Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-03
A PERIL0US RIDE.
MAN AND HORSE TAKEN SEVENTY
FIVE YARDS ON AN ENGINE PILOT.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY Between Negroes Mt
Forest Dopot--h Terrible Death
Outrage by Peddiers.
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LYNcHBUEG, Va, June a-All OF tho recently
elected municipal officers qualified for their re-
spectiye positions before the Corporation Court
here to-day.
Judge sterling Watts, one OF tbs most promi-
nont citizens Of Tazeroll county. had q most MI
raculous escape fron terrible death few days
age. lie Was riding a very Wild young horse near
the depot when the train came In sight his
50 frightened the horse that he became frantic,
and he Jumped before the advancing engine and
vas caught 40 on the pilot and carried some
soyeniY-nve yards before the engine could be
stopped. Judge Watts was unhuri' bnt me TWO
hind legs Of the horse were brokon and no had
10 be shot
LYNCHDURG AND DURHAM RAILROAD.
A deed Of trust for s3OO00OO from tho Lynch
burg and Durham Railroad Company ~ the
Mercantile Trust Company OF New YORK was
fled IN tho Clerks ONCE OF the corporation
Court hero to-day. This deed OF trust Is exc
cute1 TO secure funds for the complexion ana
extension Ct the road. A signal tower mas been
erected here on the site OF the old Union depot,
and Oil OF the switches OF the different roads
here VIII nc opera1ed from ms tower me ne"
system Is called the "interlOckin g-auto matte
switch syston,n and is great improvement
over the Old system Of hsnd-sw!tching
The District Executive Committee Of the Farm
ers' Alliance will hold a session here Tomorrow.
Some twenty-five or thirty lodges will be repro
sented. II Is understood they come here Tor me
purpose or taxing steps 70 regulate tne top9rco
commission merchants fees, and also to MAKE
some arrangements 10 set fertilizers snppbeu
TO the different alliances at reduced rates.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
special telegram this afternoon from Forest
Depot gives Information Of a row Saturday
night Of thar place between two colored men, IN
which William Poindexter was shot ana killed
BIZ Amandus Caboll The two men became en-
gagged in quarrel and began by shooting at each
other, Poindexter firing three shots in quick sue
cession, but missing his antagonist, whereupon
Caboll walked up close 10 hlfn and shot MIN
through the heart. Cabell was arrested.
WAS IT SUICIDE?
Information was received here yesterday af-
ternoon OF the terrible death OF an old man,
probably seventy years OF age, near Big Spring
Saturday morning. He was sitting on tho end
OF the railroad bridge west Of the station, and
the engineer did not see him until close upon
him. lie Immediately sounded hiswhistlc. but
the man paid no attention and the engine struck
him and knocked him some distance directly
q ross one OF the rails and his BODY was h0ffi-
bis mangled. Ho was neatly but plainly dress
ed aud had taken off his Shoes and laid them
down by the sido OF the track. lie was stranger
and left nothing whatever by which no could De
identified. Ii - thought by railroad-men that
he sat on tie railroad for the purpose OF COM
hitting suicide, as no had plenty OF time 10 es-
cape II ho 80 desired.
SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED.
one OF the "old vets - passing through the
city ON his way home from Richmond saturday,
and who resides IN the rural districts, was ask "a
how many people attended the unveiling ile
said he did not know how many people there
we're I'm Richmond a. the time, but about mil
| lion aud half witnessed tho uncoyering OF the
statue.
FOUR TURKISH VILLAINS.
Four Turkish peddlers went % the house OF
| Mr.. James Gtlliam, about two miles from this
/ city In Amherst, to-day, aud, finding no one nj
/ home but Gluams wife and Dother-one an
| eyed blind lady-bcgan % ransack the premi-
| SEA. The wife endcavored 70 stop the thieves,
! when one Of them struck her severe blow,
! knocking her acnseess. Ito then broke open a
| trunk, TOOK t3s. and came 70 this city. our po-
| lice we're notified. and all four were captured
tonight Iublic feeling against them Il very
/ hitter