Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01
SLASHED HIS FACE.
ORRELL USES HIS KNIFE ON HICKS
IN swANsBORO'.
THE GRAYS WANT HIS UNIFORM.
Legal steps Taken by the Company
TO Take Away n Former Officers
We'd To-Dny-Brief Items.

| William Hicks, n man about Is year,
| OF age. who came to Swansboro' yester
day from Chesterfield county, became in.
volved in a difficulty with John Orrell
also of the county, about o'clock last
evening in front of the store of Mr.. c. d.
Corbus, and was severely cut by the lat.
ter about the face and neck The inju-
ries, which were dressed by DR.. William
Il. Mathews. OF Manchester are not re-
garded as dangerous. but very painful,
and by no means of a trivial nature.
Hicks spent the night at the Manchester
Station-House, not as a prisoner, but as
a guest.
The alteration between the two coun-
trymen was a result, say eyewitness,
Of the interference of Hicks with Orrells
affairs. and abuse of him. Orrell was
I'm HIS wagon coming up Hull street, and
had reached the store OF Mr.. Corbus.
Here some one called to him to know If
he would swap" horses. Orrell said he
would swap" anything with anybody.
Hicks, who was standing by, said that
was not so; that Orell would swap" no.
thing with nobody. 1t appears that he
was drinking. and became at this point of
the interesting proceedings abusive TO
Orrell. and began TO climb into the lat
ter's vehicle. Then Orrell drew his big
farm knife, and slashed away at Hicks's
face and neck. Hicks got down from the
wagon then, with blood streaming from
his face. He was taken into Mr.. Cor
bus's place, and remained there until a
phone message brought DIR. Mathews to
the scene. one cut on the left side of the
face extended from the eye to the corner
Of the mouth. and measured to the bone
in depth; another was an ugly cash over
the right eye, and the last was long
cash on the left side of the neck. The
physician took nine stitches in all in the
ORRELL ARRESTED AND BAILED
Officer Avis came with the crowd, which
soon gathered, and placed Mr.. Orrell
under arrest. He was taken before Squire
Charles T. Jones Immediately, and bailed
IN the sum of 5000 to appear before the
Justice Of the Peace this morning at =
, clock. Mr.. Thomas A. Atkinson went
On his bond. Mr. Orrell is a prosperous
armer. living near Midlothian. He was |
accompanied TO the city by his son, lad |
about l6 years of age. Both spent the |
hight with friends in Swansboro'. He is |
| man about IS years of age.
An hour after he had received the ply |
ician's treatment the injured man went |
o the station-house to spend the night
[ is understood that a warrant will also
iCCf1ad
harging drunkenness and assault. He is
bout 10 years of age, and a man Of pow
rful. build, being feet several inches in
q height.
A regular meeting of the Committee on
'oor was held last evening. Nothing but
outline business was transacted
TROUBLE ABOUT A UNIFORM.
The connection sustained at one time
etween the Manchester Grays and Lieu
,nant A. w. Farley has not Yet been
svered. A uniform stands between
his disunion of officer and company.
hen Lieutenant Farley rendered his
,signation of the commission he held
the company, he did not send to the
)mpany his uniform. The resignation |
as accepted, but nothing was said |
bout the uniform. Mr.. Farley, how
'er was approached some weeks ago
= the proper officer Of the command.
no sought to learn why Mr.. Farley
I'd not done so. To him the ex-officer |
sponded that the suit was his, indi-
dually, and the company had no right
demand tin short. he would not re-
IN it for the simple reason that he
lieved it was his property.
The next step was taken by Captain
I'm j. Haverty, of the company, who
linking differently from Mr.. Farley. in
e name Of the company sent him a
Il as follows: one cap, So uniform, $2S.
ID one pair white pants, 81. Total, $Si
Mr.. Farley, ii appears, ignored the bill
id ii was placed in the hands of High
Unstable Brooks for collection. The
Unstable brought the matter before
Iuire Lithgow yesterday morning at 10
lock, and some hours were consumed
hearing evidence pro and con. The
luire reserved his decision until next
lesday morning.
number of the Grays We're present !
d also gentlemen who had been Off
RS Of the company. Among the latter
re Captain A. c. AttkissOn and Lieu
lant Charles r. Burkert.
BOUGHT WITH COMPANY FUNDS.
captain Attkisson and Lieutenant =,
Irkert both testified in substance that
I'm by Mr.. Farley was one had been
released with the general funds of the .
npany and hence they were the pro-
rty of the company, and not of in
'iduals. 1t is the custom, they said,
the commissioned officers to pur- a
ase their uniforms and swords from u
sir own individual resources, but the {
pplies of the non-commissioned officers | ;
men in ranks to be purchased by l
company at large. Directly after the
nchester Grays were organized into a | I
npany a very successful bazaar was II
and with the proceeds uni a
ms for men and officers alike were Ia
released. Captain Attkisson said that | h
en- he resigned command of the com
ny he returned his uniform and took | n
receipt for 1t. Lieutenant Burkert.
o more recently resigned, testified
Il he did the same thing. q
/. number of other witnesses were also | ;.
lmned, their testimony being largely | =
lfrmatory of that of the two ex-ofi- -
s. -
A MORNING MARRIAGE Il
Tr. William +. Brown and Miss Alice T,
Trevillian. popular young lady of | n
) city, were married yesterday morn a.
at 10 o'clock AT the brides residence a
LOG east Ninth street. The wedding. | G
ugh quiet, was an interesting and a
utiful one. Rev. James o. Babcock. m