Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-19
BlRMINGHAMS RIOT.
rcEors FROM THE GREAT TRAGEDY OF
LAST WEEK.
TIA Latest Developments in the Case
Points Of Interest and start
ling Details.

ling potails.
The fearful HAYES tragedy Of Birmisg.
nam. Ma, which scarcely has a parallel IN
fhl. or any other country, has attracted uni
Vcrsal attention. Yet tbc different startling
chapters hsye come at spch intervals from
no 4ih 81 December lssl, when The body OF
npie Nav HaWcs was found, iill Saturday
Last. when nat oi her sister, little Irene. was
taken from toe same watery grave, that iull
and connected history OF the whole STAR
will. we take Il. be Of decided interest 10
oar readers. The following Is taken from
the account Of the birmingham Age-Herald:
STORY or TIE HAWKS TRAGEDY.
".hFtle girl has been drowned at East
IaEc:/ TIE body has Just been foundl "
This was ne report which reached the city
about noon. Tuesday. December 4th. The
Nrding of this body was The first discovery
az tragedy which win not soon be for
gotten. 10 viii long be known As one Of the
mot fendish and sensational murder mys-
ferries in the history q Alabsus, and the
most terrible IN rs consequences
As soon ~ The news OF The finding Of the
body was received, Coroner Babbiu, several
nev.nspfr reporters, snd a number OF curl
ous people who had nothing else 10 do
ho.idfa zoe iFst train for East Lake. Ar
rieirr there they found lying on the bank Of
the lake The nestiy-drcssed body Of a pretty
h,tfe rlrl, who was apparently nine or ten
wears oil. The Coroner had the body re-
mlv,d o. the city. empanelled a jury, and ~
once commenced an Investigation. Tuesday
Che bod, remained unidentified and the matter
va, reported As. a case Of mysterious drown
ms. The first superstition was that The little
url had been playing on the bank OF the
JAKE, had fallen m and was drowned. Then
a At
wss very strange that no child bad been re-
ported missing aud foul play was Al once
suspected. Al day Wednesday the body re-
Do aimed ~ Lockwood a. Mil'er's undertaking
rooms ard thousands Of people came 20 look
Gt Che ltlc white face which was fair even
il death. An examination was IsRde by
physicians on Wednesday morning, and 1t
was agreed that death bad not been caused by
drowning, rs ~ first supposed, and that the
body had been ia the water Ouly few
hours when found Tuesday morning.
TuE BODY IDENTIFIED.
TIE inquest was continued wednesday.
All the teachers Of the city schools and hun
dfcds 0f the pupils came and looked at the
body. bat none OF them could identity H.
Just a. % secmed that the grave Would
soon close over some terrible mystery
fhr body was identified 80 that ~ Nay
Jswe-. the ute daughter Of Dick HAYES,
ar engineer on the Georgia Pacihc railroad.
A negro wouisu named Fannie Bryant ap-
uearCd before tbe corOneT's Jury. She iden-
Tiled the body US that ~ May HAYES, and
She told what cue knew OF the llawes family.
DICK Halves lived In acOttage out near the old
baseball park with bis wife and three Gull
drcu May was the oldest child, the second
was pretty little Irene, a girl six or seven
wears old, and the third boy four or five
years old. Fannie BRYANT said she had last
scDn Nav HAYES alive on MONDAY evening
2 dJrt thc body Was found At East Lake Tues
dos morning. She said fiawcs brought the
Itlic gir 20 Der bou-e on sunday before and
came Monday eyeuiBg aud took her away,
saying Dee was gong to bring her 10 board
iua.h0use Ia the city. The woman contra
dicted herself ia several statements aud II
was evident she knew more Of toe affair than
She cared 10 ten. Coroner Babbiit decided
Co. hold her, as sine was undoubtedly very
important witness, and AS she could not make
bond - 81, 900 she was committed 10 Jail.
THE NEGRO WOMAN.
when Fanny Bfysnfs story was made
public the first question which suggested
Itself to the mind Of every one was; Where
WAS Dies Hawesf Had be heard of the
death OF his child; II 50. why did be not
come forward and claim the bOdyi II be
w.. the hast person seen in her COMPANY,
what had he done with herr Could he tell
ANYTHING II the manner OF her death All
these questions men asked one another IN
rapid "a ccssiou and in little while the
Question was a.kcd Does HAYES know sny.
thing ot the crimey SeOn aitcrWRrd it was
learned that Dick ilawes had registered at
tue floranoe Hotel little after midnight,
took a roum. aud left on an early morning
train for Columbus. Miss. Then It was ru-
Il a.. I.s.A o.. coin "a
marry. witch, Of course, caused The question
What bad become Of his wife. There was
considerable excitement over the mysterl'
OTIS and sensational affair. and the officers
soon began a search for HAYES.
About O'Clock Wednesday night the Age
~ raid received The following SPECIAL from
Columbus. Mss, signed by the regular cor
respondent of the paper:
AN ASTOUNDING TELEGRAM.
COLUMHUs Bliss, December Or. r..
HAYES, one Of the most popular employees Of
one Georgia Pacific railroad. was married 80
tlis city 90 3 O'Clock in the afternoon 10 Miss
1lsys story. The beautiful aud accomplished
daughter Of Dir. j. Il. story, 50 old aud
prominent citizen Of otis place. The happy
couple leit 40 once fCT Augusta. Ca, aud a
bridal tour through ,the East"
SIS soou as thls astounding news was re-
hurried oui 10 find the coroner or an officer.
rhc Telegram WAS shown 30 several officers,
snd Deputy.Sbern Truss and two pelice>
men buried Out and besrded toe fDcomiug
train on the Georgia PAeitc railroad just
outside 81 The @ty. They were not l00g in
discovering Iawos and his fair young bride
gealtd in TOE ladies' car. The officers took
seats near the man they were after sud
vaUed until The train came 10 a stAndstih ia
toe cer-shed before they arrested him. As
ouietiy &c possible Deputy-Sheri6 Truss III
formed Hswes that he was prisoner.
THE BRnrGRooW ARRESTED.
The bridegroom OF few hours was per-
ioctY cool aud did not seem the least sur |
prised.
hat fort" be asked quietly, and De- |
putty Truss answered IN the same low voice
..Ncu art charged with the murder OF your |
child"
Turning 20 his bride, who had not heard |
tae hsf.wbispered conversation, HAYES told |
Dec there had been q misunders landing |
which be would BE- compelled TO 10 aud ex- |
lilIH, ana be- might not be able 10 join her /
% OH morning. Friends met him at the !
train. aud 90 their care he left his bride. who 4
r 4> takcu 60 the Commercial Hotel and given |
B. ro1m tor Tire night. On the way TO the jail |
.n Acc Herald reporter walked by the side /
.. the prisoner. who talked freely, but |
uanlcsted lit.le interest in the charge |
against han.
"lpo YOU know why you were arrestedy"
ne reporter asked. They told me | was
crrrged with the murder Of one OF my chill
fua," he answered. "Yts, the body OF
lile MAY was found IN the lake Tuesday
u.IuiuKi" answered the reporter, $50 II
f. Say, - 70, tbcy accuse me OF numbering :"
r.d toe prisoner wlth perfect calmness.
20, did nol ess where the body wss, where
r, h1N il was found, and expressed no de-
s.rg Co see i'. Al the Jail be told the story OF
t.s movements, which Is familiar TO all the
r.,Hcfs Of the Agc-Horald, lie told Of see
... i,.. obtifrer f.r tn, last time on Satlr.