The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-03
cRInrs AND CASUALTIES.


Lynch law ~ eeusn Cnreu"s'
NEGRO. aAyIsusR hung BY vrGrLANrrs-
HE c.oxrEssEs MS YTEsDIsH CRIMES
CBUussroS. s. c., March 2.-0n Saiur-
dny Fast a one-armed negro named Loui,
kio der committed an outrageous assault
on. white woman named Byrd, residing
Fear Georges station, Colberton county,
, about dfty miles from this city. A hunt
was organized, and the villain captured
Sunday morning by . white and black
posse. He was taken to the scene OF the
outrage and identified by his victim. A
Vote OF the posse was taken. and II was de.
cided not 70 lynch him, but TO allow the
law 10 take its course. Kinder was then
taken to Georges station and placed in the
guard-house under strong guard. Mon
day morning be was sent TO WATERFORD,
still strongly guarded. On their way to
Walterboro, the guard was oyerpowered
by an armed force, consisting, 1t Is said,
largely OF the relatives OF the outraged
lady, and the prisoner was conveyed to u
selected spot in the woods, where he was
kept until night. About 9 O'Clock last
night he was again confronted by the lady
whom he had outraged, and again identi-
fed. He was again taken to the woods,
where preparations were made to bang him.
AT the last moment he confessed bis crime,
and also co.., fessed to similar outrage upon
c0lored woman in Newberry six years
ago. He further acknowledged the killing
OF colored girl near Kingstree last April,
and confessed to four burgIaries and lnnu-
merable thefts. AZ 1890 O'Clock he was
hanged, and, after tiring a voley OF pistol
shots into the body, the crowd quietly dis
persed.
Kinder was dangerous outlaw, who for
over year had been the terror OF The
neigbborhood on which he proved, and the
action OF the vigIlantes is heartily endorsed
by both the white and colored residents OF
the vicinity.
Suicide OF Colonel Z. &. Stockton.
CHICAGO, March "A st. Louis special
says: "E. T.. Stockton, nephew OF Com
modore Stockton, and cousin OF Sem
ator Stockton, committed suicide at the
Eutaw House Sunday by taking morphine.
He left note, saying Il die because have
no home to go to- He held many offices OF
distinction. He was South Carolnian By
birth, and graduated at the Naval Academy.
He was with Commodore Perry in the ia
panese expedition, and at the outbreak OF
the civil war resigned the position of COM
mander in the United States navy to Join
the Confederate navy, in which he was
captain, and aiterward becoming colonel
OF land forces. Before the war Stockton
had very large plantation in South Caro-
lima, ana summer residence in Newport.
He leaves a widow and three children. who
are comfortably provided for by life-in-
surance. Stockton was wholly out OF
means, and board bills fell due to-day.
which he had nothing TO meet. Mrs. Stock
Nr.s.t 10 la n
once southern woman OF high social po-
sition."
PeriIs Of the Deep.
A VESSEL ABANDONED AT SEATTLE CAPTAINS
STORY.
NEW YORK. March 2.-Captain Tbiels, OF
the ship "The Craigs," abandoned at sea,
makes statement in which he says that
after leaving Pensacola harbor he had no.
thing but head winds in the Gulf OF Next
co, so that while running before a heavy
gale February 9Th the vessel shipped q
heavy sea over the stern, breaking the
wheel, washing away the pinnacle, COM
pass, charts. books, instruments. and log
books, and niuring the stores. On the 1lth
they shipped tremendous seas, completely
burying the vessel, washing overheard
seaman, who was lost, and disabling the
capstan. The rudder was wrenched off be-
low the rudder-truDk. The ship became
unmanageab.e, and the crew were worn
out with their labors day and night. On
the odd they sighted a steamer, hoisted
signal OF distress, and the crew were with
difficulty taken off.
" Shepherd" Cowley Paying the Pen
atty.
New YORK, March g." Rev." Edward
Cowley, convicted OF abusing children, was
to- day transferred from the Tombs TO
Blackwelps Island to serve his sentence.