The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-28
rurEIILING OF YOUNG NEAL.
,,.xt, PARTICULARS.

,.hs,h WAS .t>''t""' .,:,e.
N' w. " D,.-ai:a, We give it as interesting
anurcn,'y fair TO al! eoneerns S, 70,
erA, '','atr cu,ct ard orderly village has
!a'> '>",, -. a bloody tragedy. One
ga" 'h' kos conc down to u bloody grave.
t"@',~ IA. a." ;rca1cers,cd in a dungeon, ana
a'i''"', :ios arc plugged into nh'oiu Srle'.
:" 1T, Charles 7. Neal. was boy. NOT
:" 49, '',,r wears OF :gc. He was ma
=. W., ~cn,irIc Va. but MS parents now
~ : =, 'Trshrord. Va. he has been here
tf'''% 81 49,, ,,nn,hs engaged in the tobacco
F.. -, wa> high>piritcd. hiSh-toned
|>. ,.,.;c>,;s and p>!itc: Of splendid
's'. .... ,.ri of large frame. but very pow
'.:'''',,,',>,f.d. Ey his courteous, genial
t'.'.f ~, sa. msdc many friends here.
NAM =, :, ELLIOTT is u boy. no! yet nineteen
l.,o He Is son Of ii. {. Elliott,
.1~ several wears been engaged IN
w. ..' l,,.cl and has the reputation OF
'F'''- - ,he best Landlords in the State.
'''' ~, I''' ,,-cDr;c.or Of the st Charles Hotel
:" ,,o.r and On 10 wednesday last was
Cd" ..,..thy his >ar Joe. Neal was boarder
">''> lnar?os, aud he and Joe Elliott
- go. .,,,,,rru,N entirely friendly up to
,aori time Of ,hc homicide On
N.'., .,.> me 5,l Instant Neal went to Viz
49,. t,,.;agss. saving he would return on
.rlnnin.. tuesday ltae l0'h). but dId not
49,, ,- .,. ru;I the l.th--Ju>s one week longer
80, a, intended to rc!lain away. DufiHS
,.cncr q rum9r WIS started mat
m len several unpaid h'llS-one
.... baaTd :, the =. Charlc>-"nl tina. he
t,.., intend ;ortturn. etc. lh@S" reports
u.' .,..,l 70 Ngsl immediately after his arIi-
,.,. Ttc, irritstcd and annoyed the
,..h.,,iri,sd hos, and he became very much
'n ~ ,.>,- ci.ily at Joe Elliott. On We'd
ru;oocr Of bills were made out 10y
:. y,qon aud given TO Joe for collection.
~, ,.'.,. ,,,c,u ~, Meals bill for board, which
,...,,...,,:r. ~ Joe about IL o'clock, but
49,, ~: raid 4: O'Clock the same alter
$780,, yn}r Ncsi was sitting in the office of
,a,. ,tp,rl. l.. {. Elliott came III ana ordered
r.,n - lr-vs,l.H house. While ne ana Neal
&c.,. y, conversation Joseph u. Elliott en-
49,! ~" o;dce, passed behind MS iatheI'
,,1.,d pistol in lew inches OF Neai
-m.,,. and tired. Neal stood 4 short time
r,y4ctis SIR said in suttcral lone III was
..,.arGly aci. and then len 10 Inc hoor,
.,I in q NV minutes was corpse.
I,lrfi, ai;sr Nea! fell, lett the room anu
r.DI - the y. Use OF Colonel L. +. Armielo'
.yI ,tr,gaarGs 10 his (Armhe!ds ) once,
Where h: was iouud by the officer. he MADE
M ,r,;>tapcc whatever, and ID Tact met the
ot,;,9~ ,,,o.e be go. into The oftire.
, rofcnyr's jury was cmpannelEed. ana
.i,.r hearing the testimony returned YER
iii that Neal came 10 his death by pistol
.na, .ir,d l., j. II. Elliott.
T.,a tow u>uip magistrates issued II warrant
- 3tIn. Elliott before them. After hearing
80. >timouy they committed him 10 Jail to
await his i!!al ii the next term Of the Supe-
:ioT Court.
