Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-10
piees of bone, as did DR.. Francis Bacon. OF
this city. when he arrived later.

piecs of bone, rs did DIR. Francis Bacon. OF
this city. when he arrived later.
Coroner Bollman. OF this city. was called
by telephone at midnight. and arrived at
the scene OF the attempted murder at 3
o'clock this morning. DR.. Zinc had about
$500 on his person, part OF which was found
outside the door with his gold watch,
where they had probably been carried by
bis assailant and dropped through fear o!
discovery, and another roll of bills was
fonnd on The dining.room door. This
showed that the assault was not com
mltied Tor The purpose OF robbery.
Footprints leading 10 and from thc
house in tbe direction Of gateway near
the barn, which opened into an adjoining
lot, were discovered. They were made by
hareiOot,d person. Conclusions were
formed as - the guilty person, and the
coioner and sheriff drove 10 the residence
OF Robert Dougherty, who lives on Monto-
wesc street about mile from the Doctors
hOuse. This man was fined on Saturday
by Justice Zinc for drunkenness and an as
sault on him while trying TO separate
DOugherty and Robert Pollock, who were
fighting. Dougherty went to the res
idence OF the Justice and paid the
fines and cOst3 Of the cases. and
since then has been making threats
against him. This led 20 his arrest this
morning. DOugherty was found in bed,
but was brought out, anu impressions
made IN the ro1d by his bare feet were
measured and found to tally with the
prints in the Doctors yard. Saturday
night DCugherty, while in saloon, made
threats against DR.. Zinc. To-day Dough-
erty denies making any threats. He says
he left G.. II. Linsley's saloon at 1890
O'Clock and went directly home. His wife,
before learning Of her husbands statement.
said il was 11:4j O'Clock when he came in.
The saloon-keeper says he closed up about
| 10 O'Clock.
Other persons so far under suspicion are
| Peter Coffee and John Linsky. both OF
whom have received severe penalties from
| Zinc when brought before him for trial.
| This forenoon Coroner Bollman and She.
riff Netileton went TO Stony Greek in
| search OF Coffee, but he was not arrested
Last night the Justice fined Linsky for
some offence. When DR.. Zinc left the
courtroom the spectators loudly hlssed
| him. For some time among the dis0rderly
class feeling OF bitterness against Or.
! Zinc has been growing, and his friends
| feared that some harm might befall him,
! but no one ever believed that such a cold
blooded attempt at murder would be made.
| Dougherty is held under surveillance.
| Walter ii. Zinc, the victim Of the assault,
| is physician well known here and in
noiehboiing towns, and had had an extern
sive prdctiec. lie has large circle Of
friends and good many enemies. lie has
| been elected to quite number OF town
offices. and at the present time is trial
justice and the acting school-yisitor OF the
town. lie bss been in the town but six or
seven Years, having come from Newtown,
| Long Island. He was graduated from a
! German medical college. He has wife
and two children. A reward for the detec-
ton Of the assassin will be offered by the
| town at once.