Evening star., 1950-11-19

and brought back the outgoing
Southern mail. Says F. L. Brock
EFT, in his admirable Lodge Of
Washington"
"The Sydney landed in Alex
andria, where a portion Of the
company went on shore, leaving
the President in the cabin. Mr..
Randolph walked down with Mr..
Beverley, his uncle, without dis
closing to him or to any other per-
son his intention to make a
personal assault upon the Presi-
dent. He carried one arm in a
sling on account of a slight in
jury. Descending to the cabin he
discovered Gen. Jackson seated
behind the table reading a news
paper. AS he approached him he
began to take off his gloves. The
general, who was unacquainted
with him personally, called out,
Never mind your gloves presum-
ing he wished to shake hands with
him. Randolph replied, This hand
is injured, I cannot use it; the
other cannot offer you. I am
Robert B. Randolph, whom you
have unjustly wronged and in
suited With these words he
seized the President by the nose
and gave it severe wiring. The
President seized his cane and at
tempted to chastise Randolph. A
great uproar enSued."
There were then living in Alex
andrla two persons, the only Alex
andrians who were eye-witnesses
of the Mayor Hugh
Latham and Alderman Samuel
Janney.
Mr.. Janney heard the Presi-
dent cry, "Oh! OH" his mouth
being open and his cry having
the nasal twang impaired to it
by Randolph's tight grip upon his
nose. When Randolph released
his grasp the President fell back
ward, partly on the table. Mr..
Janney. as Randolph sided out,
amid assaults from several per-
sons, gave way for him, and he
hurried out the saloon door. BY this
time the President. had risen and
come forward to the open space
in the rear of the table. "Who is
that man?" he asked, his voice
elevated to a high pitch. Some
one replied, ut is Randolph, the
lieutenant you have just dis
missed from the Navy"
Assailant Pursued
| Just at this point an innkeeper,
William Thomas. father of the
late assistant collector of the Dis
trict customs. broke into the
crowd, scarcely able to speak for
indignation. General" he blurted
out, "if you will promise to re-
prieve me upon the gallows, ]
will follow him and kill him"
The President answered, with
some show of calmness, mo sir:
don't touch hair of his head"
and then shaking, as if beside
himself with rage, "but bring him
to me and I will send him hence,
He is the scoundrel that I dis
missed from the Navy for robbing
a brother officer"
Randolph was followed by a
number of persons. who struck at
him with fists. canes and UNI
brellas, and was finally thrown
down on the forward deck. and
some of the crowd pitched his hat
overheard.
Turning then to look at the
President. he saw Gen. Jackson
lying back on the bench and table,
one hand against the seat and the
other elevated in the air, holding
clay pipe.
The general quickly recovered,
rose up and came to the area near
the door and was about going out,
when he was restrained by some
gentlemen near by. by the
eternal" said he, II will go forth"
He was, however, induced to re-
main and when Mr.. Thomas came
in and proffered his services to
kill Randolph the President said,
Don't touch him." but shook his
cane angrily in the direction of
the town and bitterly assailed the
reputation of Randolph, whom,
he said, he had cashiered for
cheating the widow of a brother
officer.
Meanwhile there was some
boasting among the persons in the
saloon of the efforts that had been
made to aSSail Randolph. One
gentleman, who danced about the
saloon, proclaiming, Il struck
him with my umbrella! I struck
him with my umbrella" provoked
contemptuous sneer from the
general.