Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-02
DID SULlY COMMIT THE DEED?
circumstances Point to Him as the Mur-
derer of Young MAX"


At the Henrico county courthouse this
morning at IL o'clock the case OF lom
Sully. the Young negro arrested on suspi-
cion of having robbed Sammox Ros--
deitcher, the young German peddler, and
dealt him a blow that resulted in death.
will be called for preliminary hearing before
Justice Atlee. who issued the warrant for the
accused. 1t is more than likely that the
examination will not proceed to-day, as
the Commonwealth will hardly be ready.
Sheriff Southwark has really had but one
whole day on the case, and Will III oil
probability ask continuance. AT last
accounts the prisoner had not retained
counsel. but he will probably have law
yer this morning.
Sullv. who previous to the death Of Ros-
deitcher and up to the time OF his arrest
was employed on the farm of Mr.. feitlg,
where the peddler received the injuries
from which he subsequently dled, Is
younr negro about twenty or twenty-one
wears old and has q rather repulsive coun-
tenance. He is very black. of the real ouriy
style. about five feet nine inches high. and
moderately stout, probably weighing lo
pounds.
in the corn-feld of Nlr. Feitig was gwen III
the Dispatch of yesterday.
A sTRoNa CIRCUMSTANCE.
Among the articles found i'll bis room.
which was searched just after he was taken
into custody were two pocket-books, one
of which has been partially ldentihed as
belonging to Max" the dead man.
II is well-known fact that Sully, who
worked for a small salary with Mr.. FeitIg,
most of which was given to his father,
snent money somewhat profusely. gust
after the night Max" was struck and
robbed. and il has also been ascertained
that several watches known to be the pro-
pertv of the dead man were pawned IN the
early part of July, though from What can
be learned these were disposed of by seye-
raj different people.
THE WEB FORMING.
Sheriff Southwark visited the scene of
the occurrence again yesterday and thinks
he Is slowly but surely weaving the web OF
circumstantial evidence which points
rather strongly to the prisoner. In Iew
days he hopes TO be able to point to the
guilty man with certainty. He has col
| Iected evidence to show that Sully spent
| over $40 on the 4th of July. two days
after the date Max" was wounded.
That the peddler was killed Sheriff
Southward thinks here is no doubt, and he
regards it as probable that more than. one
person was implicated IN the CRIME.
Whether one or moro they must, he De-
lleyeS. have Deen hCQuhiultu WIN WY o"a
roundincs of the hay-shed where Max
silent. Mr.. Feitg has two very fierce
| watch-dogs, and il seems very strange tnat
their barking was not noticed on the night
the crime was committed. When the
officer went there in the daytime and they
were tied they frightened him no little.
A stranger on the premises would Ger;
tainly have attracted their attention and
| started them to growing and barking. ana
vet no sound was heard by the inmates OIL
the house that night.
WAS IT FOR AN ALIB1
With reference to "Max's" horse having
| been left in the pasture the night before
| the assault and found tied to the post near
where he slept the next morning IL mas
| been suggested that the murderer aiter
striking the peddler, mounted the latter
| horse and rode to the city III order 70 place
himself in a position to prove an abb, but
| in his guilty fear forgetfully tied the AMI
NAL instead of turning her into the pas
| ture.
| THE DEAD MANS EFFEcTs.
| Thursday all the portable property OF
| the dead man was brought TO the county
| courthouse. Ii was not great deal nor
| of very valuable character, consisting
| besides his horse and wagon chiefly OF TWO
! valises containing things such as are usu-
I ally found IN peuuieI ouths' an"
English erammar-which. by the way, ne
must have studied some, tor ne spoke ing
lish yerv well. Among these effects was
also a rubber-coat stained on the. inside
with blood. which he evidently had Oh
when he received the blows.
There may yet be a possible chance OF
tracing the murderer. or murderers, II III
other chances fail, by the missing cheek
for $40 which is supposed TO have been on
his person at the time the robbery was
committed. This check, it is said. was
given to Max" by some person IN Peters
burg, and letter has been written there
to ascertain where it was made payable.
Sheriff Southwardis is working up the CASE
with care and patience. Having arrested
Sully, he Is now tracing all the suspicious
circumstances with the view to ascertain
| ing whether he is probably the. right man
and if not. to let him be made free as soor
as possible. Just now be IS ON the very
tedious task of investigating where
Sully spent the money and TN
character of currency. that M
disposed of. the idea being to leari
whether they correspondcd to the none,
that the young German was seen 70 have
Mr.. Southwark thinks there will be som'
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