The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-13
rpGr,r,c,, sor The Richmond Dispa'ch.l

..or, notice Of the third brutal murder
A';,,ni in Louisa county this year ap-
r2"',s,';, tbr local columns Of tue dispatch
It|.,.d,r. Fuller particulars were obtained
5f'.: ~ corre> Hont;eat from the parties who
.vh. the nTi,oner; 20 Jail yesterday. from
go" DreSert 2: the coroner'S inquest
lxsmjpirc .riai>. and from the written
S's .,nncr taken dom AZ the coroner'S in
au.,f,;srn EcayHr. wife. two or three small
-, and 4 little Sister-iu-!aw. aged
49,, oirbt Years. composed family resi-
@..,, j., the il;s2er edge OF Louisa. some six
az rom Nrr.;anic>Sil!e and a mite and a
H.; fr,m Cobiam Depot. Chesapeake and
,,".' r.;,road. Beaver WAS married about
seven wears ago. and has been living
Touisa since shortly after his marriage,
=" .'r3;ne 10 Information obtained from =
- The ncighhoTho0a. but only about
i%'' rs,r> according IL his statement. He
~" rqi,ed hv his wIie's grandfather. His
,M-,ar,er 10! morality appears 70 have been
,.",sraIIy good; for Industry. equally bad.
~" vito is represented as having been quite
'l',,,trjon> and oi III amahle, sweet dispo-
.,;an On Wednesday the Sth Instant,
anG,r Beaver vas absent from home, his lit
:, hny. AGED ahaut five years. and his little
.Sr:;o.law. a-ed about eight years, dis
sr2rcd Mrs. Beaver
LYING naAo NEAR SPRING
which i situated about hundred yards
Jam the residence. With grief-Strickcn
t.,r,s The Lizzie ones tuInrd their steps 10 4
wondering cabin. where the sad and awful
..,~, wa, ,oIi 10 orc Cf the inmates, who
,sso .nread lie news in the ncichborhood
Nj rq,I>cd PERSONS "a concrcgatc ut ;he
80, where Tie hoGy lay. |; was guarded
,,,I c0rontr'> Jury could be empanelled,
,frn evidence was taken, the body dis
.,~.s3 bv two physicians. and verdict
b rart.yed thai ":hc deceased came 10 her
:sq.b hy violence It the hands OF William
r.aycr," The husband OF the deceased was
.,;,rchcrdcd o. Thursday examined before
.N.4ri>:gatc and sent on 10 the County
.oilt 10 be iG!'agr dealt with.
Maggie Waller. the little sistcr.in-law OF
3.cea>cd referred 10 above. THo is Il bright
nd sprIghtN lt:t,e girl, made the following
..a'rncn, before til" coroner>s jury:
,le stated ..a; Mrs. Beaver tooka bucket
and ,tariad towards the spring about 3
o'clock Wednesday evening. William Bea-
yfr starting about III" same time. They
;20k Tic pa.l leading 10 what IS known as
..e lar spriac." or wood spring. i'm
.'aut an hour l.. aver cane up the path he
,li zone doW =. ana WAS liking his horses
. 20 10 C0tblm. tic told her not TO cry,
nd aid he woUil give her some sugar. and
could call Lizzie llliS wiie). He then called
,rr thrce times, and told her she had an
,acred over in the weeds, ana would be
;..ara directly. iic then said ii Lizzie did
ga: GENE hacH in 4 short TINE she must go
oyrr 70 the house OF a coiored woman
Esther How"rdj aud ret her TO stay with
bet aud tho other children until he return
I'd. hut SAID she (tEc wiinc>S) must not 60
III tie ieid or towards the creek. e., the
rccth near The spria@. \ short time after
! krayer left ii" vent down the path Lizzie
= vent. and saw; her
y ,YiNG At TH. SPRING WITH EEE FEET IN 1T.
7 and the body on The bank with her bonnet
under her head and she YVES very wet. She
.aou.ht she was asleep; called her, but she
did not auSwc-: then put her hand on her
forehead. and thought deceased tried to
open her eyes. witness then said to Geor-
.je. little Gye-ycar-old sou Of deceased,
Il 'Gcor;ie, she ) dead -; and Immediately
started after Aunt Esther Howard, who
came with hcr and George back to the
81 spring, and then Tcn. 10 Mr.. Harri>'s. and
81 the .fopIc soon came in: thought it was
q zt5at o'cIvc: when She found the body.
"nen She put ler land on forehead OF de-
q at>cd she though; She had the ieyer-her
d EEK WAS right purple.
d Nr. Jesse Walker. being dulr sworn,
sid he heard - his home 0: Mrs. Beavers
& hath, and stared for here. About dark,
& a!cn he arrived, heard
MS. BEAraE HAP BEt.H DROWNED IN THE
q SPRING:
.&Hd corpse wing with feet N spring, and
aJg! was lying on face, Very wet; found
rom @rp.araacos around her shat water
I'D been thrown On her-wa.cr had run
4 Town path from spring. Saw a place as il
d loIe Or something had been dug in ground
4 y her side, Which lad thrown dirt on her
a,ae>. and which must have been done
] aiiel her death. Did not examine closely,
; bui saw on hcr face marks OF violence !;
arGt knew I ought n@t 10 touch her, and
.,iu't allow say one else 10 touch her.
1 While We guarded The body Little Maggie
I N-'kGr informed me-tiere followed a
t:robora,ion o. Iargie'S testimony.
DR.. >hackclfprd. NJ. D.. heing duly sworn,
titled that he believed deceased came to
q ~ death BIZ violence. Or. Dickinson, ".
& J.. also testified that he believed death re-
II ":ed from unnatural causes.
II The ACCUSED,
j @al!aln Beaver. being sworn, recognized
i" corpse As the :,ody Of his wife. said he
1t saw her alive about o'clock Wednes-
Jay evening, going II The spring. In an
d 'Ntrto quts:ioC>. lie said he aidn't think his
i VIE bad been absent long enough to return
"a 'oen he left home Cd ,he evening in ques-
Il as she intended also going in the
'oos alter .igA.wool. Called her once;
81 - di0 not answer: didn't feel any uncaSi-
RS about her: vas told ci her death by
/ H. Charles Reynolds: vas surprised; no
%1e al home eXcHp, the children n The time.
f"T>''oh lis !. acI custom 20 stay late at
I'm inr water and wood" Answer:
10. tod her 10 make haste back. l
81 ''4'eo 10 20 to the shop n Gotham" Lett
.,As about o'clock p. NJ; takes about
10y MINUTES % 90 10 Gotham; couldn't
q :: now long STAYED al Cobham-half an
%4'' u an hcur perhaps; was not 1T the
I nias 81 any tine during the day; did not
I, -Sa4ialhe the corpse; did lot know how her
-E''h came about: did not icll III: children
j "aFH left for Gotham II my wife did not
'n return TO 70 after any Que 20 stay with
4 LUIS was the testimony in substance be-
* 'ne coroner's jury. Beaver was forth
I'm arrested after the verdict, and eX-
L'oea before William 7. Sanders, JUS
~ on Thursday.
The P0ST-MoRTEM.
t..' earn That near the spring in question
- were apparent evidences OF 4 strug-
Ir 1 anu appearances from thence to the
ss.s OF The BODY having been dragged