The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-29
The Crime for which IL Negro was
E.yrichcd i'm Nashville.

From tie Nashville Union, 2j,h.
HORRIBLE CRIME-A HOUSE ENTERED By BURG
LAR-THE PROPRIETOR SHOT WHILE IN BED.
One of those dreadful acts that appal the
hearts of all and send thrill of horror TO
every reader was committed by il negro be-
tween = and 3 o'clock Sunday morning. \
very worthy gentleman named Henry Muir
ray, who had q grocery at 81 Cedar street,
had fallen victim to one Of the most daS-
tardlv crimes that ever diSgriced our city.
Mr.. Murray resided on Bellville between Gay
and Cedar streets, and ut the time above
named burglar entered his house Icy
boring a hole through the door-panel
Immediately above the lock. Upon ell
tering the house the villain came into
the sleeping-room and stole Il net jacket
hanging Oil the bcd-poSt. In the jacket the
1iend found $50 in money and q bunch Of
KEYS. In one corner Of the room was desk,
supposed to contain other money and vallla-
bles. While opening the door of the desk
the burglar made a noise, which awoke
Mrs. Murray, who aroused her husband,
telling him there was man in the room try
ing to get through the window. As MIR.
Murray raised up in the bed the burglar
snapped his pistol and said to Mr.. Murray:
"You Cd id old rascal, lay still, or |
will blow your heart out" BY this time the
burglar was standing i'll the doorway with
one hand on the knob. Mr.. Murray, in the
mean time, was feeling under the head of his
bed for a large meat-knitc used by him in the
grocery, kept ut night under the pillow. Mr..
Murray now put his feet out OF the bed pre-
palsltory to getting out, and while i'll this po-
sition the burglar fired, the ball stlik-
ing Mr.. Murray i'll the abdomen.
When he fired, the burglar fled, pur-
sued by Mr.. Murray some distance, almost
to Cedar street. His wife and children, ter
rifed by the awful tragedy, uttered piercing
screams all the while, which were heard by
several residents in the neighborhood.
Henry Murray, his son, who was sleeping. in
the store, being aroused by tie piercing
screams Of his mother and sisters, rushed to
the house only to learn the sad reality there.
Seeing his father MORALLY wounded the
griet-stricken young man started immedi-
ately for physician, and when near Pearl
street came across Officer McAlliSter, whom
he told his father had been shot by David
Jones "a negro), who was most likely to he
found ut his brother-in-law's house. Officer
McAlister Immediately summoned Officers
Davis and Maskey to his assistance and to-
gethcr they set out for the house oi Jones, cor
ner Gay and McLemore streets. The front
door being shut, the officers went to the
rear, and after listening to hear what was
being said by the occupants, who were up
and had light In the back room, each man
took position and Officer McAlister started
to enter the front way. By chance he heard
some one walk hastily across the floor, and
by the time the policeman reached the front
door it was opened from within and negro
man stepped out. As he did SO, McAllister
said Halt! tapping him on the shoulder, and
asked if he was David Jones that he wanted
him little while that morning. The negro
said that was his name, and asked the officer
g what he wanted with him." Jones was
then taken inside and examined, but no pistol
found on his person. Upon being questioned
as to the reason of being up and starting
away from his house, he stated that he
was going to get some wood. The officer
asked him how he was going to get wood
when he had no money. To this Jones stated
that g my uncle Caleb Jones told me yesterday
he would give me some wood" The officers
took Jones to Jail and placed him IN confine-
ment, and being taken to the residence Of
Mr.. Murray he was instantly recognized as
the man who shot him that morning. MIR.
Murray then made the following dying
declaration, which was swern TO and sub
scribed before Justice Hines, and in the