The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-27
ADDITION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Adjourned.

CITIZEN OF POWHATAN COUNI1.-I o"n nal"h
county has been again thrown into an eX-
citemcnt over the attempt OF three negroes,
as is supposed, to kill and rob Mr.. }. ii.
MaXey, who keeps q store on tue KlNer
road cadingt TO Gainesville, and ABOUT tnlrly
miles from Richmond. IL seems they called
for him to open lis door about O'CLOCK
Saturday morning anu let them nave soDie
goods. Upon his refusal TO do so they maze
violent threats, and finally commenced snoo'-
inc in,o the house. They then got the front
window omen, which having bars in it pre-
ven. ed their entrance. FOled in this, they
then commenced shooting again, and de-
mandIng money and goods. This being re-
fused by Mr.. Maxey, who had returned Inc
fire OF his antagonists whenever he hoped
~ ACCOMPLISH anything by it, they de-
manded he should make light. lie onered
some excuse for not doing so, when they
said ,hev would make light for him, ana
threw a lighted torch OF ligbtwood IN the
window. This he cot out by firing double
barrelled gun in quick succession az the
window and then running to the blazing
torch and s.rotheriug il with bis h2t. Ihcy5
however, would not give up until Mr.
Maxev had thrown them ont several
articles of clothing and several pairs OF
shoes and some money, which ia>t
consisted principally OF coppers, MI.
Mayey was so cool as 10 take particular care
70 notice well what he threw to them, ana
tbrew out what he did with the view, he
saws. OF eliminating them should they ever
hc cauoht. About this time his father came
from the house, several hundred yards Oh,
having heard the firing. and his approach
seemed 10 scare them of. Dir. MaXey start
cd ont Immediately ut daybreak to try ana
overtake them, and reached Subletts Tay'
eon len miles below. While there, SER
want from Jude's ferry came to the place
and reported three men, with bundleS, nav
iup crossed the river at or about SUNRISE
Np W. w. Campbell, who keeps store a
Sublett's, being anxious TO eaten theni
mounted his horse and h1rried TO jude ;
crossed the river, and dashed on TO Dove
Mills. where he again heard from them. lie
was there Joined by Mr.. j. NJ. GOODMAN
who keeps a store ut that pace, ana a,teI
; wards MIR. Furloins, from ManaEin. lnes
, three gentlemen veThauled two OF tne ihe'
at Tuckahoe, the farm OF Ar. X. ,. Anen
i, arrested them, brought them Oack 10 Dove
! Mills. and tried then before Il magistrate
! The evidence being conclusive, they WeI
9 convicted and sent to itl. The eyllence zoe
o to show that they are the same men WHO a'
n tackled MT. MdAf., dEu IL 10 wv .
= oninion they are the same who attacked an
q shot Mr.. Henly and his mother-in'law, MI;
: Drinard. some time last year, IN GOochlahO
a NJ. MaXey made one very narrow escape
y a. one OF the balls passed through two lnct
: boards, then through an oyercoat nangiu
q in the room, and dropping on the 1loor q
y recily between the overcoat ana Mr. MaNey
: body. and he thinks the Overcoat retardIn
: the ball only saved hin. He saw three mef
n and this il the number heard OF until the
!, were oyer.aken, when only two couid l
- sonpd. They are represented to be desp'
. rate characters. They have been carried
!. iaII. and Mr.. MaXey has seen them ana III
. 1oods found in their possession, ana idel
!, t;dcs them without the slightest dlfncult.
- The goods have bis private mark on then
= Five balls were picked up in and aroun
:, tbe interior OF Tie store, ana these Da,
:" have been compared with the bores OF u
4 nistols found upon the persons OF these u
N ~roes and found to correspond peiiect'y.
~ -, iS hoped that the authorities in I'd
m city will keep a strict watch Ior Tue 'h,l ~,
:. man OF the party. These confess nolhIl
- and swear they did not cross the ierfy, D'
tbe serryman asserts they did.
- Mr.. Campbell saw the prisoners s~e
y lodged in Jail at Powhatan C9urlhous u
:, Thev paye their names as jim Evans III III
:, lin Garnet when tried, but were recognIA
!" yesterday by some OF their colored iileh
>. as Bartlett Fisher and William "ioSo
: both originally from this county