The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-26
LOCAL MATTERS.
ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MrRD1

ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MrRDER. -
The usual quiet OF our city was very much dis
tu-bed yesterday morning, by the announcement
OF the startling fact. that on the night before,
merchant OF RaCkbrifge county, MT, A. ID. MoREI
SON, had been Knocked down and violently heater
aud stabbed in one of cur principal streets. ant
robbed OF over $1,000. A crime of such magnitude
so uncommon in our midst. seemed to arouse tn,
entire community, and at an early hour crowds o
persons were assembled at the place where the nn
fortunate man was found, and every effort made tC
trace out the assassus and robbers. but up to tbs
period of writing this notice. no clue 10 the guilty
parties has been discovered.
As usual in all such cases. thousands of ru-
mors are afoat as TO how and where thedeed
| was committed, and so anxious are the pub
lie that the guilty may not be permitted to 20 un
whipt Of justice, that every one has some snrnlse
I as to who were the perpetrators, but feeling no
disposition to indulge in suggestions that may i'm
plicate the innocent, We forbear to notice any oi
them at present.
| Mr.. MORRISON arrived here on the Central cars
last Wednesday, to purchase goods, and took lodg-
| ings at the st. Charles Hotel. He then had with
| him about $500 in money, tied around his body
| in pocket handkerchief On Thursday he called
at several mercantile establishments. paid some
bills and bought portion of his goods. At night
| he employed himself in writing letter, aud about
10 nclock left the hotel to so TO the post Office 10
mail II. Three-quarters OF an hour thereafter, as
Nr. Taylor Jones was passing along Franklin street,
| he heard the groans of some in Wall street,
| near Blankinship5 stable, and pereeiving man
lying in the alley about twenty feet north Of Frank
lin street. hurried to the first station house and
1 gave the alarm Watchmen Baptist aud Wasser-
/ man Immediately hastened TO the spot and there
| found Mr.. Morrison lying upon his back. As soon
as they got to him he told them his name aud
| where he was stopping, and asking them to take
care of him, said that he had crawied q long dis
| tance.
binding that he was too weak, from loss of
blood aud the blows inflicted, to walk or stand,
they carried him to his room at the ST. Charles IO-
| tel. and sent for DIR. Naring. Ills clothes, which
were completely saturated in blood were removed
| from his person. and it was then found that he
| had received four violent blows on the head with
| some blunt instrument-probahly sfung shot
that he had "a severe cut on the back of his neck,
| no doubt aimed at his jugu.ar, the knife passing
| through his right ear, three stabs III the right
breast, and seven eight slight punetures
made on his side, near the termination OF the breast
| bone. After the wounds were dressed, Mr.. MorIi-
son became partially sensible and stated that when
he left the hotel he went to the post Office to 1il
his letters, after which he met with Mr.. Baird, OF
hockbTidge; and, stopping on the steps OF the Ex-
| change, conyersed with him a short time He then
started for the st. Charles Hotel, and when near
| DIR. Hills Office saw three men in the street. As
ne passed along, ths largest one of the party ap
preached him. aud remarked II thought knew
You" Mr.. NJ. says he did not recognize the indi-
vidnals and therefore made no halt but immedi-
received a violent blow Oh the back oi the head.
which stunned, but did not knock him down. This
blow was followed by another violent one on th.
top of his head. and ie staggered two of his
saIlants seized him by the arms and walked him
across the street, and down the alley, remarkiDg
20 the other "pick up his hat" When they got
him in the alley, they began TO rob him, which
caused nina to resist, and attempt to cali or help
Then 1t was that he Was stabbed in the neck, and
became insensiblc lie thinks he remained
where the robbers left him for half an hour, when
Consciousness returned and he tried to call assis-
tsnce. but not being able to do so. he crawled "a,
the alley until gettiug near Franklin street, al
which time his strength failed
= ID tr
! WAS when the attack made upon him. the out
rage is one of the most daring that could be imag
ineCl Almost directly opposite the point designa
ted was lighted gas lamp, the bar and tav
erns were lighted up, aud persons were continually
passing along Franklin street. Besides these facts
there are four public stables within stone throw
where men are moving about until IL o'clock, and
the first station house is On the street below
| / nder all these circumstances, the hour of the
night being considered it indeed very remaI ka
BILE that man could lc knocked down, carried of
: distance OF one hundred yards by three others
robbed OF his money, have his throat cut, lie oi
the ground half an hour, and then crawl upon hi
iaiids and knees seventy five yards, and Yet no son
nut his .s5Hssins know anything OF it, until hi
gruaus attracted attention.
