The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-10
Fearful Retrihution-- Murder OF Wife.
Leonard X 1rax late of Richmond. sur

Fearful Retribution-- Murder OF VIE.
Leonard W. Gray, late of Richmond, sur
rendered himself 10 the police OF Baltimore on
Wednesday. having murdered his wife IN that
city the night before. The Baltimore Sun
says;
0rsv. who was formerly constable OF this
city has been absent for two or three months
a, B,rhuond Va hut returned home Oh Mon
inv evening in the O'Clock Washington train.
Thinking 10 surprise bis wife. he went direct
ly to Mrs. Gaults, al whose house. IN Holli-
day street. near Pleasant. she was staying. He
did not find her there, hut was TOLD she had
cone 10 Samuel Acton: at Curtis Creek
fhtther q ray went, and was surprised AT not
Hudiaa his wife there, nor had she been there.
(lray then Proceeded along the lane in com.
many with Acton and another man Without
stating any peculiar or anteeedeut fact which
led 10 his making a search, he states that in the
road they detected a foot print in the sand, aud
GTay following 1t up. traced his wife 10 an
Unfinished house not far from the hi igh wa,
He heard a noise in the house as Of a man and
woman In conversation, and attempted TO
t+esk down the door but could not. He then
Eot 4 piece of scantlinE, and forcib!v broke
down the back door aud rushed up stairs As
he dad so Mrs. Gray came from behind car
rPn ter's bench greatly agita ed and dires'ed of
hearty all her clothing. Gray SAID "Ob Mary -
and struck her twice with the piece OF sCant-
ling once over the head and unca ABOVE the
eye She fell bleeding at the nose, but Gray
SAYS he did not think at the time that he had
hNrt heT tnuCn- totCOiiliuE Int'b kaHtNtit
tIray picked bis wife up from the floor, aud
carried her in his arms 10 Brooklyn city. two
miles diStaat. She never spoke. except when
tray SAID TO her, ''Ob, Mary, how could yon
treat me SO - when she replied, He forced me
TO itn-meaning her Seducer. esterday morn
ing Mrs. Gray was brought TO this cIty, where
she died yesterday afternoon, between one and
two O'Clock.
Gray Immediately went TO the Office of JUS
tice Reid and surrendered himself to the ma
gistrste who gave him into custody. He ap-
peared 10 be greatly distressed, and asked TO
he taken 10 Annapolis Jail at once. He was
taken TO the office OF the marshal OF police
who sen. him TO Annapolis.
GRAY is about thirty years of age and was
married TO his victim about three years ago
The deceased was about twenty-seven years
Of age The man who was heard talking with
he woman IN the house, ii is said, escaped out
OF The window, and that be was known by
Gray.
The Baltimore American says;
Gray, n the last election, was elec ted con-
stable of the Fifteenth ward and had not been
long IN Office before he was charged with many
things unbecoming an officer. During the May
term OF the Criminal Court the Grand Jury
found three indictments against him for NAL
ieasance in office, the warrants of which were
placed In the hands of the officers for serving,
bat they did not do So When the new police
entered upon their duties Gray, fearing that
they would be apt 10 arrest him, especially as
their jurisdiction had been extended left
Brooklyn. 10 which place he had previously
removed, and went 10 Richmond, where he
has remained ever since. For several years
past Gray's character has been quite excep-
tonal, and he has been charged with being
concerned In the murder which occurred at
the Fifteenth ward polls at the election sue
leeding his own.