The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-26

ton .,I J, GRooM AND JOSEPH
RNSI ..,,r>rs-TuE ACCUSED SENT ON
II, [,,r GRAND JURY-oNE OF THE rAh-
!" ,xs s,p TO re ANXIOUS TO CoNfhss'
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-, correspondence of the Richmond pspate"'1
WARES Suor, Louisa c'oS1, 20 a.
nn Saturday last there were rumorS ailoat
q" >' rnma1 named Ellen Coleman was
tas' -; :" rom home, aud her friendS com
11N,,"JJ "a search for her. She haa toid her
m meme" ~ -, leaving home on Friday morn
E"9,. ,ha, she was going 10 hetgnpots
YAK end would return in lew houis.
i ~" r,>lIlt oi Saturdays Scafch was tue
'Fr, ~ fragments Of The missing "o-
h ," AKRON and the marks OF struSg'e
".|.' ,remrlin- Of feet near spriss on INC
.,s,h she had travelled.
r,orn the appearance OF the Sroueo 1he
..'1aclc had been extensive ana severe,
r'Hrh tended 10 confirm the suSp'cioh Vi
,,nI MAY. Moreover. the young woman was
lawn 10 br tnCeinie. and she had Saiu "
'ar y0h,hcr THAT She was gong aiter money
a,E a. Acr path TOOK me dircc1loh OF lhe
Inr,c o, the party 10 whom her prospective
;. r,lle was attributed Inference was na'u-
49, Nolin" further waS discovered on
,..,rd9y. hat the excitement greatly M
c~cI.rd. and on sunday morning numbers
~ ,ponlc turned out 10 assist in making
,torough search. Never within your cor
,n>nopdcu'S recollection has there been any
'.r.s, crime or mysterious disappearance in
ri. immediate nc!@hborh0od, and the mere
,ug,rstiou 81 CRIME committed IN so quiet
:, community gave rise t" i genera! STR.
Late sunday evening horse-tracks were
discovered leading towards the North Anna
,-yrr Just below VASES ford (somc two
mile, below this place., and being followed
.ntic bank il was plain that some heavy
body had been dragged down branch IN
,t, WAFER, and following the current to the
r,yrr. short distance below,
nus RopY or TIE MISSING WOMAN WAS SEEN
THROUGH THE CLEAR WATER
fyin, on the bottom Of the river and
,yri,htcd down bv heavy rocks tied TO the
neck aud feet. -.
=, large crowd having collected by this
.;..e The body was removed from the VII
-, ,yhich was quite shallow. and il then
,,nrc9rcG that there was no question about
.. murder. Tie head was envelopcd in a
small cloth bl-. and long strip Of cloth
,y:,> bound ligatIy around the neck; there
VA, 4 lar." braiSc on the temple, and the
bead was greatly swollen. doubtless the re.
suit Of stran-ulation.
Closer examination has developed the
fsr. that the neck OF the deceased was
broken. and il Is believed that this preceded
rbr consignment OF the body 10 the keep
iHr OF the RIVER.
II is well worthy o! remark that the body
c, The murdered woman was found IN
shallow water. with the feet above tue sur.
face. while or!y few feet distant was
deem pool which would have hidden the
BODY from discovery for months, perhaps,
and in case Of a ireShct might have swept
i away forever beyond the human eye.
THE water itself stirred up the body and
exposed The crime. An examination by
surgeon will be made, and the facts ascer-
tanned. The body was removed TO the
house OF neichbor. and. night coming on,
the sitting Of 4 cnroucl'S jury deferred I'M
Iii to-day. Ii is evident that the woman was
BEUTALLY MURDERED
during the day on Friday, and that the
BODY was taken on a horse TO the river and
thrown ill., after having been weighted with
large rocks. The hands were tied together
behind the back. and the feet were tied to-
.c,hcr also, and the bead developed In the
cloth before mentioned. 1t is highly pro-
babIc tina, the woman was first knocked in
the head, then bound hand, head. and foot,
and left in IN out-oi-,he-way place until
nigh; came on, though it is not impossible
that >hc WAS Killed outright, but died
from the effects OF tying and gagging COM
bIucd. II i too horrible TO believe that she
was hound. gagged, and thrown in the
llNcr whilst alive.
Hickory ba,k was used to do the tying,
and is The deed was done about bali IL
mile from the river, there are various ;hlnSs
which will assist in tracing up the murder
cr. Suspicion points strongly already 10 Il
certain party. aud il an arrest is~madc this
morning, and there is time before the mail
closes, ! will give the fullest particulars OF
The same. together with the results OF the
c'roner's inquest.
Measurements Of the horses track and Of
the ioot-track> OF the man have been care
fully taken, and it is believed that the horse
used is certainly known. and hence that the
murderer is certain Of identification and
punishment.
THG COEUNEE'S INQU&ST-LARGE ATTEND
AGE.
At an early hour this morning the core
E-.'s Jury was SWoln, and composed OF
the following gentlemen: Coroner Z. NJ.
Daniel, Colonel +. w. ChilcS, Carrot e..
Mctichcc, Edward Harrison, Ii. j. Vale,
Y. \. Ware. and Henry Towsey-an excel
lent selection. A larger crowd than on
Yesterday was ass cmbcd, and the greatest
interest prevailed. \ large number OF wit
ncS$c> (botA white and coIoreU were sum-
moncd, and the investigation began.
several parties We're under suspicion, and
all were present, having been summoned as
Witnesses; and that The guilty parties were
Present there can be no doubt, yet their
.,>urancc was something amazing. One Of
ITEM sal himself down on the bench With
The jury. and another attacked third party
Suspected about getting of from attending
lie examination. DC. While the tcSlimon"
Wa being taken they were laughing and
taking 4s cooiy Is If they were at Il circus
Or political ppW-Waw.
The iury Was sworn IN the presence OF
Ne dead body, and then WAS enacted one
Of the
MOST THRILLING SCENES
tgal ever occurred in this COMMUNITY. The
r1Gy, un>hrouici and clad only in single
2a:ment, still bound with the hickory
l"ongs 81 bark. and swollen about The lace
1ato horrliNing proportions. was laid IN the
centre OF The room, the jury standing on
90" side Of the room and facing the door,
"Aich vas |hen thrown open. and the WIT
Ar>s.s, one By one, commanded to come in
and view the body (ostcnsibly to recognize
ine deceased. but perhaps with the idea that
|icn the guilty parties were brought face
70 face with tie victim some clew might be
TYen]. 1t would be impossible 10 describe
The .. -...
EFFECT OF THIS PROCEEDING