The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-12
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
TRIAL OF EIRBY-ARREST OF A COUNTER
FEITER-PERSONAL--A PERFECT FLOOD.
Correspondence Il the Richmond Dispatch.1

TRIAL OF ElRBY-ARREST OF A COUNTER
TEITER-FER>ONAL-A PERFECT FLOOD.
Correspondence Il the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER i. 1852.
The trial Of William Kirby on the charge
q shooting with intent 10 kin stephen
MAKO last -. was concluded in the
County Court on saturday, when the pri-
>0ner was found guilty and sentenced 10
ten Years in the penitentiary. The pri-
soner was defended by Frank Gilmcr. Esq,
and the prosecution was conducted 10y Nj
c.jah Woods. Esq, Commonwealth At
torncy. The history Of the case is sub
s;aDtlly this:
flr. MAYO keeps a store on the side OF the
road leading from Charlottesville TO ScGtts-
vile. ON the night OF the shooting he was
sitting on the porch OF his store about 10
O'Clock, waiting. a. he said, for some one
T. pa~. 10 give him some news from Char
lc,;e,yille. Getting tired Of sitting, he
walked out TO the gate OF the enclosure,
and there saw 4 man leaning on the fence,
Who said he wanted TO purchase goods.
Moyo invited him in, and proceeded TO put
up his order, without immediately rccOgnl-
Zing him. but WAS struck with the fact
That the lit II goods was identical with
one = had filled for William Kirby about u
week before. consisting Of sixteen or sew
en.ecn packages. The last order was for u
quantity 81 moa>sos. and this caused the
old man TO look up from his work, rccOg-
ME hi man. and inquire how he expected
10 talc the goods away, rs he had neither
horse nor WAGON. Kirby made some state
mont with regard 10 IL, and Mayo COM
mcqccG computing the amount ~ the pur-
~, l. tssf. ,fs
shot lin through the head. 1t l. believed
that a deliberate plan had been form
al TO murder the old man and
rob the premises, but the failure TO Kill
him outright and tie rOUSing OF some ne
groc, who lived on the premises defeated
th--ohjcct. and nothing Of value was got
TN. The witnesses for the prisoner, who
tried 10 prove an abb. were very contra
dittory in their statements, and long before
the trial Wa, concluded it seemed TO be ap-
parent that Kirby was HE man who com
united tie deed, and the jury was but ~
teen minutes bringing in their verdict. An
appeal was taken - the Circuit Court
which sits in October.
4 United States detective arrived here
or Saturday night with prisoner named
Line. whom he had arrested in Madison
county on the charge Of cOtlntcrfeiunS
United states currency. He projected 10
Washington with his charge on sunday
morning.
Hey. J. c. Davidson, OF Lynchburg,
preached two able sermons in the Bapli>t
church Yesterday. His style is very much
OF the Sturgeon order, and Is very effective
The hardest rain we have bad Tor years
icll continuously for twelve hours mere iaSt
ni.ht. The cutters were swelled 10 over
flowing, and in that portion OF The town
where the water has 10 pass through 70 ths
railroad culvert the houses were inunualeu
e, 20 the lower floors. and The people had
10 move into the upper stories; gardens
were washed away. and destruction was
pretty general. This occurs in this section
very frequently. and the reason Is that 'Ile
railroad, which makes an empahkihehl
here twenty feet high, has not Il
culyert sufficiently large to carry OIL tne
water which collects from haI-hiiie
watershed. II Is the intention OF the
owners OF property TO bring an acliVh
against the corporation OF Charlottesvil'e
rs the only means Of remedying THIS crying
evil. The rain still continues, and the man
train from Richmond, due here at ll:4o'
ha, been obliged TO 20 around by orange
Courthouse in consequence OF fears ior lie
-aiety Of the bridge at the Woollen NILS.
DUP.