The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-30
Burglary and Murter-An Old ,r,r
ofEfEhsS eur Assaulted ana Kil,ed
in his Home.

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On Thursday night a most brutal outrage
was perpctratcd near Clinton, which re-.
suited IN the death Of Mr.. James y. Stcb-
III on saturday evening. Mr.. Stehbins
passed his clghtieth birthday in September
lust. His lifelong residence has been on
the farm where he was born, about one
mile cast Of the village Of Clinton. on wllat
Is known Is the Hill road. He was Gene
rally respected. and so far as he knew had
not IN enemy in the world.
IN thursday night Of last week. about
~ a'icrth family had all retired. his
nr>'achcc was entered by two burglars.
ne entrance was effected through n WIN
o9M Oh The west side Of the house. TIL"
,Ilans passed through the parlor and frcnt
'1't TO me Slceping-apartment of n niece OF
Dir. StchiIns, who was his h~ousekcepcr.
S,arti"u ny the noise and By the light from
me hnlF S-oye of a dark lantern, the house
Ec"ncr started up In bed, when the man
With The lantern said, "Be quiet. woman.
an ron will not be hurt He with the
lantern teen passed on through the kitchen
towards Mr.. stebbins's slccping-rooln.
h~oilsckeeper thinks that for an IN
slant both men were gone from the room,
ana th3f during the time Mr.. Stebhins came
10 her door and asked "Who are these men
IN the housci' but in almost the same in
"'H' 'H' itiiItlliDtIs Inal one OF the men
was guarding her. while the one with the
light was struggling with Mr.. Stcbhins
IN the kitchen. From the appearances
found attcrward it is thought that one OF
me men remained by the housekccper, anu
NAT The other II passed directly to the
k~Hch"n, Where he was met by the old gem
lcmal, or into his s~leeping-room TO be
driVcn out. The main struggle evidently
occurred III the kitchen.
Air. >tchoinS always carried n very long
s'aii assist him in walking. and for all his
zee mace 4 vigorous defence with that
Weapon. lie left marks on the walls and
furniture that indicate no feeble blows.
hltnou@h the length OF his stick made it I'M
"'"Ihy, and he fought in the dark. The
man who first engaged him was soon OBJ
iI,gcd 10 call his comrades in TO his aid, and
The horSukceper n once ran un stairs to
2 inan hired to work on the place.
VINO slept III the upper part Of the house.
before The man got to the scene the mis-
creant1 had escaped, leaving the old man
>pcechIcSs aud almost unconscious upon
the door.
Blood on the floor and on the window
nfoN@h Wm'h they escaped gave evidence
nat 1t least one Of them was wounded,
The hired MN 1T once called upon the son !
y Iiie deceased, Mr.. J. VI. Strhbins, mf,o !
I'VE, = lew ro'l' rom his fathers house. and
ha>l'hod to RI" scene. The man wac |
.cut Iof Il DOCTOR. md while returning with
nm met the" ,,ar>onS in a cutter. Two
u these wore w1mcn'> dresses: but as one
th"m was driving, md both appeared
Masculine, it : t&o1chtt they were the bur
Mr.. Stcl,birs { nat >rcak from the lin,
when found on 'h~ Kitchen floor unit! his
!cath, which '.>siyrd II nine O'Clock on
saturday eEctjl". lie seems 10 have died |
rom the rest, # ,hc shock to hi nervous. |
.ySfcm, rather thaN from the result Of
flows.
III" assaultiug party left behind them in
he house a chisci, such as is used with u
iHrlihg '"the. I...,y were tracked from
h" house 10 Flliots ore bed. where an
'~Fercoat was found. The chiscl was two
nd a haf inches wide, with IL carved edge.
ma was identified BY parties near Oriskary
fcck rs iltNlr@ been Formerly used in the
ha!r factory there. II had been injured in
one way and east aside a. useless.
1t was remembered that i man named
'"ceny, Who h2G been 4 painter ut the fac
DRY, finished his work there about the time
he ciii>cl was last seen. and his character
vas thought 10 be sr;ch ~ 10 render him La
i" 10 suspicion. He resided ncar t!e foot
4 College Hill, and .hithvr in officer and
Of tic deceased pro"c"1c&. They
)uhd him at home with his vile.
: iterH cut oyer ii eye he explained Is
Arin- been received Thursday evening
~" j" was emitting h~intt!in% wood.
~. !" was c"rvorsiu@ with lis yi-i-
III VIZ a,."1 ihr 7 "b?qt . tAe lbqqG@SiHHHHy
.,.tnrv from which the chjscl was taken,
ii t. his arrest on suspicion. The over
nnt found in the orc bed was iGentiiled n9
.rlougin4 t. Il Mnn named Hush. VINO, Wlth