Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-31
NEGRO DESPERATE.
AN OK AND HORSE-ThIEF DeFIES
THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW.
Shot, Captured, and Jailed In Halifax
He Escapes and, Armed to tho
Teeth. swears Vengeance.
Correspondsnco Of tho Richmond Di.p..cs.,


CHASE CRY. Va, July 30. 1890.
Recently in the Buffalo Springs neghbor-
hood of this county the officers Of the law
attempted TO arrest a noted Desperate
named Major Seat and met with the most
determined resistance. A warrant had
been sworn out by a citizen. charging the
negro Seat with stealing an OK valued
OF thirty dollars.
READY TO RESIST.
He got notice OF the warrant for his
arrest and secreted himself in barn-loft
armed with a double barrel shotgun. Con-
stable Wiles heard of his hiding-place and
with number Of men attempted to storm
the fort and capture the outlaw. They
were riet by volley from the shotgun
fred by tho negro from his ambush. The
officers continued TO approach and the
negro leaped from the rear part of the
building with his gun and made q break
for the woods.
CONTINUED HIS FLIGHr.
He was shot on the wing az he leaped
with pistol. the ball entering his thigh.
He continued his fight, the officers pur-
suing and firing at him without effect.
After he bad run more than two miles
through woods and open fields he turned
upon his pUrsuers and endoavOred TO dis
charge both barrels of his gun al them.
ALOAD or BUCKsHoT.
The gun missed fire. the men closed on
HIM, he dubbed his gun and defed the Of
fcers Of the law, and was only brought TO
the ground by load of buckshot. Though
very seriously wounded he still fought the
officers when they approached to bind
him. and made such desperate resistance
that II was necessary TO club him into ill.,
sensibility.
ox- AND HoBsE-THIEF.
He was carried before Justice John s.
Wood. The witnesses in the OK case were
not present, but Mr.. James Morris, of Hal
flax county, having heard of the Negroes
arrest. was on hand and swoTe out war
rant against him for stealing from him a
valuable horse last December. The negro
fully confessed that he had stolen and had
traded him to q man IN Person county, n.
G.. He was turned over 10 an officer from
Halifax and by him conveyed to the jail OF
that county.
ESCAPED AGAIN.
4 few DAYS ago, though still suffering
from his wounds, he succeeded IN escaping
from the Halifax Jail and appeared IN the
Buffalo neighborhood, where his parents
have long peaceably lived. He Is about
twenty-three years old, a giant in strength,
and feTOclOus rs tiger.
ARMED TO THE TEETH.
He is said 20 be now armed with dOu-
ble-harrel shotgun. q slx-shOOter, and q
huge dirk-knIfe and sweaTs vengeance
against those who at first arrested him.
The constable and number Of determined
men were soon on his trail and have no
doubt already recaptured or killed him.
Mir. Morris has recovered his horse after
tracing him through four different boHG-tide
purchasers to farmer near Durham, n.
C., who upon Identification allowed the
rightful owner TO takep possession and bring
him home.
OTHER IrEMs.
There are only three prisoners now in
our county iail-one a lunatic and the
others for minor offences.
The publication OF new paper-the
Ns7rs-has commenced in GAINESVILLE.
A charter for n bank will soon be applied
for in the town.
There are three newspapers now in the
county and all appear to be in prosperous
condition. L.