The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-17

VOL. IX.--NO. s8.
The DAILY DISPATCH,
1y 1Inarsdsy Morning, April ~, 1856.
FosT OFFICE AfFArRs-postmaster General
osmpbell orders the following: IS - "a
EstAonsh an office at Austin, Buckingham
county, va, and appoint Charles r. Shepherd
posMnaster. Discontinue Offices at Dryburgh,
~. nsiiax county, Va, and Deeker's Greek, Pres.
son county. To Gil vacancies created by resig,
nauons--appoint Adam @. Steeth postmaster at
leading Greek, Lewis county, vice Henry w
S S.ee.n. q. M Hawkins, postmaster at Sink
Grove, Monroe county, Va, vice Andrew w.
gray George II. Walker postmaster at Clays
Sreek, betetourt county, Va, vice Samuel wat.
klhs- u z. Wingo postmaster at Newport, Giles
county, Va, vice 3. III. Hines. Jonathan easier
postmaster at Smiths Cross Roads, Morgan coun.
", Va, vice VIM. Ungers Establish an oficeiat
pig Stone Gap, Wise county, Va. and appoint Ell.
Kama Gilly postmaster. Appoint Alonzo Miller
postmaster at Rapid Ann, Madison county, Va,
vice Thos. s. Graves, resigned.
EXECUTION BEDFORD CoUNTY--The negro,
Farrs, was executed in the Jail of Liberty, Bedford
| county, on Friday last for the murder of Captain
Robertson, his master, some weeks since. It was
the hrst private execution under the new law, and
the correspondent of the Petersburg Express, who
| furnishes the following account, contrasts the
| scene favorably with execution at Liberty last
year, when noisy crowd of 5000 persons were
gathered around the galows. The letter says:
About lO O'Clock we repaired to the jail where
the prisoner was relieved of his irons We then
formed In double fle and the doomed felon passed
between us to the scaffold. He was, apparently.
calm and composed, moving with firm and steady
step, but his countenance was forbidding and his
subsequent conduct, even under the gallows gave
yet unsubdued
Upon reaching the scaffold, the rope was adius.
ted and the prisoner was asked by Capt. Bell If
ne desired to say anything He replied that he
was truly sorry for the crime he had committed in
kiiiing his young master, but that he entertained
tor relations of deceased, bitter hatred which
death alone could extinguish. He was then asked
IL ne was ready to die, and replying in the afirms
tiVe the drop was removed. Unfortunately, the
eord broke, and the prisoner fell heavily to the
floor, where he remained for seventeen minutes
senseiess, the blood flowing freely from his mouth
Upon indications of returning consciousness, his
feet were united and he again ascended the scat
contrtion.
About - o'clock, a second rope was arranged
ABOUT ms neck, and he was asked by Capt. Bell if
ne then had anything to say. He refused to speak
when the drop again fell and his soul was launch.
utes, the attending physicians pronounced him
dead and his body was cut down and buried
BLOODY AFFAIR." Romans Taroa, Cm.-A
bloody affair took place in New York on Monday,
which created much excitement The N. Y Her
aid gives an account of it: .------
For nearly two years past the woman referred
to and the man Webber have been living together
as man and wife. Webber by his dissOlute and
e1travagant course of life incurred the dire displea
sure OF Catharine, who determined to leave him
and become the mistress of another man. named
Charles Beekman. This act on the part of the wo-
man incensed Webber awfully, and he determin.
ed, If she did not quit Beekmans company to have
his revenge. Catharine succeeded, however, in
secreting herself from the eyes of Weber, and for
time escaped all harm. Yesterday afternoon the
paramour, finding that this woman boarded at No
u Monroe street, along with Beekman, repaired
to her rooms, and finding her in, demanded $50
from ner. She refused to accede to the demand
when Weber became very indignant, and finally,
in great passion, drew from his pocket a pen.
knife, and commenced an indiscrimnate attack
upon the man Beekman and the woman Haitmey
er
The former retreated from the room. after hay.
ing been cut across the face, but the woman was
not 80 fortunate. Webber it is alleged caught her
by the hair and stabbed her in various places
about the head and neck, until the blood flowed in
torrents The poor woman succeeded in making
her way to the street, when an alarm was raised,
and chase was given Webber. Officer Prender-
ghast, of the Fourth ward police, hearing of the
occurrence, hastened to the scene, when he met
Webber and took him into custody DR.. James R.
Wood, who was attending patient in the neigh
borhood was notified of the occurrence and pro-
ceeding to the spot did all il his power to alleviate
the sutferings of the wounded woman. Upon an
examination 1t was found that the jugular vein and
caroted arteries had been cut, and that the life of
the unfortunate creature was in imminent danger
Accordingly Coroner Gamble was notified of the
periious condition of the woman, and preparations
were made by this official to have an ante-morten
examination taken. The dying woman being in.
formed that her case was hopeless, was requested
to make dying declaration in regard to the facts
of the case. The usual form having been gone
through with, the woman's affidavit was taken.
She said "she lived with Frederick Weber for
twenty months, and supported him all that time;
/ live now with Mr.. Charles Beekman; this day
about noon, Webber came into my room, on the
third story, rear q Monroe street, and asked me
to give him thirty dollars; told him did not have
any money; he then grabbed hold of me- and said
he should have the money; he had an open knife
In ms hand; it was pocket knife; he cut nae on
the neck with the knife he ran down stairs and
ran after him into the grocery store; he also at
tacked MT Beekman: returned from the grocery
store to the house and sat down on the hall door
steps; the reason he cut me was that j would not
support him any longer; he wanted me to go out
70 dance houses and prostitute myself; recognise
Webber now present as the one to whom allude."
On the prisoners being brought before the dying
woman, he seemed particularly gratea at her condi
tion; and pointing his finger at her she lay pros
trate on the floor, exclaimed, Damn you. how you
are fixed" The police officer who had him in charge
checked any further sxclamatons the part of the
accused but he continued to mutter upon the
head of the poor woman he had SO horribly mangled,
until he was conducted away. Upon the foregoing
affidavit, Coroner Gamble committed Webber to the
Tombs, to await the result of the wounded woman's
injuries, while Beekman was also detained wit
ness In the case 1t is the opinion of the medical
men in attendance that the injured woman cannot
survive her wounds twenty -four hours. n -, ~
nUYfp fho xranf1o tim
the entire neighborhood, for many squares around,
was the scene of continual turmoil. Thousands of
men, women and children sought to gain admittance
to the room wherein the tragedy was enacted, and
seemed much disappointed being informed that it
Impossible for them to have their wishes graft
fed. The feeling against Wetber was intense, and
not q few suggested the idea of Lynch law being
promptly administered
FROM BRRMgDA.-We have advices from Ber-
muda to the Sd inst. The British steamer Argus,