The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-22
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
A whole Family Robbed and Burned
TO Death by Tramps.
ONE OF THE PARTY ARRESTED AND BURNED TO |
DEATH, &C.

ONE OF THE PARRY ARRESTED AND BURNED TO
DEATH, &C.
MEMPHIS, December 21.-A special from
TupeIo. Miss, a station on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad. gives the following account
of a most horrible crime committed in the
northern portion Of Monroe county, Miss,
last Saturday night. The details are as fol.
lows Brown PridiEg, whose family con-
sisted II his wife, and daughter two years
Old on Saturday night permitted two men,
giving the name OF Miller, II stay all mic bit
at his house. They occupied Il bed in The
same room with the family, 1t being the
only one IN which there was fireplace.
About IL O'Clock fines from the little
cottage attracted ueighbors, who found the
house so far consumed that nothing could
he done to save il. 1t was thought the fam.
ily had absented themselves for the night,
but the charred remains OF two were found
in the debris. Investigation developed the
above fact, and search was at once made for
the two men. Ii was found that they sep
arated-one going towards Aberdeen and
the other in the direction Of Tupelo. The
posse that went toward Aberdeen were
successful in finding the man hid in q
field six miles from that place. He
was returned to the scene, where he told
the following story: ave wanted
money. We were permitted TO remain
overnight, and we lay awake after
retiring until lbc heavy breathing OF the
family satisfied Us OF their slumbers, when
we arose, chloroformed them, ri1ed the
house Of all its yIluables, consisting Of
twenty seven dollars. watch, a suit OF
clothes, and pair Of boots; then we scat
tered cotton, saturated with coal oil, over
the floor and on the bed and set tiie to il
and left" The crowd was composed OF
twenty-five resolute men, who determined
that the villain should be punished with his
own weapon. They pinioned him, ar
ranged pine splinters around him, and,
having dispensed with the use OF chloro-
form, set them on fire. Diligent search is
being made for the other man, who will
doubtless share the same fate II caught.
End OF a Protracted Trial.
A VERDICT FOR THE DEFENDANT IN THE Pa
NOUS "KID GLOVE" CASE.
NEW YORK. December 2l.-The trial OF
the Government Us. Julius b. Pings, i'm.
porter OF kid gloves, in progress in the
United States District Court during the past
six weeks, ended to-day. The suit was
brought 10 recover penalties aggregating
1920, 900 for passing eigbty.four cases OF kid
gloves through the cuslo m.hOnsc on alleged
fraudulent invoices. The principal witness
for the Government was Oscar Filke, an
informer, and at one time a clerk with Die
Brothers at PresIan, Germany, purchasing
agents abroad OF Mr.. Pings, and the yer-
dict this morning would indicate that the
Jury placed no faith ia the informer's evil
dence, who was TO have received $4,000 in
the event OF verdict for the Government.
The case was given 10 the jury at 1870
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, but as they
had failed to agree at 10 O'Clock last night
Judge Choats adjourned the court until
morning.
After being locked up all night the jury
filed into court this mornIog and handed in
the following verdict: (" We lind a general
verdict for the defendant, and cannot find
any invoices that state less than full value"
The Judge thereupon thanked the jury for
their attention in thus prOtraeted ease and
discharged them.
Suicide-Burned 10 Death.
NEW ORLEANS, December ale. L..
Adams, OF st. Johnsbury, VT, committed
suicide by taking poison at bis lodgings, In
81. Charles street.
John Leary, watchman on the wharf,
built a charcoal fire IN bis cabin and was
overcome by the fumes and fell asleep. His
cabin caught fire aud he was burned TO
death.