The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-15

7sY srrroSYr MrRpER n ChRoltSs CNCNrY.
No-Thc Denton Lpfoa et Thursday gives
fcloNlue particular. ot supposed MUIR
... mar Grccnsborongh, in Caroline county ,
N.ryiand:
\ nro>t brutal murder Is SUPPOSED TO
,,yc been pcrpctrated Eear RrcenSboroush,
;,j> county. on Saturday night last about
rHr>k. William II. Phillips. sou of Pc.
..- T. Phiitp>, residing about two miles
s-s?H his place, went 10 GreenShorcuSh on
>."fday afternoon last, and, IN company
r.,a number of his boon companions, Wis
.n!a !i4uor.Ssioou and became beas.ly iutoN-
.-,.cd. About 2 O'Clock he left the place.
.,ag 10 his companions he WAS going 10
.., .iousc Of one John I. Dill, q few hun.
70; Yards from town, since which time he
=, not been seen or heard from. On Sun-
* ixoruirs his Ia: was found on the river
*, ucar Dilfs house, having on it marks
n hlood.
%, sunday about noon. More lcai Blades
.s.,>r,i the river and walked several miles
.. ,ruuG Philiip>'S fathers. and inquired Of
IN. !. VILLAIN, bis son, had returned home.
g.u'l@- Il negative answer, and after some
...st:ioD. Blades replied: q guess I had
: n,li tell YOU ; he is murdered" The
..l,r O; Phillips immediately started in
81. i If his son, and after thorough inquiry
.: -atrired 10 Information Cf his where.
.,.t> Up 70 Tuesday evening. 1t is be-
..,.d alter II, MS murdered h.s body was
..-,sn into The river.
"pn Monday afternoon State Urits were
.,.!.1 ~ Esquire Melvin for the arrest of
1a@a |. D!ii. iamillarly known a& Hogeye
n' Esl>ha Hobbs. John Grennly, ana Nor
l., i. Blades, The oiticsrs o. the law started
-. rGrsllt "i the pArtieS, aud on Monday
,..M ii m'dniEAt all ;5c parties were lodscd
~ The -" IL lis ihace. Two IT tS1 parties,
1o!r 'l:t>.tiv and Elisha Hobbs, have >iuce
:t"''@ 4n Uit5i.. and have been released un
-. e bail as witnesses al the next term Oi
~. The circumstances surrounding tn"
,,4ricI src most conclusive against Dill and
f.s... Thc general belief is that they arc
.as .nilliy iarties, ami they have been fLily
.aEnt,1.
Ay incentive to the srt is said to be in
..mary Existing between young Phillips and
-, MI Of Dill. Dill has on several occa-
.. 7. >ul 70 PhlIipS's father, though he
wy.i rN harm his soD himself, be bad
,-h, " no would some time murder him.
- u;b,r be has said that hc could hire men
~ g. him ior five dollars.
80. tuesday several pf Dcr citizens
-.,:;.d ior the scene OF the supposed luur-
",.. intending TO drag sis river for the re-
9ycry Ui the hcdr. After long search
icy have rcturDnd, aud were unsuccessful
p finding The body or i'll obtaiuing any fur
r,,i cIu" 20 The murder. except that they
f~4ai I lius OF blood on Dill'> house on each
-,i" If the door, and the house deserted hy
4 family,
"AnylH,r larty intending to dras The river
.ul :rtlcn the woods ani cripplc>, went up
J. river Yesterday. but had not returned at
-. hour nc vent ~ press. Ii Is believed
~ >"m" ,lia, th' bod, Is III the river. being
-4lh Ly weights. Others again think it l.
'gri.d in III. woods or one ol the crippies !;
her cain believe that the body was buried
'lon hi&h-Water mark, and tie tide over
ramin. the spot has washed away all traces
e.. . Where the body IS deposited. The mur-
&..er, were successful in >ccreting the BODY,
nd worked perhaps the most Of Saturday
,!.-4t IN disposinE ci it and covering NJ Al.
'~!..'> which might lead to lis recovery