The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-03
DANVILLE.

HONORs TO THE DEAD-DETATLED STATEMENT
ABOUT THE DEATH OF MAYOR KEgN-THE
MURDERER OF SCOTT HAWKINS SUPPOSED TO
BE FOUND.
Correspondence OF the Richmond D'spatch.l
NOVEMBER 2. 1880.
The Tobacco ASSOCIATION held called
meeting yesterday and passed resolutions IN
respect to the death OF Mr. John II. Keen,
Mayor Of North Danvile. He is styled in
these resolutions an afectionate and dutiful
son, an indulgent husband and father, Il
valuable citizen 10 the community, and one
of the most efficient and useful members OF
the Association, and it was ordered mat
sixteen members Of the Association be APP
pointed TO attend the funeral as representa-
tives OF the Association and tender to The
family sympathy and coincidence in their
sad affection. Mr.. Keen was also MEN,
Der of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee.
A more detailed statement Of the
circumstances under which Mr.. Keen come
ky his death NAV be desired by some OF the
readers OF the Dispatch. He had received
some dispatches ON public business which
made it necessary that he should go out to
New Design, settlement about four miles
from Danvlle, OH Sunday evening, and
took with him as company in his buggy his
little boy. As they were passing along
quite rapidly the reins somehow fell from
his hands, and Dir. Keen being lame In one
of bis le.s, there was some difficulty in re-
covering them. He got bold OF one rein at
last Just as they were passing near large
| mud hole in the road and telegraph pole.
In the attempt 10 get both reins into bis
bands and escape the mud-hole, the one rein
was drawn rather violently, the buggy was
turned over, and Mr.. Keen was thrown
against the teIegrapb-pole, striking 1t
with the back of bis head, neck, and
shoulder. The little boy was not hurt.
Soon after the fall, Mr. Keen, more
concerned about his son Than himself called
to him TO know If lie was hurt. The little
fellow assured him he was not, and said,
"Papa, are you hurt 2" AYES, badly"
was the answer, and those were Mr.. Keen's
last words. Soon afterwards he commenced
vomiting, and then became unconscious,
"breathing,O said the little boy, as il be
was snoring" Mr.. Thomas Elliott, who
by some means had beard OF the accident,
came along soon afterwards with his wagon,
aud carried Mr.. Keen. and bis little boy 10
their home. AS reported yesteid day, Mr..
Keen died yesterday morning about Z
O'Clock.
| have known for day or two that Inde-
pendent Detective Jonn Wren, OF Rich
mond, was at work 10 the city, but | was
! advised by some to "say nothing about H."
He has been, or was to have been, in the
employ OF President G. G.. Holland, OF The
Council, and Mayor George I. Ayres, I'm.
derstand, and, while engaged on some other
business, took a hand in bunting up the
! murderer OF Scott Hankins. Captain Low
rie, OF DaDville, has been giving some help.
After shadowing several parties they pro.
| cured the arrest OF two sporting characters,
Robert Payne and Scott Thompson, and The
statement has been elected from PAYNE that
10 quarrel which took place after game
OF cards he saw Thompson strike Hankins
with an axe. and soon afterwards saw Han.
kins in the canal. Other developments are
expected. ALPHA.