Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
DARING BURGLARS.
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. AT THE
MEECY OF A GANG.
A Runaway Accidsnt-In Lnsk-Hefuses 10
Ea.-Drownsd-Two Fires
Othsr Fotss
rspcc,al telegram 70 mo Dlspa,ch.l


CHARLOTTE, n. c., April 20.-For the past
three months Charlotte has been iniesteu
with gu unmerciful gang Of burglars, VINO
have during that period raided more tbah a
hundred residences and bnsincss-housts.
II IL rare exception that night passes Wllp-
out some burglary being committed. Ihese
dcpredations have now become so monoto,
nous that the citizens are getting a'arheu
and excited The police seem TO DC per-
fcctly pOwerles. 10 do ANYTHING ana nave
succeeded IN catching only two during tue
ontiIe siege. No town In The state was ever
so badly troubled with burglars a. ChaIlotts
has been for the past three months. Ihere
seems 10 be q wol-oTganizcd gang here ana
the city Is almost entirely at their mercy.
In Mcdowell county dy before yesterday
Isaac Hunter, a carpenter, fell from a ouhu-
ing and was killed almost instantly. ne was
fitting n rafter on lhree'story Duildihg,
when his foot slipped and he fell thirty iee~
HIS skull was crushed on srocS.
THURSDAY James Willis, young man, car
RED out driving Miss SudIe Anderson, IN
DAVE county. Az the horse was descending
hill one IL the ayies on The buggy broke aud
the Young lady was dashed unGer The horses
heels. She was quickly rescued by WINS,
but the horse had kicked her IN The lace ana
inflicted very painful bruises. !.
II IA learned to-day that three citizens OF
CASTOR county, In only moderate cifcuD-
stances, have Just fallen heirs to an enor"
nous estate IN Ireland, valued At SKY mil
lion dollars. The names OF the fortunate
ones coAjd not be learned, but the statement
is made on good authority.
Miss Rachel Gore died yesterday IN Hen
derson county al the ripe old age OF one
hundred and ten years. IL IL stated that tbe
never attended sunday school, never beard
z sermon, never saw train OF cars, could
not read or write. and was never ten miles
away from the place she was born.
4 negro woman has been appointed post
mastel nj Franklin, countY.seat OF Macon
REFUSES TO EAT.
There is man In Madison county who
refuses to eat any food, and for the past
eight days his only diet has consisted oil cold
water.
At a negro baptizlng in wilkes county
Yesterday twelve.year.Old girl named liza
Amhers YVES drowned. She was candidate
for baptism, and walked out into the deep
wafer with the par.ou, who when in the act
OF immersion slipped from bis feet. The girl
was turned loose. and before she could be
rescued she had Goaiec into very deep wa
ter and was drowned. Twelve others were
i'm waiting to be baptized, but the drowning
Of the girl created so much excitement and
indIrnstion against the parson that 1t was
necessary for his friends TO rush him OIL last
for safety.
Thomas Glenn, q young man, flsgman on
a freight tram, fell from the top OF a car near
GastOni1 last evening and wss Killed. Inc
train was moving at regular speed when
Glenn, whose duties Is fiagmau required him
10 be either in the cab or not farther away
than one cars length, while the trsin was IN
motion, was seen by the conductor to leave
the cab and start towMd the engine. Two
negro hrakemen were on top OF the train.
The one near the cab saw Flsgman Glenn
pass him. The other, nj his post near the
engine. never saw HIM at all. Ills supposed
that while walking along between The Two,
Glenn lost his footing and fell from the
train. Passenger train No. 53, NORM DouDd,
found Glenn lying by the side OF the road
bed, where he had fallen. in a dazed condi-
tion. with both Of bis legs broken, and his
whole body terribly bruised and shattered.
FIRES.
Fire Thursday night DESTROYED the resi-
dence OF i. Il. Farling. in Stanley, with all
the furniture. Loss, $4,000; no INSURANCE.
Fire yesterday burned the grist mills OF
Willman Brothers. in Madison county. SeVe-
raj hundred barrels OF corn and Hour were
DESTROYED, making n total loss OF about $lO,-
900, with $4,000 insurance.
In Moore county Yesterday n Jewish ped
der by the name o; Jacob Frank was at
tackled bv two negroes while passing through
the woods with bis bundle OF goods. The
negroes demanded that he surrender his goods
and money or they would kill him. The ped
der nut down his bundle ana attempted TO
draw bis revolver, when the negroes over
powered him. and after beating h,m until no
was unconscious they ransacked his pockets,
took up bis bundle, and left. The peddler
was found living in the path with bis head
covered with blood. Medical attention was
quickly summoned and his wounds dressed,
and Il is not thought Frank will die. The
negroes have not been captured
At the cotton. mill in Randolph county
Miss Martha Windssy last Thursday was
caught in the machinery and instantly killed.
She was working at a slubber frame when
her arm was caught in cog wheel. In
trying 10 extrIcate hersel! she threw her head
against the flyers, which shattered her skull
Jesse Coleman. an Old citizen OF Chatham
county, was Thursday evening found dead
In the public road. Heart-dlsease is supposed
10 have caused his sudden death.
In Davidson county yesterday little son
az w, Il. Williams while fishing fell into the
creek ard was drowned.
Yesterday John Williams and Pete Croft,
two negroes, became involved in a quarrel
i'm Robson county. Williams shot Croft
through the lex, when the latter ierked a
large revolver from his pocket and shot VIII
Hsms through the breast. The latter fell TO
the ground, and in few minutes he was
dead.
IN wilkes county Yesterday two revenue
officers were Riding when they were attack
ed 10y five m0onshiners, who commended
them to fee for their lives. This the officers
refused to do, and when the moonshners
attempted to open fire The officers at once
drew their weapons and took aim, when the
moORshiuers took TO their heels. The officers
fired one shot and it is thought bullet hit
mOOnshlner.