Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-10-06

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to use chemicals to get The varnish out
This gave his hair and beard their natural
color and brought him still nearer to the
printed descriptions. A store h0uss was
burned In Cooke county. and this fact,
with the lavish expendituso OF money by
Rhodes. drew attention to him and to his
resemblance to the Massey murderer
Deputy Sheriff, Wil!iferd. telegraphed to
Charlottesville to know IL Rhodes was
still at large, and being answered in the
affirmative, arrested him in bar room ct
Newport. Rhodes, with perfect self-pos-
session denied his identity. said he was
from Buckingham county, Va, had set
tied up al estate There lately, and had ST..
300. This money he said, he had hid near
mill in Sewer county, and that II he,
Williford, would let him 90 free he would
take him to the spot and give it to him.
His entreaties were without avail. That
night he was closely searched and re.
volver was found in his boOt-leg. He was
brought to charlottesville. where he arrived
on Friday night, tho ed of September.
about twilight, was placed in hack and
LANDkD IN THE:CHARLorTEsvILL JAIL.
1t would appear that Rhodes, who il q con.
vict of experience and ucrve. and VIII, has
spent years 10 fighting the law. adopted ut
ones the theory Of mistaken Identity
While at other times he was t2lkstive and
jolly with the prison guard, yst when any
one from outside came to zee him (ns he
thought to identify himl his exhibition OF
nerve and control OF Ills cOuntenanco ex-
cited the wonder Of those who saw him.-
His brother ''Les' LEROY who was in An
I upper cell was brought down to identity him.
| Neither OF tho brothers has n bad face,
| las you will see from their photographs that
send you) and both are finely built men,
nearly six feet high. They regarded each
other for some moments. .jila showing a
countenancs without shadow OF recOgni-
ton in 1t. Leeslo0ked vt him and being
asked If it was bis brother said timidly,
| II can't say that he is, hxvn't seen him
for long time" Jim turned away I'm.
moved. Last Friday his uncle, VIM. Live
ly, went tn see him for the first time. He
had known him all his life. Gu entering
his cell he said: MY boy I'm sorry to see
| you in here" Rhodes, who WAS sitting in
his cell window smoking his pipe ,putfed on,
and did rot In the slightest way indicate
that he knew hisuncle. or had ever seen him.
Another uncle who visited hiH no treat
ed the same way. Both of these relatives
identified him, ay did some Of his COUSINS
who visited him. When the photographer
took his pictures. he asked him to Sign
James Rhodes at the bottom rs proof OF
their .enuineness. when Rhodes laughed
and said, ''That's a nice thing to ask ne
when my name is Allen" When the
=, bloody shoes worn ut the murder. and now
in the possession Of Common wealth's At
| torney Woods, were brought to the Jail and
tried ON him and found to at him xccu-
rately, he showed trife more interest but
was not discomposed. On the last day Of
bis life. however, having some tobacco, he
asked the Jail guard to Give some Of that
to Lee; don't give any OF 1t to that fellow
in the cell with him."
HIS LAST DAT ON EARTH.
1t seems tu havo been we'll understood in
Alb~rmarle, that as soon Us Rhodes lden-
tity was beyond doubt he was 70 be lynch
ed, anu his brother Lee with him. The
fact that the murderer had money con.
cealed and that he was in negotiation
with the able law firms Of Duke d Duke
and Watson i Perkins to defend him,
| only seemed To It eighteen this determina-
| tor. AZ long ago rs Monday week.
| citizen of the cnunty was applied to to
join the party, but declined because the
brother. Sunday afternoon it WAS hotic-
Cd that an unusual number of county
men on horseback appeared IN this streets
OF Charlottesville. though nothing like an
organization appeared. The number was
sufficient, however, tn give quick circula.
| ton to the rumor of lynching. Common
wealth's Attorney, Woods. went to the jail
or and had an interview with him. Short
ly after, two members detailed from the
Monticello Guard were sent down to the
prison fully equipped AS guards. Rhodes,
who had been expecting an attempt to
lynch him. said to the Jail guard. II know
what is going Oil; but il they come here
after me I'll kill many one Of them with
my bed stats before they can get in at my
door," When he went 20 bed that night,
he did not take off his pants. but hung his
hat on one bed post, his coat on another,
and placed his cavalry boots close by the
bod ready to put on. When the sun rose
next morning they were all just as he had
placed them, but their owner was being
brought back to town corpse. 1t is sup
posed that the avengers covsrsd him with
their guns at the window of his cell, OPEN
ing into the Jail yard, which he had not
thought of, but which rendered all resist
| ance useless.
THE LYNCHING.
About / O'Clock Monday morning. from
seventy five to one hundred men, on foot,
and armed with guns, arrived at the jail
| or's house, which is about twenty-five
yards from the Jail. They had With them
cTOWDaIS auu Sie0ge HdmmeIs III Case tu0y
could not get the keys. The jailor seeing
resistance was useless, surrendered the
keys. They went down and entered tho
/ Jail yard. They captured Rhodes instant
" and were going up stairs for his BROTH
or. but yielded to the entreaties of jailor
/ Wright and turned back. All Rhodes said
in the Jail to his csptors, was, according
to the testimony of one of the Jail guards)
to ask them to let him - have fair trial. "
In answer, he was told, "you shall have as
fair trial as you gave the Masseys."
They unfastened ono end of the leg
irons on Rhodes and then hurried him
| half dressed a. no was, and in his stock
| inn fat into tha at rect In the meAntime