The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-12

,n,sery and squalor, and scenes calculated
=, s,rszs thc blood OF the strongest man,
emf al from the eompanionship Of all but
hcr Sespcrate brothers aud hali-idiotic
father. the poor young creature made
M complaint, but bore her burden
with a bravery worthy much bet
Tor cause. The child could not get
material with which 10 mend her own
clothing, to say nothing OF her fathers, ana
Therefore the old man went about alfred
In RAGS that would scarcely hold To-
vcther. At length drcss-maker ID the
nelghboring town proposed TO adopt her
AZ an apprentice and companion, promising
10 send her 90 school, aud the old man re-
Iuctantly consented. She had not been
zone lone. however, before hcrcquired her
70 rct,rn 10 him. This conduct OF the old
MON was resented by his elder son, who
sent his sister again TO the dress-maker.
The latter. however, refused 10 receive
her unless with legal agreement when
would empower her to keep her, even
against the demand Of the father.
cowARDIY SLAUGHTER.
On the evening OF the tragedy jim told
his father 70 go with him into the parlor, as
he desired 30 transact some business WIN
him. The General got up, and, witn lhe
( aid az his cane, hobbled 20 the parlor door.
There his son read the following 10 MS
I father and asked him 10 sign II:
al ocree 10 let Miss Ada Nj. Cady have
my daughter Ada to adopt as her own
child"
/ TO back out Of the parlor-door INTO Iile nan;
Jamcs seized him by the coat and pulled
. Al .at.lAs evidence
fbc coroner's inquest That Jim said to bis
father that II be did not sign the agree
mont he would kill him. This vas teSti-
fed Inv one Mrs. Mary j. Schick, q neigh
bor who had gone to the house TO milk
cow. the housekecper before mentioned
having left and no other woman having
been found who would live with the
Weirs. Mrs. Schick was in the house
and heard James read the paper; also the
4 threat 20 kill the old man and a scuille that
1 followed. She feared TO remain longer,
and went 10 the stable in the rear OF the
bouse. She heard blows until she got to
fine cate. quite distance from the house
/ She heard the old gentleman grooming, and
heard Ada Weir pleading with her brother
10 quit. Jim murdered his father. Little
Ada had followed the General and her
brother TO the parlOr. and saw n por-
tion of the hoirifying deed. Mrs. Schick
went back to the house, and James Neir,
.Jr.. came out on the porch and told her
what he had done. lie told hel that he
had hit him with his fist, but did not
think he had hurt him very bad. His hand
was all covered with blood. lie then went
bnck in the room, and came out in Few
minutes and said he thought lie had done
something dreadful, or words 10 that effect (;
said he didn't know what made him do ii (;
didn't want TO hurt him, and that he was
very sorry for what he had done.
When Jim realized what he had done he
became stricken with rcmorSe and sent for
assistance. Ncighbors and physicians
came. and Jim had the bloody and almost
Iifeless body OF his father placed on the
bed occupied by the old General and his
daughter. He afterward had him carried
upstairs and LAID in his (Jim's) bed. The
son then exerted himself several hours to
bring his father back TO life, and begged
his neighbors to help him out Of his trou-
BILE. The cid mans skull was crushed,
and he never spoke after being fclled TO
the floor by his passionate son. The Gene
raj died the next morning at O'Clock.
After being satisfied that his father would
die jim Weir rifled bureau OF all the
money it contained and deliberately walked
out OF the house and escaped. No attempt
was made to stop him, although he was
seen TO leave by several and it was well
known that the old General would die.
Before going Jim took of his Blood-stained
shirt, and, hanging ii up ina closet, put ON
a clean one. lie went away to become a
wanderer and an outcast-in fact, worse
TO be hunted and haunted.