The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-28

TUE JONEG-DJNN HOMICIDE; JONEs'S AGE
AND CAREER-TIIE CITY AS a COALING-STA-
TION-THE DEMOCRACY IN GOOD SPIRITS
SCHOOL TROUBLES IN CHESTERFIELD.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
July 81, 1888.
Mr.. WoodsOn Dunn, who died yester-
dav from the effects OF a gun-shOt wound
inflicted by Barnett Jones, was about forty
four years Of age, and was originally from
Surry county. Barnett Jones is about
seycnty-tive years old. He bears his age
well, and does not appear to be so far adj
vanced in life. His career is reported to
have been a varied and checGered one. One
OF his counsel is absent II On the city, and
the probability, therefore, is that the case
will not come to trial in the courts before
October at earliest. 1t is understood that the
Commonwealth attorney will be assisted
in the prosecution by one Of the prominent
members OF the bar Of this city. The case
attracts much interest, because it is the
first murder trial we have had for some
years. IL may be remarked III this cOnnec-
ton that there has been orly one execution
in Petersburg IN the last twenty-five years.
This occurred during the war, in the jail
yard. The person executed was negro,
and bis crime was arson. He was convict
ed OF the crime OF setting fire TO a large
factory building on Perry street, then
known as the North Carolina Hospital. IN
which were many sick soldiers from that
State. There was fortunately no loss OF
life by the fire. There have been several
homicides in our city since the war, but
the sentence OF the guilty parties was i'm
prisonment in the pententiary.
\ good dead Of coal shipped from the
NJ. Df--as. mines l. rosSinO eastward In
Norfolk. Ii is understood that arrange.
ments are being made to substitute this
coal for wood rs fuel for the engines on the
Southside and Norfolk divisions OF the
Norfolk and Western railroad, and that
these arrangements will soon be carried
out To do this, however, the engines will
all have TO Ice altered, and this work will
have 10 he done gradually at the shops here
and at Roanoke 10 avoid Inconvenience
and interruption TO the traffic Of the road.
Petersburg will be made the coaling station
for all OF these engines.
The Democrats Of Petersburg are greatly
pleased with tie platform adopted by the
Lynchburg Convention. They intend to
make a glorious fight on it. With the
debt question settled and out of the cam
yass, many OF the white Readiusters will
come back 10 the ranks and vote with the
Democrats hereafter. The action OF the
Convention is deemed eminently wise and
creditable.
The School Electoral Board Of Chester
field county at their recent meeting dis
placed the district trustees and elected new
ones. The Board is composed Of Judge
James NJ Gregory, COmmonwealth's-At-
torney Beverly Hancock, and County
Superintendent T.. :. Robinson. The first
and last named are Readiusters. The Board
Is the appointing power as regards trustees,
aud they agreed, il is said, that the old
trustees were not legally appointed. In
the Reorganization Democrat was placed
on each OF the district trustee boards. 1t is
understood that the old members have been
advised by the Secretary OF the State Board
OF Education to disregard this action OF the
Electoral Board and TO 90 on dischargng
their duties rs heretofore. II is probable
there will be a contest in the courts TO de-
eide the status OF the respective boards.
ROBIN ADAIR.