The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-22
building by Lebanon congregation, OF which

| were continued on Friday aud Saturday. .,
Sundiy the largest congregation whcn eve
assembled nj Lebanon met at m curly tour
The session OF the Church admitted TO iul
communion twelve persons, seven Of whom
were received on profession Of tEcir faith
kev. g. i. Stricklcr. Igts.or IF Thinking
spring church, preached from the words
"iim that comcth unto me viii in no wis,
cast out The Sacrament Of the Lords
supper was administered hy Rev. T.
ihoinaS, the Who.e service brin. concluded
ny prayer and remarks by the pastor.
| During the meeting about five hundred
a"l'afS were subscribed tn pay OF balance
| due on the building. r.
| Az EXCITING THIEF aAsE--AS F,ecApEr
| CONVICT PROM VIRGINIA CArGur.-Tf'ron
Baltimore Sun, Dist a hrrt Fortune (col
oredl, noted convict and hnrsc.thict from
| Virginia, was accidentally captured in this
CIT ON saturday last, much t. the rratiGca.
tion OF The authorities Of the Virginia State
pcnltentlary, Richmond. to which institution
u" belongs. Fortune, il seems, was cpnvir' ct!
| III Spot>y!fhnm Courthouse. Va, in ;hn ven!
| 1863, tor horSc-stcaIing, aud sent 10 the ,rni-
| tcntlaiy Tor thirteen years. he laying been
| engaged for some time in '.rrInniu" horse.
| from Virginia and scii.n- thra i'm Na>hiu..
| Ton. He served eleven months and then cs-
| capped, but was rccapturcd ten months after
| and served SIX months NOR, when he
again escaped aud went To New York and
| Philadelphia. and finally came TO this city.
where, according to his own statement.
he pursued the trade Of hrrklaycy TOR a
| time, but has lately been keeping co!Agcd
| gambling saloon in the eastern section Of 'lc
city. EX-Dcpu!y Mar-hli Gore. of Rich
mond, who had assisted in capturing For
| tune after he had killed two men and wound
| cd several others i'll the ARRAY. happened t.
| be on II visit ~ Baltimore last week. aud on
| Friday evening last say Fortune aud rrcom.
niZcd him IN Canton, bnt being unprcparcd,
aud Knowing his daring character. avoided
| him. On Saturday morning. however, ~
| recognized him again on She corner OF Sharp
and Baltimore streets, and notified Sergeant
| Frazier and officers B:iircn~cr. Riley. and
! Manning. who advanced to max" the arrest
fortune, seeing That the "pnlrc were nj.
| ter him." took to his heel, and ran >wiiiIl
| up Liberty street, the officers pursuing
| and crying "St0p thief \ number
of citizens joined In the pursuit, and til,
| scene became All exciting one. As Fortune
ran up Liberty Strcct, with officer Balren~ci
close behind, Il citizen hearing the cry scizrC
| him, but with 4 sudden jerk Fortune con
signed him to the gutter and made for
house near b., bur found it licked. Th;
| gave officer Bar!enger the advantage. and Ii,
| was just about to lay hands upon him whcl
he stumbled and fell. II misfortune indeed
| Tor tie convict again sped swiftly OF ana
| dashed into Il bird store on Liberty street
| nrir taytttc StIc-i, ran nD stairs TO tht
second ilDoi and through two rooms, upset
| ting furniture and 0verturuing Il cradle il
| which z child kay asleep. He iii, Eo
tarry long, but made i leap from th,
| second story window to Il she'd beneath
carrying the sash with him. He lhcncr mad,
| his way over fences and Ill Other ilDtcdi
ncnt> TO Lexington street and thence 10 /;
SOAP factory on Gay street, w!crc he ,ctrct"t
| himself in cellar. He was found here J.,
policeman Manning. to whC.n ~ n!lrrc;
| 800 if hc would L.! him 90. 5u. the Officer
| delivered him over nj once 10 Sergeant! Fx
zicr. who conducted him TO tn" station
! house, whence he was committed 10 jail, aiic
being fully identified hy Mayor Mason, o
l'rcdclckS burg, who formerly employed hin
rs a servant. While on liz way rom tn
soap factory TO the >iaiion-ouec Fortune r.
| ncwcd his offer Of bribery. increasing il Il
$500, and promising IL leave the country i
! once. Tie authorities Of the renilcutilry i
Richmond, on being "ppri>rd Of the caplur
by telegraph, sent Deputy Warden N. \
SirOthcr on at uar" Ia take r:!uiu'
OF the captive. Mr. >iro'tcr arri'",
in town yesterday morning, iirnti
lied the prisoner, o:'tainrl i.> n"rrs
>ary papers from Governor Whytc. an; !rs>r
this morning on The ~ train 10" iiicli
mund Tie w:trdem says h. ici> been on IL
lookout for Fortune for Il long while, and j
much @ratili"d III his capture. - he i 4 mos
desperate character, having figured rr"mI
ncusly III Richmond and Virginia :rnc!aI!.
,.urin. the late civil war. Fortune Is 4 tai
thin ln,lia!,o, with very Intelligent count"
nance, and evidently OF fearless character
! lie >ta:cs lh;t he has spent s>nlr:-I ,uu) sine
lir escaped from the kich;n"nd !mnitrntiar.
in order ~ cudc the laW. i i, unlct>iou;
/ that for III, tno Cscap1dc~ lea !caH* VIII b
added to lis term. it.tl> i.:tEi'32 4 rcrdrnc
lin dur.ncu vile Of i"cntE-tafcc Gears.