The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-08-31
3 LOCAL MATTERS
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DARK DKKD PkEMEDlTASBD.- some few
nisss.r since while al old gentleman WAs sisalne d
hts house, In the Northeast srcfion Of Heurfco eDun
~ sjoining the Hanover line. converting with his
vile and grand child. white man. who had dir
eused himself by blscking his face. stepped to tho
door, pushed open, and deliberately leyelled and
snapped pistol at the old eeuflemsn's had For
tusaeiy the weapon did not explode. and the alarm
being instantly given. The assassin ned. Tbs old
gentleman whose life was thus attempted. IL satis
6ed that he knows the person, Notwithstanding biz
disguise, and that bis aim was robbery 1.-THE poor
old man had been killed, his murderer would have
found no booty to pay him for his trouble, a. tho
money he wss after, was then and h now, in the
vaslts of the bank. We have withheld the names
of all the parties at the request Of our informant
who Il very respectable gentleman, and who ID
perfectly safs6ed 10 his mind, that all the cir
cusnstances related by M, are strictly correct
HANDSOME TEsriMos1AL.-The workmen
employed ia the Blacksmith department of the
Tredegar Works. had social gathering last night
and presented to their late foreman, Mr.. JOHN IUR
sER, handsome gold medal, (got up by MIR. WIN
J BARTHOLOMEW Of Governor street, In bis best
styIe) as token of their high appreciation for him
as a man and workman. On one side of the medal
Is the following inscription: ITO Mr.. joins TuR-
NER, for bis genlemaniy conduct while Foreman IN
the Blacksmith department of the Tredegar
Works" And on the reverse side: Token OF re-
spect from his brother workmen August Both,
1884 Richmond Va" Such tokens are alike Gre
ditable to those who give and those who receive
them. Ss $50 s 1888
The POIsoNING ScRAPE.-In our paper
last Tuesday, we noticed the poisoning OF twelve
cows and horse, belonging to Mr.. John B. Cren-
shaw of Henrico, on Saturday night last. Since
then a man named Patrick Feeney, late In the eni-
ploy of Mr. c., has been arrested and examined be-
lore Justice Hanes, the charge of perpctrafing
til deed, and the evidence of his guilt was sufi-
GENTLY to warrant the Justice in holding
him to bail for his good behaviour; but In order to
rid the community of him, the Magistrate became
his bail, under the solemn promise that he would
leayethe State forthwith. Feeney, we understand,
came to the city last Tuesday, with the determine
ton Of taking steamer for the North, but by the
advice of some of his friends, gave the trip,
and stopped here to institute a suit against Mr..
Crenshaw for Islander. Under these circumstan-
ces his bail will no doubt have him and
If reports are true he will Ind it difficult job to
| get out of the scrape again.
P. Slate yesterday afternoon Patrick Feeney
again arrested by Constable Lewellen, on war
rant issued by Justice Hanes of Henrico, charged
with poisoning with arsenic FORTY cows the proper
ty of John Crenshaw. the night of the 9th in
slant. ELEVEN of which died. Feeney, will be re-
uembered tried and acquitted in the Circuit
Court of Henreo, charged with killing Pharan Phe-
lin the 18th june 1853, by striking him On the
head with bucket.