The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-02
Full Details OF The Murder ut Ie'
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Of TIE hichmond. DIspatch


About haH-pa>l oc4'c" YESTERDAY
morning the c''i|e"S "' our ,'"'oo ~.
startled ny lAc ahhru''CcH''''t '''~' W.
Samuel ). koWlelt, CLERK Ill tAC grocery
and haF.room OF Nr' H. W ""ii' "a"
been murdered, anu the store fo'Nca. NJ
R1wlctt was found lying parity across ',12
hearth at the enI OF the counter, VIA Inc
back part Oh us heau lI''S.!c" "S >1'''"l
blows Of an axe, one dow, thai missed rs
aim, leaving It's clear impression Np'h '.c
wall above NJ. Ro"!eti : o"dS. lhc BOG,
was still warm, the blood running freely
showing that the deed was doug nu'y Ate"
fT,urs before lis discovery. .Au empty
gloss upon the counter showed that the
murderer had taken a drink before ucrYe-
;rutinc the shocking deed, aud the cash
drawer left hall open and empty pointed
out the incentive TOT the ptHt%! act.
Mr.. howIrtt had attended party in the
village The n-@t before, i"a''hS INC store
ciu>ci, aud the boy VINO waited upon nam,
Bedford Stokes, IL watch until he returned.
Anout2 o'clock nr lett the party, in com
rauv with Muster Emmett Wall, who
stopped with him in the grocery about ten
minutes. Bedford WAS not on watch when
the youug men reached the store, nut they
found everything quiet, aud Emmett Suou
lett tor bone. Nj. Rowiett had hlSc!oli,eS
all on and his shoes were united, as II he
was Just preparing TO undreSs Tor BED "heh
the iicnds entered. The first person VINO
approached the grocery yesterday morn
iue (Mr. John d. Davis saw sho'Si {"
fire setting before the door, ana beo1"to
Stokes came up from the sectloh-houSe 10
meet him.
Mr.. Davis seeing something unusual,
asked what was the matter with Mr.. Row
lett. Bedford rep'lcd tna' no was ''tl'i
dead or sleeping mighty sound Inc do"r
was standing aiar, ami although Bedford
Stokes had already visited the store twice
before Mr.. Davis came down, YET ne haa
not given any alarm, and when Mr.. DAVIS
called him into the store to see what was
the matter, he approached tue body very
reluctantly.
When the citizens had assembled we
deemed it necessary to ask the assistance
of two expert policemen from Richmond,
and photographed for them, but before we.
received reply, u bloody axe was found at
the door of Squire Taylor, and we deemed
the trail sufficiently clear for rs to trace
the murder and Fix upon the guilty. BED
ford and Squire were arrested, and WINE
circumstances justified suspicion amount
Ing almost TO certainty that We had APP
pretended the true murderers, yet ia'F
opportunity was permitted them to clear III
every suspicious circumstance.
During the investigation IL WAS suo"n
that Squire had that morning carrl1o al
armtul of dry wood up TO kndle IRE Tor
Mr.. Rowlett, and reached the store Ic"
minutes after Mr.. Davis did. lie has never
been known TO do the like before, nor
could he prove that Mr.. Rowlett had en-
gagged him TO do SO.
Several negroes remained at ms house
until very late hour OF the night, gam
hing. and one Bob Scott succeeded in win
ninp all the money from Isaac Var
nnrougb and then won his coat and shoes.
Rob Scott left about three hours before
daylight and about two hours afterwards
Isaac Marlborough and Boatman Roc left.
The negroes in the village and from the
neighborhood gave us all the assistance in
their mower 10 detect the guilty ones, and
carly this morning 4 negro informed us
that Isaac Marlborough and Boatman Roe
we're met ON the road early Friday morn
ing. about three or tour miles from Meher-
rim. with "a bucket OF whisky.
In pursuing them it was found they had
spent money quite freely at two stores on
the road and had also parted with pis,o!
to q third party, which has been recovered,
aud proves to be Mr.. RowletrS. Alter
their arrest, Boatman Roe made at1ii CON