Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-02


Il sos ,Soa pal ID ss ssEssF u 's. sAiss ass rsssli
r6e trassss rsssa.ly ensstaa hare adouls BE waras
Ing TO evil dosrs that there point which they cannot
pass without meeting with summary punishment and
vengeance
Oa Tuesday last, about nool, a solder, who stated
HE name T. be John n Phillips, belonging to the 7sh
Inois infantry and here iurlougb, hired buggy al
livery stable and On passing along the Southwest cor
ner of tbs public square, near Buuns Bank, stopped,
got out aud seized little girl not yet niue years oil
age laced her in the buggy and drove rapidly 10 the
woods outside the city. The child is the daughter OF
one Of our mos. prominent and esteemed clergymen.
She has been sorey afflicted since her birth with dis
ease resembling what 10 called " St. Vitus dance. She
ia very fra and delicate aud has been Watohed with
anxious eye by hp preats, scarcel! ever neng per-
mtted to leave thsr sight or iccount Ct her s cuon
A very little thing has boen sufficient to cause her
great fright At which time she would be epeechlGss and
tremte exceedingly. Upon Tuesday her parents con-
dered her much better that they permitted her 70
90 to her brothers, in another part OF the city, qua eau
oned her to very soon. She did not return or
several hours, when che found upon the street. and
AIKEN homo. When she had recovered sufficiently, Hhe
sod her parents what the soldier had done that he
had taken her ou into the woods, aud she way bad
showed her knife, and told her he would Kill her II
she mAde any noise that upon arriving in the woods
had taken her out Of the buggy asd used her most
Vilely.
L. would net be proper it necessary for me to
20 Into further psrtioulara Suffice il 10 say the col
der attempted to commit one Of tho most heinous
crimes upon that ltd, tickiy child and only pre-
vented from accomplishing his pur csc on account OF
the youth of the child After remaining in the WOODS
quite length OF tme be brought the child back to the
city and put her out in the street. He then returned
the buggy TO the livery stAbe and bossted to the pro-
prstor that he had "psyed he'll" with one preachers
daughter. Toe soldier then sauutered of through the
a. !. efa
ton to what was said By the soldier little believing that
he was in earnest He however, soon met the father OF
the child who was much excited and learned from him
the condition of his daughter.
The two then sought the soldier who Nas found Asd
recognized by thu proprietor of the stable. Hs Wss
Immediately arrested and tSken before police magis-
lrate Here the father could restrain himself no longer,
but eeiEed brick aud dealt the soldier blow Oh the
face and would in all probability have killed him had
be been permitted. The hearing Of the case was post
poned until the following day. The story of the wrong
spread ike wild FIRE through the city and created great
excitement. A number advocated the immediate pun :
shmen of the villain, and no one appeared to dispute
the right of it.
Toward evening (ruesdayl the excitement increased,
and about o'clock q crowd appeared in front OF the
jail where the soldier confined, aud demanded that
he be given up to them. The sheriff, his duty,
refused TO comply Axes we're then procured and the
door Of the jail broken open AID number of the crowd
SEARCHED every cell in the jail but failed to find the
man. TIE calaboOee was next searched, and again
there was failure TO find tbs they sought. 1t was
evident that the sheriff had sent the prisoner out Of the
way.
Yesterday morning, at tie time appointed for the
hearing of the preliminary examination crowd COM
menced to gather q. the Court House where the trial
vas 10 be held. The prisoner brought to the court
ROOM which was completely filed With an excited
hrong Of citizens. Before the trial had commenced
brother of the little girl went into the room and CON
meueed firing rayoiyer az the criminal He fred three
tues but one OF the ssots taking effect, ard that IN
the shoulder The criminal ran behind the Judges
stand the brother prevented from again firing, and
soldier taken into the jury room st the ether end OF
the court room.
The sheriff Immediately sent a note to General While
or posse Of trocps enable him to protect the pris-
ocer bu long before they had time TO arrive the crowd
bprst the door Of the jury rocm and the brother agaa
fred several shots at tue prsener one OF which coK
eject in the OH. Gen. White then made his appear
an0e, aud stated 10 the Gro Va that the man vas oJng
aud implored hem TO do no further act. Daring this
time cries we're heard of "Hsng him but the sFeech
of Ger. White especially when be s,ae1 that the man
ool ID not survive his wounds had the eec: Of disper-
sing she crowd.
Tor s,me time alter it was bel eyed hat she prsoacr
IL survive but he died lls; night abou da X hav-
ng admit ed al that Eas ohsrged against him before 10
died
4 US ended tragedy sAioi has nsvsr had It's cOul-
terpsrt in this city
L. is stated shat soldier fired st the prisoner in the
jury Ioom but tor the ttu:h of this cannot Vouch.
The brother uren cred himel to tle officers of the
Law.
am happy TO state that tho soldi:rs here as se.-
eral thing are loud in their denunoiAons of the out
rage oonmitted by Of their number and am sorry
10 say, on the 0tnsF band that heard last night Of
certain persons denouncng tie almost distracted siher
as id old Oopperhead who ought TO have been shot
long sgc.