The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-08

..r,OrprR'S YXSCCTiON POST
co\'I'' o., pr,yrR MURDER TRlAL-CoVN-
ro\hp- r. ',r 1orrsG-TuE JAIL-rrBLlC
pfb"'' ,....of The Richmond Di'pa'ch.l
lCoU''I'A'' January I. 1850.
,n.1yncse.I ,colorcdl who h stand; wd,1sH con- m
A.t' ~ ne murder of { H. "ailon ~
wee ia.,. and who was sentenced 10 DC
Nsica a. - ,he 9th instant. has been
tAt'u5s" wr,, II error and stay OF SEN
C'o''" mat he will not be executed on
itn,g - ~. counsel have hopes OF get
~, ,s, n''" q Bsayer. the alleged wife.mur,
"I''''5 obo Ia, been twice tried, VIII
t.'.l' 90" ,ried A. the January term OF the
.t ga" Conrt n is presumed. When last
lo'u,; ;,rr returned verdict OF murder
a. ,5e 6r.t degree. but The Judge III coui,
~ ~. Inc mon the law and evidence, desired
~. -'''..'"In.ider5iion at the hands OF The Jury
I'm nnon reconsideration they failed 10
'7t,T,''o bssb.ca some talk that a Judge for
,.'.,, ,eonlA he clcc,cd in time 10 enter
IN ,...', me discharge Of his du1eS on next
ds,-y.z. Monday the 18th instant;
would make specially
'..tt. r,rnfy in order to accomplish this
,', az course here. Us elsewhere. the
.,i., s. IN WHO the coming man viii
licensed. and we can only hope that
t,usybra nan Of stability and possess,
,,.me ,xten, 40 least, the requisite con-
.,'utn.s 81 o county Judge
+, reading ycur leader OF to-day rela-
tfa m the tine at which The judges
.lartly io De elected must cOnStltntlonally
.r,4r uuop tie discharge 81 their duties,
.e ouc,iion presented Itself to my MIND
b., In Ie event % your view being cor
r,.f. would not the case Of Louisa be an
,,cen,iop. i'm that The Office i now vacant
caused bv the death Of that esteemed and
nep,,d Judge. l.. II. Lane. and Is only
L,.nc temporarily filled by Judge Cochran,
81 Albemlrle? You will oblise me by Civ
ing me your opinion on this subject. 1t
strike, me thar II IL be true. as rule. that
rlc Judge, now to be elected cannot be
.o'cd rulil the 1T II next January, that
ir ,bc case II Louisa an exception would
arise m that The Office IS vacant.
speaking Of legislative matters. | am
tniv Glad 10 see that neither our senator or
rerre,en'aiiye is q Jump up" in their re-
,,cctye bodies. This is cOmmcndable. and
though they disagree in good many things,
II /, GOOD that their ideas on this score ap-
par TO run together.
Last wear our county was noted for horrl-
bl. murders. 4 colored man was lodged
60 jail yesterday for attempting to . brain >
q sable brother. II is 10 be hoped that our
territory will be The scene OF less horrible
crime. this year than last, but the 6th-of-
January arrest i a bad start.
William J. GroOme, charged with the
murdcr0i Ellen Coleman (colOredl, and Eliza
jackson (colored), one Of the alleged Walton
Lurlerer>. win be tried at the March term
u our Circuit Court.
our county Jail has now a 14-foot wal
around il, which not only makes it more
secure, but prevents conversation between
,lc prisoner, and friends outside, which
often result, i'm "put-Up tales " for tho
W,ntss-S'and. In the event OF having an
execution here, and since the law now re-
qulles executions to be private, the yard
nclo,ed b. this wall will serve Us a splendid
Place for the erection of gallOws.
Your CORE Iondent spent couple o
lly, in GoTdoAsyille last week. This Is ;
driving little town. With population O
upwards Of fifteen hundred and splendid
back-country trade, live merchants, &c.
t present., q business-like appearance. i
+. incorporated. has Board Of Trade,
brass band, a ncwSy paper, benevolent so
e's,ie,, and, withal, good and sociable PEG
pie.
You will confer a favor on supporter
Il The McCulloch bill by informing then
through your valuable columns in regar
60 Tie failure to meet the first instalment @
interest on The new bonds, and, by figure
whether or not the result would have bee
different from what it is mad the friends 0
~ measure been in the majority in thl
General Assembly. ALEQUIS.