Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-17
A Terrible SequaI to Last Nights
Riot at Phoebus.
Joseph New, ma ArtIIcrymnn. As.n...
inated-A Negligent CitizenNcnriy
Loses His Lifc-A wild MorSe nua
Darbod wiro Fence Di.nsurcs
Clerk Smith.
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Newport News, Va, Jan. 16.-Pheoe-
bus furnished u sequel TO last nights
riot this morning ahaut- O'clock,
Joseph New, of Battery N, Fourth
Artillery. Fort Monroe, was shot in the
side about 8 o'clock by an unknown
person. He died Immediately.
The riot at the Dewey House early
in the night, resulting in the shooting
of a soldier by a negro bartender.
created much excitement. serious diff
ficulty being prevented only by the
prompt action of The civil and military
authorities.
Later on in the night, Newand three
brother artillcrymen went in to the In
diana House. on Mallory street a short
distance from the Dewey House. Here
they had quarrel with a negro, whose
name they do not know. They left tho
place and after walking about for
awhile, decided to return to the fort.
AS they passed the Indiana House. n
bullet sped out of the dark, coming, APP
parently. from the Indiana House. 1t
struck New in his side, passed through
his liver and kidneys and lodged in his
spine. cutting the spinal cord. Death
was almost instantaneous. a coro-
ner's jury was summoned and is inves-
tiGating the affair but up to three
O'clock no arrests had been made
There were many soldiers in Phocbus
to-day and many threats were made
The authorities with reason, feared
violence and commemorative Attorney
Montague, called upon the Naval Re-
serves to hold themselves in readiness
to turn out, should they be called upon
TO quell a possible disturbance. This
the Naval Reserves agreed to do With
out further formality
VICTIM OF NEGLIGENCE.
About 1890 o'clock this morning
Thomas Funk stood between the street
railway tracks on Washington avenue.
opposite Twenty-ninth street, pccling
an apple. He did not notice the car
coming north and he did not see the
ear coming south. The first thing he
knew, one OF them struck him and
threw him down. He was badly bruis-
cd about The Misunderstanding ast-AHt- his
injuries, which were attended to by
Dr. Jeffrey, are not believed to be
serious. 1t is rather remarkable that
he was not run over and killed.
CLERK SMITHS EXPERIENCE.
Doug. Smith. Clerk of Corporation
Court. and the best known officer in
his class in Virginia, will think twice
before he tries TO subduc wild horse
and maintained wire fence again. EN-
perience has taught him that the COM
hination is more dangerous than a
Spanish fortiiication and IL hundred
Mausers.
Mr.Smith OWNS n beautiful farm ont
in the county a few miles from here.
Fine stock is 4 hobby; wild horses. n
specially, with him. He brought out
one OF the latter yesterday and htched
him to cart, the design being to
break the animal in. The animal ap-
parently. had designs of his own-on
Mr.. Smith for the shaftband was hard
~ adjusted before he playfully knock
cd the dgnified city official down.
Tnen he pulled the cart over him.
For diversion. the horse plunged
into barbed wire fence and tangled
himself up until the situation began to
took like n labyrinth puzzle Mr.
Smith incautiously undertook to solve
the problem by unravelling the horse.
which tossed him facetiously into the
barbcd wire jungle and ina few min
utcs the clerk was as badly tangled up
us the hourse
III iuc course OF lifne. MIR. smith sue
ceeded in emerging from the fence,
but not all of him emerged. There was
left behind. in addition to a large piece
OF ovcrcoat and certain portions of his
trousers and other clothing. a large
part of the unfortunate Gentlcmans
skin. Indeed, he presented the feat
ures Of an experiment in wholesale
vaccination. DR.. Aylctt, OF this city,
responding to a hasty call went up and
attended the injured official by the
yard. lie left him slightly disfigured,
but still-in the ring.