The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1890-03-06
Dick Halves TIlln0.
A dispatch from Birmingham, Ala,


dated Friday, the s8th, says:
Dick Halves was hung at the jail here
at 1927. Few saw the execution, though
thousands were present.
The crimes for which Richard r.
Halves paid the death penalty with his
life was the murder of his wife and
two children, May and Irene Tues
day morning, December 4, 1888, the body
of May was found floating i'll ;in artificial
lake at East Lake, a pleasure resort six
miles from this city, bat it was not iden-
titled until the next day. The discovery
led to still further investigation and the
residence OF Halves was visited by sew
eral persons, who found the place de-
serted and evidences that IL horrible
crime had been committed. There were
blood splotches on the floor and walls,
and in a corner of one of the rooms a
bloody club was found. The same day
it was learned that Halves had been
married to Miss May Stoery at Column
bia, Miss He was arrested the same
night while passing through Birming-
ham on his way to Georgia to spend his
honeymoon. He identified the body of
his child, but stated that he had been
| divorced from his wife and she had gone
away. The children, he said, had been
placed in a convent at Mobile and he
body came to be found where it was
The palpable improbability of such q
story convinced those who heard his
/ statement that he had murdered the rest
of the family.
BY the direction of the coroner the
lake was dra med and the bodies of Mrs
Halves and little Irene, heavily weighted
with railroad iron, We're found on the
! bottom.
tI>o{ ,.Nfl
famed the public mind to q state of
frenzy. All efforts of the press and
city and county authorities 10 allay
the excitement were futile. The Jail
was stormed by 10000 people determined
to lynch the murderer. The sheriff Or
dered them to halt, but the mob replied
with cries of derision and pressed for
wand The order was given the guard
to fire and volley resulted in the death
of ten persons and the wounding of
many more. The spirit of the mob was
broken by the storm of bullets and it
never returned TO the attack, contrary
who had in the meantime telegraphed
| the governor for military assistance.
Halves trial commenced on April 26
and lasted eleven days. The jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty, with the
death penalty, after two hours delibera-
ton.
The Bangor Commercial speaking of
the show given by the Guy Bros Com
pany, says: The Opera House was we'll
filled last night when the Guy Bros min
strels appeared. The audience was
more than pleased, judging from the fire.
quent and prolonged applause The
tableau and hidden chorus, "Uncle
Jobs Dream of Home" was beautiful,
the songs and dances were well executed,
while the burlesque on the Japs brought
down the house. This is one of the
Oldest and best companies on the road
now and are sure of q warm welcome
when they come again.
Rockbridge Neacs - The Glenwood
Furnace Company was organized in
Lexington last Thursday, the 90th, under
charter recently granted by the Legis
lature. The Officers are, r. II. Catlett,
OF Staunton, President: Fitzhugh Lee,
VIM A. Anderson, NJ NJ Martin and
Joseph Davis, of Boston, Directors.
Considerably over 800 900 of the capital
stock was subscribed that day and it is
expected that the furnace will be let to
contract next MONTH
list OF letters remaining in the post
Office at Middlebrook, Augusta county,
Va, for the month of February, ending
2Sth, 1890, and not called for Miss Luti-
tia B. Lofts, Miss Alice Lowman, Mrs.
Annie Nj. Miller, Mrs N. G. Miller, VIM.
"A. Miller. Ii the letters are not called
for in 80 days they will be sent to the
dead letter office, Washington.
J. b. FAuyER, P. M.
Hon. ". B. Allison was, on Tuesday,
reelected =. S. Senator from Iowa on
the first ballot. A deserved compliment
to sound Statesman.
The U. S. Senate has passed the bill
increasing the salaries of u. S. District
Judges to $4,000 year.
Edward Cowles, editor of the Cleve
land, Ohio. Leatler died on the 4th.
John Wren, the Richmond detective,
died in that city on the 4th,
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