap-
peared in the windows of the different
houses, anxious TO ascertain what really
had occurred.
During the explanation that followed
the stranger stated that he was q guest
at the Imperial Hotel: his name was w.
j. johnson, and he hailed from Pittsburg
He said he was jewelicr and diamond
dealer by trade, which afterwards proved
10 be correct.
Various attempts were made by those
who came 10 the rescue of the stranger
lp ttil III a Hbii'tHiuAt btA nANHbuN AdNOl-
able result
THE RUNAWAY CAUGHT.
Suddenly me party was increased by
a few more persons coming up from Gov
Jcrnor and Franklin streets. Among
them proved TO be the runaway youth
Sydnor. who was held In tight grasp
by the guest OF the Imperial. who never
left him until he overlook him. lie
stated subsequently that he had followed
young SydnOr through Ross TO Fourteenth
street. up Fourteenth street to Broad
and up Broad 10 Governor street. just
before that street was reached the pur-
suer yelled to young SydnOr Hold on
or shall shoot" This brought him 10
terms, and ne was taken I'm charge by
the guest from tho Imperial. He had in
his possession the hat belonging to Mr.
johnson. A num.cr of explanations
were made by him well as by his
friend Morrisscy. Mr.. Johnson who
intended 20 leave the city on Sunday at
noon. was glad to have his hat back,
and whether he believed the profuse ex-
cuses or not he appeared 10 be satisfied.
and the little crowd separated, Sydnor
being taken away by two of his friends.
who had come up In the meantime
The matter was afterwards talked over
Mt the hotel by those who had come
to Mr. JohnsOn's rescue. and Il was
DENIED best for the interest Of all concern
cd TO keep the matter quiet in order TO
spare the families OF the RichmOndcrs
the pain that would follow the publicity
Only FAST night IT leaked out that the
occurrence had become known. and from
what could be- learned carly this morning,
il appeared that member OF the police
department who lives on Ross street. was
awakened from his slumber by the occur
renee anu reported the matter 10 police
headquarters. The case was followed uD
by the authorities, and the outcome Will
be the trial Ia the Police Court to-mor-
row morning OF the parties connected with
the affair.
Pickett Camp.
At the regular meeting of Pickett Camp
last night much routine business was