The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-29

ticulars.
The murder of Hiram w. Fowlkes in Not.
toway comfy, Va, on the night of the o,,b
inst, by his negroes, has been mentioned Ths
Petersburg Express contains the fo,low;nc
particulars Of the affair:
1t seems that short time ago freigbt .. p
belonging TO the Richmond aud Dan Vile Rail.
| road, was robbed at Burkeville by some ner.
| sons then unknown, of several trunks and
| cases, containing shoes, raisins and other mis-
ceilaneous goods On the above night. between
WE'VE ana one O'Clock, Mr Fowlkes heard a
great noise in the kitchen, and left his he'd to
60 and ascertain the cause, his wife. imme.
| diately after, falling asleep. Upon arriving
al the kitchen, he was admitted, and found
tremendous fire burning on the hearth in the
midst of which appeared pieces of boxes -
lie rebuked the servants, some five or six in
number, for keeping up such large fire not
suspectng At the time what they were
burning aud sent one with a bucket to the
spring for water. The negro returned and
threw the water upon the fire as his master
ordered, which reduced it to reasonable
bounds. Mr. Fowlkes then happened to ca tch
glimpse of some thing on the floor nniika
fuel, and STOPPING TO take i: up said "W Whv
TINS is piece Of a trunk As he stooped. the
negro who had brought the water fei!ed him
10 the floor with blow from an axe on the
oack Part OF the head. Mr. FOwlkes exciaim-
ed, what in the world Is the matter =, hut
no sooner did he utter the words than an
other blow was struck by the same negro and
followed by u third knocking out "A nor ton Of
the deceased's brains and killing him M in.
stantly. AA '"-
The negroes then set about concealinx the
deed, and first laid the body out in front Of the
Kitchen door, and in the meantime one went
on ana got the riding horse of their master.
"hiie the Others bundled his head up in a
n"inDer ,l, OF rags to prevent as much as possi-
pie the How of blood. They then placed the
oead body upon the horse, one getting on also
10 hoIo MN, while the others led the animal
along. In TINS manner they conveyed him to
WI WITHIN short distance of Burkeviile, placed
ms body on the ground, tied the horse over
hiin, and lett him. Next morning a colored
man, going to Burkevilie, discovered the body
ana Immediately Informed the officers at the |
rpa5 urpo. % "ha. ne mad seen, when two of them
proceeded to the spot. After recognizing the |
Dooy as mat OF Mr.. Fowlkes they proceeded
at once TO the residence of his family, part of
w nom they met coming out in search Of him.
Aney found traces of blood all along the road
which the negroes had q attempted 10 Conceal bv |
covering over with earth, leading directly mn
10 the door OF the Kitchen in front of which |
mere was large pool Of blood, covered with |
leaves to hide it,
The negroes at first denied any KNOWLEDGE
OK the murder, and said that their master had |
come OUT about O'Clock, and got his horse TO
Cuase on some robbers, or somebody else from
.ne place, ana they had not seen him since
ihey designed, it possible, to create the i'm
pression that the intruders had turned upon
MI Fowlkes and killed him where he was
louha. through the divulgemen,s Of a little
N'~-i 'AAS Ahy Stcl was SOOlA unIHSpf-
ed, and several of the negroes confessed-I
ihree OF them were examined separately be-
tore the jury of inquest and they gave similar
versions, according with the above account
and showing that the murder had been con-
enplated by them ior six months. They
united in averring that the negro WHO brought
me water was the only one who Struck I
blow. All, however We're implicated and |
nstice will be meted out accordingly 1t was
tiso discovered by their own admission. that |
hey We're the ROBBERS of the car. and that it's |
-ie Tr.able discovery by their master and the
ear OF the Consequences, fastened their de-
ermination to kill him.