The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-22
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
A Colored Man and Woman I'm Hen.
rico County Jail Charged with
Killing the WOman's
Husband.

Charles Lee, young man, and Barbara
Miller, a woman OF about thirty-five-both
colored-have been arrested and lodged in
Uenrico county Jail TO answer the charge
OF killing Daniel Miller, husband Of this
accused woman, and their examination has
been fixed for Monday next.
DEAD on THE RAILROAD TRACK.
wednesday, the 18th, there was publish
ed an account OF the killing OF colored
man that morning by the fast mail on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad, near Hungary station. 1t was
supposed Mt the time that the man was n
tramp who was stealing ride on the
trucks. and that he accidentally fell off and
was run over and killed. The coroner
who viewed the remains OF the man DEEM
ed an inquest unnecessary, and the rnilroad
company had the remains properly buried.
THE woNAY's STORY.
Subsequently Barbara Miller identified a
fragment OF the mans clothing rs piece
Of her husbands vest. she said that her
husband had asked her the night before to
wake him mp at hali-past o'clock in the
morning, as he had job OF work at Mr..
Hillyard's. She went TO sleep and did not
wake up until ten minutes past 3 O'Clock.
Upon finding that she had oversight her.
self she quickly got up and awoke her hus-
hand, who, upon finding it so late, LETT the
house in great haste.
SUSPICION EXCITED.
For several days ruInors were in circula-
ton throughout the neighborhood OF Hun
gary station that Daniel Miller had been
murdered and his dead body placed
on the track by his murderer to make
it appear that he had been killed by the
train. Mr.. J. c. Blackburn, a justice ol
the peace Of Brookland district, determined
to Investigate the matter. Accordingly,
with Constable Solomon, he visited The
house of 4 sister OF Barbara Miller, where
he found Mary Miller, Il daughter OF the
dead man.
Mir. Blackburn questioned the sister, who
said that Daniel and his wife lived very un'
happily together; that they were continu'
ally quarrelling and having rows; but as
to how Daniel came to his death she didn't
know anything about 1t, and referred him
to Mary Miller, the daughter.
TIE DAUGHTERS STATEMENT.
Mary Miller pretended at first that she
didn't know anything, but upon being
closely questioned by Justice Blackburn
admitted that her father and mother fire.
qucntly Quarrelled; that about week
before her fathers death she heard
Charles Lee, in speaking about her father
say: damn him, l intend to kill him
and get him out OF the way" On the
night before her fathers body was found
upon the track, her father had been to
Richmond. Upon his return he found
Lee with his wife. Mary went TO bed and
left her father and Lee quarrelIing, and
when she walked her father WIS gone and
her mother was up, and had washed Lees
clothes and was drying them by the fire.
OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES.
The authorities have other facts in their
possession going to show that they are al
least justified in having their grayest sus'
picions aroused.
Barbara is a ginger-bread-colored wo'
man. and is tall and straight. and quite
comely for one OF her race. Charles Lee
is hardly twenty-one years OF age, and Is
an ordinary country darky.
1t is but just TO these accused to say that
they deny the charge against them, and
expect that an examination will end III
their discharge. At present, it seems thai
the officers have not the necessary evidence
TO convict, if indeed TO hold them for trial.