The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-23
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PETERSBURG.

WI" >rERO.S TEEACuERf--A Siohhnhhih e."
Nh r.s1rFp Is KNOCKED lNSENSfBlE WITH
"N',,r ,xp THE HOUSE RoRBED--fLiGHT OF
y N,,Iy,IN-- plNwIDDIE COURT AFFAIRS
'" 's,.,nrryR ELECTS TO BE TRIED in THE
NS,.,r CouRT--SERIoUS SHOOTING AFFAIR
NARROW ESCArE--PANpoN OF TIE
N,n STATES GACGERS--PA1NFUl. ACCT
q ,r>r-RRJLL!ANT NARR1AGE-AN. CASE
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..,,--,,>ronacncc Of The Richmond pispatch'l
NOVEMBER -, 1916.
mast dastardly attempt TO commit muir
~ ior purposes OF robbery was made in
ytnjddic county about O'Clock this
l,r,,;nc About ten miles from this city,
;Ms,~'rdiatcly on the old Boydton plank road,
,II" ,tn widow and family Of the late John
I'VE vac In addition to their farming
Rom a,;o,s they also keep store. This
c!s. ~ situated on the opposite side OF the
sois t ~ thc residence, and is kept by Mr..
roA Nn .L'i To,1r. aged about eighteen years,
"e'' sidnSr son in the family. Mr.. Roltfe
'"' ,' y, ,bc rear room oi the store, and one
>.,i ,o,tro hands on the farm, Nick Smith
VI y, no,nn. usually sleeps in the same room,
=! ,,,,,fcr OF protection. About dark last
',.nr;nt,a negro travelling on toot,and repre-
,,.r., himself to be from RrunswlcE
[,,,nty. OF his way TO Petersburg. stopped
:. tsr store, and asked to be allowed TO
S,nn hv The fire during the night. The re-
,.ur.t WAS granted. and at bedtime the tIrec
Nam retired This morning about o CLOCK
Ta strange negro. whose name no one
.[,,,> 10 know. arose quietly, seized an
az, which was living on the floor OF the
an and crccpinc 10 the bedside OF Nr.
n,,s, 1ra,t that gentleman two blows on
L,n hgai which knocked him scnscleSs.
Nix smith says lie was aroused by the
rai>, Of The blows and the brief, Spasmodic
..-,,,-elcS o; Mr.. Rol!lc before he sank into
rnconSciouSncSS: and on asking the negro
What he had done was threatened with his
life il he gave any alarm. The negro said
he had liked Rotlc, and he wanted to get
III money. He then took light, went into
the store. ranSacked the drawers. stole all
rlr money he could find, and, taking bot
lie OF whiSkcy, left the house. Nick then
ave the alarm.
The intelligence OF the murderouS attack
IN Young Eolile caused great excitement in
The family. and their screams were heard
some hundreds Of yards away by some Wa
~arr-s who were campcd for the night.
They hurried 10 the spot to ascertain the
,,nSr Rolfn was found bleeding and in
.an>iblc. with two ShaStlv wounds on his
head. and il was thought his injuries were
;,,al. PHYSICIANS were sent for and all at
.sn,ion rendered. This morning he is
thought TO be better, and his physicians
have hope OF his rccovery-at the same time
.ynresSnc the belief that the skull was not
fractured hy the blows.
\ great deal OF excitement has been
caused in the county by the commission Of
this da>tardly outrage. che assassin and
rol,,,rr is believed to have come to Peters
burg. and vigorous search has been made
Tor him. There are many who believe that
Nick Smith had hand in the deed, and he
has been put under arrest. He positively
denies all co,nplicity, however, and says he
WAS prevented from giving any alarm by
actual fear Of his lie.
Mr.. Eoltic WAS in the city Yesterday
making purchases for his stock. 1t is not
known what amount OF money he had in
his store last night. but IL Is thoNght 10 nave
been small.
The Dinwiddir County Court Quarterly
1rr.nl adjourned Yesterday evening after il
TWO DAYS session. The attendance on the
lr>i dav was unusually large, in anticipa-
.irn o.; the trial OF Jack Peasants, the MUIR
a,rrr ii the girl Mary Pelham, whom he
Killed because she refused to marry him.
l'pun arracnment. Jack elected to be tried
:. the spring term OF the Circuit Court, and
h. was thcreupon remardcd to jail, much
10 the disappointment Of large crowd.
I.ucius Banks tcolored) was found guilty of
maciov>ly cutting his brother, and was
sentenced 10 five years' imprisonment in
the penitcntiary In difficulty between
the two Lucils stabbed his brother in the
lace with his knife breaking Off the blade
in the wound.
Judge Clopton. Of Chesterfield county,
presided in the court OF Dnwiddie county,
At the request Of Judge Jones, who was in
l"reSted in several causes that came up for
trial. At a recent term OF the Chesterfield
Court. il will be remembered, Judge Jones
presided for Judge Clopton.
This morning Il shooting affair between
TWO negroes occurred near the Centre mar
kct. which came near resulting fatally to one
81 the parties. On recent Sunday George
FEELS carried 4 girl TO church, and their
behavior was such as TO disturb the congre-
cation and 10 call for remonstrance
and rcbukc from James johnson, a men,
Der OF the church. 1t was on this
matter that the two men quarrelled
his morning when they met. FEELS drew a
mall pistol which he had concealed in his
coat-sleevc, and aiming fairly at Johnson'S
i5rchead fired. They were not more than
NO or three feet apart ut the time. The
ball struck johnson over the right eye anG
rngcd round back OF the temple. Fclis
Wa arrested, and on examination was sent
Oh 10 The Hastings Court to be tried for fell
@ny. Johnson's condition is looked upon
- serious, but not necessarily fatal. His
e,cape was Il narrow one. .-.... ~. ~.s
United States Marshal Ramsdeu to-day
received the papers OF pardon for j. G..
Johnson, T. j. McCaleb. and John Nine
rec, Jr., recently convicted OF making false
returns rs gaugers. johnson was released
from Jail this evening, after serving out but
short time Of his sentence. McCaleb has
been at large ever since conviction on his
own recognizance to appear II wanted.
Nnetree has been in the Jail at Richmond.
Il Is believed a strong If not successful
'"ort will be made to secure the pardon or
Mr.. Myers, since the other parties in con-
lection with the di>tillery have been set
free .... s.
Charles Hinton (coored), employed as
driver at Mr.. YouDg's woodward, fell from
and WIS run over by his wagon this after
noon, and had one OF his legs broken be-
tween the ankle and knee.
\ brilliant marriage took place this after
aeon II the Jewish synagogue, the Rev.
Alexander Gross officiating. The contract
ins parties were Mr.. Jacob Resented, a
arriving young merchant, and Miss Katie.
laughter Of Mr.. Isaac Robinson. There
vas large assemblage OF friends to wit
ness the ceremony. The couple leave TO-
I-ltt on bridal tour.
Nr. ". Gordon McCabe has received an
hiiation to repeat his address recently