The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-22
.,,,onL ~ tbe Medical College, and the fol,

| the office OF Cher OIL IOiiee ~ INV ~
stotion-ho,lse: heard firing, and ran TO IN
ost window. nearest to the southern emu 0
the building. Saw crowd running dow
! Main street in an excited manner. saw
norton of mans leg on the sidewalk IN
rest of his body being hidden by the ane.
of the building. I Immediately went in'
the main hall to prevent the negroes ha'
inside from seeing the body, which wa
being placed in vehicle and borne away
lest they might become excited ami f're ih1
the crowd below, and stood between then
and the windows facing Oil east Seventeenth
street. [ first feared that it was an assault
on the building, but finding my error
took steps to prevent any excitement VIII
the men inside, most of whom were armed
with pistols, and the guns we're stacked IN
| side near the centre of the hall. Saw TIM
it was negro who was taken away IN th'
| vehicle. Sure no shot was fired by any Of
| my men. 49,
Joseph ). Brooks (colorel) deposcd Wa:
present when the firing occurred. TOOK
particular notice to see the number OF the
man who shot him, wrote down the number
and put it in my pocket. Thought six OF
eight shots were fired. was excited, and
tried to get away. Seemed MS II he had
been shot in the stomach, but | took down
the number Of the man who shot him in
the head. did not sec the man who shot
him in the stomach.
In consideration Of the meagre evidence
of Saturday, the Coroner thought it best to
adjourn the jury until Wednesday at 10
o'clock.
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS.
The continued cases Of Mayor Ellyson and
others, charged with obstructing the United
States military commissioner, was called
before Commissioner Jenkins Mt II o'clock,
but was continued until next Monday nj II
o'clock.
CORoNEH's INQUEST.
An inquest was held over the body Of
Richard o. Bush in the jury-room of the
Hastings Court yesterday afternoon ut !
o'clock-Mr. John G. Moore, foreman of the
jury:
William }. Dabncy, sworn: Stated that
he did not know the name of the person.
Found him lying on the south side of Broad
street about forty steps east Of Jefferson.
on his left side, between and o'clock on
Sunday night. Was at the time of his
death acting az policeman. Found him
about twenty FIVE minutes after the fighting
ceased. From his position he thought that
he had been shot either from the wood
ward or from the alley near, from which
place he saw several shots fired.
Captain James VI. Tyler depoSed : Said he
knew the deceased. A detachment Of fifty
men was sent from the City Hall to clear
away crowd who had assembled at the
corner of Broad and Jefferson streets on
Sunday night between 5 and o'clock.
There were several white men present who
left Ga soon as they had been admonished
20 to do; but the negroes who were near a
gate leading into Ben SCOTS yard ut the
time were insolent and not disposed to
leave. Some twenty-five or thirty shots
were fired at the time. Was confident he
was not shot by any OF the policemen, as
there were none behind him. lie must
have been dragged across the street to the
place where he was found. One OF the ne
groes said that il he (Tylerj went to the
station-house they would be there too.
Could not identify any Of the negroes, US it
was so dark.
William +. Knox, detective, dcposed
Knew the deceased: was one Of the special
policemen. Could not identify the person
who had fired the shot which caused his
death: was with the squad Of men who
were at the corner Of Jefferson and Broad
was himself shot, and Immediately went
and had his wounds dressed. Did not
know the man had been shot until he saw
his hoiv brought into the iury-room.
Major John Poe, Jr., sworn: Knew moth
ing of the occurrence whatever; only kn'w |
tho man was shot while in the diSchargr Of !
his duty as IL special policeman.
Marcellus illx (policcman) dcp'se'(
Did not know anything Of the dcathoi the
deceased until he found his body ] ing in
the street. Some Of the party in rmpany
with him recognized the deceased. He
heard the firing, but remained With Major
Poe, with portion OF the men, III the cor
ner Of Jefferson and Marshall ,reets.
The testimony was here Cd Scd, and thu
jury rendered the following verdict:
4" I'VE, the jury, find that the deceased
came to his death ON tho n Int Of Sunday,
March Goth, at or about 9 o'clock, from Il
pstol-sho fred from the hand of an UNI
known party or partifs, supposed to have
been negroes, who wfre resisting the mu
nicipal officers While in the discharge of
their duty"
TRtBrTF Of RESPECT.
The funeral of Richard 0. Bush will |
take place this morning from st. Peters |
cathedral.
The members # the Council will meet in |
their chamber FOR the purpose Of paying
their last tribut, Of respect to this gallant
police officer. The Mayor. Chief of Police,
and large nImber Of citizens, especially
the Young mpl, will he in attendance.
Two HUNDRED and fifty policemen will be
in the procession and will also attend the
funeral. We have rarely seen such gene
rous expression on the part OF our citizens
of their regret at the sad occurrence.
We have been unable to get any OF the
anteccderts Of the deceased, but as soon as
they eau DE had we will give them TO the
public.
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Theiollowing spondeuce passed yes
terda1 between the Governor and General
Canty:
"nEApQr AETERS DEPARTMENT or VA,
RICHMOND, March 20, 1870.
"ro Ills ErceNency Gilbert {. walker,
Gorernor Of Virginia:
Sir,-I have the honor to acknowledge
tie receipt, this morning, of your commu-
aication of yesterday.
Il concur fully in your statement of the
and statute laws in relation
to the employment of the military arm Of
government against invasion and domestic
violence. The rules in that respect and in
relation 10 the aid that may be given the
civil authorities in the service Of the pro-
cess. or III the enforcement of the decree of
the civil court, are clearly laid down but
the instructions Of the President and of the
Secretary Of War, referred to in my COM
If Yesterday relate more pur-