Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-25
4 MURDERER ESCAPES
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PETERSBURG. VA. June ~.
Telegraphic information received here
today Is 90 the effect that n success
ml ial.dcli,ery was accomplished IN
Greens,ille county last night.
The county jail il v Beii'eld, and
among the prisoners was Henry Moore
negro, under sentence Of death Tor
the murder Of Littleton Stewart also
coloTed. Moore wss convicted at the
late term Of the Circuit Court oil the
county. The date Of Mocre'> cxecu-
ton had been fixed for Friday July
Sd. . Last night he made his escape =
burning a hole through the floor Of the
cell in which he was confined. u had
been suspected that he intended Ia make
an effort Of this kind, and the floor had
in consequence been lined with zinc
Moore managed by sheer physical
strength 90 tear the enc from tae ii0or
and 20 star; a fire sufficient intense
TO burn through the planking. His
escape was rot discovered until this
morning. when the county officials at
once started posss in search %: ann.
Mcoro had. hsprs:s, several hours
s,s.;;. and De- has doubtless taken 90
the swamps, where he once remained
hid for several months and eiuded the
officers Of the law. Moore is a very
willy, saraoious fellow, and may give
the officers trouble.
A case Of assault on the highway is
reported 10 have occurred in Ettrick
Monday night last. Mr.. Samuel New
by, q citizen Of tina. village, was re-
turning home from Chesterfield county.
As he nearcd the village two men, who
had been concealed in the hedges along
the road, suddenly sprang out Of their
ambush, and, after brief parley with
Mr.. Newly, assaulted him. One Of
the parties used his knife, and inflicted
a dangerous wound on Mr.. Newly,
cutting long cash on his throat and
stabbing him in the breast. The high
wSymen. doubtless thinking they had
killed Mr.. Newly, then TOOK to their
heels and made their escape. Mr..
Newly was unable to identify either
Of his ASSISTANTS, so quickly and efiec-
lively did they do their work. The
wounded man is now under treatment,
and bids fair to recover.
In the Circuit Court this morning
Judge Weisiger rendered his decision in
the case Of the Bank Of Petersburg rs.
Hinton, Boiling, and Drake, for the re-
covery Of the face value of two drafts
amounting to $3.50. Judge WeiSiger
sustained defendants motion to exclude
the drafts as negotiable instruments, as
described in the declaration, upon the
ground that the endorsement was con-
ditional, therefore destroying the nego-
liability Of the papers. Thereupon the
plaintiffs suffered non->ut, with the
purpose of bringing suit in such form
as to avoid The objection entered by the
defence and sustained by the Judge. An
amusing incident in connection with the
jury empanelled tOary this case was
developed this morning. When the
clerk called the roll of the jury it was
found that one Of the jurors had been
committed to jail for drunkenness, and
counsel had to consent to proceed with
the case with eleven jurors.
John A. Enroughty, a stranger here,
bat said to be from Kentucky. was ar
rested this morning and lodged in Jail
on warrant charging him with COM
hitting forgery. Enroughty has been
drinking pretty heavily for the past
few days, and this morning, it is al
legged, he passed check for 32j on |.
Eigenbrun, q merchant here. The
check purported to be drawn by James
d. Bradshaw, and was made payable
to the order of James A. Fowlkes.
Enroughty is about thirty years old,
and is said TO be of respectable pa
rents. lie will be given hearing to-
morrow. Papers found on his person
indicate that he is discharged soldier.
Mr.. o. o. Thomas, whose illness was
noted in this correspondence yesterday,
died this morning at an early hour.
Mr.. Thomas's life was insured in two
or more Of the insurance orders. lie
was also an 0dd-Fellow, and no ex-
pense OF attention has been spared by
the orders here in looking after his
wants. He leaves a wife and children.
He was greatly esteemed for his integ-
rity and industry.
Information has been received by
relatives here of the death on Monday
night about the same hour Of two chill
dren Of Mr.. George Z. Bridgeforth, Of
Lunenburg-a son and daughter-aged
respectively about two and six years.
Death, it is said, was caused by dysen-
terry, with which both had suffered for
some days.
Only one Of our boat clubs-the
Cockade-will send a crew to the State
regatta at Fredericksburg. The Geek
ade's crew, it is said, is the best they
have ever entered. They are well
equipped, and expect to make good
record. ROBIN ADAIR.