The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-23

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s,..,,r. i, or aayoa JoHs 4. HARMAF-- SUDDEN
s. sns.rH oF Mr.. WILLIAM CALDWELL sfLkS'
Z 90 - srAUsToN, July %, 1874.
The funeral OF Major John a. Harnan
<nok Mace Yesterday morning at ~ o,ciock
fren, Trinity (Episcopai) church. IL M ~
lar,elp attended by relatives ana !nenus.
The ,,erroes. who regarded him as sneil Pc
e,,liar friend, turned outin procession, anu'
Y wearing badges OF mourning on taelr a. n''s'
sailnuced his remains to tbe cemetery
The funeral was scarcely over "neu III lug
startling news spread over our city snat MI.
. yViliism Caldwell. had dropped dead 10 2
s,nre II Was soon ascertained that Inns sac
..a.,ort ycas only too true. Mr.. CaldWeii, VINO
a. IRON, , ne neiehborhood OF Thinking Spring,
IL This county. came to the city yesterday,
-.ccnrnanied by his daughter and another
1adS To attend the funeral OF Major Harman.
-Shor,ly af,er the funeral was oyer ne went
into the drug store Of Wsyt q Brother, on
Main street, and, dropping himself Into q
chair. complained OF being very slcR, at the
same time pressing bis bands upon the lower
I,or1ion of his stomach. He asked for SOFA.
water. and was given glass WIN ginger
svrup. He still complained OF oeipg very
sick. and was taken into q Dach foou
and laid upon bed. Other remeaies were
then administered to him, Dut seemed 70 ao
no good, until fnslly he was seizeo Wild q
severe vomiting spell, after which ne salo ne
felt much better, and soon got up ana wen.
down the street to the store OIL w. SUN
msrson ON the corner Of New and Court
honse streets where he expected to find his
daughter. Finding that his daughter had
inst left. he picked up his saddle-pockets and
Started 10 leave the store. Upon reaching
the door he turned round and came BACK
complaining of being very sick: when SUD-
denly he let his saddlepockcts fall, ana press
ing his hands to his chest on either sue. as
If In great pap, without utterlng WorG
dropped 10 the floor dead.
Mr. L,ckiiler, who was present, thinking
he bad tainted, dashed some ice-Water 10 MS
face. but when he went to raise MS hesd o
little he found him stone.dead. Mr.. Cald-
well was about seventy years of age, and APP
.D,rently In very good health. His sudden
death will be q sad blow TO bis family, and
will he greatly mourn. d by many persons IN
his height orhood, who knew bin as an
honest, upright farmer, warm, true frlend,
and a good citizen.
We were blessed with splendid rain yes
terday, cleaning our streets, cooiiDs the at
mosphere, and enlivening everything and
every body generally. 1t commenced about
1eo'cIock and rained until between and 5,
and at tines came down in torrents, though
unaccom panied by thunder and lightniDg-a
rather singular fact at this time of the year,
and after The extremely hot weather we have
recently been experiencing.
The Hastings Court was engaged yester-
lay ia the trial of one Smith, Hamler, Glass,
or Dorse. or something else for 1t has not yet
been certainly ascertained what his name
really isl, charged with carrying concealed
weapons. This, as your readers Will remen-
Der, ia the man whom Parent, chief of po-
lice, arrested several weeks ago on suspicion
of being horse-.hief. When arrested ne
attempted 10 resist the officer aud drew q
pistol on him, but it was taken from him BE-
fore ne could use it and he was lodged in
iaiI. The information in Mr.. Parents pos
session was too indefinite to De acted
upon at once, and yet 1t was OF sucn
q character as TO convince him that he
had gotten hold Of the right man il
lie could only keep him until ne could
gain further information. In order to do
this he had Smith indicted for carrying con-
cealed weapons, and bis trial took place yes
was no evidence to show that Smith had ever
carried a pistol but this one time, and the
iury did not consider that sufficient evidence
on which to convict man OF habitually car.
rying concealed weapons. Upon being dis
charged by the court he started to leave the
courthouse, when he was again arrested by
officer Parent under instructions from the
sheriff of Harrison county, West Va, that
s,,n p.mod uomIpr Minis Dbrse WAS ar
escaped prisoner from the Jail at Clarksburg
and to hold him until q requisition could be
gotten.
week to be the man Hamler ALIAS DOrse By
MIR. Arch. Van Pelt. of Harrisonburg, who
about year ago, was temporarily jailor al
Clarksbufg when the said Hamler made bis
escape. Mr.. Parent has received informa'
ton from Campbell county that reward oil
$500 had been offered by the court of that
county for man named Glass, and be is be-
lieyed to be the same party. The meshes are
slowly but surely being drawn around this
gentleman Notwithstanding his many aliases,
and he will doubtless soon receive the pun.
ishment which his many depredations de.
serve.
There seems TO be no question that this
man is q bold and daring hurSe-thief, and that
upder different names he has been operating
successfully in horsefesh for number OF
wears, not only in this county, but through.
out Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and
Pennsy lvania. He will be held here TO await
the reqnisi,ion from the Governor of West
Virginia or visit from the sheriff of Camp
bell county. MAX.
Tho RniIroad Ouespion I'm Mecklen.