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

pRI,TiI. MURDER IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY;
A NEGRO KILLS A WOMAN AND THEN ES-
CApES: ALL FOR TWENTY-FIVE CENTS;
DESCRIPTION OF TIE NORTHUMBERLAND
OF A POPULAR YOUNG MAN-C0TT0N En-
ROuTE-OLD MURDER-CASE IN COURT.
| (Correspondence of the Richmond DisDatch.l
OCTOBER Q, 1882.
A brutal murder occurred at Bermuda
Hundred. in Chesterfield county, Saturday
night. the victim being n colored woman
named Agnes wilkins, and the murderer
her paramour, Phil. Walker. 1t is alleged
that the parties quarrelled at the house
OF the woman about the trivial mat
ter OF twenty-five cents, belonging
TO Walker, which she had spent during the
day. In fit OF passion Walker drew a
sharp bowic-knife and stabbed the woman,
who was sitting in q chair, inllicting ter
rible cash across the lower part OF the alb
domen, through which the bowels fell out.
Ii was not known for some hours by whom
the assault was committed, rs the woman
refused to tell who stabbed her, and ii was
moi until she was convinced OF her early APP
preaching death that she made known the
name OF her aS>ailant. She then, ut late
hour OF the night. declared that she was stab
bed by Phil. Walker, and told as best she
could the circumstances OF the assault, and
the cause OF it, as above stated. Dr. Riyes,
OF the county. was called to attend the w0-
man. but several hours elapsed before he
could get there, and her condition was
such he could do nothing for her. She
died early yesterday morning.
\ party OF colored citizens OF the neigh
borhood went yesterday in pursuit Of the
murderer, who had left his home during
the night. They got sight OF him once.
and chased him for some distance, but he
made his escape through the fields aud
woods. It's reported that he wa, seen last
night at Chester, but it is not known in
what direction he went.
Phil. Walker has mother and sisters
living in Petersburg, and it is not imprOba-
bic that he may come here, or possibly Sc
crete himself in Richmond. He is about
twenty-five years Of age, OF gingerbread
color, and has Scarup his upper lip and
on one OF his ears. The affair has caused
much feeling and indignation in the Ber-
muda Hundred ncighborhood, particularly
among the colOred people, because OF the
unprOvokcd and brutal character Of the
deed, and they are extremely anxious that
he should be caught and receive summary
justice.
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citizen OF Grecnsville county. residing
near Belfield. died Saturday evening OF the
disease prevailing in that section to some
extent known AS yellow-chills." He had
| been sick but few days. Several deaths
have occurred from this disease in counties
in that section. deceased was well known
in Richmond, and was member OF the
Bachelors Fishing Club
New cotton, received ria the Richmond
and DanVille railroad at the Junction, is
passing through this city in very large
quantities on the Norfolk and Western
railroad for shipment abroad ut Norfolk.
This cotton is OF the new crop, and comes
from North and South Carolina. Extra
| trains are required TO transport IT,
! The Circuit Court Of Brunswick county.
at the approaching term. will have before
! it the cases Of Littlcton and Oliver IIatchett
! (colored), father and son, who are charged
with the murder OF Moses Young. two
years ago, by the administration Of poison
| in whi>key. These cases have in one way
or another been in court for about eighteen
months. Ltteton IIatchett, after several
other parties had been tried and acquitted,
! including the wife OF the deceased. was
convicted a year ago last spring and SEN
/ fenced TO be hung in the following June.
! The Supreme Court stayed the execution
OF the sentence by a SuperSedeaS, and finally
remandcd the ease for new trial on the
ground that the evidence on which he had
/ been convicted was insufficient. The son
Oliver was convicted at a subsequent term
OF the court, and his case is now before the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Thomas II. Steward, who was killed
Saturday afternoon on the Petersburg rail-
road near Bclticld, was about siXty-seven
years Of age. He was for 4 great many
years a wel-known miller OF this city, but
latterly his mind became very much I'M
balanced. II is reported OF him that he
had walked out to Belficld to look after a
mill in that section about which he had
heard or read something. Ills funeral
took place yesterday afternoon.
RORIN ADATp