Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-12-26
STARS IN THE DAYTIME.
A Fight in the second Market-Moved
the Wrong Cart


A colored maR was a prisoner in the
Police Court on Thursday morning,
18th inst, He was tall, earnest-look-
ing and while his complexion was dark,
| it was as fair as q woman's.
he wore that non-chalent air, seri-
Gus and yet apparently conscious that
he was fully justified in what he had
done. There was no fear manifested
and he related his side of the contro
versy with an accuracy and candor
which was as impressive as it was
straight forward,
On the other side, as his accuser was
! white man. The upper part of his
/ face was swathed in bandaRes and a
red spot just above the nose showed
where the blood from the wound had
soaked through.
| The young colored man was J. III.
Tunstall of Hanover and the white one
was w. D. Hardgrove of the same
county.
HIS SIDE OF THE STORY.
The injured man said that his cart
WAS at the Second Market on 9Th ST.,
with produce. The colored mans cart
was backed up just above it. Tunstall
had gone away and left it standing
there Hardgrove said the clerk of the
market authorized him to pull it out
and place his cart in it's place. He
then went away too. Upon his return
he found that the colored man had re
turned and placed his wagon back
where it was before.
When Hardgrove returned he found
Tunstall standing there, and when he
start ed to remove the cart and place
his Hargrove'sl cart in its place. Tun-
stall said that he would knock the hi
Of rwhA MI =
hand on his cart.
Hardgrove rushedlforward to remove
the cart when he says the colored man
made q pass at him. He knocked it
of. When he was struck again he re-
turned the blow, until Tunstall placed
a lick between his eyes with q rock
which he had in his hand and then he
lquit.
LOST INTEREST IN THE PROCEEDINGS.
He paid no more attention to either
the wagon or the man with whom he
was contending, but went to DR..
Reeves drugstore where the wound
was dressed.
The colored man said that he had
backed his cart in on 9th St, and went
to his aunt's home in this city. Upon
his return he found that some one had
removed his cart, and placed theirs in
its place HardgrOve's man. that had
been left in charge was there. he ask
} ed who had moved his cart. He then
pulled Hargrove's cart out and placed
his where il was before
When Hargrove returned he came
up to him in a threatening manner,
and attempted to remove the cart, and
when he resisted, he struck him. He
runstalll picked up a small rock lay
ing beside his hat and holding it in his
hand struck him between the eyes. He
claimed that Hardgrove's man had also
attacked and struck him. He told
Hardgrove that the clerk could move
his cart, but no one else.
II Helwent back to his aunt's and on
that morning returned to the market.
He learned that a warrant was out for
, him, so he went up TO the staUion-house
and gave himself up.
THE OTHER MANS HELPER
The man whom Hardgr had left
, in charge was sent for. He was found
! to be taller than the cOlored man and
apparently stronger. 1t seems that
the two should have been able tc make
short work of him, but they didn't.
He said that when Hardgrove was
was struck he yelled Much amuse-
ment was created by his odd state
ments as well as by the predicament of
Hardgrove when asked where ne went
when he left the wagon. He declined
to answer the question, but admitted
Z that he took two or three drinks, bat
: was not drunk. His Honor, Justice
Crutchfield ruled that man could not
: be made to tell where he had been
when he had been away from the city
for q week and had landed in such q
neighborhoOd as that in the vicinity OF
Second Marcel.
This was q source of relief to Hard
| grove and created no end of merriment
, among the spectators. The case was
sent on to the grand jury and Tunstall
WAS allowed bail in the sum of $500.
WAITING THE BoNDsMAN.
He walked over into the pen with
that anccncerned air, pending the ar
Z rival of his bondsman.
J And get there was a sympathy mani
7 tested towards him by even the VIII te
; meD in the courtroom not excepting
the Justice himself. 1t is the premi-
um set upon manhood and demonstrate
ed that after all the maintenance OF
3 ones right against all odds is better
than cringing servility.
|. Even Hardgrove with his head
swathed in bandages.was not bitter. he
knew he had done wrong, and content
ed himself with saying that he only
wanted Tunstall taught lesson. The
presumption was that he had learned
his.