The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-17
PETERSBURG.

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,,rny ~ A BASN--A YOUNG MAN
$40 n.,, u,MssI.P THROUGH TyiE HEAD AND
sao'' ~ TWO uouRs--THE SHOOTING BE
p'hs p, RE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEkTH
Ilh' r,rIzES OF srrSSEx-A SSow-sToRM--A
ofH ,vr,Sr PouNp--A RICHMOND MOTH
Vn va. nvssyrIoS--ARM BRoKEN--PuEERAL--
Nv ~" NORTON MORRILL,, &C.
''"' OCTOBER Is, 1876.
ola community was much shocked last
.l t"' =, hear OF the sudden death by shoot
nlE"I, Mr., Robert Wiley Harrison, a step
ing ~ y; General d. A. Weisiger, cashier OF
SS,' C;,,yrns Bank, and very worthy and
"a. ,,',lar younc man. Mr.. Harrison held a
l"Ir,"nnsihle position in Mr.. r. G. Osborne's
'ssaaoonn-fac;orr, where his duties confined
.? J,,r;nr the day, and at night he slept
nun nun, VS. ntt;ce Of the Citizens Bank rs mea-
III W, ~ saicfy and protection to that institu-
s s, On sunday afternoon from o'clock
! sW ;,.s, no WAS in company with friends,
t..' , 9TH them visited the residences, OF
anu .,r,, ,itizcns. Atnight he was reminded
&C., sS,, :, WAS time to light the gas in the
t" oS Il was always his custom to do,
1 his brother, Mr.. Matt. Harrison, who
anu a',,ancd 70 be with him at the time the
n"tal was made, walked with him to the
iv''' r, Iris WAS about s o'clock. Some OF
ia. .,"" SrirndS with whom he had been during
. INV n,trrnoon and evening. and whom he
~ n"s Isi, hit few minutes before, on pass
: :'" hr ,he bank on their way to church
'as Tr Harrison standing alone in the
S',r and n, the invitation OF one OF them
u" ;nincd the party and went to St. PauPs
u. a,Irrh Arriving at the church he de-
49, 800 n 90 in. and went back to the bank,
t,;I,wrd hv Mr.. Robert McCandlish, who
..vn5s,yorcd. without avail, to induce him
- rrturn. Finding his entrcaties without
'.r,c, Mr.. McCandlish started from the
,a,r on his return to the church with the
. ,,mSSrstaudrnc from Mr.. Harrison that he
,r,,,Ii meet him there some time later. Mr.
,,.Gsri(ish had gone but a few steps when
- hoard the report OF pistol IN the bank,
~. -. r,,shiur back he found Mr.. Harrison
j,;rg upon the floor of the office, not Tar
fron, the pale, which he had Just arranged
for his nights rest.
rbvs,rians were at once summoned, but
,hey pronounced the wound mortal rs soon
- they saw il. The ball entered the right
ryc DESTROYING that organ, passed diago-
nally through into the brain, and lodged IN
the skull. The young man was rendered
in.,,utly insenS!bc. in which state he con-
,;rncd Tor about two hours, when death
nnsned. His condition, which was first quiz
civ announced TO his friends in st. PauFs
church, was soon noiscd abroad, and before
lo,~ cuitc = crowd was collected IN front OF
III" bank.
An inuucst was he'd over the body in the
bank this morning At 9 O'Clock. The cyl
lence elected comprised in the nam the
facts above stated; but. IN addition, IL was
established that the deceased had been drink
ing. and was smartlv under the influence
>; liQuor during the evening. No one
being with him at the time, 1t Is I'M
rfSSible to say whether the snootln@ was
accidental or Intentional. DR.. Claiborne,
one OF the attending physicians, thinks, from
fhr direction OF the ball. the shooting could
hardly have been accidental. His frlendS
and relatives. however, think there coutd
have been no intention OF suicide. IneE
had never once seen anything about MN, or
heard anythin" from him, that would ieat
them 10 suppose he took his own llIc. IL
was known that every night, before retl-
RIM. be took his pistol-a self-cocklns re-
yoyeY-irom his drawer and carefully
examined the barrels TO see they were
loaded, and il is thought and believed While
doin. this last night The fatal dlseharSe oc-
cured. The fingers OF his left hand were
scorchcd liz the burning powder.
The decreased was about nineteen years OF
age. was very popular among his TRENDS,
and bore an unsullicd character IN the COM
munity. ~ stated above. he was Step-Son
q; General d. 4. Weisiger, cashier OF the
bank in which the sad tragedy occurred.
Hi> death has thrown his family into the
deepest sorrow and distress. He was buried
from s.. Paul'S church this afternoon at 4
o'clock.
Nr. T.. 7. Harrison, prominent and
much-tSiccmcd citizen OF sussex county,
died Suddenly this morning OF conSestlye
chill ii his residence, near Stony creek. he
was about lifts years OF age, was well known
throughout this section, and leaves family.
That WIS treat surprise to our people
on awakin. from their sleep yesterday
morning 10 witness the rapid falling OF the
white >aowtlakes. saturday had been so
pleasant a to make most OF lis believe the
Indian summer vas beginning. At mid
ui.ht thcrc was heavy blow OF wind, fol-
lowed by 4 change Of temperature, and at 4
later hour H. hail. About day snow COM
mcncad falling. and continued for nearly
Two hour.
The city has another waif upon its hands.
La>t ni.Nt a coorcd woman living in the
vicinity Of Mount Airy, on the Petersburg
railroad. had her attention attracted by the
cries Of IN infant. Going to the spot she
found = white male child, OF tender age,
carefully wrapped up to protect him from
Tie coo! mir, and lying upon the ground. NO
note was found in the bundle asking that
The little cast-ayray should be tenderly cared
frr lonns1fp1 with
70 secure such care and attention. Every
thing about him remains mystery. The
authorities are Investigating the matter, and
], is to be hoped may ferret out the parents.
And this calls 10 mind the TACT that the
colored infant recently brought here from
Richmond and deposited by the mother IN
The depot Immediately after she had LETT the
car, i still here. It has been adopted by a
colored family. Nothing has ever trans
pred = 10 is parcntagc.
John Tucker (colored), while rolling a
WhtclAaYrow OF coal upon the trestlc-track
IN Nc,>rs. scott d sons yard, on the wharf,
this morning. fell to the ground, and sus-
famed fracture Of the LETT arm above the
elbow.
The funeral OF George Mobiles, the young
fireman who was killed on the Atlantic,
mississippi and Ohio railroad on Saturday,
took place Sunday afternoon from the High
Street Methodist Episcopal church. 1t was
largely attended by friends, and by the
tr!cHd, Of Temperance, OF which order he
was member. The deceased leaves a
widowed mother, who was mainly depend
cnt Oh his labors ior support.
Various reports having been circulated
touching the character and antcccdents OF
EeY. Morton Morrell, who lately joined the