Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-08
MURDERER AT LARGE.
CITIZENS SECURING rHR COUNTRY FOR
THx NORFOLK COUNTY rrEgp.
Mrs. Rses Will Die-weatAerBOund Yes.
ssls-chargsd with fcrgery-other
Norfolk Items.
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NORFOLK, VA. September Z. 1855.
The negro George Coleman. who
committed the horrible murder on
O'Koe,e's farm yesterday afternoon. has
rot vet been arrested, though scores
81 people OF the Hunscrsville section
many Of them mounted, arc in search of
him and ere SECURING the country in
every direction. II is reported that he
pas seen IN the vicinity OF liambert's
Point early this morning trying TO sell
some Of the things he stole. He ran
ss,hcd every room in the murdered
wsns house and took everything no
caeld carry, even 10 the boots the dc.
c.ased had on. A reward Of 500 is ont
ior the murdcrer's capture.
4 large crowd Of people, mostly ne
rroes. have been thronging the O'Keefe
farm today the scene OF the shocking
murder. Mrs. Reed. or Spratt. tho
lausC keeper, whose throat was cut. and
WHO wnS almost Drained with an axe and
horribly disfigured by the murderer. is
rot vet dead, and the doctors are doing
al. they can for her, but there is little
prospect Of her surviving her Injuries.
Yer name IL Mrs. Louisa Spratt. Her
first husbands name was Reed. and abe
is now a widow. She is expected TO die
81 any moment
The Washington steamer Excelsior.
which left Washington on "Wednesday,
li- not yet arrived, being detained in
iho Potomac by the storm on the bav.
The gsle continues here. and all the
CuesaPeake-bsy steamers arrived several
iurs behind time to-day.
Marshal George W. Irwin, Of Ben
reitsviIle S. c, arrived yesterday and
la>i night left over the Seaboard road.
having in custody a negro named f. p.
Quick. chSrged with forging a draft for
So 10 that place. Quick was readily ar
rested here by Detective Wilbern on the
arrival OF the Marshal.
The extensive cedar-wOrks Of John T..
Top.r & Co.. destroyed by fire at Deep
Greek. are being rebuilt three miles
r-ner Norfolk, at Gilnerton Locks, on
dep water.
A negro named Jim Wynn was ar
rested snd locked up in Portsmouth last
ni.tt ior breaking into and robbing the
warehouse Of Luther r. Edwards & Co.,
T.. franklin, Southampton county.
iotn y. Lewis. held as an accessory in
tie murder of Peter J. Mclean. has
rscred 5000 hail and was released
from Jail last night.
There is large feet of wind bound
coasters IN Hampton Roads.
Durng the month Of August 74,717
TOYS Of coal were shipped from Lam
bris Point piers.
About forty members OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, Department OF
Virginia, viii attend the grand encamp-
u-ut at Columbus, o.. ON the 18th in-
slant, with Major II. b. Nichols, of this
CITY, as delegate at large. The delegh-
ton VIII leave here tomorrow for Co
luu nus. 4 magnificent stand of colors
made in Detroit. Mich, has Just been
n ,onted to the Department Of Yir-
Cg'a.
Mr.. George Nick. Balm left last night
o. resume his duties as professor Of Ian
craccs IN Rugby High School, of Louis
uIe ny.
Dr. l. G. Booth and daughter. of
james City county, we're handsomely
entertained yesterday on board the
United States steamer Pensacola by
tMcf-Engineer J. ". Thompson.
Tie United States sloop- of-war Con
si-liAtion Is below, from Annapolis, and
,s expected to come up to the navy yard
daring the day. q.
SCHOONER BoBBED-THE STORM on THE
COAST