The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-27
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pr>G JURY N TIE o'BEIEN NAIL.RoBBERY
C,>f-FyNFRAL OF COLONEL LtFIwlCH; \
NOVEL INclBENT-pEATH or AN OLD RESI-
prNT-1HE OFFlCES-RAIN AND SNOW
DEATH BY DOWNING IN THE CANAL-THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY EXTRNSION-COLONEL
BoYCE'S TIP OF INVESTIGATION IL COG.
Correspondence. Of the Richmond DspachI
MARCH 20, 1881.
The trial d Nike O'Brien. the youth
CHARGED with mal-robbing, was concluded
Yesterday afternoon in the United States
District Court Judge RiveS pres iding.
The bulk Of the testimony against him was
gwen By two little boys. The jury were
not able 20 agree upOn a verdict and were
discharged oy the judge. There were nine
white and three cOlOred meu on il. and it is
said il stood eight for acqmita aud four for
conviction. In default Of $500 bail O'Brien
w1> reminded TO Jail.
The funeral of Colonel Augustine Left
Vich Il - Paul's church yesterday after
noon attracted large cOncOurse. The SER
vice, were conducted by Rev. T. NJ. Car.
son md the assistant rector. An interesting
i1lure Of the occasion was that the three
.Iviyng sons Of the deceased, MesSrs. l..
e., 4. T., and 4. ii. LeiiwIcb. and his
three >on>-in. law. Captain William King,
Nj. T.. II. Dnlard. and DR.. Wmgdeld OF
Maryland. acted as pall-bearerS. and bore
the body 10 The church and out OF 1t TO the
grave.
william Adams, a wcll.kuOwu resident,
and once prominent IN sporting circles.
died Yesterday after short illness. He had
become very destitute IN hi> latter years.
lie wa, hfty-nine years Of age.
After hard rain, which lasted nearly all
night. a pretty reguIr snow set IN this
morning. which lasted for several hours.
The sun j. now come out.
Intelligence ha, reached here of the death
by drowning yesterday. near COlem1n'>
dam. Of young Mr.. Loui, Hartman, son Of
TIE late Colonel William Hlrmau, who was
Killed at W1yaesboro'. and nephew OF Col.
oud Nike HIrmqu. formerly proprietor Of
the p4cket Inc. Young Human was IN the
scIy &c " tbs line. aud met bi> death ieu-
d-riu- gallant service. II being appre-
herGed jalt the boat was in danger Of being
swept over the falls, be leaped out with a
rope, intending TO swim ashore and secure
the boat. IL became eutaugled in the rope,
and Wa, drawn under and drowned. The
Itm1n> arrived in the city this morning.
TIE meeting Of tie Botrd Of Directors OF
To- 'henandeah-V1lley Railroad Company,
IL gAch The question Of the extension OF
Dc hoe beyond Wayne,bOro' j. 10 be de-
bal1d and probably determined, will be held
al ilager>,Own on the 1t Of April. \
genera meeting Of the stockholders Of the
company Will be held at Luray on the 9Th Of
Ann.
/ heard the other day a curious story
about Colonel Boyct, The vIce-pre,ident
Of The company, which may or may not be
true. Il j. said that some weeks prior 10
lhr sale q the Atlantic, Mississippi and
OAio railroad. in order to satisfy himself in
regard to The condition Of the road and the
character Of the country. he passed over
nearly H. whole length with knapsack
ana on foot. II i sand thai he spent week
ih LYnchOurg IN cOgHito, prosecuting his
inquiries. lie was well known to many If
our c'lz but the s'yle Of his appear
ance prevented bis recognition.
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