The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-03
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:~,nxrs,,AY SEPTEMBER 3, 1879.
o1rrsA COURTHOUSE.

,,,yrc TRJtI, OF ALLEGED MURDER.
ArFho" INTERESTING cAsgs--RETRAcT10S OF
hhs Observation-Disclosures NOT . BOOM
49, m loUrsa-SPARsH MEETINGS-THE
NV .uryr WEAKENING THE OUTLOOK
hi's.s,sy3TfvEs NEED NOT BE D0wScAST---
rive CANVASS AND A GOOD NOMINAL
~ ~ nSI.Y SEEpEp-TnE SENATE, &C., &C,
,,,o,,,tsvondence of the Richmond Dispa'ah.]
i'' SEPTEMBER /, 1879.
me september term OF our Circuit Court
=, commence on the Goth, and will be one
"" u,,,suai interest and Importance. 1t
O. ca, no largely occupied with the trials Of
WV sI,ered murderers, two OF whom are
.n,,e and three colored, one OF the latter
.nmber being woman. The three coiorea
"rim,nals, it will be remembered ny AT
rho have read this correspondence, are
.rsrecd with the fiendish and awiully bru-
al murder OF Mr. G. X. Walton at 1ancey-
vile last March, when Mr. walton was
robhed. murdered. and his storehouse
burned with the body. 1t VIII also DC re.
,nembered that Albert Mitchell, one OF
,nr prisoners, made confession De-
,nrr the Magistrates Court, lmpiica-
ting himself as q consp'Ia'or 10 .ne
murder, and stating that tne otner TWO
''.;soncre. William Talley aud Eliza Jack
,sb,e he stood guard, and that they also
r,hbed the money-drawer and gave him
4 ,nmc OF the contents. Mitcheli's tale was
md Il now generally believed IN the main.
,hnngh it seemed evident that he attempted
10 shield himself as far as possible In his
.,s.ement to the effect that he didn't know
The other two parties were going TO XIII
pr Walton when he stood guard for them,
and in so far as he thus apparently attempt
cd 70 shield himself Just so far was bis
statement generally discredited. Mitchell
had remained in Jail only short while
after his commitment when he contradicfed
/ Ms own statement and confession, and
vowed that neither himself nor his fellow
c,:lprits knew anything OF the murder, and
that the detectives compelled him, under
threat, TO make the statement he did. But
.nhough the prisoners were in sepa-
-4;c cells. yet it was evident that
Mitchell and Tallcy could converse.
= only narrow hallway separated
their cells. and this rciraction was generally
rerardcd AZ rather "thin,' inhsmuch as 1t
VA, believed to have been concocted by Tai
les. However this may be, your corrc-
.rondcnt anticipates that counsel for de-
f,ncc will if MitchelFs former statement is
rs any means admitted as testimony, make
The defence bat SAID statement was eXtort-
ed by fear and in the event they can cstab-
& ,h This, the case will he materially weak
tncd although there Is evidence independ.
NJ eni Of Mitchelfs statement. 1t will he re-
d mcm,ered that articles from Mr.. Walton's
II sore were found on MitchelPs person,
& which he claimed were obtained from Tai
Ley. Counse! for defence in this case are
u Ncssrs. William +. Gordon, Jr., ard r. l..
Lob fl,nt
Thomas +. Tutwiler, OF Fluyanna, will be
RI employed.
81 William |. Groom and Joseph Clemments
n will be tried for the murder OF the coloret
81 woman Ellen Coleman, which occurred
lcar VASES Ford, Oh the North ANNA river
during the month OF July. There seems tt
he pretty strong chain Of circumstantia
Il evidence on Groom, but not so much or
Il Comments. anticipate some difficulty in
81 procuring jury, though not the necessity
q change OF renue. BXRS.