Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-30

yrpDERous AssAULT.-Henry Prich-
osofajn o an oyster boat, was shot
1,lmss- murdered by burly negro
SRy 3 a,z. poiat Va, opposite Low
"a pau, early yesterday morn
ff0'ul g. .reusnt up the river Gu
,ssner Wakefield, yesterday even
'ls an, and while the boat was at the wharf
ny his cty Il number OF friends went
y IL - and heard his story OF the as
'',n' He was not brought ashore, but
~ NED On the steamer aud was taken
-.-l .5s Emergency Hosp tai in Wash
= ,, ~ where il was found that he had
~. .es.yed an ugly wound in the left
-, His condition is serious. Prlch-
: twentv-three years old. He is
~, ~ and lives with his wife at 406
VIE, street IN this city. He has been
ed in oyster dredgiog for some
. udrsceptlg has been III command
-. -, .o4ooac Il oaccl Smitb, owned by
lanes Z lio.J, of this city. Vita
es E.nis, his cousin, an eighteen
r.5ll boy, VINO sis lives here, he
..sl f,r tl!,, llwer Po!omzc AID drop
.,j a0chorotl' Upper Machodoc, an inlet
The Virginia side near Bay Breeza,
.soweeks ago Saturd y night. After re-
aiming here for day, he proceed
l-Insr down. and returned 70 the same
. .i',, shout 10 o'clock Saturday night.
t.,1-rts taerea after the two men lay
NV. 10 sleep. Pricbard was awaken
\ b9 noise on the outside, and
ss. NJ his watch and saw it
rss 1 two minutes past mid
y bt Awakening his c4usin be
-m.p-d nom Us cot, op ned TIE
lls,arof the c4,in, and peered out. In
ne scr oftyllg small batteau to the
..rsoper wa. large negro. Pritchard
ss} no an axe from the bottom ofthe
c,sjn ana demanded 10 know his BUS
@ The negro came closer to the
ann door and stated that he had just
.,,ne i.utaa bav and wanted lodging
f3rIbe night. Pritchard did not desire
his coopaay, aut told him no would
10. accommodate him, when the negro,
fu.ling d pistol, fired directly at Phi
3srd the rail- striking him in the left
aigh Prichard fell back on the Cot,
3l uckiy jumped TO his fest egsin,
oaiv u Il d the pistol pointed full in
face. lie pleaded that he might not
b. illed. when the negro replied that
woud save himself by handing
over 2Istbe money be had. Phi chard
.oos bis keys from his pocket and
opeuea the chest, il which $50, his
wsoIa wealth, was stored. etold the
negro that he had not much money,
aud ihai MS wife was sick at home and
10 iced Of it 10 buy medicine. The
asgIo declared thst il one cent was
Withheld, Pritchard should pay for it
win his lie. When the money was
hsuded over the nero said be had a
miaa 10 xii MIN ANYHOW. As he left
% aoe' discharged his pistol a. the
vessel. bGt tne bullet did no damage.
Prcnard, win the assistance OF his
cou-.u. later got ont and lowered
.te small hoat and rowed to one of
toe oyster dredges in the river.
= aouuded man was weak from loss
o. b4aG He 1as r0wed to the shore,
b1 q doctor could not be fourd in the
vl.na9. He was then carried again
70 th snsl boa; and taken across the
rv.r. TO ne house OF Samuel Redman.
y mere a physician wassfound, who
p9 aacr.d his wound serious and adj
am 10 30 10 ho,p:tnl immedl-
III. wa re h would receive proper
az Ie. After MS wound was dress
ID fi,cAssd was taken 10 Lower Ce-
dss p9 and transferred by tbe Light
a55 euder 10 the steamer WGketi i'd,
a'en ws, on her wey to Washington.
Pc5 q is certain that be- can identl-
Is TIE man VINO committed the d ed.
Nnte down the bay about two weeks
q o-.ae aegro came aboard and asked
hln a would like TO buy chicken.
Pric a4 told him he would. After
Del goae about half an hour the ne
ere oropg1t Que back. After talking
ior ems time, ne wanted to know il
tnclard bNd a gun on board The
latter, linking he wanted &c shoot
eme told him ne had not. Pritchar0
says bis is the same man that robbed
Mn The negro is well-known &c
rs eats OF the vicinity where the
shooting occurred. He has hut OF
BAY Breeze point.
3 GooD OMEN.-During the past few
Weeks nore property has changed hand