The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-27
A FATAL BLOW.
A TRAGEDY IN FULTON LAST NIGHT,
JAMES BOVdN KILLS SUMNER
FIELD .SINCOE
rEaRIpLE ENDING OF A QUARREL
Was the Deed poae with Il Rock or With
the Fi~s;-Boyan Arrested-Tbe
Prisoner Declines to bs inter.
vitwed-inquest To -Da,.

Last night about o'clock information
was received at the TINES office that .
murder had been committed in Fulton.
which Is that portion of the city beyond
the James River Wharyes. A reporter
At once went TO the scene. After walk
ing from Main and Twenty-eighth streets
for distance of more than mile,
and plotting his way through
mud and gravel. and streets which were
not lighted, he found an oil lamp held IN
the hands of Policeman Kelly, crowd
of people and the dead body OF white
man. Surrounding the body was large
number of curiosity seekers, Deputy
Coroner Bosher and number of boys.
some of whom will appear as witnesses
before court to-day.
Ii was with great difficulty that any IN
formation could be obtained at all as to
the cause of the death of the man whose
corpse laid there on the ground to the
0aze of everyone. The blow which
caused death was delivered in the face.
The body when seen was in proper con-
dtion, excepting the face. The nose was
slit, and the result of a blow was seen
near the right eve. Whether these
wounds were the results of a blow from
ihe hs' OF from brick or rock IL profile
maiical.
From inquiry made by the reporter, II
WAS learned that the deceased was MI
Symmetrical SincOe He was forty nine
/ wears of age on the llth day of last Feb
ruary. He lived On the corner OF Mich
olson and Fourth streets. He leaves be
} hind him 10 mourn their loss eight chill
dren and his wife The remains were
taken 10 the house, where they were
placed on bed This morning a posi
f norton will be held
/ From what could be learned from the
various persons who saw or knew some
hing about the fatality ii seems that
Sincoe went 10 James Bovan's bar
room and grocery store, corner OF " IL
! liamsburg avenue and Graham street
soon trouble arose, in which his son,
/ Charles SincOe, became prominent. lie
Young man was ordered out OF the store
and his father took his part, resulting
in general quarrel Young Slncoe
struck Mr.. Bovan over the eye with a
rock. and Mr.. Boyan followed up the as
sault bv striking Mr. Sincoe death blow
but whether with the hst or with II brics
is a matter yet to be determined.
Across from the bar-roOm is field
which is covered over with small rocks
Ia this field the reporter found blood
.taius and rocks which had blood on
them. II was on the field that Mr. Sin
coe died. DR.. BOcher placed in I
pockef the rock with which Young Sin
coe struck Boyan over the head. This
rock was subsequently turned oyer tf
Sergeant Whiilock.
The principal witnesses are boys. One
Of these is Benjamin McDermott. lie
heard and said that Sincoes run wa
made
Policeman r. f Brown made the ar
rest. He found Mr. BOyan at home. Mr.
Bovan said to the officer He ala I
deady When taken to see the body he
carefully left the police aud stood back
without saying anything. Policeman
Kelley saw this act done,
The body was first seen in the lot be
longing to William Turner, which fronts
on Denny street, from which place II wa:
taken to the residence.
The TINES reporter attempted To in
terview Mr.. Boyan last night at the Frs
notice station, but he refused 70 allow
any newspaper man to see him. he sem
for Mr.. {. Y. Meredith, who came 10 set
him. but beyond his counsel all efforts al
IN intercourse was futile.
Young Sincoe was arrested last high'
for feloniously assaulting and striking
James BOyan.
The probabilities are that the Police
Court this morning will continue the
case until all the witnesses are sum
mOned