The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-20
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Friday night Itse is,sst hiSs home, on ShaiT
street near IrGss stree, fof*the sput.
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being ordered at Il o,ciock. SH Upou
leaving his home he kissed hfs wife, and n
the same tims saying, ~ Go0d- Eye, God
bless you So this e Is the Inst time that Il
shall sleepin this house z The wife dealled
the manner of her husband somewhat
strange, but did not think his Miad Was
affected. He answered roll.call, pasfoled
his beat until relieved the next mofHhrgs at
Z, o'clock by Officer Boswell. He sfIen
started down Fremont street, and wEen
near Columbia street began discharging hfs
revolver, q colored man seeing him holding
the pistol In close proximity to his head |;
and from the fact that bullet was after
wards found under the skin of the forehead
II is believed he then shot himself for the
nurnose of committing suicide. After dis
charging the revolver be returned 1t to-
his oyercoat pocket, where u was found,
and proceeded to the grocery and liquor
store OF Charles Muller, corner of
Emory and Haw streets. There he OBJ
taiued-a large butcher.Auife, and passing out
into the yard entered an house, where he
Invested himself of his cap and coats, and
cut his throat, The cash extending from the
left ear to the right side Of the neck, sever
ing the anterior jugular vein, the windpipe,
and thyroid artery. In this Eacerated condi-
ton he staggered into the store and falling
beside the bar expired shortly afterwards.
Doctors Garry and Linthicum were early in
attendance but could do nothing for the re.
lief OF the insane man.
The Jury after hearing the evidence rer-
dered a verdict that the deceased came to his
death from wounds Inflicted upon himself
while laboring under temporary insanity.
After Rae had killed himself report was,
extensively circulated that be had been rem
dered crazy from the blows received several
weeks since while attempting to arrest
Young man named John Kiley. DR.. Dona-
vim. in order that this matter should be
cleared up, instructed DR.. MeLane Tiffany
to make post-mortem examination, when
resulted in finding the brain Of the deceased
in healthy condition, materially, no EVIL
depce whatever existing TO justify the asser-
ton that it had been affected by blows upon
the head. ;,
Kiley, who had been charged with assault
ing Rae with billy, was tried before the
Criminal Court and discharged. a few days
thereafter Rae was arrested, charged with
perjury. The matter was laid before the
grand jury, who promptly dismissed the
case, the evidence showing that the of1cer
was sincere in his belief that Kiley had
struck him with billy. Since that time it
had been minated to Rae that he was
wrong in accusing Kiley of having assaulted
him, and that sooner or later he (Rae) would
be dismissed from the service. Last week
these intimations had been frequent, and
operated unfavoraby upon Rae.
The deceased was thirty.eight years Of age,
born in Richmond, Va, and appointed on The
police force by Marshal Kane in 1850. de
was faithful and brave officer, and leaves
wife and three Observation-Disclosures Sun,
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