Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-19

'Tsrit I.ZsaiC Eskrsss

LoCAL.
That Mule Es.egt.
1t would seem that the young man
who gave his name &s Augustus Reeves
| and who WAS before Justice HaIriss on
Wednesday, charged with stealing a
mule from Mr.. j. j. Sneeden, halls
fron a I.lInatic Asylum in South Caro-
lima. 4 dispatch to that cifect was re
ceived here yesterday by Sheriff Black,
aul the young man will be held until
sent Tor hy the authorities OF the
Asylum.
Since the above was in type HJr.
Reeves, thc father Of The Young lAan,
has arrived here from Marion. ). c..
tGr the purpose ot taking charge oi
his son. lint here lie met with an IN
expected difficulty. Tho young
man had already been committed By
Justice Harriss, on the charge OF stead
iEg the mule, aud Sheriff Black de-
ci"rcd iGs Inability to release Him
unless the same was ordered hy the
proper authority. Justice Harriss
also, We understand, declined to have
rchearing OF the case. The matter
Will probably be arranged to-day, il
some manner,
Mr.. Reeves states that his son las
been h3oa cDn2po@ for many years past,
having been sevcraf times an inmate OF
the Asylum. For several months past
lie has been perfectly sane and has
passed this time at home. Recently
hlS mind AGAIN weakened aud prepara-
tons We're being made to return linn
70 the Asylum, when the young
man got wind Of the fact, a1d fled
Mr.. Reeves was in Columbus county.
on yesterday, searching for him,
when he saw an account OF the
young man arrest i'll the JoI-KSAL OF
that date, and came to the ,:lty yestcr-
day to recover 1im. The Sheriff Of
Marion IS expected here tIlis morning,
With sllch papers 3. may be necessary
to suh,taHtiute Mr.. Reeves assertions.
= Barring -f:sc.us,t as Robbery.
Gne Of the most persistent attempts
on record, was made on Wednesday
night to rob two Co!orcI women Who
reside t"GethC' IN house on Ar,
street, between Second and Third.
On the might in question, these two
women, whose names are Louisa Mitch
ell tud Hannah :. kaun, were sleeping
Together IL Tie same bed, III 4 room
OF tine 0pper floor Oi the building,
the on!y otneF occupant # the house
icing a small child, when one OF She
women fe't something touch her face,
and A"ohe 10 find = man standing by
her bedside and holding t0 her
nose 4 bottle thao smolt strongly of
chiorofufn. She screamed and aroused
hex companion. WHOM the man lett the
room and went down stairs The two
women followed him, screaming for
help, III the hope OF attracting assist
alice from the streets but zone came.
y htn tuev reached the lower floor
.h"y found that the man was colorcd
and without his hat and coat, which
lie had left on Il chair i'll the hall, the
v0at being blue, with brass buttons.
Ike Il uniform coat. The man did not
seem disposed to leave, when the
women attempted to eject him from
the house. \ scGtlie then cnsucl be
tween them, which continued for some
time. and was finally terminated in
favor Of the women, the man leaving
and taking with him his hat and coat.
= <te: and Unfortunate Affair.
We regret to learn that an rnfortu-
nate affair occurred il Columbia town
y rNH~stiay AFTERNOON, which resulted
IN tie death Of Edward, j. Walker, at
the hands oi Frank J. 3ialpass.
Iess1s. Walker and NIalpass, witn
number of others, met at country
store. the former gentleman being
considerably under the Influence OF
liquor. He was disposed to be quar-
rc.solIe and dispute cusued between
-. t.I, -
which the latter struck the deceased
vita his list Ihe blow, combined
with EEalp&as' condition, was sufficient
10 cause linn to staggcr and fall. he
reeled against the counter and then
fell heavily to the door. No one eN-
i}vct,.l that he vas injured until his
friends Ia sed hlm up, when it was
iuali t;laJ he Was dead.
taken altogether II was a sad and
unfortunate a.!Air. The two ucn We're
Oh uxcoil,nt terms With each other,
,;nG lso one slIppGaes, for 4 moment,
tlat Nail l,aSs I:,es;ilj any serious injury
5s} tAu otACr, whclI he strL"i1 the blow
HAT proved fttal Deceased was quite
4 .ZouuG 2uan, oniy about 20 years oI
az, and leaves ii VIE aul several
children.
tEssc Es;,E:se- EEonaEc;s:..
Coroner L. d. Hewlett held an IL
quest o4 Thursday, at Mcssrs Park 7
Z C0wan's store, the scene OF the muir
,lcr IN Columbia township, over tie
body OF Edward }. Walker, tia yuIlag
man who was killed by Frank Maipass,
IN difficulty at that place, on tile day
previous Ihe following comprised