The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-31

Haunted by Vision Of Rsood-A
Wreschcd Mulatto Ike Cenfesses hIs
&ntlt. swd Ia Borne 90 ksle Scene of
hts Rafarny.
FrNm ihe ChicaSo RCnnhlirnn.


his Enfamy.
From the Chicago Republican.
The gay dawn of the morning OF April
1G. !SiS. disclosed to the mortified early
riser in Slavsville, Wood county, West
Virginia, the mutilatcd body of 4 Colonel
Gallop, shot for his money, and impericctly
hidden IN railway culvcrt. Who pcrpc-
tratcd the horrible deed nobody knew, and
hut very few. contrary 80 usage, were Sus-
peCtcd. But in every spot throughout the
ncI&hhOriug country messengers of the law
instituted the search with unfl1gging zeal,
and were rewarded With not hlood-Sccnt
for their trouble.
During the excitement following the foul
affair Clavsville, however. lost one Of its
tcu>orial artists, who had hitherto eujoyed
= rather fair reputation. and supported.
VERY successfully. quite m interesting
family. This departure, Of course, revived
the excitement in lis intcnscSt phase. Is the
barter in question was Immediately sus-
l,rctrI-If with good reason will DC proven
is The SEQUEL. Weeks and months passed
Iut.! a ;wclvcmcnth had come and gone.
lut no tjdjngS were ever received OF the
Artists Whereabouts, or clue obtained rs 10
The pGrtirrr$ c17minftS. il such there were.
Inat there were is very probable. That the
barber correspondent with his wife i'll her
rwu name i a fixed fact, rs no letters were
rNr. found that he correspondent with her
- PROXY j very likely.
Aud another tWCiyemOnth passed, and
when the anniversary OF the damnahle trans
action rolled with il, the community agi-
'Atri tn. que >,inu once more. Energy was
r,lI,ull-3 and steps taken With renewed
zeal. They all proved ahcrtiNe. And Il
muuth after everybody arrived at the con-
clu>jou hat the murderer OF the lamented
colonel would never he discovered. And
III" decd took lis place in the oh>curity Of
ia>I affairs, 10 be Gmiy remembered, save
only ~ the hercaved family, who viii bring
'hg Prediction 10 The grave.
On the night OF the 18th Of August last 4
mulattr, hagg;rd, and, il may be said,
la!r. entered III" Uniou-Strcct station i'll
the west division Of this city, and, ap-
preaching Statiou-keeper Fitzpatrick. beg
crd of him, III Gods name. 10 give hin!
shelter Tor the night. His eyes We're blood
shot, and his hair hung in tangled disorder,
and large quantity Of sawdust about his
temples. in which the veins. unnaturally
swollen. looked more like the property OF
3 Inan afflicted with dclirium tremenS than
anybody else. His raimcnt was one sleeve,
presenting anappcar&nr@ that might follow
4 nath in the contents Of Il Sc:ivcnger wagon
Ills mcin WAS very detected, and admirably
50. rucd with his conduct. Looking upon
barred cell, the man acted. indeed, as
-.s-zzszgh lie were another Macbeth gazing
upon that dagger which he saw before him.
Observing which, the experience Of Station
keeper Fitzpatrick led him instantly to sur.
misc that all was not lovely IN the man
history. And he was hight.
The >tation-kccper Immediately commu-
nicatcd his suspicious 10 Captain Miller,
who ordered the strange wanderer to his
presence iu>tanter. and commenced feeling,
70 the questions proposed in the presence
Of The sergeantS and staIs"" -,-"cr'nr ~" =. IL
l3:.r ro.:.-. l. punu5d 1-e out aostracted
way He said hi was John Point
dexter: that he barber, and that,
moreover, he was starved 10 0eath,
"1'4"G >quanderinoney Tor Whlskey
o'Ar" lis advent irI-o. After few
moments Of app %rcal anguish. as
might characterization suffering under
an immense incI,e mulatto. assuming
Aau-hent post+d that he must con-
iae 10 the 0fficel.nbled Il secret that
ne Aad carried i'm too long to keep
longer.
He witnessedrrible deed, he con.
i">Sed, on the III the 18th Of April,
ii>pS,. in Clays,N God county. West
iFglnla. He Colonel Gailap shot
"%ac while on y home, and h. him
1rf helped TO pac BODY in The culvert,
wiz II SITelcp! III HIS liNii't dLilt &c
te!Ned 500 asportion OF the blood
.a"ney, given, Yer, on the condition
s.ta. II" woulda the country never to
Istuih' irs les wife, Josie, who was
once siaIasalnt to Kansas. Here he
stayed ilNL 1lyious hilaritv until his
money had cd, and then he came tc
|hiCa@"' Wht' worked 1T his trade Il
"rcA' h'Itiv CHS work. Under the IN
td'h'c OF the KEY he sought to di>pe,
H. fTc"ii cctic,hc dainnablc deed whicE
N.'> u!"GSlng hour by hour INTO the
presence Of him. He then, in his ex
'..Lhity, threN>clt upon the acc0mmo
lation OF the N.
vastly rete't the end of his recital
M Dnla''o When conducted into hi
GU Whence ME, feeble from the pang;
~ Il teFrit'i. rec, has not been heard 8
".>l"li'" ~ an feet. His dcmcanol
.llltt ln...EceratlaS bctokened a perfect
>,Si'H' Il, tho at times powerful ire
very &'"i.g into as.
e>tetia y mol the prisoner semi foI
laptaIh Miller, ,receiyed permission tc
WIG letter It's wife. He then de
. .Aahor1 II The Gin would read the let
80 Ei y" re us omission, to which the
IapL"1 leSpondel the affirmative. The
PiLsgi Ineh ma the following:
~ y'>l+,-l detective officers have
ule IRE III me ton-housc. They vii
Stt'' nc away IN a,v or two. Send mt
1 IN Clc.'H clothe!nd something to eat
-. r aetei SSt You IN l will love you tt
= o., 90 plIr my l. and goodbye to all
"oU Dic>S !ou.r ank God, am limo
u: -, jpn PoINTDENTER."
,,r HioIc "hother ter in the afternoon
"Iii.Ii ne wishes. could kiss Josie
P''u9h lor lnaiLttine his uncle, and
1> Ibhef'caiiy tc|rank and Emma
= Tor money. for d. sake, as be can.
Eyer, get Il drink 'water without pay.
,oE Il and rcItcr...,Le declaration Of
Innocence.
~ ?!ni'Ih'nce with Il doatch from J. 4.
81 1 n,ri'" |, hFo>c,gntng, torney Of Wood
4 rs morning with his prisper.