The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-12
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.,r.s-rn EXPRESS pOBBkRN-Ihh VIC
u hIs MESSENGER UNMAskED-- ADD
LAM ssuoop TO THE CRIME OF 1HEFT--
ING I.,A"',s,,r,sv--sIE ETCHING, &c., &C.
lNOhNv I'.o,,ce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
lcoFTcs'''" JANUARY n, 1888.
scnsation prevails here to-day
Quuo sncnnccment Of an attempted rob
81 w ~ M, me Adams Express Company ~ .
~ a % or named james Paxton, running
PeSsens' ivnchburg and some point west
Eiwctn ., Si Publications arc made IN
hnon Nrs This morning, but owing to
Pc lap,,n, made 10 keep the affair
be Mnn' rnhlic the facts are not
rom .oS accurately related. IT seems
ply suu The east-bound train reached
bat VIM" saycr,l DAYS ago the local agent
knoNNh" "a recent TO Paxton rs usual
Pere gaNe - .'sctare>. and without suspect
,hc la,ter's contemplated Nlllmny, ulu
c ci's the precantlon OF counting .ne
~, yvs q, packages delivered over 10 nun.
IT. LIZ ne reached the office after the delar-
men ." ne train II was discovered that
70 o. ~, 81. 900 In gold was missing,
eO, ,,had been recciptcd for, the local
o - "a course held responsible Tor
y. wa '..,oarance. The agent protested TO
GisHpl "a the knoxville Office that
inasss,,is mol have been delivered 70
Dag Icroming satisfied that such was
y, a"" ,be manager telegraphed here to
~ the car searched, and dispatched
'ccdycs 10 shadow Paxton. Meantime
vton having a clear receipt for the bag
Ia sct 10 thinking rs TO how he might
nes1 II. and he only solved the question
lac,orily when nearing Lynchburg.
4 Tho t,ain passed through the tunnel
ahoye this city the messenger threw
bap oni, carefully noting the spot
4 ore Il fell. with the idea OF securing his
Kinder AZ some later day, well knowing
/, Il was safe from search in the dark re-
~ the tunnel. OF course the search
the car proved futile, and Paxton was
lcred back 10 Knoxville for an inter-
&w. lie returned Immediately, and de-
III point-blank that he had any know
20 of the missing bag, further than that
4 lad delivered il TO the local agent and
a receipt for il. which he exhibited.
receipt was genuine, and Paxton
by that relieved from responsibility,
not from suspicion; so when he OBJ
he'd permission TO return to Lynchburg
pr some clothing be was shadowed by q
II ctiye. Discovering this fact, the rascal
IN the fatal mistake OF confding his
xet TO a negro man in the employment
he express company here, whom he
ged TO get the bag and keep il until he
Ma call for it. promising to reward hlm
H. services. Instead OF doing rs direct
L. negro reported the circumstance TO
ger Twvman, who proceeded to the
witbBlhe darby, and found bag
ld. A telegram stating this fact was
Immediately to Knoxville and reached
ust as Paxton was engaged in writing
statement protesting his innocence.
s discharged at once, and il is re-
here this morning that he has been
|. and will be tried for his crime.
made full confession.
table on the premises OF r. l.. Wal
So. at the head OF Main street, was
destroyed by fire last night. Mr..
his horse was rescued from the
~ building with some difficulty.
legendary origin.
Sacco factory Of Hancock Il Bro
set on fire yesterday morning
r w Mas made in time TO arrest
Ind extinguish them before any
"A. sdainage had been done. Nc
<CRCs perpetratorS OF the crime in
4 que Ncc.
I bis. 5 excellent sleighing here all
-. and the merry music Of the
III. At ctnSe until after midnight.
PE 26noH Tuesday was the heaviest
~ Hi1lltd this section for years. 1t
n xc9uInrs ''blizzard," and created
s<c6d dj3c omfturc.
111ue} VI. McCorkle, prominent
81 this city, was united in mar
<efay TO Miss Sale, daughter of
II BEDFORD county. The bridal
me on an extended tour North.
NJ dcn G.. Clay, whose illness has
eed in this correspondence, is
Wing, and Ills not believed that
&Udtst stewards Of the Lynch
6&&re In session to-day at Court
4{7st Episcopal church.