The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-12
CAPTAIN HATCHER DEAD.
Declares that He Drew No
Weapon.
Mayor Johnston Arrested Charged with Muir
der, But Bailed for fits Appearance for Ex-
Animation
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l

| Especial telegram 10 the Dispatch.l
DAsvILLE, Va, September 11.-Jehn f
Hatcher, late chief OF police. who was sho
by j. II. Johnston, Mayor OF this city, Sat
urday evening, died this morning at thirty
minutes after o'clock. He was conscious
and composed to within few moments be
fore he breathed his last.
About thirty minutes before he died h,
! offered prayer for himself and family. Hi,
little boy, about FIVE years old, climbed
upon his bed, and Captain Hatcher kissed
him and said, cit is hard to leave my little
boy"
After II became known that
HE WAS DEAD
people flOckcd to his house and offered con-
ISOLATION and assistance, and in a short time
a handsome sum was raised by subscription
Tor his burial expenses.
The funeral has been appointed for TO-
morrow.
Saturday evening, when it was supposed
that he could live only an hour or two. a
notary public was called in to take down
Ills ASTE-NORTEM STATEMENT.
That statement is substantially this
81 am shot through tie bowels, and do
rot think / can recover.
GAS ! was going down to the store from
dinner saw John II. Johnston coming on
as il from Lumpkin's stable or from Patton
street. then had my pocket-kniie in my
hand and was picking my teeth with it. /
shut my knife, but held it IN my hand, and
going to Johnston, said TO him: Mr.. John
stOn, this is the first time have seen you
since your publication against me, and |
now demand an apology lie refused to
apologize, and drew his pistol and shot me
down. When he drew his pistol | struck
at him, but did not strike him.. No one
was near at the time. did not speak to
him afterwards. had q pistol in my vest
pocket. but did not draw it, and did not
motion 70 draw it, and did not think OF it
at al.
"This statement / make under the cX-
pectatiOn OF death from the wound have
received at the hands OF John III. John
ston.'
An INQUEST
was held on the body this morning under
Alderman Robinson, acting as coroner, and
the verdict OF the jury was "that John +.
Hatcher came to his death by grnshot
wound inflicted by John II. Johnston"
Johnston was then arrested for murder.
When the ease OF Johnston, who had
been arrested Saturday evening for the ma
lcious shooting OF Hatcher and had been
balcd ill 3o'clock this evening, was called,
Johnston appeared in court and that war-
rant was dismissed.
He was then called TO appear under the
charge Of numbering Hatcher, and appli-
cation was made for bail, but the proSecu-
ton were not ready for the examination,
but opposed the motion. No testimony
was heard on this motion, but
THE COURT ALLOWED BAIL,
basing it, action on the testimony rendered
Saturday evening and that given in before
the coroncr's jury to-day.
The amount or the bail-bond IS 1900.
The time set for deciding whether the case
shall be sent on to the grand jury is to-
morrow morning. Major Sutherlin and
Mr. y. c. Motley are the securities.
On the bench were W. II. Jones Color
ed, W. II. Luck, and ". 7. Robinson.
Johnston's counsel are Messrs. Green Is
Miller, Poatross Il Harris, and Blackwell X
MIR. Thomas IIamlln, attor-
ncy for the Commonwealth, will be assist
cd by Berkeley < Harrison and Withcrs 4
y 1rl-.Inln