The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-10

Mott appeared as counsel Tor Inc prisoner
Mr.. Doyle. the father OF the deceased,
was first heard. He knew nothing OF the
riot personally, and did not see his son
until after he was shot. The prisoner had
said in his presence that ne had never
been on Chimborazo hill in his life, and
did not know where ii was.
Mr. Bcnnctt testified that on Monday,
the Cd. the negro came 10 ms house, ana
was engaged to work there. PRISONER told
witness he had never been to ChlmboraZo !;
and when witness returned from visit to
Richmond. asked him particularly whether
he knew any Of the lrlshInen IN the city.
The prisoner had his clothes IN the city,
but was not willing to 20 i'll FOR them him.
self, saying that it was OH account oi thcre
being 50 many riots there. PrioonerS
manner was restless and uneasy.
Mrs. Anne +. IIowlc testified that on
the day Of tho riot she heard that Doyle
had been killed and her own sister $ Guild
badly hurt. and went out ut once to Doyle S
housc. She there saw Doyle in dying
state, and also saw prisoner and three
other negroes standing upon the hill look
iny down ut the crowd: took particular
notice of prisoner: was near enough ~
identify him positively; he had no gun at
the time.
Michael Lii,;s, aged fifteen. dcposcd that
at the time OF the riot he saw negro
dressed like the prisoner running along
the bill with 4 gun in his hand; was one or
two hundred yards Oft, but thought that
prisoner was certainly the man; he had
the gun in his right hand. Witness was
only ten or fifteen feet from Doyle Wien
lie was shot only saw one man with a
gun.
Martin Driscoll, aged thirteen, saw the
fight and saw negroes armed with pistols
md guns firing upon the whites, but lett
before DOYLE was killed.
Thco. Echo dcposcd that he had seen
the prisoner on ChimhoraZo hill at least
twenty times.
The case was then continued until 10
o'clock this morning.
The case of George Brown, negro. charged
with being concerned III the same riot, was
also continued 10 the same time.
ANOTHER EL0PEuENT-A QUEER CON-
EIXATIuN OF TRAGEDY AND fARCE.--Alas. !.
poor Richmond thou art becoming dc
m"raizcd, aS thou art already sadly, woe
fully changed. The quiet, shady days Of
before the war are passed and gone; for
tunes have been made and have taken
unto themselves wings and flown away !:
children who We're in their cradles five
years ago are thinking Of marrying and
giving in marriage; the oil iog-tr"t, hum
drum ideas have given way 10 modern
high pressure passion and principle and
there has been another strange elopcmcnt
from this fair but dusty city. Ii is the
old tale Of l!arncy and crclulty, faith
and iIl>vhood-tlc repetition Of the Ia
mcntablc truth.
MAN To- man. Oft unjn>'
/. a!ways So - woman
in clopcmentS there are as many Va
rictic> as there are people i'll Chrstcndom,
and as many ups and downs aS there are
vices in Ucathcncssc: hut this last Of all,
this last cxcmplar "f loring all too well,
has happily comic as well rs a serious
aspect.
On Saturday night last, at about Il
quarter OF O'Clock, at the witching hour
whvn the impatient engines ot the H., r.
&P. X. X. are Snorting, and their melodiouS
whistles blowing when express wagons
roll rapidly towards the crowded depot :;
when little boys and hacklncn, negroes, and
lemonadc-scilcrS take their last glance At
their victims and the ruddy topper hcaveS
down with lingering sign his parting glass
Young man and young woman, with
>lv and stcalthy steps, were gliding along
Seventh street between Marshall and
Broad. He carried III one hand plcthoric
carpct-sack, full even unto bursting, and on
his right arm he supported the trembling
form of his companion. She bore huge
bonnet-boX, and behind them came a stall
wart negro, who staggered beneath the
weight of lady's huge trunk. There was
nothing remarkable III the appearance OF
the pair but that they seemed Ia dread
pursuit they looked back At every step
they took, and in the shadow of every gas
lamp their di>tcmpcrcd fancy seemed 70 See
the indignant form ot some relentless pa
rent.
For few minutes the coast was clear,
but As the fugtivcs approached the corner
of Broad, the haven "t'thcir hopes, al ayen-
ger hove in sight. Not Il mailed knight,
nor n sturdy policeman, nor hayonnctcd
soldier, nor big-stickcd brother or father,
but weeping, sobbing old woman, VIII"
brand,hcd aloit corpulcnt umbrella, oi
which the modest nozzle was entirely worn
away. Upon her head was bonnet 4 "a
.Mlr;e Stuart, nattcncd not br fashion, but
bv being used a. a sofa cushion; around
her aged form was wcll-worn mantle,
whose tattcrcd ends iioatcd behind her
like 80 many grim battlc-!iags OF death !;
and her iron-clad heels awoke the SUM-
bcring echoes of the placid bricks over
which she passed -
Ire wa, IL her ev4y -:ep.
And wrath was in her eye
OF the iugitirS, aS yet, She saw not thing .
She looked 10 the right. and saw nothing
but dirty little boy playing in the gut
ter: she looked 10 the left, and saw nothing
but the whlom mansion of Richmond ;
Tragedy Queen; She looked 10 the front
and, Ina . the glimmcrirg gas-light reveals
two shadowy forms lit is, il is her Grant
daughter and the woud-hc partner ct her
woes.
The old dame increases her speed, the
fucitiveS do the same; the negro still stag
gers under bis burden. They have reached
the corner: the whiv,l" blows, the bell
rings. and the cars arc about to leave.
il is too late, Mamma cann"t reach
them, and in her deep distress she makes
one pitcous appeal. Her voice, half
chokcd with grief, still rang out in stir
ring tones:
Fanny. don't go with that man Hes
not worthy Of you'-he Will only deceive
YOU. And Fanny, without looking back,
only murmured faint as dying swan,
"Oh, Mother" to which the parent re-
piled, "Oh, Bother" "
The pair reached the cars, they mounted
In hnnl nnl fhnn Tho