Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
North state News Votes.

Special telegram % the Dispatch,l
RALEIGH. y. c., June 2J.--A great sensa-
ton WAS caused here today by the news
that Aliriead Winfield Partin atlas Scott
Partin had been captured at selma, y. Z.
For thirteen years he Lad been an outlaw,
and bis disappearance has been rival mys>
tery TO that Of Walter Bingham, who muir
dercd Miss burlington. In the early spring
OF 1875 Partin, who lived In Wake county
fifteen miles south OF Raleigh. killed his vile,
Annie, and his d,ughter eight months old.
cut up their bodies, and placing the mutt
lated remains In a gunny-bag, buried them
in marsh. The strange DISAPPEARANCE
Of Partin's wife and child was
not explained. The entire section was
searched, audtw months later their manglcd
bodies were found. Careful investigation
showed that the bodies were those OF the
wife ana child OF Partiu. The general seuti'
ment, aided by ihe strongest circumstantial
evidence. at once pointed to him as the muir
deror. Al the june terra Of the superior
Court Of Wake a true bill was found against
Parin. but be had made his escape and
all efforts 10 discover his whereabouts
proved futile. In July the state Of
fered 300 reward. There we're hundreds
OF >earchcrS, and for two years an almost
constant endeAvor was made to find Partrn.
who, il was claimed. WAS in hiding IN The
heavy forests south OF Raleigh. Every
wear since the murder there have been ru-
mors that Partin had been seen. But this
desperate criminal has ut last been captured.
aud that I'm singular manner. Al selma
saturday n tramp made his appearance. ON
beng questioned he gave eyaslve answers. II
was finally discovered that the TIP OF a
finger on his right hand wss missing.
This defect tailed with similar defect IN
Scott Partn. and be was identified at once 10y
Davis Price and Reuben Watknson, who bad
worked with him in a cooper-shOp years ago
The tramp kept his eye on Price and tried ~
hide his manned finger. They asked him
" here be ws' from. lie told them ne was
from Pennsylvania-ha been working in
the miucs-but that the people were not very
kind 10 him and he thought he would come
back to this section OK the country, wherc De
vs.. born and raised. a. first he said bis
name was John scott, but afterwards gave
the name Of John Moore. Price, who had
spotted him. went 10 a constable, Sc
cured .jlIrani. and had him
arrested charged with being Parun. lie
cursed. and SAID that any Que who said BE-
was scott Partin told a he He told the
magistrate that be was born I'm Buncombe
county, i'm this State. and removed 10 Ia
wilson county and then tO Greensboro. lie
was further identified By several other par
ties. kilograms were sent 10 solicitor Arso
20 dav informing him Of the arrest and that
the identification was complete. The So
licttor called on Governor Scales and
discussed the matter with bin, and aS a
result capiqs was sent 70 Selma this after
uoou for Partin. and he will be brought here
Tomorrow The feeling against him Is, after
the lapse Of thirteen years, still Intense. and
there NAV De an attempt az lynching, though
the jail T. one Of the strongest IN the State
and is In the centre 0f the city. II was ru-
morcd that he would Doe brought here Ibis
afternoon, and great crowd, OF men gathered
al the dor0t and lail.
News was received 90 day oi 4 cyclone In
Arson county saturday afternoon. II passed
near Lilcsyine and I'D much damage. IT.
path was half a mile wide, aud it moved a
regular swath through the heavy timber. II
struck c0ored church and flew 10 all 90
pieces. Full particulars have not been oh
tanned. The largest pines were twisted of
and thrown in AL directions. There was 4
cyclone at Wake Forest yesterday eve
ming. which luckily did little damage.
II blew down some u ihc finest oaks. more
than century old, on the college campus.
and did some damage 10 the shruhbrry. u
has probably injured the crops considerably
m that section.