The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-02

| EXCITING SHOOTING AFFRAY-A Young
! Man Shoots Detectire and then Ellis Hin
! iSeIf.-Consilerahi excitement was created
; in the vicinity of Franklin street, between
| Eutaw and Pace streets, last night, about o
| quarter before O'Clock, by the report of
| two pistol shots, which had resulted in
| dangerously wOunding Detective John
Richards and the almost immediate self
: killiug Of Z young man named Daniel 5.
| Miller. An Investigation Of the cause of
| the firing Of the shots which had resulted
50 dsastrously tlicited the following facts: {:
-. On III day last Josiah En.lar, gentleman
! living 1t Linwood, Md, purchased line Of
! goods at tse drug store Of Mr. David e..
Foutz No. 1l6 Franklin street, and while
! there lett his p0CEet-book, containing about
$40 in money, lying upon the counter or
, elsewhere in the store, Some time after
. leaving the establishment be discovered his
| loss, and returned to Mr.. Foutz'S place Of
! business to ascertain if the pocket-book
! had been seen by any one, but failed in
| finding it.
| 1t is alleged that the only person in the
store ut the time was Mr.. Foutz's clerk, the
young man Miller. Dir. tnear lett for his
| home, and MIR. FoutZ being out of the city,
no further action in reference to the MAJ
| ter vas taken at that time. Upon Nlr.
! FoutZ returning, he wrote letter to MIR.
! Enslar, and received an answer describing
| the money and pocket-hook rs well rs he
could. Suspicion resting upon Miller as
having wrongfully appropriated the mo-
money. Mr.. FUulz Yesterday afternoon
went to the city detectives Office and ac-
| quaintcJ those officers Of the loss Of the
pocket-book. and gave them the letter re-
| ceived from Mr.. Englar, aud requested that
an officer he sent to the young man, and
fI,s. -nk
book aud money.
| Detective John Richards was detailed 10
Investigate the case, and going up Franklin
street lie met Miller near the store, or his
hotel, and informed him Of his business.
Miller replied that the detective was not
going to take him, and said he would shoot
| him II he attempted to, aud, suiting
the action TO the word, drew pistol and
fired at the detective. The pistol having
been loaded with u ball and two buck-shot,
the former entered the right arm of De-
tectiye Richards and passed up into the
shoulder, and the buck-Shots passed into
his body under his right arm. Miller then
started to run and cry Of " stop thief''
being given, q crowd started in pursuit,
and it is alleged Miller then pointed his
pistol towards the crowd and snapped it,
but it did not then 20 of. He then drew
the weapon towards himself, and was seem.
| inyy in the act of firing, or arranging the
Distol so as to make it discharge, when it
accidentally exploded, and the load passing
into the right temple of Miller, he fell NOR
tally wounded to the pavement.
Policeman Riley, being attracted to the
|spot by the report OF the pistol, procured
| q wagon. and had Miller removed to the
western station. house, but he expired on
the way, or Immediately upon arriving
there. Richards, who was not so badly in.
i1ured as not to be able TO walk, came up to
where Miller lay, and before he had been
removed.
The condition Of Detective Richards at
late hour last night was not considered
! critical, but the extent of his injuries was
! not fully known, as his attending physi-
cians were unable to fad out the wherea-
| bouts OF the ball or shot.-BGlto. Sun, 1st.