The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-16
MORE ARRESTS IN
Street CAR FIGHT
Conductor Swears Out Warrant
Against Constable, Charging
Disorderly Conduct.
VINCENT AFTER CAR MEN
Will Ask That Throckmorton and
Couch Be Arrested for In
terfering With Officer.

At the Henrico County Courthouse
tomorrow morning the county Juuioi
airy will conduct a strict inquiry ih''
saturday nights pitched battle Ne
Motorman l. y. Throckmorton an"
Conductor w H. Couch. of the ken
lnond and Rappahannock kaii"as
Company, on the one side. ana On
stable T. 4. Davis and Special Orieei
Vincent. Of the county constsDuia' .
eli the other.
From the precincts OF the courthouse
comes the statement that ConstaDio
Davis has been ill-used. The tale
from this source has IT that Davis was
harmlessly kidding" an old negro
acquaintance on the car when con-
ductor Couch mixed in. Later ac-
eording 10 Davis. when he had aliSht-
Cd from the car at Fair OAKS, ths
conductor followed him belllgerentiN'
rhe motorman. IL is reported came l"
his assistance and there borrowed d
general melee. in the course OF " l4Vh
,rhrockmcrton was hurt This version
of course. differs substantially from
the account given by Conductor Couch'
ana the magistrates will make an ei-
fort tomorrow TO fix the "lame-
Operate on Throekmorton.
Examination at Grace Hospital
where Notorman Throckmorton was
taken. revealed fracture OF the Skull
about the size OF fve-cent piece An
operation was performed yesteroAS
morning by Or. Robert c. Bryan HOS
pital physicians last night reporIeu
that the patients condition was "a
CRADLE and that no danger was feared
Before County Magistrate Ira Wat
son. at Seven Pines. appeared yester-
dav Conductor Couch and swore out a
warrant charging cOnstable DAVIS
with being drunk and disorderiy on
MS car. and using indecent language
suecjal Policeman Vincent, VINO
brought the whole party back 10 to"i
under arrest Saturday night. notiheo
Magistrate T J. Puryear yesterday
that he will this morning ask tha'
both Throckmorton and Couch De ar
rested on the charge OF interierihs
with an officer IN the discharge OF MS
duty.
All parties concerned will appear De
fore the county tribunal al 10 O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning 10 explain thei'
share In the mix-up. Magistrate
watson will be on hand 10 try Davis.
and Magistrate Puryear VIII hear the
charges against Throckrnorton ana
Couch
Whichever version f. correct CoUch
or Dayis's. & is agreed by all WIZ
uesses that. Constable Davis intictss
The wound upon Throckmortons heaS
with the butt end OF his pistol DAVIS
defends his action with the state
,nent that while ne. together with
Couch. had already been put under
arrest by Special Policeman Vincent
the latter ordered him TO help HIM ar
-est Throckmorton. who was seekins
10 prevent COUGHS arrest on ihe
ground that the latter, as conductor IN
charge Of a car. could not be molested.
According to Davis, when he moveo
towards ThrockmortOn 10 CARY out
Vincent's orders. the potorman inans
a motion as IL 70 draw his pistol
,yhereupon. he said, he drew his OWE
..,u and applied IT with the result
stated. The difficulty occurred short
- after o'clock Saturday night
Vincent. who is the stepfather o,
Davis. brought the latter under arrest
70 the home of Magistrate Puryear az
10 o'clock Saturday night. and fur
nished bail IN the sum OF $500 Tor ms
appearance tomorrow morning.