Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-20

ed. and was tied TO the watch with
string.
The coat and vest were Of diagonal black
cloth.
The trousers were Of black and white
stuff. the black predominatng.
The coat wasa button sack. rounded
at the front.
When discovered deceased was found
with his head resting upon his plum
col0rcd Derby hat as pillow, the hat being
nicely crushed in "a If for the head TO rest
on.
The pistol that sent the ball through his
brains was a fve-shOOter, 32-callbrc, double
action, and of a brand called Young
America.
his MISSION Is TO KILL.
The following is from the New York
Herald:
MREcHANTvIIF. September II, 1880
Life in this part Of New Jersey has been
made exciting Just now 10y the news that a
lunatic had escaped from the private asy-
lum of Dr. :. Preston Jones, near TINS
place and that no IS suffering from form
of lnania which make, him desire to Kill
either himself or somebody else. lt Is he
who s referred 90 in the following adyer-
tisemcnt. which was published III the H0'-
all yesterday;
S5oO REwARD.-This reward will be paid for
vile, y. j.. Of ". j. Armstrong, who disappeared
before daylight Tuesday. 10Th Instant. or hpe-
raj reward Will he paid for information Whch
will lead 20 his recovery. The missing patont,
who has at timcs been affected by suicidal I'M
pulse is 1--WE feet ton or eleven inches IN height,
broad. shouldered, largo OF frame, but spare
from illness. and weighs about ll0 pounds mas
daro hair. gray-blue eyes, high cheek bones,
male c0upleXton and II smooth shaven; clothing
dark aud fucouspicuOus; OF lrtsh nAuonailty or
descent. well Informed, OF good address anu
department; apparent age nifty years; supposed
10 be in Philadelphia adjoining region OF New
Jersey, or at some point on Pennsylyana rali-
rOAd, main line, westward; wheh last hearu
from WAS on tho Beividerc division oi Tie fenh-
sylvania railroad going toward New lors.
The person here described seems 70 be
older than the Oakwood man, but other
wise the description Is exact almost.
BLuCHER ALIVE AND KICKING.
The Washington Post of yesterday SAYS:
The fact that "A ncatly-dressed man, whose
name has not been discovered, committed
suicide in Richmond a few days ago, suS-
rested 20 one of the evening papers yester-
dav afternoon that Gebhardt Won Blucher,
until recently q nurse at the HOmeo-
nathic Hospital an this city, was the man;
and very touching story was related
in support of this theory. When the story
WAS read bv Mr. Blucher. who has been re-
siding In South Washington since ne le1t
the hospital. he was not only surprised but
somewhat indignant. and rs Lieutenant
Amiss's name had been mentioned IN the
story MIR. Blucher went III search OF that
gentleman.
When he entered tho First precinct sta
tion-house he had become exceedingly III
diguant. and eagerly questioned lleuten-
ant Amiss regarding the best way 10 couh-
teract the prevailing impression thaI ne
had taken his own life.
The Lieutenant was much mystitied, as
was Blucher, regarding what TO DO IN the
circumstances, but finally ADVISED nm 10
carry his grievance 10 the paper tnat had
published the story. This Mr. Blucher de-
cided TO do.
Elncher is a Young man. and claims TO
he n German count. He has been IN the
citv for several months, and expects 10 re-
main here if he is able TO find suitable en-
nloy1nent. The announcements OF his SUI
eide WAS. therefore. very displeaslng TO
him a. he states that since he reached the
citv ne has been devoting all his energies
to living. -..
CARD PROM TIE JUSTICE.
To he Ltiitor of0ie Dispatch:
Your report in regard to the inquest and
tho buriaf of the suicide at Oakwood does
me injustice. E..
official tutN WIZ H'A iNs AA4NN -
trate held the inquest. On the jury were
tbree white and three colored men--ali SIX
~ whom were of the most respectable class.
The inquest was held on the 10th OF sep
tember and gave orders that the body
should remain unburied until the next day
tili4P.M NJ. About 10 o'clock A. NJ. on the
18th Mr.. Dickinson, the keeper OF Oakwo0d
Cemetery. sent a messenger 70 say that the
body was rapidly decomposlng, ana Was
black and unrecognizable. then gave
orders for its burial. ., At.
/ was not present, and supposed Slr.
Dickepson, who had agreed 10 have whito
minister TO preach the funeral and 10
whom had paid SO to haye the grave dug;
would remove sufficient quantity Oh
clothes of deceased for recognition.
As 10 the colored physician. whist !
recognize DIR. Tonsel rs a physician, yet l
went TO the Office of four, physicians
f,yhite) and could not succeed IN gcttuhg
one. fhis kept me for az least two hours;
iii Of which time the body was exposed 10
the SUI. ,,. of tho
deeeaasd (as we'll W. the note found IN the
,nside pocket are at the clerks once Oh
the Henrico County Court and not at my
fish-stall, ;oa a. ths