Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-23
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Disstch.l
LyYcuBuRG, June %, 1855.
Yesterday was a memorable day Tor
accidents and tragedies in this vicinity.
Tn Saturday night party Of negroes
had fair near Thomss's Store, about
three miles from Lynchburg OH the Sa-
lem pike. Early in the night two ne
gro men, William Atkins and Peter
Gillian. quarrelled over the question Of
escorting one OF the women home, but
the matter was quoted down for the
time. Sunday morning about 4 o'clock
the fair broke up, and Immediately the
quarrel between the two men was
renewed, and the difficulty eliminated
in Atkins numbering Gillian, whose
head is reported TO have been severed
from the body the weapon used in the
work OF butciyry being large carving
knife groT ~ fine point. Atkins
claims that 10 y Gillian had razor
and interded arg him tAtkms), but
others say il W. a deliberate murder,
advised and albeit oy he woman
about whom the quarrel occurred. A
mob gathered aod threatened to lynch
Atkins, but he capped their vengeance,
and yesterday " - captured by Msgis-
trate Byassee and lodged in the Lynch
burg jail. Campbell county will soon
have hanging, judging from the cir
cumstances as related to your CORE
spondent.
Yesterday afternoon a young man
named James McLemore. book-keeper
for Jacob IL. Franklin 4 Co., was
drowned in the river about half a mile
above the city. He was bathing with
several companions, and got into water
beyond his depth. Being unable to
swim, he was drowned before assistance
could reach hin, and it was several
hours before the body was recovered.
Young McLemore was from New river,
Pulaski county, and was greatly es-
teemed at home and in this city. His
father died several weeks since. and
this second affection is reported to have
greatly Frustrated his mother.
A white woman OF questionable
character. named Matte Ruby, walked
deliberately into the river yesterday
and attempted to drown herself. After
going nearly beyond her depth she cali
ed to female companion on the bank
and coolly delivered some last messages
to her relatives, who reside in Alabama.
and then threw herself forward into the
stream. Meanwhile Policeman John
Seay had been informed Of what was
going on, and, procuring Sklif, he
pOled it out into the river, reaching the
woman Just as she was sinking the
third time. The oillcergrasped her by the
hair and drew her into the boat, thereby
saving her life. The woman vows she
will not live. and threatens TO commit
suicide the first opportunity she gets.
Saturday evening late, man named
James Deaton, manager of brick
yard one mile below Lynchburg, stab
bed a small negro boy in the back. 1t
is reported that the knife-blade pene-
trated the lung and made very serious
wound. The boys name is John
Beverly. Deaton claims that the boy
was assisting his uncle to beat him
| (DcatOn).
Sunday evening a colored woman was
placed on the Norfolk ard Western
train at Six-mile bridge, to be brought
to Lynchburg for medical treatment.
She died Just a the train reached the
city.
A col0red woman. the wife of 9
WORTHY negro man in the employ Of the
city, dropped dead Sunday morning
near the Methodist cemetery.
Mrs. Mccarthy, wife Of an IriShmar
in the employment of the city, dropped
dead at her home on College Hill thi,
morning.
Three persons had its on the street;
Sunday, and two of them sustained very
painful injuries from falling with force
on the hard stone tagging. These ar,
some of the tragedies and accidents that
| call to mind there may be more, but
/ thin < have them all.
BEAUMONT.