The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1871-04-13
A Desperado-Dr. D0mini.


), On yesterday week negro man rode q
fine horse into the town of Loyingston,
Nelson County, and offered to sell him for
a. very inadequate price, to Mr.. Dcatrich,
who was trying the qualities of the horse.
Orville Loving came up an! Mr.. D. told him
the facts, and they concluded that the horse
had been stolen. They SO told the negro,
and also, that they would retain the horse.
The negro fired at Mr.. Deatrich, who saved
himself by jumping from the horse. He
shot Mr.. Loving in the leg, and Mr..
Rodgers in the groin, causing, it is feared,
fatal wound. He then made his escape,
although pursued by numberless citizens.
We heard on Saturday evening that he
had been killed at North Garden in Abe
marie County We also learned that the
desperate negro was DR.. Domlni, who has
recently been engaged in similar exploits
in the vicinity of Harrisonburg. "Doc.'
was raised in Eastern Virginia, but in
what county we are unable to say-Loui-
sa, we think. no sever
Since writing the above, we learn that
the negro mentioned was killed at Amherst
Court House. He had made his escape
from the persuing party from Nelson, and
gotten into Amherst, and was discovered
secreted in thicket of bushes. He was or
dered to surrender, which he refused to do,
whereupon the contents of a double-barrel
shot gun, loaded with buck shot, were
lodged in his head, almost tearing it off.
From the description given, we conclude
the negro must be "Doctor Domini," who
has recently been the cause Of SO much ex-
element in Rockingham.
LATER.
The Lynchburg .Nsps, Of the 10th. has
the following particulars of the final "tak-
ing Off of the notorious scoundrel, CDR
Domini,' or DR.. Hall, or Wi. m Grimes,
by all of which names he was known. He
is the same individual, we are we'll salts
fed. who has been cutting "high fant4stic
tricks in Rockingham.
We arc happy to inform our readers that
the negro desperate and horse-thief, who
shot and dangerously wounded Messes Low
ing and Rogers, at Lovingston, a few days
ago. was killed in Amherst county, at a
late hour Friday evening. He was pursu-
el after leaving Loviugston, by large par
ty of gentlemen from Nelso, county, aud
was overtaken on the farm of Mr.. George
Hammer near the Buff,lo Bridge, about 5
miles from Amherst Court house. Upon
being summoned to surrender, he refused,
at the same time drawing a six-shooter,
with which he attempted to shoot Mr.,
Frank Howl, one of the party in pursuit
of him. His pistol snapped, and Mr. H.,
who was armed with -barreled
shotgun, loaded with buck-shet, fired,
shooting him through the head and killing
him instantly. A coroner's jury was sum-
moned, but we have not heard what verdict
they rendered. He was fully identified as
the rascal who did the shooting at Lovings-
ton. Papers found in his possession show
that his name was VIM. Grimes, and he is
supposed to be the negro who ian away
during the war from Mr.. Richard Grimes,
who lives near New Glasgow 1t is also
thought that he is the same negro who was
sentenced to the penitentiary for horse
stealing, under the name Of DR.. Domini,
from Rockingham, but who escaped from
the Harrisonburg Jail. Some Of the papers
on his person prove that he has lately been
in Shippenshurg Pa.
In this connection we are glad to state
that We learned, or Saturday evening, by a
letter from Lovingston, that both Messrs.
Loving and Rogers are doing as we'll as
could be expected, and that their speedy
recovery is considered most probable.