The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-20


Attempted Murder and Arrest Of the Parties
Implicated the night Of the nth instant
Mr. Wallace Dean, while on his way from
this city to his farm 10 Henrico, was set
upon In h6heighborhood OF "Cash Corner
Ill.," better known as "HaDgmans Hill"
about two miles north oil the corporate
limita, by band OF negroes and white men, /,
who beat him until they thought life was
extinct, and afterwards robbed his pockets Of
everything which they contained. The
moon shining very brightly at the time, Mr.
DeaIe was enabled to observe the appear
anee OF SOME OF the assassins, and recog-
I niZed among them several whom he lad
seen lettering about the suburbs almost
every day for the past two months. About
two hours after the assault MIR Deane re-
covered his consciousness, and finding that
| the parties who assaiied him were NO longer
present, he proceeded to h Is residence, about
| two miles distant, where he remained till
| Monday morning, when he took some steps
| to have them arrested A full description
| Of the parties was given to Constable + w
| Robinson, OF Henrico, who immediately
| set to work to hunt them up, and with the
| assistance of Constable Wade the following
arrests were made yesterday morning Mar
| tin Joiai, Thomas OBTyant, Geo Mendon-
ner, Dick Jordan, James Griffin, Clay Raw
| lings, John -Hanes, Jas Ray, Mark Murphy
Robert Sharp, and Charles Henry--ihe five
last named being free negroes. They were
| committed to The jail>of Henrico county
| and have been recognized by MIR Dtane as
the fellows who attempted to murder him.
| Persons living in the neighborhood OF THU
| occurrence represent that for weeks past
their premises have been nightly depre-
dated upon by this band of thieves, and
travellers passing 10 that direction have fire.,
| quently been assaulted and robbed in regu-
lar highwayman style. la some INSTANCES
their operations have been very boldly con
/ Quoted, as they have been known to emergt
from their hiding places before it was dark
| and start out on their plundering expedi-
tions.
We have been informed by Constabl,
Robinson that there are still going at large
| some eighteen or twenty more OF this gang
and that the organization is q complete one
| regularly presided over by captain, lieu
tenant, &c. The names and whereabouts o
| several others have been ascertained, and i
is to be hoped it will not be long before tn
whole band is captured.
| Daring Robters.--Au attempt was made
few nights since to lun off some of tn
stock from Capt. Nj; film Ladd's farm, stu
| ated about three miles from The oiporat
limits, on the Brook turnpike. About on
o'clock in the morning he WAS arouse
from his slumbers by the barking of tn
+ dogs in the direction of his cow yard, an
linking that all YVES not right, he caugh
| up trusty rife which he had in his cham
: ber and hurried to the spot. Arriving a
the edge of his wheat field. he observed tina
the dogs had formed circle around som
t object, at which they were Justify bai king
but thinking it was one of his own hogs, b
hesitated to shoot at it, when all OF sud
e den pistol was fired at him, which cause
! him to real zs that he was mistaken III b
y first Impressions, and as soon as he recc
: yered from his surprise he discharged b
| own weapon at the fellows. In few ST
conds another pistol was fired from difte
| ent direction, and hardly had the reverber
a ton died away before still another repo
a | was heard. BY this time some OF the sci
a wants came TO Capt. Ms assistance, whit
: | caused the assassins to take TO their heel
Il Chase was given. but owing to the ileetioo
edness Of the thieves they succeeded
, making their escape. Subst quent scare
= showed that they had carefully taken dow
e the bars to his fence and driven oil one
the Captains COWS. She was finally rec'
n yered, however. In their Hight the robbie
4 left behind an axe and large kuiie, all
smeared with blood, thus indicating tn
, they had previously been engaged IN slaus
e ter aud robbery.