The next morning the prisoner was
lroa.a, before Judge Anderson Mitchell on
MI; oc hdteGs corpus. The Solicitor for
-. State. VI. 7. Caldwell, being absent, the
SAFE was Represented by d. Nj. Furchas and
4. u. Alneon, Eos. while the defence was
consulted by Col mel Il. f. Armfeli.
I.I,. fri witness introduced was Mr.. II.
& I},in.;, who testified that the prisoner i,
HI >an, and that the deceased was u boarGer
:, b, hotel; that Neal. after bis return from
,;r.iuia, appeared irritated and angry about
The reports tina; lie did not in!end to return
!aqt he heard Joseph when he presented
N.~l> till: iha; Neal appeared angry and
c,,fys> M. snd that he heard Joseph order
tam - Itarc the house; that about o'clock
tI3: afternoon, after the Charlotte train came
II. ia. heard angly and loud talk in the
,,i!,e: that lie went in there and walked up
:, Neal, who was sitting by the fire with his
c,g. TO him, placed his band upon Meals
-ao'5.r II and suld hlm he must leave there ;
-. go>c up. turned round. facing him, aud
.,.H. Ire kou not; that he repeated the
"st.; 20 leave, when Neal replied hc would
~. barring iac conversation he placed both
..aJ. ~ Meas shoulders, and Neal caught
A;H Elliott, ty lis coat with both hands.
}.:1i lat ;illc seine one fired 4 pistol, aud
..l ,auI. ;iInc Ne,l fell; that he did not sec
~, .lr.,i BE pistol, As the person was be-
A..} Lin: tlsi lis son has never either
",.. =. or carried 4 pistol or other deadly
" a."u, 10 lis o~Iedyc; that lis son i.
p,., "!-l.,v;l years Of age.
.hy nrAt - tacss, a boy named Culhicth
.f~uHtll Gcoui eighteen years of age, tts-
Nd ;ta, l." was hourdcr At tue St. Charles
'u,' - kG"S prisoner and deceased; that
a.p;t thrcc weeks before the homicide he
va riding IL :De country with deceased ;
t@al Il, ceased warned him against "a: ociating
"HA ortrusliug J &c Elliott, and that he spoke
hAr>uy Of Joe. Witness told him he must
D, Mi,lakgn, that be (Witncs>) did Lo. think
'o' ~ THAI kind OF boy: that deceased
ih"H Told him il Joe ever lnsulicd him in
Inc east tie would cut him 10 pieces, and
dr." from Il scabblrI II short brGad-baded
h"!!r. >narp Oh both edges, aud asked him
no" he thought that would do for tooth
!irh; that be ted Joe Of the conversation.
Mr.. Davis, an ex-student Of Davidson
college, testified that he was a bolrdcr at
III II. Charles ; that Neal was very indig-
matt about BE- report of his not returning
sEat he spoke very har>hly of Joe Elliott,
Ana that ne further told him he (deceased)
You'd Iii! Elliott before night that the
it!>oucr had told him since the homicide
tAai ic shot deceased with pistol belong.
~ 70 man named siSman, an employe OF
'ur Culver Brothers, sove-uea ers.
y. u. Daicklry, postmaster, testities that
A"ai came 10 the pont-oifice and told him
ialt h" intended to whip Joe Elliott, and
'adt hc advised him not 10 do so.
'o,n I. SHEPPARD testified that he was in
Tie lns>age leading from the Office to The
N."nE'Toom; that he beard some one ask fer
L pistol: tu:ncd round and saw it was the
itE'"htG; Cid Hot see any one give him Il
pistol.
l'r. H. J. Mo,t. Collector OF internal rev.
'LIt Tor Ills district, was in the office of tue
'''' a'Iic, gives pretty much the same ac-
,,I"t OF tn" killing that II. c. Elliott does.
-" L"} bear sIllolt give the deceased second
"'"'' L" leave the house; did not hear dc
'''>,,. Jay ne would not 20. While deceased
"a Il. I. Elliott were Standing facing each
""c', could not see their hands. Saw pri-
sever cone IN, walk past his father; heard
-" report and saw the flash Of a pistol;
WI "ot zee he pistol; heard deceased say,
)" cultural tone, 1t is a cowardly ac,";
20" MN slak down 10 the floor; saw tie