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

bers; in the House IL; total number Of
colored members, 13.
Tho Ninth District.
WYTHEyILIE, November Wythc
county gives the Coalition ticket majority
OF 1jG. Savers (Readjuster) is reelected by
145 majority. Newberry's majority over
Williams, 1872.
Carroll county gives the Democratic
ticket $3.50 majority. Dalton DemocraD is
reelected by 80 minority.
Grayson county: Coalition ticket, III
majority. Vaughn (Readjuster) is elected
to the House by about 700.
Smyth AGO majority for the Coalition
ticket. Henaker is elected to the House
from this and Bland county.
Tazewell gives Coalition ticket between
800 and 400. Witten Readiuster) re-
elected.
Bland gives Coalition ticket 4O5 ma
jority. and about same for Newberry over
Williams. Newberry is elected to the Sem
ate.
Giles gives for the Democratic ticket ia
majority.
Lybrook DemOcrat) is elected from Giles
and Pulaski by good majority.
Scott county: Six precincts give the CO.
alition ticket about 700 majority.
Russell gives the Coalitionists about 600
majority.
This Ninth district has gone for the CO.
alition ticket by at least 5000.
IThe above telegram was received at a
late hour last night, long after the list OF
members and tables above were in type.l
TIE HISTORY or A WATCH. Yesterday
i'm the Police Court John Matthews, a col
Ored man, was alraigned on the charge OF
stealing a gold watch, the property OF the
estate OF +. Klevesahl, deceased. In city
the size Of Richmond crimes Of this char
acter are unfortunately OF frequent occur
renee, and under ordinary circumstances
would excite little or 10 comment. This
case. however, has history which makes
IL one OF the most novel and interesting
which has been brought to the notice OF
the courts for long time. The facts are
i'm substance as follows: In August, 1872,
Matthews was convicted in the Hastings
Court Oh a charge OF breaking into the
house Of L. Klevesahl and stealing
therefrom gold watch, and sem
fenced to eight years in the peni-
tentiarv. Before his arrest he put the
watch in tin box and buried IL in the
ruins Of an old building on Tenth street
between Canal and Byrd streets, where 1t
remained until some time last May, when
he was released from imprisonment. He
went TO the spot where he had buried the
watch, and found it just as he had left It,,
and in almost perfect order. He kept 1t in
his possession until wednesday night,
when he was seen by Sergeant Matthews,
OF the First district, trying TO sell it. The
officer. thinking that the watch was far too
valuable TO be honestly in such hands,
took the negro into custody. The man,
without the slightest hesitation, gave
the officer n full history OF how he
came into possession of it, and added
that he thought it was his, 40 he had
already been tried and punished for steal
ing il. This is certainly one way to look at
the case: but whether the law will sustain
him or not remains TO be seen. Since the
robbery was committed Mr.. kleyesahl mas
died. and in court yesterday his widow
who has since married. stated that she
could not positively identify the watch.
THE case was continued until this morning
in order that additional evidence might be
obtained.