The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03

NAneu 10 These suspicious cireutnssec.o.
ana accordingly warrants were ,,roc,,r,I
bses. fS~'A oohs'a-
FLIGHT or jim RHODES.
As the posse, headed by Mr.. Walter NJ.
sey, was approaching the house Jim pbodo,
ned TO The woods, Mr.. Massey firinr mr.,
i'iih Intellectually. Another posse. in which
was Detective Wren. went 10 the bouse
ana arrested Mrs. Rhodes and LEROY.
TELL-TALE PROOFS.
Al the house of Mrs. Rhodes, in the Flat.
woods was found a shirt, pair ~ sbocs
ana q pair OF pants, all marked with blood
Aiter arrest Leroy admitted thu, the mo.
neY he was spending in Charloftesviue
SAZ) had been given him by Jim to pu-.
chase clothing. The expenditure of that
money furnished The first clue 70 the ner.
pelrator Of the crime.
On the night OF the 9th jim Rhodes w.s
seen on Mr.. John Aliens place. On the
morning Of the 10th he got breakfgs, a,
Nei Woods "a colored mani house. on Mr.
:. J. Harris place. and offered Wood five
dollars 10 box him up and carry him across
James river, and ship him TO Newpor,
Tenn.
ESCAPE PROM TIE STATE.
jim Rhodes, il seems, had long borne
bad character. and four or five Years ago he
made an attempt. and nearly succeeded. in
killing bis mothers and grandmother.
families 10y poisoning the spring from
which they used water. He ran away 70
escape punishment, and only returned the
night before the murder; hence was
known TO few people in the county.
Notwithstanding the whole county was
up IN arms against him, and liberal re-
wards for his capture were offered. he.
after few days concealment in the woods.
went over 70 Red Hill station. on the Mid
land road, and boarded Z south-bound
freight train and made good hi, escape from
the State.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The following additional particulars are
from the last issue Of the Charlottesville
Chronicle:
jim Rhodes sister Fannie and a little
brother named Charley were held in Gus
todv for several days Is witnesses. The
latter stated that be had seen Lee and jim
dividing money on the night Of the mur-
der. after which they burnt the pocket
book. Thi, little boy and his sister are
still in this county.
The mot t..r Won't n r.r,,.J.r,,-,.
shortly after her discharge from Jail. and a
few months afterwards died, making no
confession.
TUE ARREST.
Rhodes was arrested on Monday the 18th
ultimo In q har-Ioom In Newport. Cooke
county. Tenn, Dy \. J. Wi'liford. q.
deputy sheriff Of that county. lie made
no resistance. aud was Guarded by MI
WiuIord @; the jail until night. when Mr..
Bower. % former sheriff # the county. wa,
called in o. assist hun. The two officers
searched their prisoner and found an
northumberland loaded revolver con-
cealed In q sheath in BIZ hoo;-les.
Rhode said t. Wii'uord when the dis
c9very was made. d" ! have treated you well
today. p J could al ANY time have taken
Your good eye" lie offered $3.50 70 be
released: which amount. be said, was hid
where no one knew = il but Himself. and
That be would take them ~ the -pot. This
statement the officers did not credit. be-
lieyiug that his object was 70 get them ont
in the country. where he perhaps had
friend. or confederates.
III ARRIVAL AT NEWPORT.
Rhodes reached Newport on the 10TH day
NJ March. lust nine day. after the p,rpc-
tration Of the murder. Newport was The
point 70 which he directed himself 10 bee
,hipped lv expires, when NE applied 20
IN, colored man. named Nil Wood, 10 box
him ND q dav OF 50 after the crime VA,
committed. This fact Wa, communicated
10 lib, sheriff and other person, al New
MORT. and they were consequently on the
lookout for the fugitive.
When be made his appearance IN the
place on the 10th Of March hc was al once
+ .u.rec.ed. and would have been arrested
theu but for the positive testimony Of :.
-,ut.eman from the adjoining county OF
SEWER that g. Lad long known Aim as q
citizen II that county.
UfcoGvIZED DY A PHOTOGRAPH.
More recently. however, suspicion fell
unon him o., the party who had ro'oeu
and burnt - storcAou,e ia Cooke county y,
a. he ha6 been about Newport for several
f Uaek, ,pendin. money lavl>hlT. Ilis Ie-
,-i,.d the suspicion that De might hr Inc
,,,,r5arrr Of the Massic-. especially u he
an.vyered 80 we'll The description oi Rhodes
md Niuford determined 10 make the A.
~a.f A telegram va, immediate! sem ~
tbD sheriff Of Albemale inquirlng whether
Inn Phodc, was still al large. ana pholo'
rr.,ul wa, sent 10y mail. The picture wa,
rrrdrnized. and, when informed OF tha'
fact. WiWord and BOYER al once >laIV''
Win their prisoner for Virginia.
SHORT HONEYMOON.
pbodes was married about month ag'
o. moor but respectable woman named
nov living about sixteen miles from Ne"
port. - .l,o name q
1vilrom Allen. and claimed 10 be ron
RucLin cham county, Va, where, he Saiu' ~
I'D recently been 10 settle up an eS!A1'
and had sold a farm. for which ne hau ir
ceived The money. He declined hoNo'ci
80 name any persons in Buckingham ~
~ i,r' with him or his real estate.
rurdered His wife and Daughter
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