Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-22
SUPPOSED LYNCHING.
A KEeRvs Mysterious DEATE IN DIR
wIDDIE.
Some Particulars Of the case-News and
Personal Eotes-A School Com
nencement.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DlsDs,ch.l

PETERSBURG, VA, Juno 81, 1853.
From all the faces that can be- learned In the
Case thsTo seems to be no doubt mat the negro
William stokes. whose dead body was found sun
day morning last ia the road near hatmoIa a
DinHiddte county. came T. bis death BY lylch-
ing. stokes Was about Twenty-Five or twenty
seven years OF age, and was = eoalps ..a,,'e
stranger IN tho no gh50raood, having appeared
there ahogt the Int OF Aprll. SEEKING employ
ment he obtained work on the farm OF MI. j.
NJ Abernaihy. No one could dehnitely ascer-
tain whore he came from. ard different locations
ysoFe az timos reported ~ ais rome. me lasl
repogt was that ne came from tho vicinity
on Norfolk. IL Is stated thst while In Mr..
Aborngthy's employment ne several times
broke into that goniiemsns hou2s win
Intentions n "a believed, other ihan roo
hery. lalt WAS driven out lie was nnally
DISCHARGED from Mr.. Aoerpathys employment
10 Is further alleged ihni Stokes subsequently,
forced au entrance into tho house OF coloreu
tenant on the same farm. and his conduct vas
such that assault on tue cOlored mans daughter
WAS suspoctei. Previous 10 this stokes had Deei'
warned that Il would be better FOR him 10 leave
tic county. His response yae 70 the eject that
this was A game at which two could play.
Tire prevailing impression Is that Stokes was
taken from his prison-hOuss and shot by nli-
known pqr.les Tie aGDir was 30 Well con-
Quoted tua; there Il not the fa!niesi sup con Is
20 tho identity OF any person epte;ai IN u.
Nor is Il known whether tho lynchine party vas
imposed OF white or colCrod people IL - IN
dels,ood that the matter has been brought To
tho attention Of the County Court, by hholh u
will DO brought before tho grand jury WIN the
Wow u an inyesLyaiiOn. bus Il 10 not nkely INA.
anyihing definite will be developed. The anair
occurred some fifteen miles west OF THIS CITY,
near the AppOmatto1 river.
The compliments conferred by Washington
and Lee University OF Doctor OF Divinity upon
Rev. j. ". R0sebro, Rev. >. 3 Lambeth, and
Rev. f. c. Dzrcan Arc very gratifying 70 ila
many friends Of these gentlemen IN TINS Guy
DIR. RosehrO 4 at pTesoDt psstor OF tho laOo-
street Presbyterian church here. Dr. lAinDctn
was formerly pastor OF tue Washinrton-strcel
Nothodis. Episcopal church. ond DR.. DarEsn
for some years vas the beloved pastor oil ths
First Baptist church. -
Mr. r. &. Bass, who was conductor OF mo utul
recently wrecked beyond tarmgille, was brough'
down to his home in his city to-day. ITO u
quite badly bruised aud will 30 confined 10 MS
house tor some time. but his Injuries arc not re-
gnrded ~ serious
Tho closing exercises OF St. Joseph's Catholif
School took place to-day AT thg academy oi MUSIC
IN the presence Of q large asyomblsge. Aiss An
ME Caflin was the only full graduate, and sho re-
ceived a diploma and a gold medal Many beau
tlful prizes, however, were delivered " dlstin'
guishod pupils. II was expected that bishop
keans would be present 10 deliver an address,
but he was unable 70 attend. Rev. father Z. D.
F0hy, OF Richmond, dictated In his stead.
ROBIN AFFAIR.