The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-20
CRIMES AND UALTIES.
Twin Ero,hers Fatally Stabbed While
FudeayOring TO stop Fight.

New YORK. July 10.-Wnilc endeavoring
10 >top a fight between Michael Moran aud
a man named Mack last night Thomas
Leddy and his twin brother John were
stabbed By Moran, Thomss receiving iulu-
ries thst are pronounced fatal. John Leddy
states that he and his brother were out to-
gcther for q walk last evening, and when
passIng the corner OF Jackson and Cherry
streets saw two men fighting. One of
them was Moran, and he being the smaller
Of the two was getting beaten, when
Thomas, his brother, interfered in order to
stop the fight. He separated the two COM
batants, and while one Tell back Moran,
who was drunk, commenced abusing
Thomas for lis officiousness, and then
drawing his knife plunged it into Leddy's
abdomen, and as the latter staggered back
prepared for another hinge. John, 10 pro-
iect his brother, rushed between them, and
received the knife IN his left breast, the
blade penetrating the lung. Both brothers,
who are represented TO be quiet, respecta-
BILE men, are believed TO be fatally injured.
Drowning Accidents.
TWO BROTHERS AND A SISTER DROWNED on
BACK RIVER.
MONTREAL, July 19.-By the upsetfing al
a boat last evening on the rapids OF Back
river, about twelve miles from this city, Ell
liot Bryson, aged twenty-five; his brother
benjamin, aged twenty-five, and their Sis
ter, aged six years, were drowned.
TWO MEN DROWNED IN OTTAWA RIVER.
OTTAWA, ONT, July ia boat contain
ing four men was struck by squal down
the Ottawa river yesterday afternoon, and
was unset. Two men, named Labonte and
GERMAN, were drowned.
A BOY DROWNED Is NEW JERSEY.
MIppLETowY. n. Y, July 19.-At Ellen
Vile. Ulster county, yesterday afternoon,
Frederick Barnard, aged nine years, was
drowned in the canal. The boy rode big
Newfoundland dog into the water and fell
off. The dog Owed twice into the water
for the boy, but as the latter had no cloth
ing failed TO rescue him. The dog gave
warning and the body was recovered. a
few days before the dog had rescued boy
BY selling his hand with his mouth.
THE BODY OF PosTAL-AGENT OWENS FOUND.
| MANAsQUAY, July 19-The body oi
Thomas Owens, the postal agent, who was
drowned while bathing with Miss thinner
man at Squan Beach on Friday night, was
| found near Tea Plair, two miles north Of
this place, last evening. The body was but
slightly mutllaleQ ABOUT Tue Heau. Di
Owens was the only support OF widowed
mother residing in Philadelphia. The body
was forwarded there this morning.
Fatal Accident Upon the wabash
! Railroad.
CHICAGO. July ia Fort Wayne, Ind,
special says there has been wreck on tht
Wabash road. Three persons are reported
killed and fifteen wounded. No particulars
have yet been received.
Another Fatal Railroad Smash-Up.
TOLEDO, ONO. July 19.-An excursion
train from Toledo TO Indianapolis was
thrown from the track last night, neal
Knox's Siding, by The breaking OF a rail-
| One passenger was killed and nine injured
three OF them fatally. Among the Latter
was Walter Ii. Rivers, private secretary Of
Hon. w. ii. English.
The New Orleans Missing Child Found
! Dead.
! New ORLEANS, July 19.-The body OF th'
lost child, JohEnie Cain, missing since JUNE
| 9th, was found In vault on the premises
this afternoon. 1t is believed he fell into /
lccidentally