The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-05-20
, Horrible Murder near

Horrible Murder neas ~
rae ssurdercr Arrested.
ono Of The most brutal mud cold.hio4un..
murders which we have recofa'u i'N " '3 ,ir
lime ga, rcrpetraIcJ on the premises 81 ~.
Frank Z. Lee, about QUO ana ''' ''''e
from the city. tlst Saturday 'lsht. am
lane f,olrman, colored Wo!nan' em,
nloyed az cook at Dir. Lees, has lot SUI
time lived very unhappl'y with icr nuS 5;.,;te
Eichlrd Culsman, aud tnc'f inu,"ai u
has frequently produced hca,eu w., ,i,,i
sometimes ending in blows. IL - SAL ,j also
these disputes arose from Jaa'ouss,. ar t;nan.
from the wife's habit of mana5l'b n ,avin,,
cil af'lirs IN her own why ; az. Of
up !.ancy for future h,tur, js,aI her
dividing with Der husband as w '.n NJ SIM.
10 do. Ihc family OF Mr. L':r wy "a J,ne had
| h r' in = p!atc Of bread rom .no
Mousu' which i, situated but lie" S'.p.
49, N''Sn 80 main building, aud returned '"i
no"l considerable ti:Ge eEipscu, " n'h
| 'no, .,' ,',r,,,nt went TO the kitchen 10 Stc
i,nt lad Income of her, anu llii'htu,",.'s
"n'' '.'t ,nl,ir- Mr. Lee that the kitcnei,
| li,',u ,,r smoke That gentleman t'lsteteu
81, Kitchen. and saw upon opening the
T." ~, ,,,nt thrr,, was a bright light up slairs
.ot .hn room usually occupied by Martha ana
| har husband rs i sleeping apartment
,.gsu,l;ur The stairs Mr.. Lee saw III oo-
;,,, ,yrar,,,d IN bcdquilt lying on TIC i'or
,rd cnrpIopctl in flames. There were t I,
lrrlpts of wafer in TIC room, anu VII" .nio
N, succeeded u putting on3 III" hie' ""'',
he di-coyercd that the ouJtct WAY t'e ueiu
| h,i, of tie cook. whose hcau nao pte"
| eaten almost TO Il jelly with some nea'y
Instrument, supposed to have been ',at Vi
iron. which was found lying OH the ilooT'
though some Of the cuts tud Tue appearance
OF having been made with IL hatclrt. ihcic
were siIlccn wounds on tie head, either 81
which wuuii have been fatal, bcsi'ics several
On other parts "f her body.
Tno Quilt IN which tie body was wrapped
naI lp,n SATURATED with kerosene oil before
ini,ty SET Oh fire, antt ore IcI ana one ann
-, ne murdered woman were burned almost
to crisp. ,,
mildly amjng the negroes III the vicinity, nnu
a considerable crowd soon gathered Oh the
ucul-cs. Richard Coleman, The HUSBAND
ur The murdered woman, is said to have
cone u,,Gn Tic scene sotu after Tie alarm
MS .riycu and 10 hare inquired win great
Apparent icnoceucr, ui't I'll llI1 cAc'te'
men. vas ai,;ui:" l, doeS not appear
thu. lie cr:ncri a"y emotion from htst 10
| ll;i. Although he WAS suspected OF Uclng
the murderer lie was mol arrested uhtll
sunday morning. wica large nllliptf
# cn.orci people OF the nCi -iiaurhood, con-
ident Ui bis gutl', determined 10 hanS nun
without waiting lCr the slow process oi luc
courts. Accordingly they provided rope,
and would t!ntolatcd!y have made snort
work of ii h,d 10! Constable }. &. S!rlhc
! arrived aud placed Culcm9I Under aifo>'.
He LODGED him il the city Jail l1f safe keep
| n@ until Yesterday morning. wien Nc vas
taken 10 Jill at Campbell Courthouse. Tic
| constable thJught II prudent to summon I'LL
ussi.lant 10 bring Coleman to the clty, ical'
lrg tbs, Tie inluria!cd mob would over
| ptwcy hiln aud lynch the prisoner any how.
| \ LARGO a,,mler q! them followed Coleman
| 10 the i,,l deer. yoNigg that he should uc
! hung, regardless Of consequences.
| Whsn Coleman WAS arrested the evidence
! Of his n:!i! v,a5 c0nlli>iyely shown by the
! >nui; OF blood On his sleeves anu shirt
bosom. some Of the spots had tic snpPar'
| ance uf having been lightly sprDkied OF
| shattered. and others .;crc much larger. TIC
ila;: ATTEMPTED 10 'Yash ont some Of III" larger
| status, bat failed. When it became nec"s'
| -lrg ~ remove tis body from The Il 'of TO 4
bed, il is SAID the ne;,!ots c9!nrcicd Co'e'
mi! 10 liz. a!ill tilat lie e;inced great terror
rail truin tue room, aud fell OH his face III III.
ward When asked 10 account Tor The lre;u
| blood on lis clothes, he said his n'sc BAG
hie,i several Gny- ago, and hat wa: tue Only
| way he could ACCOUNT for it.
| in inquest WAS lieid oil Tie body ot Tue
| dccea.cl Sunday, justice John i. HlmncI
| ac.ing as coroner, wien Tic testimony lakcr
WIS Substantially is above stated, nnd YER
| diet was rendered that the deceased came &c
| her Gcath by blo1s OH the head. inflicted
! with scllp mu; dcrnus Instrument III Tic
| bands OF Richard Coicinna.
Upon the rendition Of this verdict, lht
| jay retired, and tie acting coroner l4Dy
| committed tclcmIn Tor trial.
The murdered wouiau. we lcaru, was /;
native If Eappahanucck county, Va. where
her relatives HOW reside. Her relnains were
inferred Yesterday AT tie old Methodist
butyin-. ground. III presence of 4 large
crowd Of colorcd rur=olS. -Lynchjnrg tc.cS
1871.