The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-15
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
ATTEMPTED outrage.

rspecial telegram to the Dispatcb.I
YgLIow SULPHUR SPRINGS, August IA
jesse Daniels, n white man, had m exami-
nation before the Magistrates Court yea
terday for attempted Outrage on The person
Of bis siep-daughter, aged eleven years. He
was committed TO Jail.
Arrested for nm Alleged Oufrnge.
B1TIvoRg. August 14.-James Osulli.
van. SAID TO be the superintendent and gene
raj agent OF the New York Founding
Asylum, was arrested In this city few
DAYS since, charged with having committed
feIonious assault on Julia Felix, aged nine
years, who was formerly an inmate OF the
founding asylum. 1t appears from the
statement of the little girl that about two
years ago she was sent from the asy-
um In charge of O'Sullivan to Abbots-
town, Pa, where she had been
provided with home In the
family OF Mr.. Felix, farmer residing
near Abbotsi0wn. Her eyes becoming al.
fected Mr. Felix requested that the girl be
taken back to the asylum TO have Der eyes
treated O'Sullvan WIS sent from New
| York 10 carry the girl back TO the asylum.
Instead Of doing this he brought hsT TO Bal
timorc, having remained all night n a hotel
In Hanover, Pa, where the alleged outrage
was perpetraied. On arriving In Baltimore
the little girls conduct attracted attention
by her fear Of O'SulliyaD, and the matter
attracting the attention OF the landlord led
to the arrest Of O'Sulliyan.
To-day he was taken before Judge Pink
ney, OF the Criminal Court, on a writ Of
hdbedS corpus, and after hearing was dis
charged on the ground that the alleged Of
fence was not committed within the jusis-
diction OF the State OF Maryland. O'Sullivsn
was Immediately resrresied and committed
to await requsition from the authorities
OF Pennsylvania, and an officer from York
county is already here TO take charge OF
him. The little girl is now at the Henry
Watson Children's Aid Society OF this city.
Wife-Murder and Suicide.
CHICAGO, August IA dispatch from
Minneapolis says Yesterday morning Chas.
Richmond, a conductor on the Northern
Pacific railroad, shot and killed his wife.
and Immediately after put bullet through
his own head. They had lived unhappily
together for nine years up to eight years
ago, when Mrs. Richmond left her hus-
band and went TO Wisconsin. She re-
turned last Saturday to enter proceedings
for divorce. On Thursday Richmond bad
|
fore being permitted to see her n loaded
revolver, knife, and razor had been
taken from his pockets by a gentleman in
whose house his vile was stopping. who
| had heard previously OF threats OF Rich
mond TO take his wife's life. Yesterday
morning Richmond secIeted himself with
shotgun in the hen-house, in the rear OF
the house where his wife was stopping.
| After waiting two hours she appeared, and
| he empiied two heavily loaded barrels OF the
Gun into her body. Kidding her body with
| more than sixty shot wounds. With the re-
yolyer he then shot himself in the head, dy-
ing in about two hours. Mrs. Richmond
was regarded as an e>timabe woman, while
Richmond had led more or less di,SOlule
| life.
A Murderer Respited.
! CINCINNATI, August IA special dis
patch from Wooster TO the Commercial re-
ports that Governor Foster has by respite
OF one hundred days postponed The hanging
of John Callahan at Wooster.
Another Railroad Accident Reported.
| NEW YORK, August 1.-THE ECening
| Post has the following: A report OF an ac-
cident on the New York and New England
railroad reached the pOst-Ofilce this morn
ing, unaccompanied by any details. BY a
new arrangement the train over this road
which leaves Boston at O'Clock Il. NJ.
brings several sacks OF mail matter for this
CITY, which are transferred with the New
York cars at Mott Haven 10 the steamer
MARYLAND, and brought TO Jersey City.
This mail is due at the post-office
at about ) O'Clock A. NJ, but this morn
| ing il did not arrive until 10 O'Clock.
| The canvas OF one OF the mail.sacks was
soaked with blood, and the newspapers with
which il was filed were stained in the same
manner. As no agent OF the post-ofl1ce ac-
COMMANDED this mail, which was in charge
Of the baggage-maSter, no explanation OF the
accident was received at the postOflicc.
Nothing in regard to the matter was
known at the Grand Central depot.
Fatal Powder Explosion I'm Colorado.
DENVER, COL, August IA special
| from Como gives n brief account OF an eX-
plosion which occurred at Red Hill, small
station on the South-Park road, last night.
| At about ~ o'clock fire broke out in the
depot and caused the explosion OF 1000
pounds OF powder, which blew the depot
and every building in the place to atoms.
Agent +. T.. Collyer was badly cut and
burned, and is not expected to live. His
assistant, Charles Hilton, was killed, and
two other men badly injured.
Fatal Accidents I'm Massa chuseffs.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August l4.-Mrs.
Laura Miller, aged ninety-two years, OF
West Springfield, has died in consequence
OF taking fly poison by mistake for medi-
cine prepared for her.
Charles Emery, aged twenty-siX years,
son OF Captain Charles Emery, OF Dorches-
ter, was drowned at Weslfeld yesterday,
having been seized with cramps while bath
ing.
THE TURF.
Saratoga Races.
SARATOGA, n. Y, August IA rain
storm prevailed this morning, but it cleared
away and a fair afternoon followed. The
track was not very heavy. The first race
az tho day WAS for the Windsor HOte