Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-12


r.s Killed by another man working 10 the
s.,,,c mi with him. The two men became
sn.aged IN quarrel, and DAVIS Struck MS
o. ,aeon,st with the handle to An adze the
o,b.r man. whose name was not learned,
thsrsupop struck Davis with chisei winch
no had In his hand and killed bin. tie was
tried and acquitted, It being proved tnat nc
acted in self-defence.
POSSIBILITY IN POINT.
Captaiu James A. Lipscomb, Chiei oil 20
,ce and CITY Engineer OF Manchester =
when asked about the affair, SAID tnat ne
had never heard anything about II. lie
Nod heard An old citizen. whose name he
conld NOT recall, within the last lew days
sncat Of a murder In which the facts were
somewhat similar to those referred 10
aboye. which occurred either on Beile Isle
or on the island near the three'miie 'ock,
formerly owned by Mr.. lessee VII
Iiams. The circumstances IN that case
we're these: Two warm friends irotn
Ricbmopd we're going TO Chesterheld
10 fake n hunt. There was no bridge con-
nectino Relic Isle either with Richmond or
Manchester nj that time, and passengers as
yell as material OF all kinds had to be car
,i.d IN and from the isllnd in boats. These
two Gentlemen went to the island together,
but in separate boats. From the island to
the Chesterfield shore they went IN tue
same boat. After returning togelheI ~
far os the island that evening one OF them,
named Williams, decided TO return 10
chesterfield and spend the night
with friends there. Just as Williams
entered his boat u return to Chesterfield ne
hard the report 81 gun or rife from the
orposite side OF the island, where bis
friend was by that time, but paid no spe-
cial attention to 1t, thinking HIS friend had
seen duck or goose to shoot at. Next day
he was arrested. charged with the murder
Of his friend. He was tired, con-
yicted, and executed on circum,tan-
tial evidence. Some time after this
a man was tried for murder In
Lynchburg, and was hung. While % the
scallold he admitted that he and not WI
liams had murdered the man on the island
The names Of the real murderer, the man
murdered, and the time Of its committal
Captain LipscOmb did not know.
Mr.. John Moody. an old citizen OF Man
chester, said that he knew nothing OF a
murder ever being committed on Belle lsle,
but had heard something like the story re-
lated above.
THE EPFs-HUIR CASE.
Capiain r. f. BlankenshiD has been con-
nect.d with the Old Dominion Iron md
Nail. Works. which are located on Belle
Isle. for thirty.one years. lie was seen at
his residence, Third and Canal streets. last
NIGHT and shown the above clipping.
Mr.. Biankenship said that neither ne nor
those connected with the works for
lA IN a
control knew anything OF such an
occurrence. No muraer had ever
occurred on the island, nor had any
one been killed by fcllow-man there eN-
cept the one mentioned above by Nj.
Lamb. In the course Of the conversation
Mr.. Bankenship referred to the murder OF
Frances Adolphus Muir by cambridge
Fpes, which took place in Dinwiddie coun.
~ about forty years ago. In tins ease Epes,
who owed Muir bill, wrote Mur letter
telling him that il he would come down
certain day they would take hunt to-
cetber, and the bill would be paid. Muir
accepted the invitation, and while ont hunt
ug Epes shot and killed Muir and had him
buried bv one Of his Epes's) servants.
Several DAYS aftcrward Muir's friend, be-
ran a search for him. and asked Epcs about
III. III Iliil. WIN udAi ibthtiltti = ~ WV
blooded murder, seemed surprised 10 hear
Of lluIr's unaccountsble disappearance,
and produced a note which he had given
Muir. Muir's friends continued the search
and in the mean time Epe> lett for parts
unknown. Epe,'s servant finally went and
showed wbCre he bad buried Muir'- body
Majcr vaughan, who was sheriff Of Din
Middie county 1t the time. finally heard
that Ere, was IN Texas. and. with two de-
puiics. went down there and arrested the
murderer while sitting in lii room IN bis
Sbiri.,lctyCs reading. When Epc> law Ma
jor Vaughan he tried to shoot him, bat was
prevented from so doing by the interference
Of The two deputies. Epcs was brought
back To Virginia, condemned. and hung.
The following episode is told in connec'
ton with this case: Al that time there Wa,
DO railroad running from Char, -ton u
Wilmington; 80 tie tlip had 10 b" made hy
steamer. While N Cape llait'ra'' where
The Sta vas rough, EpeS asked lerml,,io
to he allowed TO shave himself. Mayor
Naue ban not only Granted him permi>>lon'
hut lent him the u~e II hi- apparatus.
when Fpes WIS standing In front ~ the
,la,,. with his face htbcred ready IN
shave, one II thc passengers, IN very
tNtNtu t'UF~s H-At ~ thf .His't - I
was not afraid The prisoner would cu.
hi, throat: Tie Major readily renued
THAT make no difference; Am going To
carry liz head D. Petersburg wh tIer he
cut, il of or leave. IL on 20 hl. body.
Sir. Uauktn,h.p thgk> Dr. Baldwin must
have gotten TN. murder mixed with -lmg
other matter connected with Belle l'l-.
Two cara, About The Ch.Verius case
10 n, Editor Of tho Disp7tch:
Dear ,r.-G have leIrncd that yaTiou,
rumors alc a1o9t that I ~, in possession
Of facis ABOUT tie tiuveriIs cI.' aud dld
not ten Them % ilr f.. scouting 1iiog'
rcyS. Before the tg.d | voluntarily III
formed Mc>.r.. " g. and AcIrGrI ai ihl'
I knew. and tLey d.i uot lem mF In'prml'
ton - sufficient NIluc o. call 80. as wit
mes. LEROY l.. Blown.
NJ. JolL ELTyEN- THlHE- t.p GsTs By,
YEr4i-lNtNI.
To He Ldtor ~ The Difa'rt:
Tfrr SILL will ash vour privilege M
civ, uy thluk. 20 aIl ~ friends. and, IN
fact. To- al 'ho.t WLo c-t ~ mr - com
mend Tie for nv action BOB r.f,redc. 80 'h.
Pcurinc ease. | hereby ,Nrrc,, my con-
Niction that iu WHIST old. 4 aid only WA
W.. tie duty of man. yuu 80 81 NOT s'N
auy thanks. Al ! ask of tLc public is u
ralr0uizc ne. not olly or ilu. account. bp'
as / am practical w1,camlker. AMI an
always vIl'ing 20 do wha' ! promise.
Yours very respectfully, d..
II. JoEL,
1853 Main stree.