The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-04
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.



NEW YORK, March "a Columbia q. @ /,
special states that yesterday afternoon, ai
silver Street, Newberry county, w. Spcer-
man, respectable and successful farmer,
entered his house and accosted bis younger
brother, who was Just rising from the table.
saying: III want 10 speak TO you, brot her, y
ana simultaneously drew a large knife and
made slash at bis brothers throat, cutting
terrible cash, severing the jugular. vein
and causing death In few moments. The
slayer then rushed into an sdjoining room
ana cut bis wife's throat from ear to ear.
lie then lifted The bloody knife and deIibe-
rately cut'his own throat. II IL supposed
that ne was aboring under temporary men
tai alteration, as he was said to be kind
hearted man and on most affectionaie ter ms
with his wife and brother.
The Chisholm Massacre.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The q ial OF Vir-
gil Only for the murder OF rx-State Sena-
tor Gilmer, one OF the victims OF the CHS
holm massacre, will commence at DE KaIb,
Miss, on Monday next. District Attorney
Ford conducts the prosecution. assisted By
Judge Ware, United States district altor-
ney for Southern Mississippi. Mrs. Gil.
mer, the widow of the murdered man,
leaves Washington tomorrow TO attend the
trial as witness.
Excitement In EEoboken Society.
AN EL0PEMEST IN HIGH LIFE.
NEW York, March 3.-Considerable ex-
element was caused In H0b0ken society
yesterday by report that DIR. j. Hunt, one
OF The best known physicians OF that city,
and a prominent member OF the First Me-
thodist Episcopal church, had eIoped with
young lady who had been visiting the fam.
ilY. The Doctorlived with bis wife and two
children in handsome building on Bloom-
field street. The name ofihe Young lady with
whom be eloped is Emma Andertull, and
she lived on Staten Island. She was an In
innate friend OF Mrs. Hunt, and frequently
visited her. They left the house on Friday
last, the Doctor telling bis wife that they
would be back Ia few minutes. They did
not return that night, and Mrs. Hunt be-
came alarmed, and had search instituted.
She has not seen or heard from her husband
until to-day, in which be states that be
would never return to her; that he and
Miss Andertull would live together as man
and wife, and advising her to sell the fur
niture and return to her father.
The DOnneIiy Tragedy in Ontario.
LUCAN. ONT, March 3.-The coroner's
jury IN the Donnelly inquest, which has
been going on for some time, have inst re-
turned verdict that James, Judith,
Thomas, and Bridget Donnelly, were MUIR
dered and burned on the night OF Tuesday
the Sd, or the morning OF Wednesday the
4th Of February, by some party or parties
unknown TO the jury.
In the case Of John Donnelly, as there
was no sign OF an agreement OF the jury,
thew were at 2 O'Clock locked up f9r The
night.
A Desperate Killed.
CINCINNATI. OHIO, March "a special
dispatch from Saughterville, KY, says /:
TOWN. Marshal Brown on Monday last shot
Edward Griffin 10 the abdomen, from which
he died yesterday. Griffin had just re-
turned from two years service in the peni-
Tertiary for an outrage on woman, and
had threatened to "get even " with Brown.
who had been instrumental in his conyic-
ton. He attacked Brown while drunk.
with the above result.