, 1866-07-25
MURDER IN POUGHE2EPslE, Ny.
The Assassination Of Rev. Jamea @.
Richmond at PouGhkeepslo-Fu FuIl
l'azt1culars-The Cozonerss Inquest
Verdict OF Aha jury.

Verdict OF aha jury.
l PorouKEErs1E. J1ly q, 1919.
The citizens Of this city were thrown into
state OF excitement yesterday By the mur-
der Of Rev james G. Richmond who was
widely known In all parts oil the United
States and foreign countries, The reverend
gentleman resided on his farm, near Colleen
Hill, in this city. On the day lequesllon
| ne had been In tom H.S..luE some purcapsea-
! l"aHa,g ss.- .avtne about eleven O'Clock In the
| horse and walked over into bis meadow. wbero
spectively James Lewis, Richard iemS nams1 as
Mitchell and Michael Dunn, tho latter about
na1t thirteen years OF age- Ths two Lewis men
Mr. Richmond standing in the meadow.
Richard Lewis, son Of the other Lewis, said
f. 5ts luther. Now am going up to ash III.
metSeq on ~has sia,sr Re re meant Sy callng
could turn his tongue tor He thereupon
walked up to Mr.. Richmond aud asked the
9ooVe question, as he inserted he would tba
aeeeased he d., mixing no reply, Lewis repeated
Rien iae anestion, ana followed 1t up BY striking
Win bis nst, knocking him down. IA tben
oene oyer bis victim and Inflicted severnI
more blows on him, the elder Lewis teiline-
~, nas son to give It to him this time, lor yoa
deceased several times, as above stated
Lewis got up and LEFT the spot. .Jnh1
Mitchell and the boy Nlchae1 Dunn. then An.
ReaIed On the scene, the former raising ME-
Richmond In his arms. The deceased was
died. N''1snso
Richard Lewis and his father were rmmpdt-
ately arrested md conveyed to the iafl In fhia
aty. Soon after Coroner Halght held an IN
4usss on lne body, when tho above facts
that the deceased came to his death IN ths
20th day OF July, 1866, by the hands of Rich
afd Lewis, and tint tha blows that caused
his death were premeditated by said Richard
Lewis and the jury also lind that james B.
IN accessory to said death before the Gact.
Rev. Mr. Richmond was q minister or the
Episcopal Church. He was one Of iia hast
educated aud most talented and accom- plished
men We ever met with, although his peculiar
him to be looked upon as insane by MANY
persons, md he was actnally an inmate of al,
asylum once or twice for a short time. Ha
sas sss'.aa aasdentiy devoted to the Episcopal
aa1eh, raa sh, no,dng tne extreme opinion that it
.afln oy Christ and his apostles. Mr. Rich
nond was the author Of q number of works.
oMe o. which had quite M extensive cIrcula-
aon. r. was tue hrst to establish the Prot
proving highly successful. He yisited
iGnstant1nopic, where the Archbishop
y canterbury treated him as a luna
! -: nc was MASTER Of severnl languages, and
= taoaght that his hard study inangurated
empofafy alteration OF the mind. HIS grcnt
work In this country was tha
'ulldlnE up of the church In Milwaukee,
ome time after his location there, and In tha
= OF large audience, one sabbath fo
aeihaIl@eu, shIs ,, ~ saess I've ilshed long enough
: this pond, md gaye up bis charge In that
ieinity. He Ind travelled through all parts
Europe and The East, and his re1pIons
leus had caused him considerable trouble at
asio1s places, and for some time before hfs
cath be onlyoceupsed the pulpit occasionally.
rcachfng also at times IN public halls and N
he open air. lie has fine war record, hay-
1G neen appointed Chaplain by the Governor
Wisconsin, and attached to one of the reci-
tents rom that Stase. He was well known
INK and f1le OF Western troops Many who
~ s3s this not'ce Of his sudden taking oG''
Ill ezclaim, "Poor Richmond =, His re-.
ai9s WI IN probably be taken to Providence,
atement Of Richard Lewis: - -"o
when went up to Mr.. Richmond, I said,
atr. Richmond, what did jon want to abuse
y mother and sister for!" He did mt
asweE; | asked him again. THE prisoner
's lea rspeated low, vile assertion, which he
1est1on' which assertion, however, from the
ell known character Of tho man. many
,ink was not uttered by aIr. Richnond5
Fts9ner continnlng-l then struck him with
Y fist; did not pick up any stone,
To tlror-1 can leave the whole print of
as1 in that door or my other pleco Of
god, could not say where bit him; some
here On the face; hit h,n once, .hen ho
Il, then hit him two or three times after
was down; while was striking him, III.
chmond sald, II beg-I have got enouph:'s
at was all he said; / then left him md vent
'"n town TO give myself up on a charge Of
sault and battery; did not know that +
d killcl h1m when they told me he was
I'D would not believe them; this was tho
st time ever stzuck him; am very sorry
at struck him; If had stayed at Barril-
rs TINS would not have happened; I en-
cucut, regiment, md served nearly three
ais, when was discharged; have my dis
arge papers:
Upon the rendition of the verdict OF tha
roncr's jury tho prisoners were reuAuded
await the action Of the Grand Jury.