The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-21

MidnizM MuIsr.-The Iahablisufs Of a. s4yv
residing ncsr the CORNER VI Breed an4 Jenfsgsc;s
streets were thrown into = $3.50 Of essas sxsisv
discovery of The fact that insss foul. hsusaf nn
mysterious deed of blood he'd baea peYpstrnfeA on
the body Of feaale residing n that scctcu Of the
sped their way 10 the domic.i Of Nh Nmrss,
Echriver. wife Of Valentine SehFiver, propssstyuns
Of suall confectionery store, near the losa,6ly
above descrfbed, who was found to be the dnbsppy
victim Of AZ di..bohcal, dcaioniacai cold blOeSsx
uaprevoked, and deliberate assassinatj0n u exsr
the criminal records Of any country haYs exhlbisA
hatehet, tfsckly encrusted with human Gnss. oas
found near the scene or the tragedy, Wheeo the
stcaltby maraudsr and brute who pespssfsss6sAs
deed had doubtless thrown H. Oflfcer Kslley
amongst the FIRST who arrived at the p!eco w1Ior.
tne sangrinary deed had been enacted, realized all
fs peculiar horrors OF the form 0f murder preaent
ed N this instance. On bed sy The o0fpSe u thH
unfortunate female, aged abont "a yesrn, and Of
cemeiy appearance near her side = helpless, iano-
cent, ana sleeping infant, (aute witness 0f he
deed of bloody while in smaller bed a the Sooa 81
that were two small children aged respectiyety AVE-
and seven years. The eldest OF these childrun
could give no inselligibls relation Of the afair-l
she Could say was that her mother had been Killed
by white man. There was presented all the evi.
decce OF a desperate struggle. the bsd ysas a..
arranged and covered with human gore-
The remains presented a ghastly spectaaie 49,
From appearances Mrs Schriver hal ber., depeived
OF life by blunt instrument bat one welded with
the aii intent of completing its fell mission. This
the woandS themselves abundsntly demonstrated
In the rear of the left ear heavy blow had crush
Ell in the skull the left eye was broken In and the
booe o; the forehead forced IN the brain while
the carotid artery on the left side entirely cut
through down to the neek-bone. DIR. Davies who
examined the body, was Of opinion that any one nf
the blows was alone sufficient to deprive the vic
tim OF life. Coroner Sanxay assembled q Jury Of
inquest at J o'clock on SATURDAY bnt, beyond the
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ludsd TO- nothing was eieitedto throw sny ngas
E The jury forsndb in the room OF licensed &s5sYs
in specie and $204 in notes and on stand near the
bedside book containing. sa IN small notes, and
ing turned towards the bed In the front room
there was lot of cakes and pies, aud materials
prepared for making them, showing that Mira
Schriver had been at work late on Friday night.
The bolt on the back window shutter was broken.
and the front door open when Officer Kelley arrived
different family occupied the upper story of tho
house, but heard disturbances calculated TO con.
vey the impression that anything extraordinary
was being enacted beneath them. The CcroneT's
jury were about to return verdict that thu
act was done by some person unknown, when ths
Head OF Police appeared and TO post
pone Il decision, as the murder was, In his Opiniop
!. most diaboIieal and suggestive evidence Of the
depravity Of human nature and deserved the scrieus
attention of the officers of the law. He promised
put at the call OF the Coroner men, money. and
facilities, to bring the assassin TO punishment
The jury adjourned, to meet at 10 o'clock to.
day at the City Hal. 1t is not very likely the
murderer will be discovered in this case TN
less by voluntary confession Of his guile, which
no one could reasonably expect him to make
II the object OF the murder was revenge IL WA ut.
tanned; if piunder, it failed The aesd and tho
motives, therefore, seem to be sbrou1sd In mys.
terry. Valentine Schriver, husband Of ths dead
woman, who WAS in Jail for some petty offence ~
the time of her decease, let ont Saturday,
motives OF humanity dctating this course, ~ there
was nobody but himself to take care Of the three
motherless little children orphaned thus suddenly.