The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-20


Accused; Sketch OF His Career in Motto
way, on the Railroad, and in Richmond.
Mrs. Walker, widow Of the unfortunate
gentleman who was killed near the Chefni-
cal Works Thursday night, with her little
son, sailed from Richmond for New York
on the Old Dominion steamship Guyan-
dotte Sunday. The same ship carried the
remains OF the murdered man. The little
family had been united here in Richmond
but two weeks, when the knife OF the as
sassin brought Mr.. Walkers life to an end,
made the wife widow, and the son father
less.
PEEP AT A PILLOW.
Mention has already been made OF the
fact that on the last evening he spent at
home Mr.. Walker was in the most jubiiant
spirits. and that he romped and played
with his wife and son in joyous mood.
When he left he said he would 60 to the
works, see that all was right, and soon re-
turn: but it seems that instead OF going
direct TO the works, which were only 800
yards from his residence OH the east slope
OF Libby Hill, he went up town and stop
ped in one saloon, il not more. He went
TO the works about II, and was killed in
less than half an hour afterwards.
After he discharged George Boiling it
seems likely that lie resolved to stay all
night at the works. 1t now appears that
his devoted wife, filed with apprehension,
the cause whereof she could not divine,
some time after II left her house and went
around to the works and peeped in through
the ollice-window.
She saw that her husband had put pill
low upon the lounge, and therefore con-
cluded that his duties demanded that he
should remain there all night, and she went
home better satisfied.
A MYSTERY.
why Walker went out into the street at
all is mystery, unless after fixing the pill
low on the lounge he concluded to step
around home and tell his wife he would
have to be at the works'all night. II so, he
was intercepted by George Boiling, and
the alteration was brought on, followed by
Walkers death and Bolling's flight.
Until the contrary is shown in court OF
Justice, the public VIII be justified in be-
lieying that this was a cruel, cold-blooded
murder by lying in wait.
Mr.. Walker may have been a little
drinky and little rough in words, but he
had had trouble with Boiling before, and
when on this occasion he found out that
his express and important orders had been
disobeyed he made no motion to strike
Boiling, but contented himself with dis
charging him and making him leave the
building. Boiling LEFT leisurely. He
changed his pants, washed his lace and
hands, got his coat from the boy Walter,
and then went out. re went out. but he
did moi 90 off. lie waited outside until
Walker came out upon the street, and
then embroiled him in Il quarrel, stabbed
him, and fed.
RATTLE OF MACHINERY.
The two boys in the works-one white,
the other colored-on account OF the noise
OF the machinery were not able to hear bis
outcry, il any he made. III deceased had
known how badly he was wounded-that
is, that an artery had been cut-he would
have returned to the works, from which
he was probably not distant thirty steps,
instead OF going to the retort-house OF
the gas-works, some one hundred and fifty
yards distant. He wanted to get help TO
arrest Boiling, and for that reason pre-
ferred to turn towards the gas-works.
Alas he never could utter word after
he reached the gas-works; valuable time
was lost, Boiling escaped, and is still at
large.
III there is any clue to his whereabouts it
is secret in the breasts OF few.
WHO THE MURDERER IS.
The murderer is named George Boiling.
He was born a slave OF the well-known
family OF Boiling in Nottoway county, and
from them takes his name. His mother
now lives at DR.. Werner's, four miles from
Burkcville. and he has four sisters, all OF
whom reside in that neighborhood. When
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany commenced the construction OF the
Peninsula division, George and his brother
Robert, younger than himself, came here
TO work on the road, and they Joined the
working force four miles below Richmond
and went on with it down to the Chcka-
hominy.
FRIENDS AND RELATIVES.
After that time George and Robert were
employed rs deck-hands on the Ariel, run
ming between Richmond and Norfolk.
Robert has been lately employed rs stable
boy for citizen OF Rockets, and is repre-
sented TO be a kind-hearted, harmless
Young man. The fugitive, George, was
intimate with a colored woman named
Fannie Crunp, and Ii any one here knows
his whereabouts she IS chat person. He
has an uncle named Dennis Rowe, who runs
on n Danyile railroad freght-train rs
brakeman or in some other capacity. He
is acquainted with all the stevedores and
colored hands about the steamers and
tugs, and, If his inclination led him,
could with their aid have escaped
down the river. Or, knowing the Pc
nlnsula country pretty well, he could
have gone off on foot in that direction. Or.
il he wished TO fly to the shelter OF the
home OF mother or sister, he would have
taken the Danville cars, or ii too shrewd to
take the cars, gone towards Burkeyille on
foot.
IsHE IN RICHMOND?
A safer plan than any OF these perhaps
would have been for him TO stay here in
Richmond, where there are hundreds OF
negro-huts in which he might find shelter
and security until the hunt is over. 1t is
true that he was last seen gong down
Williamsburg avenue, but he could easily
have turned into Main street below the
gas-works and made his way back into the
city.
Nothing is certain about his whereabouts
except this: that he Is not in the city Jail
awaiting trial, as he ought to be. No one
wishes 10 condemn him in advance, but to
have fair tIial he must be caught first The
$50 reward of the Mayor will hardly cause
any one to exert himself overmuch. and II
it is to the interest of the people that mur-
der should be punished, then that sum
ought to be increased, II not by the Cover
nor, then by the Mayor or somebody.
KNOWN by CUT.