The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-22

U0u TEE EyESDTSH DEED W4S DONE.
THE INJURED MANS CONDITION.
One 6! the most horrible assaults anG
hr;nc highway robberies ever known II
Cheste.ftad county was made upon Mr.. Will
ian, r. Tinsiey. O country etorekeeper, whf
i've. on the Midlothian turnpike about five
or six miles from Manchester, on Friday
night aboilt O'Clock. ....-.-.
HOW HE WAS DECEIVED.
Nr. Tinsley had left the store and gone tt
y. 7,,sce OF residence, which is about two
runircd yards from the store, for supper
.,ypper not being ready, he seated himself
and vas taking with his family when there
w,s cal! for him 10 60 TO his store to val
,.nnn y customer. Such calls bad frequently
t...n made upon him, and there was nothins
y, this one which excited his suspicion. I
sTas uuj,c dark. and he could not see whethe
rhe stranger was white or black, but tolt
lin 10 90 TO the store and that In shor
tim, he would follow. After The man wen
rvcay Mr.. Tinsley remembered that ne wa!
in need Of oil at home, and took up his oil
cqnand started out of the house for the store
which is about two hu,dred yards from she
main road, and is well known in all thai
peighborhood.
THE AURDBRoUs ASSAULT.
He had nearly reached the we'll in his YARD
when \ terrible blow was dealt him on the
head. and he fell TO the ground; and another
and another blow followed IN quick success
sion from heavy club, rendering him per-
;sctly senseless. In this condition he lay for
several hours, when bis negro boy, who
Glanced to 90 to the well for bucket ol
water, found him bleeding and in an almost
diving condition. The boy summoniBg as
s.,ance, the wounded mau was conveyed TO
his home, and q messenger was sent TO Man
chester for a physician, who found Dr.
Thomas z. Matthews at his home about II
o'clock, who, having been informed of the
urceIcy of the case, drove speedily to the
scene Of the terrible affair. The Doctor
found that Mr. TinSley's head had been ter
ribly beaten with heavy club and stones
There were ten or twelve gaping cuts ano
cashes on the head. His skull was fractured
and laid open, and in several places the scslI
had been completely torn away in pieces ont
or two inches long and nearly an inch wide
There was an ugly wound upon his fore
head. which the Doctor stated had been made
with stone.
The club with which be was beaten wa
cedar, about SIX feet long, which Was Ider
titled by Mrs. Tinsley AS one that her hus
band had been using for rammng the dir
around some gate-posts that he had been pu'
ting up. The club had large spilnte
broken out of it, which no douAt made To
irightful cuts upon his head, and was broke
in two by the heavy blows that were ial
upon his bead.
OTHER FACTS.
The boy reported that when he found MI
Tinsey bis pockets were turned inside out
and his watch, money, and the Key OF tn
store gone.
The circumstances Of the affair all 60 Il
prove that there was more than one persoi
engaged in the assault and robbery. On
man enticed him away from the house, ant
~ be went 10 the store another, who wa
lying in wait, struck him down.
About the only thing that Mr.. Tlnsie!
said was when he was carried home. ~
told his wife that the man who struck MIN
said as he left the house, in reply 70
question, that bis name was "IoD." III
believes that the man was negro, although
the boy wbo found Mr.. Tlnsley sasa that ne
had seen three picious.looking white mer
about the place during the day.
The store was found open after the affair
and all the money taken from the drawer
Nothing else was disturbed. Mr.. Tinsley
seemed to have been acting somewhat il
the capacity Of postmaster for his friends ant
neighbors, for be had on hand twenty-fou
dollars worth OF postage.stamps, which tb'
thieves overlooked and left in his desk, ant
which his wife said be had just received. H'
a's1 bad q lot of pigeon-holes in the store, In
which were few letters aud papers.
Mr.. William T. Tinsley is hard-Werkinl
counlry merchant and tarmers about thirty.
fre or forty years of age. has lived in Ches
ter1ield county nearly all of life, and is repre-
seu,ed as being q quiet, peaceable, and re-
spec,ed citizen. He is married man eu
has no chEdrep. At present he Is IN yer!
critical condition. - ..s
ANOTHER VERSION.
There was another story to the effect tina
Mr. Tinsley was In the store about I O'Clock
when three men drove mp and asked for
dram, which they got. After paying Tor
and leaving the store one OF the party re
tusred and asked for @ glass or pitcher o
water. lie came out.of the store to compls
With the request, and while Standing 10 the
dark was assaulted. The facts, however, as
they are recited above are,ybat our reporte,
gathered from Mrs. Tinsley and others a.
her house. -
THE Latest.
At late hour on SaturdaysEight the con-
duon Of Mr.. TnsIey was, in THE opinion OF
DR.. Matthews, hts physician, perhaps little
more favorable. 1t was, however, impossl
be fGr him at that time to speak OF bis
chaDccs of recovery. He thought that he
might die within the next forty.eight hours.
Ii ne lived after that tuas his chances for re-
'coYery would be good. -