The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-30

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some items interest abplki lie teisib NUT.
der OF Mrs. Tbcat there On Tuesday night.
atappearsthat Uppercne once studied for the
ministry at Dickinson College. We gather
some from them:
The prisoner charged with the crime, Jesse
Uppercue, wis held at the western police
station for some time after the close of tue
inquest on Tuesday, whence lie was removed
to the city Jail during the afternoon. and was
first confined in the same cell with Henry V.
Clinton. the alleged bank robber, but was
afterwards removed and confined alone. The
Jail officials state that he rested we'll through
out the night, and ate hearty breakfast yes.
tefaay morning, seeming cool and confident
anu nothing 10th to converse with any one
upon the subject of the homicide. During
tne morning he read the morning papers. de-
taillhg the coroner's inquest, and remarked
'.nat tneie was nothing there TO convict
NM" Later in the day he was visited by
Judge lngls, of South Carolina. and Nelson
Foe, Esq, his counsel, who were engaged in
long conversation with him. About II
O'Clock his mother visited him, and the meet
ing was very affecting one, the lady occ.l.
sionalIy giving way to her maternal feelings.
After few minutes Of conversation pen,
ink and paper were called for, and the pri-
soner was requested to sign check for 500
with which 10 pay the funeral expenses OF
,irs. Wheat, he having control of all her
funds. He signed this check with a firm and
steady hand. and turning to his mother, who
evidenced slight NERVOUSNESS, remarked
You needn't he alarmed, mother. this
charge against Inc will never damage either
Your reputation or mime" The hrother
turned away, bidding him adeli, and the
prisoner at once became an object of interest
| To the members of the grand jury, who were
! ut that time making their official visit. liz
was approached by several members, ant
chattcd pleasantly with all who spoke to
him.
Yesterday afternoon youth named Albert
Wcllcs, aged fifteen years, living mt $40 Hol
| Inns street, visited the western policc-statOI
and produced Il scycll-barrcllcd Allen rcvol
yer, which, Inc claimed to have picked up, il
the presence of others, on Il lot in the rear o
| No. GIGS west Lombard street, two doors from
| the house where the homicide was commit
| ted. The finding of the pistol was supposed
TO throw some light upon the mystery sur
rounding the tragedy ut the night before. bu
Frederick fincll"y, ESP. deputy States at
| tOrlcy, who cllanccd to visit the police stu
lion with all indictment already prepared
against Uppcrcuc, pronounced the finding o
| the pi>tOl"a weak invention of the enemy, :
and ridiculcd the idea of producing 1t to If
| feet the case.
Nearly three years ago Mrs. Wheat ca,lSct
| to he executed Il will in which she devised
large portionof her property to the Metho
| dist Protestant Church, she being q member
| OF that denomination, and the balance of lie
estate to young Uppcrcue. This will, upon
being made known To the nephew, call>ct
| him considerable unG;l,ilcSS and trouble: an(
after great persuasion hc induced his aunt Il
annul it and make another, in which all o
| her property was 10 be given TO him.
| n %cntcnEin who had considerable none,
dealings with Mrs. Wheat states that h
| deemed this second will of no value so fur II
the interests of young Uppcrclle arc concern
| ed. is more subsequent will is in existence
But it is known that no later than tire
months ago Mr.. Nj. Bannon, attorncy-;,t
law, WAS requested to call ut the holIS
where Mrs. Wheat resided for the pun
| pose of drawing up will. but from tn
fact that Mr.. Bannon could not oil
| tain Il private interview with the uI,
lady he was unable to prepare the document
From these iacts the public may form II
opinion is to the motives which nUght hav
induced the accused to murder his aunt
The case may he supposed in this wise, Icay
ing out the question of third will Myin
been made: Mrs. Wheat desired TO rcvok
the will dcrisin" all of her property to he
nephew and have Il third one executed, y
the provisions of which her property wouI
be distributed among her relatives and I
charitable institutions. The desire to hay
such a will executed might have been know
to the nephew. who. by skill'ul geucralshil
could have prevented the old lady lrol
holdiug private interviews with her legal az
wiser: and then it might occur that sh
being determined 10 have Il third will made
so declared herself. in which case the nnl
alternative lett the heir cXpcnant was tn >E'
the aunt. thus eeclualIy stopping any FIJI
| Their bar to the second will.