The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-11-17


The ACCIDENT TO CRY MARSHAL IyAaREy-City
Marshal Frederick Warren, Of Worcester, Mass,
who was accidentally shot by Deputy Sheriff
Henry W. Hendricks. Of Charleston, 8. Cat the
harshai's of1ce, Ia Worcester, on Wednesday,
died the following day. The Spy gives the follow.
log account Of the occurrence:
'rhey engaged few moments in conversation
when Mr.. Warren took from his safe loaded re-
yolver and handed it to Mr. Hendricks, remarking
that IL Que ofths best instruments of the kind
Mr.. Hendricks took the revolver III d proceeded to
examine it, raising the hammer with the thumb Of
the right hand, at the same time turning the re.
volving chambers with his left hand. His thumb
slipped from the hammer, causing the xplos on Of
one barrel. In moment after, Mr.. Warren placed
his hand on bis breast aud Observation-Disclosures
am shot I'm deed man = Assistant Marshal
Denny aud Captain Mcfarland being near, heard
the report, and basEsBed to the Office Of the City
Marshal. MIR. Warren was standing by the door,
and Immediately spoke to the officers, saying, Tm
shot; he did it, (pointing to Mr.. Hendricss,) but
1t was purely accidental Go for the doctorl' Upon
examination il was discovered that the ball enter
ed the left breast, the arm pit, going through
four articles Of clothing. The ball perforated
the lett lung,sn all efforts 70 extract it
vailiug"
DREADFUL DEATH OF LEIGH RIcsMoNp's GRAND
pAUeHrER-The neighborhood of Clifton, England,
WAS recently thrown into most painful excite
menf in consequence OF the death OF young lady,
the daughter of Clergyman 10 the neIghboeing
county of Gloucester, snder circumstances of the
most appalling description. The yOu0g lady iu
question, Miss Mary Richmond, was about Is years
Of age sud is understood to be .he granddaughter
of the Rev. Leigh Richmond. Miss Richmond was
on q visit TO a connection Of her family, residing
near Richmond Park, Clifton. On Friday she was
observed to wander to cliff, called the 'Lop's.
head Ciiff," which stands at an elevation of up
wards of three bundred feet from the road below,
,ota 2 naA npif viz of
the Avon the Hot ellis, the Leigh Woods, Ash
ton and the surrounding scenery. From this tire.
mepdous height the unhappy girl fell. The pre-.
else circumstances which led TO the terrible ecci
dept are differently stated, but THAI it was au
accident and DOT, at III st stated, suicide, there
can be reasonable doubt
According TO one statement, Miss Richmond
WAS absorbed iu the perusal of book, and she uus
consciously walked over the edge of the precipice;
another account states that she was endeavoriHg
to gather of the rock plants which grew Ia
the crevices of the limestone formation, and that
10 her Efforts to reach il shs overbaauced herself
and so tell. In her descent she was observed to
Leat against the projecting points of the cliff, aud
finally to pitch on her head on the winding road
which skirts the river. Assistance Was at once
afforded but the unfortunate young lady was be-
yond the reach of any human aid, having been
dashed almost literally to pieces. Her face was
shockiDgly torn and mangied, her lower jaw be.
Jug broken and forced in on one side, several OF
her ribs and her arms and thighs broken, and the
flesh of her legs torn and acerated. This is the
fourth or fifth accident of this Kind which, during
she last twenty four years, has occurred from the
same cliff.