Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-23
THE SOUTH SIDE.
rxY' ESCAPE or RANDALL WATSON
rRox TIE aaLLows.
Hurdsrsrs Attempt 20 Break Jsil-Ths
Double Execution in Grecnesville-
A T1agieAl Coincidence

fco-rsspondencc OF the Richmond Dispaichl
PETERSBURG, Va, April y. lsse,
sheriff Loo. OF Groeucsvile county. was "a Wv
civ yesterday. and In Tie Afternoon sntfteo ,us
% HScksford the negro Randall WATSON, we
murderer OF Joseph Eooineoo. 10 bring hlm DO
fore the Circuit Court OF that county to-osy.
After his arrest watson elected 70 ne uica IN we
Circuit Court. who're be was conficie1 VI .is VT
der IN the first degree. and ouly senteneca ~
Judge Hancock 20 he hanged. lie bnaily 90
tslpsd q new TRIAL upon errors alleged 70 Dave
been committed by The Circuit Ceurt IN we ln-
strucfsoas grante1, This conrt met to-day. wnen
the case OF Watson wss TO have been csiieo 'o'
new trial.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.
A has heretofore bean announced IN this
sorreepondence. two attempts were made by tho
condemned negro marcerers-kobert nlihetas
and Walter Harris. aentenccd 70 Do hsnssu VII
the 81 Of May-to escape from the lali ., o.soneo-
Vile county. It IS learned that a third euempI
10 gain ther freedom was made by t1ose men
several nights ago. The murderers nsVo been
chained 70 the hoor, and guard mas Doen
rlacsd around the fail The two mon who were
ronnne,i in the came cell, chained 70 the noor,
sncoeedea Ia breaking their fa-ieplngs Dy
b..ring them loose Before they could free
themselves from their manecies, however, hey
were discovered by the Sheriff and maze secure.
lis believed that the intention CT the murder.
ers was after freeing ihcfnselyes. 10 assault ehu
prostrs.s tho TALLER when he came 70 prinS tneir
Sraakfasi on the next morEing. ana mus MAKO
their escape
TIE DOUBLE EXRCUIloN.
The execution Of wfiisms and Harris win take
pIsce Ia tho jail-yard q; Hicsrford on Fridsy,
The "a OF May, unless. Ss - not now oeneNen VIII
he tho case. there ~ Executive interference. Inc
gallows has been erected ana Tue ropes nave
peen received from New y ofk. where they were
specially ordered by the SLcdn, and. a. a. pres
ent arranged, the two mon viii drop simultene-
ously side by side from the same scenold. IL 10
said that the Sheriff has received fully ons tnou-
nd Dr.
hanging which OF course be cannot gran. The
ward In which the exocGion is 10 take place 70 80
email as 10 admit Of the presence OF only Few
BLOODY COINCIDENCE.
There was a singular coincidence in the man.
ner Of the murders committed by these two men.
though the causes assigned were widely diner
eut harris killed his victim for robbery, cleit'
ing his skull in twain With an axe while ne was
ealing breakfast Robertson kineI ms man va, ny
reason OF jealousy. dealing him the iaial Dlow
with an axe while his victim was asleep IN MS
bed. The blow, a. In the ether case. was ueali
on tho head, aud death resulted a. quickly.
Williams attended the trial and heard al TIE
evidence in the case 81 Harris ara 10 believer 10
have derived his inspiration from what ne heard
there. II is anticipated that me execution VI
tbeso men will attraci the larges' crowd 70
Ricksford that has ever before been assembled
there.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Tn tho Hastings Court tomorrow the case Of
tho Common wealth against Mr.. James Powel
indicted for the felonious shooting OF hE John
ID. SchAns. will be tried. -
The Price George Cavalry, Captain X. Il;
Bland, we're Inspected here to-day by Coionel
10. Lane stern. The company numbered ABOUT
forty men, and the drilling was admirable
The Petersburg Conyocation OF the Episcopal
Church will meet ia semi-snnGal session In
Grace church. in this city, tomorrow evening,
md will coniiuuofn session during the week.
number Of visitors from abroad are expected.
DR. Powers, OF Richmond. will deliver an ad-
dross on diocesan missions, and Rev. Professor
Grammar. Of tue seminary will speak on Tor
e,gn missions. ROBIN ADAIR.