The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-07
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Msyds, in At,tgaaag County ffrs IL The MoHa-
faiHs.
JAcxaoN's RIVER DEPOT.
Af.IrnHANY QauNTY. Nov. 1lh.

JACKSON . XIV kH DhfDAsS
AILEaHANY CouxTY, Nev. 9Th. )
A murder was committed IN THIS faiiroaa
village last night. Thomas Vance, an eIueTIy
citizen Of Greenbripr. was murdereu, as - sn "
posed, by Martin Hassett, an employees III Inc
railroad depot here The circumstances, Us
stated In evidence are substantially as iotioWs.
Mr.. MeElwee, the depot agent, was apsent
last week at the fair In kichnloha. a'u uuiins
his absence Hassett acted In his place.. auec'
who owned wagon and was eneaEeu IN wa
coming goods from the depot TO points IN the
interior, applied to Hassett for ioau " LEV
ishurg. Hassett informed him tbat there WIS
a load but that the freight Mas net Paia on y,
and he could not get II uhltss ne la,,o IN, ~.
freight Vance, unwilling 10 do TINS, TOOK "nat
he could get for other points Yesterday he
returned to the depot with his wagon, ana NJ,
plying for othtr load, charged Hassel. i.'i
having deceived him last week IN saying .Hsie
were charges upon the goods for LewisDuTg,
whsn there were no such charges, rs ne h.ai
ascertained and he further accused Hasset.
with having done this with the view OF gi.lnS
those goods to a fayorite OF his. vance aouseo
him very much and alteration arose, uu-
ring which Vance drew his knife ana heiu :. -.
his nand, without however, attempting W 800. uss
it, MI. McEwee stated that IN tue ai.e,
Vance threatened Hassetts life lney pan .eu,
however. without blows. lttie aiiei SUPP.
time Mr.. Goode, the mail agent, oisco' , 49,
Vance near the depot, on the siue iii theel - . ON
the tavern, apparently very s ha',a ASSISTING
him up. he walked 10 his wagon ana mo I..,
his horse TO drive off; but shoWeu SUI ,i s.s -,
of severe injury, that he was prey ILL., a. ~, y;
20 to the tavern. where DR.. Swoope CIeaaeo - ~
wounds and he was placed on mat.Ien s, ~ ne
seemed very sick, soon became apps ~
sensible, and about Il O'Clock, dlea va ,ho
was able to talk he is stated 10 haNe SUI s. .ns
man in the depot struck him. pil0H - 80
found near his hat which seemed 10 h' We oee zen
the missile used in striking the oio"; I,.ar.s
was not seen after the old man was o,sco'e RI
wounded and is not to be founu to-o"9' N
sheriff ha. gone in pursuit OF MN. e,.
Doctors Hammond, Rucker anu o"ooprr
made a uostmortem examination OF me pouy VI
the deceased and found that although lhe
skull was not FRACTURED, uheie W. - /" - ~.
amount of extrlversated blood upon the brain,
the effusion of which was occasioned by ,lie
HOW on the head This was quite sufnclenl 10
produce death -. ..4,- hold
An inquest in view OF the body, ana aiteI ie.ti
inc the meagre testimony that could be pro-
nnS1ad The Jury rendered a verdict thai the
daceosad came TO his death from wound IN
dicted. as the jury believe, by Martin Has
sett. ol;tar., 1ybo
,,,i,b his widow are left with slender means
" snnnorr He we'd on the White sulphur
Road, at the foot OF the iiio'i1'''' 'i'-1 9-'0 -
the mountains are on fire, and have been
bnruing at different points between MiliOo-
ro,,cb and the White Sulphur for more than
- geek Their elevations are illuminated III
ni"bt and present a grand appearance. But
the a atmosphere being filled with smoke, during
tbe day it appears haZy, and we seem TO De
lon,inS mt the sun through smoked glass.
have heard ofno serious injury from the bnfh-
inr of fences; but suppose, from the dry ness
Of The leaves and timber, the confagration Is SO
r,,,id aud violent as III some cases TO rPach
fences and possibly houses. before tue lhnab-
irants can ward 1t OIL n.