The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-02


CRIME IN RICHMOND. Richmond Il
becominga very wicked place.. yester-
, day we gave an account of the OPERATIONS
: or the bold garrotors. The Richmond
papers OF yesterday contain long reports
OF crime, Ia hatcity. The neighborhood
OF the Old Richmond Market was
Lnrown Into an unusual excitement on
sunday, just before noon, by the an
n0uncement that policemen had been
MORALLY wounded and an officer fired
upon. Soon it was ascertained that the
report was true, and that policeman
tyler, the son of the well-known tobac-
conist Of this city, had been shot by
George Curly, while under arrest upon
tne charge fshooting Kate Lee, a waiter
giri at the free concert under the old
United States Hotel. Italso turned out
that officer Jackson had, at the same
Time, been fired upon by Curly, and that
Two balls passed through the cape and
sleeve OF his overcoat. On Saturday
night, between ten and eleven O'clock
the residents in the vicinity of Rroad
street, below Mayo, were suddenly
startled from their quietude by there
port or pistols, which, upon INQUIRY:
proved to proceed from the rear part of
a framed house, on the south side of
Broad, just beside the steep steps lead
Ing into Lumpkins' alley, occupied as a |
grocery store in front by D. Collins & |
Co., and Jim Hawkins, a negro. who
had sleeping room in the rear. Haw.
kins states that while in bed two men
knocked at his door, and, upon inouir-
ing who they were, they replied. "Open
the door, Jim, we are friends.o This
lea MIN to suppose that they were bows
VINO knew him, and he therefore got IN
and opened the door. AS soon as he did
80, two men rushed in, and forthwith
drawing their weapons, demanded TO
know or him where was that watch he
nad taken from one of their comrades
jim replied that he had no watch, when
one OF them levelled his revolver to
wards MIN and began swapping it, while
the other rushed to trunk under the
table and tore it open. Jim then ran TO !
the window and cried "Murder,n and
Just as he did SO, the second fellow. who {
had robbed the trunk, fired one shot. !.
whlch caused him to turn round and !
race DOTH or the assassins. AS he did l
so, the man who had fired remarked e
that he intended killing him that /
night, and again fired, the bali 2
striking Hawkins left arm. above I
the elbow, shattering the bone
ana decorating the flesh. At this 9
Iuhctnre he sprang towards the fellows
ana seized hold of them but, being
disabled, one of them succeeded in
getting away and making his escape
through the back yard and across 81
Siiockoe Creek: While struggling with Il
me other a military patrolman came to "
us assistance, and the two We're attempt is
mg 10 tako him out, when Captain p
llchenor, whose place of business is st
ust opposite, ran over, and with his ct
firmness, took entire I'll
,.harge of the man and carried him into 70
he street, where he delivered him over nj
o civil policeman Andrew Jackson who w
larted with him to the lower station til
louise. Captain Tichenor accompanied co
ne policeman to the prison, as il was d.
pparent he could not with safety be be
rusted with tina fellow alone. The
risoner gave his name as A. Johnson f.
nd halls from New York city. From fe'
hawkins trunk. which was robbed by we
ne fellow who escaped, abouttwo hun to
RED ana 1fty-seven dollars were taken.
Jul Two shots were free, and those were
ON the pistol of the man who escaped j
TN the money. Johnson's weapon ST
onid not explode, though he snapped be-
ur barrels at Hawkins. The prisoner
III oe brought before the Mayor this
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CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH. -,
W of the sudden deaths which are saidd W., W.
arise from diseases of the heart do co..
ally arise from that cause. TO ascer- H. H.
III the real origin Of sudden deaths. am 81,
pertinent has. been tried in Europe co.,
"a reported ~ g sGienssa.sc cong ress held s.E
Strasbourg. SiXty-siX cases. of sud. az
n death Were made the subject of n COZ,
CROUCH post morton examination: in o o
esq, cases only two were found who MA J'
a died from disease of the heart. tha
ne out OF sixty-six had died from apo- a.. :,
ky, while there were forty.six cases M
congestion of the lungs-that is, the SAN san
iigs were so full of blood they could ; iS"
WORK, there not being room enough doc,
sufflcient quantity of air to enter moi
support life. The causes that produce Is +
hf clotbin% .at; aIe coid ieet, that
! until chilled after being warmed pm
n labor or rapid walk. going too sos.
denly from close heated room into i9T1,,
cold air, especially after speaking. tba
sudden depressing news operating life
Inc blood. These causes of sudden so,,i
I'll being known, All avoidance of s,,;n,
M may serve to lcn9then MANY yalu. stha
lives, which would otherwise be on od'
nt irb.t d;soas VI heart com barr,
,itabla and @ ;',a,',, - supposed 10 be for
not take the pains they would to az; si
ia sudden death ifthey knew it Law c u,u,
r hard
HE New YopK Hpp,rn 49,. Matt
between the Nav Th
k Herald and the theatrical and ON. surpI
ic force of that metropolis hns not one I