The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-23
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July q, 1910,
From the Gazette, 21st,

The Captain and Lieutenant ofPolice were
ARRESTED last night by the Mayor and com.
mitted to Jail, where they will remain until
released under q writ of hnbeGS corpus. The
circumstances connected with the arrest are
us follows AS the meeting Of tho City
Council held ut o'clock in the evening had
resulted in nothing that could effect com.
promise between the Mayor and the Board
of Police, the excitement consequent upon
the disagreement between those authorities
had been rather increased, and towards
night large crowds assembled 1t and in the
neighborhood Of the market square. About
8 O'clock p. M. the Mayor sent one of his
officers to the new police headquarters to tell
L. Smith to come to his office. When they ar
rived there he asked them whether they
were still, and did they intend to continue,
on dutyy Being answered in the atllrma-
tive, lie told them that he arrested them
both, and gave them in charge of City Ser
geant Stuart, to be taken to the Jail and
locked up, as they declnetto offer any bail,
and his order was executed. When the
board of police was informed of what had
happened they instructed Sergeant Smith of
the police to take the men who were posted
off their beats and march them to police
headquarters, where they and the rest OF
the force were told to 90 quietly to their
homes that they neod not return until sent
for, but that their pay should GO on as
though they were on dusy. At 10 O'Clock
under charge of Captain Hiram Webster,
were put on duty, and remained on all
night.
The Board of Police met this morning
and determined to send o special messenger
to Leesburg, where Judge Keith, of this
circuit, is holding q special term Of his
court, this evening, to apply for writ OF
habedS corpus upon which to release the
imprisoned officers and bring the matter
before judicial tribunal ard until the re-
turn of that messenger affairs will remain
rs at present.
A STARTLING CASE OF CRIME SuspIoIoNED.
A gentleman from Currituck informs Us
that one day last week a young man named
Joshua Harrison, being at Powelps Point,
in that county, was arrested on the evidence
of grand juryman of having some three
years ago murdered his own father, Will
liam Harrison, q miller, ut that place. II
appears Joshua Harrison is 4 notoriou cha
raCter, whose presence has longinsplred a
dread in that community, and at the time
the deed was perpetrated the people all
suspicioned him US being the murderer.
He spread the report about that his father
fell Off the mill and was killed thereby,
though there are witnesses to testify OF q
bullet-hole being in his head. His remains
are, to be disinterred and an investigation
entered into. The want Of civil law In this
county prevented the Investigation and ar
rest about that time, The same man, it is
reported, also shot and killed a little boy
during the. war, The boy and his brother
were in Harrison employ, and being puny
not permit him to. do. He. drove the little
fellow away, and when he got fifty, or sixty
PAGES Off on the rise of o. bill. pulled out hi
pistol and deliberately shot him in the back
in presence Of his little brother and another
witness. He was arrested by the military
and examined, but let off without punish.
ment.- Norfolk Day Book. 4, s.ss 81
7.