The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-15
LOCAL MATTERS.

Homieids-On Sunday night last. about 10
0clock, Barney Smith, Arthur Cavenagh and
refer Disney went into Schonborn's lager beer
sssloon, on Wall street, drank together, and
.heh SAT down by table, calling for some
thihg 10 eht. While Smith and Disney were
eAing, Cavenagh got up, remarking that he
neiievef he would % home and go TO bed
w neh ne was near the door, Smith made some
IeHiar1, Whereupon Cavenagh turned round,
ana TAKING large stone from his pocket
tuTeW IL AT smith, who fell back in his chair
aho almost instantly expired The parties had
suispule IN another bar-room about half an
nour previous to the occurrence. Cavenagh
was arrested at his boarding house the same
night, and Is now in JAIL Deceased was a
married man, and has for some time past car
I,eu on tne blacksmith business in this city
0,3aFehagh IS cigar-maker, and has we be-
i,eFe resided in Norfolk. Drs Peachy and
conway made pest naorte1 examination YES
Ieioay, from which it was ascertained that the
sa I'LL was oaaly fractured The prisoner will
oe arraigned before the Mayor this morning.
An inquest was held over the body of the
deceased, by the Coroner, Dr. Peachy. We
aprsnd the substance of the tes timony elected:
WIN. Il. Schonborn.-Sunday night about 10
O'Clock, Smith, Disney and the prisoner came
INTO my house and took drinks, which Disney
PAID for. After this the deceased took some
cneese, ana Disney some sausage, and they sat
DOWN TO eat, the prisoner with them Priso-
ner soon got up and struck his hand on the ta-
pie, saying, Il could have struck you tonight.
oul wouion't DO such mean thing" Smith
replied, out don't know what he said. Pris-
ohef presently got up and said he believed he
would go home and go to bed, rather than stav
mere with them. As prisoner was near the
uoor, barney said something and prisoner
.uIhed round, put his hand in his pocket. took
out rock aud threw it at Smith He was
ne or SIX 1eet distant. Prisoner then ran
away, aid Disney picked up the rock and went
altef nim Smiths head fell back and I
"aIheo around the counter and called him nv
lint, out ne did not reply. Disney soon
r,,e u'tck ana remarked that he did not think
a9,ar.s was Killed. l told him hoped not, but
IL, waIos ADVISED him to 70 for a doctor
M n.ney went out, but did not return. Assoon
H. my nar- Keeper came, / sent him for the no.
80 80. Aitut Iruehearr and others came and 7
n panied them to fdrs. CoghiIl,s boardino
60. , " hsre prisoner WAS found in bed and
aiies,fu. Irueheart charged him with ths
~ ~ iueI, ,'ho he said he was not zhe csuse NJ
har rl, rnan aeath. When we got back TO the
Ddr r-rooin prisoner looked at deceasea ana ,a
peated that he was not the cause az -, ''.u AZ.
Dut thit some one had poisoned him
feter Disney tes tiiied that he was vv;t IN ,,r;.
ohef ana deceased, playing basatelte q shorf
tiuie previous 10 the occurrence a. I,ehman,s
ana then ut Schonborns. Related The i;.. -
ABOUT drinking and eating, and about tbp
throwing of the stone by Cayeuagh They
Were b3th apparently somewhat intoxicaten
Did not know they had any quarrel, but
| thought they We're playing.
JOS Antilotti testified that he was at the ha r.
room when prisoner was brought in by tbs
| watehmen. Heard him say he threw the stone.
| bat did not xiii the man.
The jury rendered the following verdict -
That The said Barney Smith came 10 his dea n
NOV. III H. 1889, in conseG uence of blow re.
ceIved on the head from The hand Of Arthur
Cavenagh, made with intent 10 kiI.r