Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-10-03

closed with brief speech from WE. Oll-
man from whom the audience would take
no excuse.
ARREST UpoN CHARGE OF MURDER The PRIs-
oNER's STORY OF THE MURDER-There was an ex-
citing scene at the depot at the arrest of Robert
Dunlap, formerly of this county, for the murder
of Jas. Carpenter, near Columbus, Ohio, last fall.
Detective John Wren, who had come from Rich
mond Friday night to effec, the capture, found
Dunlap sitting on the railroad platform talking
to comrade. He told him he was wanted for
murder and pulled out the hand cuffs, when
Dunlap started to run and picked up rocks to
throw at the officer, who drew his revolver,
shooting the prisoner in the breast. Dunlap
then ran, pursued by the officer who was still
firing, and after going about quarter of mile
being weak from his wound, turned and surren-
dered The officer then carried him to Jail sent
for physician to examine his wound and it be-
ing pronounced by Dr.. Waddell not dangerous,
The ball having glanced around on rib and
come out of his back, got a mattress, put him
on it, aud carrying him to the cars, took him to
Richmond. A telegram was received that night
in Richmond from Mayor Jas. Bull of Columbus
Ohio, to hold him until requisition could be
sen for him by the Governor of Ohio. Dunlap
was born md raised in this county, where he
has many respectable relatives and married apd
has wife here. He 10 about 40 years of age, a
man of powerful build and of great determina-
ton. The following is his sto.y as told to q
comrade hers, when the circus arrived here q
few DAYS ago, an arrival which led to his ar
rest (:
He left Augusta and went to Ohio where he
fell in love with, and married girl waiting in
an ale house. He saved some money and bought
from DR.. Hawkes. near Columbus piece Of
land ald built q house on it Jas. Carpenter,
q nephew of DR.. Il :, came to his house to board,
and became too intimate with his wife. When
he came home from carrying stallion about the
country, his little boy, seven years old told him
of it. She denied it and he watched to detect
her. On the morning of the 18th of September
last year, he saw Carpenter standing in a cor n
field some distance from the house, making sig
nails and presently his wife came out, and bend
ing down in trench so as to escape observation
came to where Carpenter was and they both walk
ed off to the corn. house. Dunlap followed with
his gun in his hand, and surprised his wife in
the embrace of Carpenter, she pushing her lover
away and exclainiug ooh, there's Bob" The
lover drew piston and snapped it al the hus-
band. who fred upon him killing him instantly
He then took tn gun and beat his wife senseless
breaking the stock and left, thinking he had
murdered her. He roamed about the country
and got employed by circus at town neal
Columbus, and for long time drove a wagon
for it, making the trip from there to Baltimore
Since then he came to Virginia and has beer
working at iron mining for the Buffalo Gap Co
near Stauntoa. When LeHts circus came on,
of the drivers recognized him on the street and
being from the vicinity Of Columbus told hin
for the first time, that his wife was not dead
1t seems that the circus man said that there wal
a reward both by the city of Columbus and Stat
of Ohio, for Dunlap and when he got to Rich
mond he informed the detectives the result bein &
she arrest Just before being arrested, Dunlap
| had told his comrade that he thought he wouli
| 90 back to Ohio and see his wife. He will be
taken to Ohio for trial.
On Tuesday night Dunlap passed through
here on the train in charge OF Sheriff James
Thompson of Franklin Co., Ohio and Detective
Knox of Richmond There was ST., 500 reward
offered for his capture $1,000 by DR.. Hawkes.
the wealthy uncle of Carpenter, and $500 by tn
CITY of Columbus.