The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-15
LOCAL n1ATTEIesS.

Eatsa accident trens ths Careless Css Of Fire
aras-A ms0ber of the town guard Of Asnches-
ter, commanded by Captsio Mosby. was instantly
killed, ct an early hour yesterday morning By .
fellow soldier. under the following circumgtances
One of the men, who had Just CONS of guard duty,
entered the barrAck whore . number OF his com.
rades wei sleeping, and one Of them waking at
the Tins he pointed his musket, which he Sill re-
tanned In the direction Of the other ones person,
for which his comrade demonstrated with him.
This, instead CT causing him to cease, only made
him more assiduous In showing tha: no possible
danger could result from his procedure. Finally
the musket exploded, and the ball entering the
head Of the half sleeping soldier blew tho entire
top Of his Akull Oh. The originator Of the accident
IVES taken fn custody.
Insaess Acting Coroner Richard D. ganxay, a
sisted BY Eigh Constable Freeman, held IN inquest
about 9 O'Clock yesterday morning, upon ths body
yesterday morning, on ID street, near tho Sh0ckoe
Hill Cemetery, by Robert Patterson, q resident OF
thst vicinity, while, 1t Is SAID deceased was in tie
act Of stealing goose. fhe following imperfec ct
narration OF the facts connected with the Affair
furnishes all the information yet attainabe abou;
the murder;
Robert Patterson depossd This morning, Just
before o'clock, heard great noise, and getting
out fssccs him, shoot him :; saw large black dog
and small white one with the man in the garden
saw q man getting over the fence with q goose un
der his arm heard . noise like two stones ruboed
together or pistol cooked; shot my pistol al the
man. 1t was loaded with q bullet and about doxer
shot; It mapped several times, and then went of
I returned and asked MIR. ]. u. Thomas to 60 uI
with me aud aee II the man was hurt mach; We pu
on our clothes and went up within about ten steps
Of him; the dog prevented Us from getting neal
him, and we returned was about thirty yardl
from the man when fred heard Q cry then, bu,
the man ran and got to the place where he fell ht
stopped down. and had his body, or face, toward
me whsn hred I think the man who Is dead II
the man shot.
J. H. Thomas deposed-Last night about tvt
O'Clock heard a considerable disturbance, and Mr.
Patterson cry out, "shoot him, shoot him." came
out In the yard and asked Mr.. Patterson what WA
the nsttcr. He said somebody was stealing tn,
geese Did not zee the man till he got out Of tn,
yard Game back to the house, put ON my clothes
and went with 4r. Patterson TO zee il deceased wa
much hurt On getting near the spot large blacl
dog prevented us from getting nearer. When Idrs
saw the man he VA twenty or thirty yards beyont
the fenoe. There was but one report of pistol
board with Mr. Patterson.
Alfred Baker depesed / am twelve years old.
know the nan who vas shot. Els name IL Dicl
AcNullsn. He Wa . volunteer In Wise's kountet
GuArd-JaptAin Hawley. live on 18th street,
Ny mother keeps an eatng-house near Johl
Dwyef's. HoHulleu came to her house sometimes
Tho jury rendered . verdict ths: deceased cam
to his death by pistol fred by Robert Patterson
Patterson was arrested about l o'clock by Officer
Seal and Perrin and being carried before tn,
Mayor, vas by that funstionary committed for ex
animation at o'clock this morning.