The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-11
a Man hpeeeyed into ss,e Woods. Shot
Through tssc Head. md Eohro.,.

tntormataon was received at the Office Of
the Chset OF Police last night of mysteri-
Gus murder, which had been committed in
INC eastern portion Of this county on We'd
MssoaS night. Yesterday morning a farmer
iVing on the Baskerville road. one mile
SeHth OK Middietown, while out hunting,
had occasion To pass through secluded
portion Of a wood, and there found the
body of . man who had been fouliy MUIR
Tered. Upon examination il was found
hat the man had hccn shot in tho
tack pa't Of the head, tho ball passing out
lhiough the cheek near the nose.
tic pistol had heca placed very close 10
has head, aS the hair around the SPOT whore
nc hllEcl entered had hecu burned OF, The
PANTS. vest. and boots Of the man had been
.Htnovcd, aud the body was entirely naked,
cNccp n shirt. The coat, covered with
hiand. WAS Wing near by. From the blood
and marks on the ground il was evident that
"a" body hat been hailicd and dragged
about some distance in pulling OF the boots.
About twelve yards distant from the hody
WAS the pocket-book Of the murdered man.
which had been rited of its contents. The
man was all entire stranger TO NIL in the
ueighborhood.
4 letter stating that the bearer WAS man
ot good character was found in the coat,
ana also written directions TO reach the
,Arm oi Mr.. Ten Brock, near Middletown.
Later in the day the body was recognized
- that of a man who had got Off the Gin
runati train n Anchorage or Hohhs's Sta
lion at on o'clock Wednesday night. He
stated 10 Mr.. Cox. the station agent. that
he had been employed by Mr.. Ten Brock.
and. when told that Mr.. Ten Broeck's place
was several miles distant, asked permission
to stay MI night. Mr.. Cox was unable to
accommodate him. hut told him that he
could get lodging in Middlesown, two miles
distant.
The man left his trunk. which was marked
7. Alvey. Aurora. Ind. 1T the depot, and
left for Mlddletown. 1t seems that he
passed through the town or was deceived
from the town into the lonely spot where
his body was found, and murdered and
robbed. Not the slightest clue to the per-
retrators of the horrible deed has as vet
been discovered.
This is The Sccond mysterious murder
which has been committed in this locality
within the past year. Last winterthe BODY
ii an itincrNnt clock member and petldler
named lIarkcy was found within few
yards oi the spot where the corpse OF Avey
was found.
The weather was very cold. and the body
was frozen stiff. An inquest was held by
The local magistrates, anda verdict Of death
from exposure returned. The body was
nor recognized al the finl1. anu II was bII-
ri"d. The night after The burial ii was en-
banned hy rcS,IrrCcii0nists and found lis
way 10 a d>Scctin% room. and while being
d>scC!Cd il was discovered that the man
had been murdered. He had been shot in
the back part of the head. and the magiS-
trates. in heir ha>ty examination, had not
discovered the wound.
The body had been nearly stripped Of
flesh in the process Of dissection. and it
would have been almost impossible to iden.
titT it. Indeed, the only persons that could
irtv1 identified it were the reS,lrrcciion>tS,
ani they. Of course. kept mum. All the
tact>. however, We're placed in the hands Of
-kjhll detectives, but no trace OF the muir
drrrrs could ever be found.
The authorities are determined that no.
thing shall be left undone to bring to JUS
ticc the perpetrators OF this last terrible
murder. Louisville Courier.