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The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], Yankee vessel Blown up by a Torpedo. (search)
Street fight.--a detective Shoots himself. --East Saturday evening at two o'clock a rencontre took place on Main street, near the Old Market, between Government detective Robert B. Craddock and James M. Ford, a printer, in which the detective was not only severely handled, but managed to shoot himself with his own pistol. To understand the affair it will be unnecessary to explain some of the antecedent circumstances. Some time in February Mr. Ford assisted a foreigner named Brandt to get his passport to the United States, and saw him start. Some days afterwards he received the following letter from Brandt: On the Potomac, Feb. 13th, 1864. To Mr. James M. Ford, Richmond, Fa.My Dear Sir --After passing the Rappahannock this morning, the party I went with (Mr. H. Wenskowsky) and myself, were asked for our papers by the same detective, who, you recollect, took me up to Gen. Winder at the time I got my passport. He gave his name as Robert B Craddock. He could fin