The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-07
A:PERSONAL
ENCOUNTER
Fight In Marlborough Hotel Be
tween Captain Day and &
Editor Britton.
FATAL CUTTING AFFRAY
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FATAL CUTTING AFFRA'
Alfred Allen, Chief Witness in
SANDER Suit, Badly Injured
: by the Eason Brothers.
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RALEIGH. N. CT. May 6--This evening
In the lobby of Marlborough Hotel fight
occurred between Captain w, III Day
and u. d. Brltton, OF the editorial staff
of the News and Observer, In which Mr..
Brltton received several severe blows
from Captain Day. who used a heavy
cane, and the latter caught q hard knock
on the nose from Britton. Friends sepa-
rated them before either was seriously
hurt.
vere criticisms on Captain Day recently
In connection with his course as leading
counsel FOR Finch and Captain v. Il. Nc
Bee in their efforts to put the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad in the hands
OF a receiver, and It seems that as Cap
tain Day passed into the hotel Mr.. Brit
ton made as though he was going to
speak to him.. and Captain Day told him
he must not. using the most insulting cpl
thets that could be applied to a man.
I3ritton struck at him, and then Day
used his stick freely unit! bystanders
in;erfered and held the two men apart.
Mayor Powell will investigate the case
tomorrow.
DASH FOR LIBERTY.
John Cam, q white convict from Rock
ngham county. serving twenty-five years
for murder made a dash for liberty this
morning at the convict camp on the RAJ
leigh and Pamlco Sound Railroad. near
here. and was fatally shot by guard
by the name Of Winston The ball pene-
ftratcd his body through the abdomen.
He Is still living. but there is no hope
L <<r I, IT, IN
penltentiary for shooting into n crowd
at a church and killing a twelye-year-old
girl, and has served only three months.
The Creednore Warehouse Company, OF
Crecdmore. Granville county, is chartered
with s25,0 go capital for the purpose of
doing general contract work. j. T. San
derson Is the principal incorporation.
a charter was issued this morning for
tho Hood Rerailer Company, OF Raleigh
the purpose being the manufacture of a
new device for ralroading-a reraer for
reraiIing cars. engines and trucks. invent
ed by John W. Hood, OF Hamlet. w T.
Younger. OF Salem, Va, Is an incorpora-
tor, along with v. c. Tompkins and 9TH
ers, OF this place.
The States prison authorities announce
the escape of another convict from the
Dover camp. This time 1t is Frank Sim
mons, colored. who was serving three
years from Edgecombe county for house
breaking.
CUTTING AFFRAY.
News comes from Selma of a serious
II not fatal cutting affair that occurred
there last night. having grown out Of a
SANDER suit. Two brothers, Floyd and
Enley Eason, had been convicted during
the day at Smithfield OF slanderng a
young woman Of that section, the princi-
pal witness against them being Alfred
Allen, a neIghbor. Returning home, the
Easons and Allen met near Selma, and
got out of their buggies to fight out their
differences AS a result, Allen was
stabbed in several places and great
cash cut in his cheek from his mouth
to his ear. The Easons are in jail.