The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-19

Ill
~" ~. Vhi,chur>, and her Son Robcrt-Con.
.! or John Whitchurst and Young
,io>clcy.
~, Norfolk papers OF yesterday bring us
,t,n.e taken before the Coronrr's Jury
." rr..,,, upon the bodies OF Mrs. White
a,i her son Robert Mrs. Whitehurst
49, ..,r, stated. died on Monday night from
,.,,naS The ball with which she was
.r,sred her left jaw and ranging back,
,..3 !, the throat, and produced death by
,.fuca,lo0
,h, Whitchurst was still considered be-
,,,,a lie WAS shot i'll the left breast,
nau penetrating the lungs: also behind
3d.. If, ear. the ball penetrating the head,
whore Il lodged.
condition OF young Moseley was still cri-
..'ar and almost without hope. His skull was
,.,r, fractured. He was dreadfully beaten by
...-,..rors Mere youth rs he is, the brutal
..5.pLt>rd 10y his ASSISTANTS was extreme.
tn IxgrF,r was held at the corporation
.....~,.ra2ln by the Coroner, DR.. Todd, and
.r. ,.yy assembled on his summons. Having
,..,.gn their proceedings IT the house Of John
,rrf,rnur>t. they soon adjourned TO the court
room.
r1hn pa<trr testified that, about L. O'Clock
1,.e..iay. during the negro celebration, he saw
.~..,3 of negroes come down Church street
su.-,Ia. Robert Whitehur>t--two seemed to
9.,~otrrtlug him from the mob. Saw Il negro
r~Eu 4. pistol ana shoot him.
rrhg West about the same hour, saw Il crowd
d.. heroes III Church street in pursuit of a
...tt. Wiu-he recognised deceased TO be the
lonesome Of the negroes on horseback and
,..-..au foot. Heard five or six pistol shots
,...s b., the negroes.
E,.uwIu Turner was at home at l. q clock.
>.w., crowd Of negroes from his front Win
..r-Ar..rG hoy cry Ion, Iordy the boy
81. 70 Turner's back porch, where Mrs. Tur-
ar~ dressed his head. Turner went across the
.-r..t- ana The negroes crowded around him
...,t4t " There is Il white man--kil him.
H. yyn> then cut ON the head with Il sabre and
N.r v..rla stick. The negroes left HIM. lie
...ry@tIG> saw them dragging Robert White
nar., down the street. Turner said he saw
r...ra ua horseback holding Whtehurst by the
r#rt: hi head. This man he knew but his
...rr. ms for prudential considerations, omit
Iw,> Curling saw two negroes on horse
hack. who were dragging Whitehurst along
>.@ them hand him over To others on foot and
.~u back, one of them remarkinS, " That l.
tlr way We ought 10 serve all the white
I4,raa >aLs Off, Curling followed the
s..-~or> 10 Mo>eley'S house. Before getting
..r3e. Wbi:chur>t was shot Heard The pls-
tl bat dad not STE who shot. Knows both
t..- lr-rur> that We're mounted, dragging
Nl.#tuur>t.
T J.. 4. Baker was on the speakers stand,
and heard shots and saw commotIon IN the
crowd near Church and Nicholson streets. Ran
j, that direction and found the negroes beat
Ia boy with IN" palnugS torn from the fence :
prevailed upon them To dcSiSt, and carried The
iay in the house, which was WhitehurSt ).
ural>o met the crowd with Robert White
hrs. after Ic was shot.
Nr>hall Caps, II hachman, gave tesu'
,u..v which seems to relate 10 the beginning
Is. lie affair. His hack, with negro women in
il. Was standing in Nicholson street, near a
.n.r0 living in the street drunk. He urged
h.w to get up: he refused two colurcd men
ta.j him The procession was coming, he must
..s ap. lie replied If they did not 20 awaT
A- would shoot them. Witness turned away,
.4d heard u shot: looked again, and saw a
h.4#E man Jump up aud cry, "Oh LORD
i.r was thc man who tried 10 get the negro
#;,. and lac believed the drunken man shot
han. When he fell The negroes from the
sand rushed towards Nicholson street, crying,
Reilly boys and XIII Il white son of =
wherever Won find him :" He then drove of;
but looking back. saw The negroes had headed
white man. and were dragging HIM along
samuel IVES tnclmer testimony crrrobora-
ted thar Of the others as 10 the chasing and
beating white man lWhitehursr, whom he
od hot know, in Church street. Afterwards
heard he Shot.
>t.,tu Fuller WAS at Mrs. Whitehurst's door
~ he time Of the fight. Joe Mickey said
"ktuv in bows bring him out and shoot
Ina Saw John - shoot, but did not
h.o~ whether IL killed Robert Whitchurst or
not. Then left the house.
The jury rendered Il verdict that Mrs
WAl,eAur>t and her son Robert were killed
hy some persons 10 the jury unknown. The
lury were satisfied that both the deceased
were shot by negroes engaged i'll Inc pro
rr>>tou.
The Norfolk oii Don,jnipn states that seNe-
II negroes implicated i'll the riot and murder
;,gr in JAIL 10 bc eXamincda at IN early day.
TIL" Jury also held an inquest on the BODY OF
Moss Bennett, colorcd, who WAS shot about
o'clock Monday night. and rendered Il verdict
that hr was shot by some one unknown.