Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-25
4 CRUEL REVENGE.
WOMAN sTksS AND KILLS HER RE-
CREANT LOVER.
knife In tho Hands of Annie Taylor Ends
the life of James Bradloy--In-
guest Yesterday.
th,sh.,cmpcrcd woman and faithlcss

Ilr man was James Bradley; aged
,,,rty.two. The woman is Annie TAYLOR
,-l twcuiy-ouc. The neighborhood Of
ib. .u1rcuco Is Union or Sixteenth street
,.r franklin. and tho two stabs were in
..l ur0u Bradley as he stood on the
r..D.h near the blacksmith-shop about
g. Il. SUNDAY.
trnf. wa. az once arrested by The police
.,I tf. wounded man was carried into
f Coloman's house near by, where he
.p,ugfor about twenty minutes. when
,..ta occurred. Deceased WAS "a colored
nan. Hs slayer ia Of the same race.
THE INQUEST.
d. -1ucr Taylor was sent for, and or
rI fho body 10 bc removed % tho
.t mneuo where he made posLlporic7n
..r,As and in the afternoon proceeded
..l an inquest.
!..-a were two wounds-One triAing
.-tlc left shoulder. the other five inches
..v she 0rn-pit on the left side. Here
.. kuffc entered the lungs and caused
.fh hy internal hcmorrhagc.
Il. following gentlemen constituted the
r-. nl inquest MoSsrs ". l.. johnson. j.
3 Higgins I'D. Eacho. George NJ. Vaughn.
J. So.atcr. and John Pitt
OIL. meeting between the man and
w.rau took place al the house of Polly
N.t. e,.1redl. No. 100 Union street. from
place Annie pulled Bradley into the
..., whcre size proceeded to satisfy her
v...IIcc.
t.a-cD, was present ut tho inquest with
L..uu.f. Edgar Allan. Esq, but made
.-..fuucut She sat in the midst Of the
rpl and laughed heartily at some Of the
vt. .ms ~ the occeslon.
urscuuTloN oF An EYE-wITvEss.
p.u, White. the first witness who was
.. lrpDsed: ! live at No. 109 north
-r...ltl street, just beyond Franklin
..r.. Jim Bradley Was talking to mo
.. afternoon iu ms room when Ammo
I..r Damo Up. Jim pcepcd ont through
..i.t uf the door. told him ] would
..rIf th0t did not want any fuss. |
H.Ii of his arm and said, Here Is
-. Annie cnught him in tie collar and
..I him down thn steps. She mad
..t..r her hand with au open blade.
l.i not Cut bin while Iu the
a-e. Sh, carried him Of without resist
.r.. Ile had been her friend. but was DO
t..rl ot mine. lut come 90 see me now
.rl fl.u. She did not say why she wanted
rrl him away. but declared " / have
...., YOU. id red son ot .'
fI -.ii nothing iu reply ITO tins. No, he dld
... lnt re-l-t GDr. / had no knife myself.
r.-.v,i m mv room and went t0 the WIN
..a. From the window ] saw her take
.. hnItr and stab hun twice. She said.
. Som rtt SON OF ., die He dit
.- nll hut grabbed az n plank on the
.l.l.mith-sh0p. She then caught him
.rtn. shoulder and showed hm up the
..rs.. Ig tine blacksmith-shop / did not
.. 'ut of the house uuul heard De was
t..l Tho knife was sharp at buih ends,
with rIdeey handle which was black and
rlt 70 was as long as my forc-hnEer l
" ih" hniie al the statlon-hoN9e' ! never
..N the knife before.
r1rp al 4r,-u rou rircrAgTu
iuuio Green. the next witness said: !
'rn ai No. lOj north sixteenth street.
.4. iu my room yesterday evening and
..uio IaVlOr came 10 my door and inquired
Iffn had been iu there. She came IN ant
.f her hand in her apron pocket and
.Iled ont knife. and / told her yes.
uI / opened the door. saw TINS
ufe at the statou-hOuac after
wards. She said "vou red son ot
e will lH Won to-day. pulling the
a,I started ~ 20 IN. Polly snd, Jim.
don't mako any fuss In here" and took him
ivthe srr au3 showed him out. Annie
thsu caught hold of him aud pushed hm
down the steps. Polly and. Don't have
.ay fuss. Hui ehe carried him "ut oi the
.Iie-toor ou %" -ldc"aIh. l9"N'h 0uO
t." Wi4o '" ana 7." hHhI' N'' t'l" III ''''
-" n' ,,l'.ti.r tEc first one took
. 4 aff ba
IN . ,,,,. L.+ md como
t,,.' An tho stens
tNi'" nus '"' ~ i.'i.' la ',,.t
I. di'A1, say aut .H.nN il', Lo .s,d
'N, lI"' 'h' ..'' III
,'N' ! avn cur. "H' '"..i 'l,t'.I t,Dr oftor
WI, 9' ,.,., ros,lt i.r
''' ''' i''-''' ''''
TGE Old DEUNEEN BOY
H.fC.l...,..,, t.etif.J. live ON Union
,'., &C.. saw nothing Of tine
,rri. 1erlorcou d, mn, house yc~-
..f, .t.r,rr ana -ald. d" Let this old
....l.n how deceased after hc Was
.tI.il Ec down" and then NE called
Hn Carter. aud -ald hii1s me some
'hH "a'u i.f me- n'i,', .a, vn
l ,I,',,I oil.d hin, Who stabbed
~ 81" - .. -, ,r.,l.r' ~
. '"' %, .t' ...'. ,-...,,,,, ..,..,,,,I
.'i Ai''', ,.,,.5 paGc Wine
f...iiaj bim ''''''
....' Iovl"r .ub4cqucutlv fen on him
Ia. i., nr I.r Lc,J and cried.
a S,.;,'. Tb.n sLe vent into
... f,-..yard. I told Policeman Good
...- .I.t Jun said Annie had stabbed him.
U..... ti...,. ,.,,e to NV house | was up
vans cooking.
ryr ptoopy KNIFE.
- 1o,o..3. live with
- go Tt.,{,, ovopir,, I saw
i'.i'','. IL. Xxx o,er ne fence
' MI l'J,'s 'i'',' L-,,rJ was stand
-.. tarl fenr. aud could plainly
N,i,.+, tb.v first came 10 RucLels
..... r..I,..l vr.,s iin-.t,,lrs leaning out of
81 had finished cooking
.'..i i..5 aotan I said nothing TO
r......,.i I,nl said nothing 10 me. / have
'.'i' - stof. thot linn de-
'' l' .,""i'tDJ him
.'... p...t'- nall -''u white bov about
,.'. i,.'. .,.,ars ~ aor was not sworn.
.,.,to,,,.,,t m which he said 81
Ed" lh. hhu' - NoI- y, -, tbo bnus. "
b. -'" l' up anu ''i ''''' ~ -
OrIIRE WITNESSES.
r,.l..oo vvitnaSso. were summoned. but
.t ... were all that were examined.
lin. irry attera few moments dclibera-
. BROUGHT iu % verdict that he came To-
r.. s..t6 from the effects of wound IF
,.. r.n, inflicted by a knife IN the hands
O.. Anuic Iaylor"
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