Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-06
THE CASE GOES OVER.
ron TWO WEEKS IN
COLONEL cussoNs's ABSENCE.
GENERAL HUNDLEYS STATEMENT.
He Denies That There Was Any
Cause for His Arrest, Makes some
Thrusts at Colonel Cussons, and
says lie IL Not Afraid of Any Man.

General George j. Hundley. OF Amelia
who was arrested at Murphy's Hote
Tuesday because OF the belief on tn,
part Of the police authorities that HI
was about TO engage in duel with Colo
mel John Cussons, was I'm the Police Court
yesterday morning. but. in view OF the
fact that Colonel Cussons. against whom
warrant had also been sworn out on
the same grounds. had not been arrested,
the Police Justice continued the case
until Tuesday. the 18th.
The courtroom was crowded to the
doors when Justice Crutchheld assembled
the bench at $3.50 o'clock, and in the audi
| ence were many members of the General
| Assembly and other prominent gentle
men. General Hundley arrived eery,
and with him came Colonel James n.
Stubs and his counsel, Hons. ]. c..
Parker and w. f. Reddy.
The case was called in its regular order
on the docket, and before aught else was
done the Justice and the Chief of Police
| held a conference, as a result of which
Mr.. Crutchhed announced that he thought
it would be best to postpone the case for
the present.
MR.. PARKER TALKS.
At this juncture Mr.. Reddy introduced
Mr.. Parker. and announced that they
would appear as counsel for General
Hundley. Mr.. Parker addressed the
Court and said:
81 don't know the motive Of the Chief
Of Police and the Justice, but my client
is anxious that the case go on. ] have
no criticism to make OF the police, for
they did their duty In making the arrest
in view of the sensational rumors that
have been brought about by the news
paper publications. But the police pro-
ceeded under a wrong impression, as my
client had no intention Of breaking the
peace then. nor has he now.
l would like to have this case
disposed Of as my client has important
business to attend TO. am positive there
is no evidence to warrant the charges,
and. as / now understand the postpone
ment is because the other man has not
been arrested, l see no reason why that
should necessitate a postponement, for
it is not known when he may be arrested.
DID NOT INTEND TO FIGHT.
''Your Honor will find that the news
paper publications and the rumors that
nave arisen lutltlTOH are uOl SullCltlll
to justify the arrest of General Hundley
on the charge of being about to commit
a breach of the peace"
Justice Crutchfeld made a short reply,
and referred to the several published
letters of General Hundley and Colonel
CussOns, and suggested that the language
used in them was sufficient TO warrant
the suspicion of a hostile meeting between
the two gentlemen. And the fact that
they both came to Richmond Immediately
after the publication of the letter in the |
Times of Sunday gave further grounds |
for apprehension.
GENERAL HUNDLEY'S STATEMENT. |
Mr.. Reddy requested Justice Crutchfield |
to allow General Hundley to make a |
statement, and permission was promptly |
granted. General Hundley at once arose
10 his feet, and without delay plunged |
into an argument of his case. He said:
Il have been very much annoyed by
this arrest, and feel that ] ought to say
something TO set myself right before the
public. On Monday morning last, whilst
engaged in important business, a tele-
gram from the Richmond Times was re-
ceived. asking me if 1 replied to the let
ter Of Colonel John Cuss0ns in its issue
of the day before, to please furnish them
a copy. The telegram was received and
opened by my wife This was the first
1 had Of any such publication.
80 far as l know there are but two
copies of the Richmond Times taken at
my place. l. myself. rarely read the
Times. ] live in Southside Virginia, and
find that l best preserve my equanimity
by not reading that journal If the re-
porter of the Times is present. 1 hope
he Will now report me accurately.
WAS IN BAD TASTE.
81 hold in my hand a copy of this
Times" General Hundley con-
iinued. I'm the very first column on the
first page appears a publication which,
to my mind, is in singularly bad taste.
It purports to be a history of the bloody
iuels of Colonel John Cussons. Where
the information on which it was based
,ame from. or why it was published this
morning, / am unable to say. If the
Times had been merciful enough to pub
ish this on Sunday, ii might have saved
your Honor and myself great deal Of
trouble, for / might then
nave safely hidden myself away in the
)ines Of Amelia, where neither your
donor's officers nor any man of blood
'ould have found me.
II have no record to compare with
Colonel Cussons. l thank my God that ]
ne, and l want none before me; but it
$ not impossible that / might be willing
o shed my own in a just and righteous
'ause l have a duty to discharge TO ]
he public, and especially to the Chris {
ian public. / have been held out to the J
world as a possible duellist. l never was
duellist l never was engaged in a
uel in any manner, shape, or form, and
lever expect TO be. / don't believe in
luelling. and if / did, / wouldn't use
newspaper wadding. 1 have never pro-
laimed that fact from the housetops, be-
ause there are many sorts of people
n this world and some seeker of cheap
otoriety might infer from that declara-
ion that under no circumstances would
fight, and / don't wish any one to
make an unfortunate mistake.
LOYAL TO HIS CLIENTS.
zone Of my peculiarities, perhaps, is
hat / hold in very high esteem a law
ers duty TO his client; lin fact next to
~ duty TO my country and my family.
place my duty TO my clients. Most of
ne trouble of a personal nature which /
ave ever had has arisen from the dis
barge Of my duty 10 my clients. On an
Their occasion in this city many years
90 / had some trouble with a duellist
nd a man Of blood, growing out of my
efence Of a client 1t haS-been said.
lat have had controversy with Colo
Ell Cussons / sought no such contro-
ersy. IN the discharge of my duty. l
1ought proper 10 crticise Colonel Jus
ms. who was the chief actor, in what
consider an unfortunate drama.