The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-12
Crimes and Casualties.
BLOODY TRAGEDY IN THE GEORGIA STAT
CAPITOL.

BLOODY TRAGED1 IN TIE GEORGlA STAT
CAPITOL.
ATLANTA, March 11.-At $50 ?. NJ. the
Office OF the State Treasurer, ut the Capitol
in this city, was the scene OF bloody TRACE
dy, the parties being Colonel Robert \.
Aston, member OF the Legislature, and
Captain z. S. Cox, Of Dckalb county.
Aston fired three shots and Cox two.
Aston was shot in the right temple, the
ball passing through his brain. Cox was
shot in the mouth and through the left
hand Aston is dying, but Cox is not Sc
riou>ly hurt.
The difficulty arose from Aston haVnga
power OF attorney from Senator Gordon TO
sell the latter's interest in the State-convict
lease. Cox is sub-leSSee under Gordon,
and waited Aston to sell Gordon's interest
to Walters, who had promised to buy Cox
out. Aston sold to another person, and
Cox threatened Aston at noon that lie
would kill him before shutdown ii the trade
was not cancelled and made with his man.
He hunted Aston down. Governor Col
quit and others having detained Aston at
the Capitol. the quarrel was renewed, and
both drew their pistols with the result above
stated.
Lqtey.-Colonel Aston died at four min
utcs after o'clock this evening.
ARREST OF AN EXPRESS-ROBBER.
CHICAGO, March ia special to the
Tribune from Omaha says: ''An important
arrest has been made here OF II. {. Hol
land, charged with being an eNprc>S-rob-
ber In the fall OF 1875 he was an engineer
on the North Missouri railroad. and with
confederate entered an eXprcss-car as the
train was approaching st. Louis, ovcrpoW-
cred the messenger, locked him up, rit1cd
the safes Of about $4,000, and got away.
Holland, after considerable wandering.
came to Omaha, tried several places, and
finally enlisted us 4 private soldier at Fort
Omaha. whittier the officers eventually
tracked him."
OUTRAGE BY MASKED MEN IN OHIO.
CINCINNATI, March lion Saturday
night party OF fifteen masked men called
at the residence Of William Moore, 4 brother
(?) OF General Groome, the cattle-king OF
Winchester, KY, and told him that unless
lie made immediate settlement OF his debts
he must leave the country. Moore pro-
cured shotgun and fired into the party.
The latter fired a yollcy in return, three
shots taking effect in Moore's body, inflct
inc severe wounds. Two men who were
suspected of being implicated in the affair
were afterwards arrested and lodged in jail.
Yesterday their confcdcrates ovcrpoWered
the guard and liberated them.
MURDERED IN HIS BED.
CLEVELAND, March 11.-John r. Avon
tall an old and respected citizen OF Marion,
ohio. was found dead in bed this morning
with 4 bullct-holc in bis head and the bed
clothing on fire. 1t is supposed he was
murdered by some person in cndeaVorlnS
IA rob the premises and the bed set on nfc
70 remove the evidence OF murder.
=, TRAGEDY IN DOUGLASS COUNTY, MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS. March 11.-H. II. Vlckery'
sheriff OF Douglass county, Ill TINS State'
went last Saturday with posse TO the mouse
of S. II. Alsop to arrest MIN. AlSop re-
sisted the process and fired several sh0ts III
the sherifT's party, one OF wiilcn hiiIeu tn1
sher;f The POSSE returned the fire, kill
inr Alsop and his little girl five years old,
and wolinGine two other persons. Inc
chiid's death, OF course, was not dcslshco'
CoUSTERFEITER SENTENCED.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1l.-Jacob OFT, re-
Gently convicted Of counterfeltlng, was TO-
duv sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
and to pay $1,000 fine and costs OF proSecu'
ton.
MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
BALTIMORE, March 11.-John Heath (col-
orcd;. indicted for killing Louis Schmidt
(white) by stabbing him, was to-day con-
virted OF murder in the first degree.
MuRDERERs ON TRIAL.
Nav ORLEANS, March 1.-THE trial OF
tho Coddo- parish murderers IS progressing
before Judge Woods. The jury IS COM
nosed Of seven white and five colored men.
Ice Breaking UP.