Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-07
POLICE OFFICE.


U,Jtd .Mrler.-A murder was perpctraed in
this city, the night of Thursday last, in the
rum shop Of John Rogers, No. Is James Sip
a house notorious for years past for It's infamous
character, and particularly SO as the building in Which
the first case of fatal cholera occurred in 1882
On Thursday night last a seaman, named Jo-
scph Sherrldln, a native of New. Bedfor !, Moss,
aged bout As years, after leaving the marine hos
pta In this city, where he had been u long time
confined by sickness, wen, to The house of Rogers
to board.-ShcrrIdan was unhappy add tied to in
Temperance, and was in a state Of intoxicaton du
ring most ofthe day which proved TO be his last
The landlord, Rogers, his bar keeper, named John
Honeyman, as also hired girl of the house. named
Euncc Gatney, all of the most brutal tcmpcra.
mcnt, were all dunk in the evening. They, with
Sheridan, were together in the barroom between
IL and Il o'clock at night at which time Rogers
and Sheridan got engaged in loud and serious
quarrel, IN which Honcyman also participated =
From words, Rogers resor,ed 10 blows, and knock.
ed Sheridan down by Il blow with poker, stri.
king him with great force the right eve to.
wards the temple, by which he inflicted con.
siderable wound causing conclusion o. the
brain, AMI also broke the bono of the upper rie hi
arm, Immediately above the elbow joint A consid.
cradle confusion was also made On the knee bu, II
was no, of very serious character.
The manglcd and dying Sheridan wns left unat.
tended during the day, and up to II o'clock on
Friday night, when Arthur J. Cooper, sailor who
had been IN the same ship with Sheridan called
IN to get glass OF srog and enquring for Sherrl-
dan, was conducted by Eunlcc, servant girl,
through trap door in the upper floor of the shop
to the room where his former ship mate was sitting
on the side of the bed, without light, wiping off
the blood that oozed from The wound in Sheridan
temple
The inmates being secured, the Coroner was sent
for and came. AT eleven this forenoon, coroi err S
jury were assembled TO investigate tho case. AT
ter an investigation of five hours the coroncr's Jury
returned verdict that Joseph Sheridan came TO
his "eath by blows supposed 10 have been inflicted
by John Rogers and John Honeyman md tina,
this was also supposed to be known to Eunice
Gaifncy. The accused were then all r, mnnded to
prison.
About one o'clock this afternoon, a party Of sail
os, indignant al the supposed murder of their com.
radc, assembled, and towards evening proceeded
to the house of Rogers broke il open, demolished
the furniture, and destroyed the beds, &c and then
tore the whole front part Of the house to pieces
breaking DOORS and all in their power to destroy,
| and left II totterlng ruin.
posse of police officers, headed by the high
constable, proceeded to tho place and arrested Jo-
scph Brown, William Evans, James Nuscnt, Har-
vcy Marson and three others, who were commits
ted 10 prison for not They also discovered uuan.
tity otbones which are supposed to be human, un-
der the floor of the house, and part ola shirt com.
petcly saturated with blood which were brought
TO the office 1t was some time after nlghtiaIl be-
fore he police authorities could dispense the assem-.
bage of excited popuuce who seemed bent on
wreakns their vengeance on the house for the many
aggravated sins and internal character with which
II was marked
American Diamoad.--A communication in the
Richmond Enquirer contains the following state.
nent
"a Diamond weighing upwards offs dwts. [3o
| carnts was iound on the plantation Of Mr. PHI
up Brooks, IN the county of Prince Edward by one
of MS children, who, IT is supposed was attracted
I by the lays ot light emitted from its surface |,
has been examlnad by several scientific gentlemen.
among whom was the Professor of Chemistry n,
tlampden Sydney College, all of whom pronounce it
the pure carbon. The discovery of this great trea.
sure appears TO have been the vol of Providence
for Mr.. Brooks was very poor man, and besides
IS much involved. Since the discovery. however
he may occupy the station that he formely, did MS
| regards the riches Of this world. NJ, Brooks !,
| disposed 10 sell"
the lowest computation, brilliant of the first
water weighing five carals would be worth 5000
and If this diamond Of five dwts i. of that chor.
acter, 1t would bring SIS 000-N. Y. Ell. Post
a bill for the abolition Of Imprisonment for
deos has been introduced into the British House n,
commons, AM AFR debate passed to second
reading.