Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-06

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,ro,r..oordence Of the Richmond pispatchI
BLAND c. H.. VA, Feb. >, 1885.
A very mixed account Of the recent
murder near sharon Springs is in circu-
lation. end thinking more correct
statement would be appreciated, send
You the facts as near as lean get anthem I:
On Friday q stranger stopped At seye-
raj nlaces between Wytheville and
Sharon Springs inquiring the way to
pocahontas. He seemed to be our OF
money: asked for something to eat,
&C.. and several persons talked to him.
He was a fnc-looking man. about SIX
feet tall. very erect in figure, light hair
and beard. His beard was cut " Burn
side ,.-moustache, and beard on side
of face chin clearly shaved. He SAID
he was from Pennsylvania and TIN
ner by trade. and had gotten out OF
work. and was going to Pocahontas TO
cot a lob. He had been in Virginia
about three weeks, he said. lie told
his name. but no one remembers it. lie
called in at Mr.. Barnitz's store, at Sha-
ron Springs, about 4 o'clock FRIDAY,
and asked for matches. which were
given him. lie was seen talking to the
negro Alvy Jackson a short distance
from Sharon Springs, and no one saw
him after that. He walked on the road
TO point about -four miles from Sha-
ron Springs, and was murdered there
while in the act Of getting drink oil
water. II seems the negro turned back.
and by being well acquainted with the
near cuts on the mountain got to the
spot where the crime was committed
ahead of the stranger and built biind
in the thick laurel bushes near the
road and waited for his approach.
The negro had musket loaded
with slugs cut from bar-lead. AS
the man leaned over to get a
drink of water the negro fired. The
whole load entered the neck. One or
two of the slugs came through his throat
and passed through the shirt, vest, and
coat. The negro then struck his victim
two terrible blows with a rough pine
stick. breaking his nose and iracturlng
the skull. Death was instantaneous.
The gunshot dislocated the neck and
the windpipc was cut, and the large
vein on the left side cut. The negro
then stripped Che man of his clothes
and dragged him across the road short
distance into the brush and partially
covered up his nude body. On Satur-
day two men came along the road and
saw the blood, and thought a deer or
bear had been killed there but, seeing
where the body had been dragged. fol-
lowed the tracks, and were Mortified to
see the dead body. They hurried on
to Sharon Springs and told Mr.. Bar
nitz and Mr.. Lindamood, who
went and brought the body to the
springs and prepared it for burial nicely.
Great sympathy was expressed for the
poor fellow. and fearful Indignation ex-
pressed that such crime should have
been committed. Everything pointed
to the negro Alyy Jackson as the muir
derer. and he was tracked to his fathers
house and captured there Saturday
night while he was playing banjo for
other negroes to dance. lie protested
his innocence, but said he saw two other
negro men Kill the man. and told a great
many conflicting stories, duplicating
himself every time he spoke. He had
on the dead mans coat, with two Of the
shot-holes through it and blood on it,
and blood was on his Shirt-sleeyeS.
and to-day the murdered mans
pants were found in Jackson's bed
ripped up and with blood on them.
jackson reloaded his gun after killing
the man. and the load was drawn out.
and the slugs were of the same character
as those cut out Of the dead man. Thers
is no doubt Of his guilt. Monday a
great crowd came to Bland Courthouse.
and lynchiug was freely talked Of and
but for the cool judgment Of Hon.
James Tlonaker and others jackson
would have been lynched Monday night.
The negro is young about eighteen
years OLD. but has always borne bad
name. lie is not at ali bright.
THE MURDERER TAKEN FROM JAIL
AND RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
WYTHEvILLE. Va, February s.
Last night about ii o'clock a mob Of
perlaps twenty men broke down the
front door Of the Bland-coInty Jail vita
a FOG and captured the jailer, and at
The point of five rcyolyeTs compelled
him to deliver up the cell keys. The
mob then took the negro Alyy jackson.
who murdered a white man named
Perry. OH Bushy Mountain. this county.
last Friday evening. They carried
jackson few hundred feet from the
Jail. tied him to a fence. and riddled him
with bullets. There was no inter-
ference from citizens or resistance from
the jailer. Jackson's trial was proceed
ing in the County Court when he was
lynched.
OBITUARY.
DR.. William f. Hoge, a prominent
citizen Of this county, died near here
tonight Of paralysis. lie was Colonel
Browning's father-in-law. DR.. Hoge
was paralyzed some time ago, but was
much better, and was here Monday. He
was stricken on his way home, and died
at gentleman's house on the road near
where he was stricken. DRUMMER.
PRINCE EDWARD.
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