The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-14

lodged In the county jail. lespefuAs o'-s'. : 2
identity wac clearly proved, several peiso,.s
about the Jail and many leading cislle1,s w
clariuS that be had no resemblance 70 stule
econ. Captain Jackson. the laitor, on ~,
eeiving sucIi proof, set Jean at lioerts, anu
me went on his way reloicins.--1He"il''t .
appeal ...---..-
A burglar Kfllets---kB Effective Deeec-
tfye...A Man Caught Burgiarizins-
1Tc ss Followed and Shot Three
Times.
From tho Pittsburgh Commercial.
birmingham was the scene of shooting
ofrr,y Yesterday little out of the usual
order The facts are briefly these: Lieu
tenant George II. Evans, of the Tenth United
states cavalry, Is at present home on leave,
and s,opping at the house of his father,
Tenth and Bingham streets, in the borough
named On Wednesday night young Evans
determined, on account Of the heat, TO sleep
in the parlor. About halfpast yesterday
morning he arose for the purpose OF getting
a drink of water from the hydrant in the
ward. Just as he stepped out of the rear
door he discovered man working at the
gate leading to the rear Of the premises.
Presently the gate opened and the stranger
entered the ward, and then made his way
through window into kitchen.
From here he passed into the dinlnS-room,
and continued by way OF hallway INTO the
parlor, where Mr., Evans had been sleeping:
The latter sow the visitor rifle the pockets OF
his ra,,taio0hs, and then concluded that thc
stranger was none other than burglar. MI
Evans then ran down to the dollhouse OF tlle
bridge and borrowed revolver, and quickly
returned TO the scene. Soon after he arrived
the nightly visitor came out OF the mouse,
when Mr.. Evans called upon him to STOP.
lie did not obey the summons, however, but
started down Bingham street. MI. Evans
followed him, and shouted two or three
times. "Stop, or I'll fire." No attention
being paid to the demand, Mr. Evans, fear
ing that he Would lose the burglar, fired at
him Ave times, three of the shots taking. ef-
feet before he stopped. Mr.. Evans then
caught hold Of his victim, and made him re-
turn to the scene Of the burglary. Arriving
in front of the house, the wounded man fell.
Several officers and citizens, attracted by the
FIRM. had assembled at the spot, when the
man put his hand in his pocket and took OUT
six dollars, saying, "There l. the money l
STOLE"
Officer AIrCurry then searched the prisoner,
when Lieutenant Eyans's watch was found.
When the latter valuable was discovered the
prisoner murluured, 81 got in the wrong
house tina: time.' The officers then took
charge of the prisoner, whom they recog-
nized as William HocgcrlinS, young man
of twenty-five years of use, who resided with
his father, a saloon.kecpcr, ut No. I'LL BlnS-
ham street. Seeing that the prisoner had
been wounded so seriously that it was not
probable he would recover, he was picked
up by the officers and was being carried to
his fathers house, but on the way there he
expired. Arriving at the house. the father
was awakened and informed of what had
happened. At first he refused to allow the
body to enter the house, but subsequently
changed his mind, and, coming down stairs,
opened the baI-room door, and the body was
laid on some chairs. \ medical eXamlnit-
ton was subsequently made, when it was
discovered that one ball had entered de-
ceaseds body under the left arm, coming out
near the lett nipple the second had entered
the right side and passed half way round
over the breast bone, and the third, which
entered the small of the back just to one side
of the spine, was buried in the abdomen.
"In the absence Of the coroner" Justice
krean held an inquest. The evidence taken
was simply corroborative of the above state
ulclll. llc jury louiAt tlc lolio"h WI
dict: That the deceased came to his death
from the effect of three shots fired from Il re-
volver in the hands of George II. Evans; and
furt.ler, this jury finds that George Ii. Evans
was perfectly jlstitiablc in the act.
Officer Hustled, in the performance of his
duty, made an information against Mr. Evans,
charging him with murder. The accused
promptly gave himself up. His Honor Judge
Stowe was informed Of the case, and directed
the fixing of the bail at $, 900 for defendants
appearance ut court OH next Saturday for the
consideration OF the facts in the case, and the
| necessity of increasing or reducing the
amount Of bail,
Mr.. Doyle, a glass manufactures of the
Southside, became Mr.. Evans'> bondsnan,and
he was set at liberty. Among the people Of
| the SouthSide the verdict of sympathy was
openly expressed yesterday in favor Of Lieu
tenant Evans, whom they say acted exactly
right.
About O'clock the. deceased aid some
companions were chased away from the resi-
| dencc Of Mr. Il. II. Conway, where their
| company was not particularly desired.
Young Hoegerling did not bear the best repu-
tation on the SouthSide, having figured in
several disreputable transactions before his
last venture, and having served Il short term
| in the pcnitentiary. He'had been in the army
for time, but since the wal, had, seldom been
engaged in business Of any Mild.