Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-22
NEWS ROW
SOLDIER SHOT By A PoLi0E
OFFICER.
AFFAIR.
DETAILS OF THE
A Mig Crowd Gathers and Thre"'
Of violence Are INDUCED IN
Trouble on Saturday Night Looked
For.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA, July H.-(Spe-
ciaIN-PoIiceman T. A. Mitchell, one OF
the best-known and mos,-popular ofiicers
on the force, shot Private D. NJ "eisei'
Of Battery C, Pennsylvania Artillery no"
in camp here, about II o'clock last high''
About $50 o'clock eight artilierymen from
Camp Warburton drew up in line on the
south side OF Twenty-thlrd street In Bar
Harbor and fired volley after volley from
army revolvers into saloon on the oppo-
site side of the street, conducted by Har-
vey & Names. Sergeant Reynolds ana
officer Mitchell went In search Oh THESE
men, and near the Bijou Theatre hoticeo
a drunken artilleryman acting in disor-
derby manner He was accompanied py
two comrades. Policeman Mitchell step
ped I'D 10 the men and told the two that
were sober that they would have 10 take
the drunken man TO camp, or ne "ouiu
be placed under arrest. The trio started
off. and when some yards distant one OF
them commenced to curse and abuse the
officer Mitchell went up to the man VINO
was using bad language and placed MIN
under arrest. Gelger slipped around be-
hind the officer and suddenly threw him
TO the ground. getting on top OF him ana
choking him.
SHOT IN THE HIP.
Sergeant Reynolds turned and saw Mit-
chelrs predcament, and, rushing up 10
C;eiger. hurled him from his brother-ofii-
cor. The policeman and soldiers came to-
eether. and Geiger received ball In MS
hin. A large crowd gathered, and as the
officers were leading the injured man 10
the courthouse, where he could De treat
cd threats of violence WIRE heard on
everv hand. mostly emanating from SOL
diers. sailors. and marines At the JAN
100 people gathered. some bent on uoihs
mischief The friends OF the WOUNDED
man claim that he was snot Whlie oO"n'
but Sergeant Reynolds says Geiser was III
the act of assaultng him wheh MitCue'
fired the shot. Captain Waters, OF Bat
terry c. will have the officer tried. aud the
notice will make out a case against Geiger
when he is able 10 appear for trlaL
A THREAT.
II Is reported that the artillerymen ana
the sailors and firemen from the warshlps
here have determined TO complete the
work of demolition started last night, ana
will 90 10 Bar Harbor next Saturday night
for the purpose OF cleaning out all OF the
saloons and disreputable houses there.
The men claim they are being continually
robbed by the proprietors. the troops eN-
nsct 10 leave i'm few days for Porto Rico.
and il seems apparent that they are bent
on mischief before they depart. Geiger IS
getting along all right, but will be laid up
for some days yet. N,
That large number of troops will come
70 Newport News for embarkation to
porto rico there is now no doubt Cap
tain Baker, of the volunteer army quar-
termaster at Chickamauga' arrived IN .he
,t,,, to-dav for the purpose of making pre-
variations for the reception OF the troops.
and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad has
sent a suficient number OF cars to Chicka-
manga 20 transport the hrst 1900 men 10
this city.
The 81. Louis and Harvard ana trans
rorts Massachusetts, and Roumania are
exnected 10 arrive here tomorrow from
the North.