The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-13
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rf.,rrespondence OF the Richmond Dispaiehi
' -. - 8 5s'sS MAY ~, 1870.
81 The Mayor this morning delivered, q care
fuijy-nrenared and written opinion IN the
case al William Anderson, charged Wild AZ
ternptipo TO burn the dwelling bouse occp-
MED by his family md the families OF ~ sse
park II; and Anderson Sheffield on the night
tos tl,e 9th of April The accused was
cent ON Tor trial. Though an excellent char
acier was proven for him by tue evidence OF
numerous witnesses, yet the testimony for
the Commonwealth was not impeached, and
the only course left the Court was to SEND
him ON, Bait however, was allowed In @
very small amount. One Of the principal
witnesses for the prosecution. who lived Ia
the house It was sought TO burn. sWore that
the prisoner came. to him and asked him
what sort Of plnce the cellar. " TO SET the
building on FIRE two or three others s@ore
positively that they heard the accuses say
{. The next time want 10 burn TINS mouse
| IAitake chunk Of fre.and go In the cellar"
| / In .ordertbat Anderson and hls%iie, WHO
| has also been sent on to aDsWeria similar
charge, may have an early 'triai, Juoge
Mann has ordered the sheriff tosummorl.a
snecial eraud jury and Uerlire for thetterm
| OF the Hastings Court which commences
| next Thursday. Other felony cases that
have been docketed since the April term
will also be tried. .zft,h 80
The residence of DR.. Randolph Holden,
1 ia Prince George county, was destroyed Dy
! fire. with nearly all its contents, last week.
! The fire was accidental, and the. loss Is
! quite heavy. 49,. -
| nfr. JDariG NJ. Lea, WHO died in Richmond
| this morning, was for many years a resident
and merchant Of Petersburg, conducting
business or, Old street, He has a great many
friends living here. .,,sta.t ~ -. ~, -
Mr.. George Mcdonald, resident OF Bat
tersea. is very i'll with .iockjaw, caused by
running nail in his foot sumo two weeks
! ago. His condition is. thought to be critical.
| FDr. w: IS. Moody. a. citizen !of Wayerly,
lin Sussex county, while on his way to the
city. this morning accidentally caused the
discharge of bis pistol. !; The ba'lfentered
his right foot, infliciing painful wound.
| Our primary election for. the choice oil
candidate for City Treasurer will be held on
| Wednesday the Nth instant. Under the
plan adopted by the Executive COMMITTEE
all entries were to be made on or before the
9th OF May: So far only one entry has been
made--that of the, name Of the present in
cumbent, Mr.Virgiains Johnson The pri-
mary excites very little interest. and is
scarcely talked ORA very light vote will
be polled. cr..oi:i Il. .Tt,tT:,i I. .5l'' =, ;
Phil. Willis fcolored) came near losing his
life this afternoon by falling from the scat!
folding. al Cameron Dc Brothers. new tobac-
co-factory on Perry street. He was some
forty or. fifty feet. above the ground, when
the framework gave way, and he.fell.- He
was knocked senseless, and was very badly
bruised, but, strange to say, no bones were
broken, and his injuries are not thought to
be dangerous. The most serious injury is a
cut across the side Of the head, which sew
cred the temporal artery. ROBIN ADAlR. T.