The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-28

FENIAN SUSPECTS MURDER 4 DETECTIVE
THEFATS OF VIOLENCE.

FENIAN SUSPECTS MURDER = DETECTIVE
THREATS OF VIOLENCE.
DrBI1<. November 2G.-Ea.twood and
Cox and another detective were together
on special duty In the nei-hDorhood Of
~ackville street, watching q party Of men
suspected If being Fenians. on Saturday
tirht. -Four shot, were fired, one Of them
w6mdiny Cox. Eastwood pursued the
mn who fired the revolver and shot HIM
I'M the bead The man i not expected TO
recover. Cox was shot in tho base 81 the
skull and died instantly. Cox Wa thirty
wears old. He assassin, name j. Christie
pber DowHng. 4 third man Of the party
+. also I'm custody. i j. stated that
o-c ~ tho detectives was previous
" warned that II he left the. po-
lice Office he would DE shot. CoN's g.
,s-.iu ha, six lulIct-Wouuds. Do"ln-. or
Dolsn. the murderer II Detective COX, j.
n rr,..frter. Oue II The two other men
arrested la~t mint !, named DcNne. lie
wa, released from prison only a j."
months ago. after having served term ol
tvo vcar- for urgAIy. The detective,
had been on duty I'D The evening. Al
about half-past 40 O'Clock they noliced
thirty Ill, pic.ou--loo King persons Withdraw
from crowd on tie opposite 'ide walk
leaving the party oi ten with whom TIE
d.+ecfi,4s had tho encounter. HE
0+,;.,rs crossed the street, and Cox
aruroached Doln. whom ne suspected
~ hsyin. arms in hi possession
A. The detectives neared the group
d tnan shouted. Vow TIRE. ana Do1ah
immediately discharged his revolver one
nj tho party fred twice At Eastwood one
of the bullet, penetrating the latter h.N'
Deyine knocked Eastwood down ana was
about 10 draw revolver 10 shoot the dt-
,ectiye when hc was seized by consla"le
on one side and by a soldier on the o'he4;
The soldier drew his sword-hayonet ana
tfid II acro., Deyine'> throat, threatening
- lin him instantly il he moved. AVolce
:, the crowd shouted, "Shoot the sol-
der The police caused the crowd 10
tes,, hack until Cox and the prisoners
,rere carried away. DOlan i not expected
~ live He saws he and the party ne was
with are ali good men, and he does not care
The nolice at , o'clock this morning
,,rote into the house Of William W oou-
vard. an organ-builder, on Ounce StI.c''
and arrested him on the charge OF Deihs
NEEDED with the murder OF DeteciNe
- woodward has been imprisoned I'M
der the coercion act on suspicion OF Del ll,
concerned in the murder Of the ihloi'N''
4 mob followed the cab in when ., IN, ,n'
d,iectiye. were conveying Cox 10 me no .
pita. and fearing an attack the oincfrs ANY V
lcnfed their reyolyers out Of the WINDOW
Of the cab. ,..4 Nolan will
recover. The police nave arrested ra .l!',S
NAN. a tailor. on suspicion OF beions'"-
- D 1rI November ~ T: III l W.
,oare nersons were arrested this aiteTn .'i
- connection with the. murder OF pe'eo'
, - COX. Dowlan. or Dolan, Is proSFrls =,
to- fayor,bly. In the Police Court lo-l.!
49,, 80 men DeIIne, Wood, and Ryan were AT u
,-' and charged with the mHruSr 20 %
~ az Detective Eastwood ideniihea p ,'e
10y 10y Ia, ws. not sure about the other TWO
Tie prIsoners were rcmanded. h..
Ala meeting OF the corporation - ~ y
luton wa passed, on motion Oh mi. -
n,.ycr GRAY. NJ. p, recording the ho'i"
!, he corporation at the outrage