The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-16

BuRGLARY-A NEST OF BURGLARS BRoKEy
rP.-Saturday seems TO have been an ill -fated
day for the burglars. A party of them forced
an entrance into the tailor shop of Messrs.
Burke Beahl on Friday night, and succeeded
in carrying off cloth and other articles 10 the
value of twelve hundred dollars. Yesterday
morning the police, under a search warrant,
proceeded TO search a house occupied by par
Gel of negroes on the corner of New street and
Nchange alley. Several pairs of shoes and
boots, which were identified as having been
stolen from Mr.. Briggs Thursday night,
We're found, and four negroes arrested. These
gave the names of Peter Mills and Thomas
Brown as the negroes who had broken into
the stores Of Mr. Briggs and Messrs. Burke q
Beahl, stating that all the articles stolen from
either of the above places We're at their house
at l. o'clock on the previous night, but had
been since carried away. Mills and Brown
were Immediately arrested, and the police
were ut last accounts On the track of the
goods.
BURGLAR SHoT.-On Saturday morning, be-
tween and o'clock n son of Mr. NJ. NenZel,
Il shoemaker, on Broad, between Jefferson and
Monroe streets, was awakened by 4 noise at
the front window, rs if some one were at
tempting to force the shutter. He got up, and
seizng his shotgun, took a stand by the side
of the window. The burglar-as it turned out
TO obe-haying succeeded in forcing the shutter
open, broke Il pane of glass from the window,
and striking Il match looked in through the
opening. AS soon as the match went out,
Young NenZel fired upon the robber, and as he
fired he heard three or four parties run off.
a ,ft hot I no mn n a no window
in the right wing of his nose, passed upward,
and came out at the inner corner of his left
eye. He fell Immediately, and laid upon the
ground until o'clock, when lie was carried 10
the third station house. He there gave his
name rs George Bernard, stating that he came
from Quebec six months ago. He had on his
person n hat and watch which Were identified
by n man named Fenhardt as having been
stolen from him on Tuesday last. The upper
portion of his body was literally covered with
figures and letters in India ink. His condition
is not considered dangerous, though his wound
is 4 serious one. Young NenZel delivered him
self up to the police shortly after the occur
renee, but was Immediately released
Latr.-Bernard died yesterday evening, be-
tween ) and o'clock, at the city jail, WHITTIER
he was removed yesterday morning lie was
in a state of Inconsistencies from the time
he reached the Jail until he died. A member
of the Eleventh United States Infantry ap-
peared yesterday at the third statlon-house
and stated that Bernard had been deserter
from his regiment for more than month past
He was very desperate character, having
been shot in the arm while on stealing eNpe-
dition in the city several months past. Inc
only concession made by Bernard rs TO his
being accompanied by any one when he was
shot, was the remark, 'Dan was with me-
The articles found upon him, Identified as be.
longing TO Mr.. Fcnhardt, We're stolen from
him on Tuesday night last At the very house at
which Bernard was shot. Fenhardt was sit
ting on the front steps when he was robbed.
A coroncrs inquest was held over the body
last evening.
SN Al T.