After he watchmen had carried the wounde
man To his hotel, they procured candles and rt
turned to the place whers they had first discuyei
ID him, to make Il thorough examination. frOr
The point the stable where the stones
to have been stained with the blood ON his cutIe,
hey traced the occasional drops along the contiI
nation of Wall street, kOrthward to IFS interstt
on wtiiwhat is called LumPkins Jail alley. Her
.io! nv. nv g" 49, I.' ~ ''' iuo ~ u 70,
| io ,,pt :, w. - ;, ~ , Ill -, III
those lots, they found his hat, which bore I'll
marks OF several heavy blows. but discovered n
pools OF blood, other indications that the fou
iced had been committed there.
Yesterday morning the police again examined
| The vacuut space where the hat WAS found th'
uight before and picked up a portion of Mr. Morri
, ,;t9s;nait, hy tI,e rott.rs se ia ,.a,e
,,s not tak an rrn,, MS nerson 4tcy aI.n disco,
| od occasi1 .t irons nC hIood Ieaduy in Tho dtrec
- =, TmT,rrin's i,ii which p,arf saj.I to h,,,
,e,, nrnGu' "a ly iI,e l,e.,lina OF aIrvs nose L
fra,hn ,t6 ar. rr,,n,oenred their sssrrb ri ink
~, II u,ssi,Ie that the stabbj,,g night have been
"a in SOM Fnil4jn,r IN fht,rv An ,ht
nnuses oc,npied by disreputab!e persons we're care
| n,,I, saarrl.d bnt M traces of blood we're IA bp
| -
In Wall street between the alley and Frsnl, liz,
.treet the track of the poor man. where he had
crawlrd along with here and thee drop Of blood
| 49, visible Int very slight indeed II fr Morn i
snn was carried hlto the vacant space. where hi,
hat and n unrtion Of his wa chr,,drd were tund
and there stab ,ed the blood from the wounds uust
nave been absorbcdby his clothing, which is bare,
t Uf one thing there seeias to be no doubt, and
that is, that the robbers Knew Mr. Morrison has
money, and Enc" Wh'fs'he carried H. his pc"
cts did not seem TO nave been se"Iehed but MS suS
pehue'S e'e w ','I ' Its fei - '''''' M
lrawn on SO as to get the handkerchief which con
Tained the money, IN cutting whi'h 'he pnheture
on the sue NeTt 10 u"uo' n,",'e - ne 'a y. u"
been exposing MS Hlohey-ahn rs be Is s''ia 70 "
prudent business '-al We suppoIe tae h'l NOT, NOT
strange th'etes .i'ne"1 ND9Slos .s4' -
d p"t nave taseh .he TEN o. ue'tctiyn wh.eh ',is
took' ~ - il' - ''Io ','. ,I ''a
been Matcheu 'nu set hI, anu ~ - ~ ~ az ii
probable ,hat ne may oe hpe 10 rSesii're one -
more VI '.,l' '.t,, on It's - i,ip. - :
or baypr w him eomplsleiy 10 their power, tie roi
bers woud not have taken his life after getting hi
money, without the fear Of future consequences.
AS we have already said no efforts will b
spared by the police or our citizens to ferret on
:. the guilty parties and bring them to Justice.
> foul murder has been attempted in the very hear
e Of sur city, and daring robbery has ssen commi