The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-14
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Edward webb, OF Norfolk, Shot by a
COIOred Hickman.
Especial telepram to the Dispatch.J


NORFOLK, Va, September 13.-Last night
difficulty took place on the Princess Anne
road, in "Turner's Bottom" within the
city limits, in the course OF which Frank
Hines, a coored hackman, shot Mr.. Ed
ward Webb, a well-kHown young man, in
the abdomen, inflicting q dangerous and
is thought mortal wound. Webb, with
young man by the name OF Johnston,
hired hack at the Atlantic stables to 90 to
the Monkey House, and there was some
alteration at the time about the price to
be paid. On the return TO the city the
quarrel was renewed. Before the Mayor
this morning Hines said that when he
reached the city limits and got down and
opened the carriage-door Webb and his
companion commenced TO beat him, and he
fired the shot in self-defence.
Hines was sent on for trial.
| 1t is thought Webb will die. He is n son
OF Colonel Thomas ii. Webb, agent Of the
Old Dominion Line.
bloody Tragedy at q Kentucky Pic
Mic.
LOUISVILLE, KY, September 13.-A spe-
cial from OwentoD TO the Courier journal
says I" A very serious shooting ARRAY took
place at a picnic, about twelve miles from
here, Saturday. A difficulty arose between
some drunken boys about some trivial mat
ter, which, before its termination, involved
three brothers named Smith. three brothers
named Hammond, and half-brotber Of the
Hammonds named Barnard Acree. The
shooting was general, and was INDUCED in
by all the parties, but the Smiths proved
more expert with their weapons, and the
boy AGREE, eighteen years OF age, was shot
in the head and instantly killed. and the
Hammonds were all wounded-two OF
them, Jonathan and Sam, the attending
physicians say are MORALLY injured. The
Smiths and Hammonds are cousins, and
Sam Hammond a brother-in-law OF the
Smith boys. The latter have avoided ar
rest. They are sons OF G.. w. Smith, JUS
tlce OF the peace, and very respectable
and good citizen"
Double Murder with KerOsene-La Lamps.
CHICAGO, September 13.-Last night two
wOrkmen engaged in unloading ore at
Union and Steel Foundry dock became In.
volved in quarrel. After desperate
clipch they separated, and each seized a
kerosene-lamp and buried 1t at the head Of
the other. Both lamps struck their mark
and two explosions followed. In moment
both combatants were wrapped in flames,
and before their comrades could eXtinguish
them both men were unconscious and ter
ribly burned. One OF the men, william
Doyle, died to-day, while the other, limo.
thy Connell, is not expected to live.
Arrest Of Mail-RODber lin the New
York POst-Omce.
NEW YORK, September 13.-This morn
ing Special-Agent Sharretts. OF the Post.
Office Department, arrested Edward Clark,
a clerk in the New York post-office. and
upon searching him found in his possession
ten letters addressed to VI. A. Dauphin &
Co., No. 319 Broadway. Clark has been
attached to tue post-office five months, and
confessed that he had been for several
weeks past engaged in taking letters from
the mail which he thought contained mo-
ney. The accused was taken before United
States Commissioner Denel. when he waived
an examination. and was held in $4,000 bail
to await the action OF the United States
grand jury.
The KalIOch.DeYOung Murder.
SAN Francisco, September 13.-J. NJ.
Kalloch, charged with killing Charles De-
Young, to-day before the Superior Court
pleaded once in jeopardy" The plea was
entered on the ground that the information
charging the defendant with the murder
was set aside In May last.