Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-30
CUT IN THE TEMPLE.
UNFORTUNATE RESULTS or AN Ex-
CITING FAMILY FRAcAS.
Two Sudden peaths--A,ieged Abduction
ola GirI--A Probable Eiopcment-
Cfosc Of the Bronswick TRIALS

Correspondence OF inc ittcn'nohu o'spathl
P,rrRspuRa, Va, June 29.--An unfortu-
nate and very scrious ARRAY occurred to-
day AZ the homo Of Mr.. Peter Francis,
shoemaker and much respected citizen, on
Bollinghrook street. A daughter of MIR.
Francis is the wife of young man named
John warrenton, but she left him some
time AGO for reasons satisfactory TO herself
and went 10 live with her father. To-day,
1t ~ said, Warrenton went to MIR. Francis's
house and asked to see his wife. The in
teryiew was accorded and shortly after
ward Mr.. Francis. who was eating his din
ner. heard his daughter scream In the adj
Soinine room. He ran TO her assistance
and found. as he saws. that WArrenton was
An the act Of beating his wife. He grabbed
Narrenton and pulled him away from the
girl, when Warrenton turned upon and
threw him down.
CUT WITH his OWN KNIFE
At this juncture Mr.. Joe Francis, who
was q; work in the shop and who had been
Informed of the trouble, ran into the
room, and seeing WaTTenton have hls
father on the floor, struck him. The scuf-
&c was then transferred to the. two
young men. Francis saws that Warrenton
had an open knife in bis hand. During
the scuffe Warrcnton received deep
aud ugly cash across the left temple,
about three inches in length, which
severed the temporal artery and caused
profuse bleeding. Francis says that the
cutting was done by the knife in warren
tons hand, while he (francisl was en-
deavoring 10 get IT from him. Warrenton
denies that he had knife and claims tnat
he was assaulted by the father and son.
The parties were all arrested and warren
tons wound was sewed up at the station.
l,usa Tho aTcir canael "a good deal OF
excitement in the neighborhood.
REPoRrED KLorEMgST.
Mr.. Harry Smith and Mis- Hunnicut left
The city this morning for the South on the
1910 train Friends who saw them ~ the
depot were not informed until atterward
that the destination Of the young couple
was Weldon, and that their purpose was 10
become man and wife. As both were upder
age. they settled the matter for themselves
by going TO tho Gretna Green OF youthful
lovers. Mr. Smith is very worthy young
druggist, now of Buena Vista. and the BRIDE
is a very attractive young lady.
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS.
Mary Bland. wife Of Frederick Bland
(colored), aged about fifty years, while
walking along Union street opposite the
Albemarle Hotel this morning. drop;
ped on the sidewalk and expired
almost Immediately. She was apparent
ly well up TO the moment OF the
attack. Death Is supposed to have
been caused by heart-disease, and no IN
quest was deemed necessary.
Dorsey Garrett, the head farmer on the
CITY almshouss farm, died very suddenly
this morning.
ALLEGED ABDUCTION OF GIRL.
Complaint was to-day lodged with the
police against a young man named Charles
TAYLOR on the charge Of abducting Miss
,,ol tl.af affr ron rs a IL
ter Of Mrs. John French, living on the
lower portion of Bollingbrook street. Mrs.
French came to Petersburg from North
Carolina about two months ago. Taylor
is also from North Carolina, and boarded
with her He and the girl are reported TO
have loft the house at an early hour. yes
terday morning, probably before dwight,
and nothing has since been heard from
them. Where they went or what direction
they took is not known. The family are
very much distressed about the matter,
and the Chief of Police has telegraphed to
all neighboring towns and cities to have
the parties arrested If they can be found.
The BRUNSWICK CASES.
The trial of the several parties in Bruins
wick county on the charge of robbing the
cars of the Atlantic and Danville Railroad
Company at EdgertOn has beon con-
cluded.
As previously stated in this CORE
spcndence. the two alleged negro accom-
pliccs were convicted and sentenced re-
spectiyely to five and seven years I'M
prisonment IN the penltentiary. W. IL.
HagoOd. the postmaster, was sentenced on
one indictment to three years In the penl-
Tertiary. and the remaining indictments
against him were dismissed. His brother,
J. +. Hagood, was sent TO the penitentlary
for one year. aud Bailey and Harris, en-
ployes Of the company, charged with being
sccomplices IN the robbery, were d:s-
charged. IL is reported that movement
is 10 be started 10 petition the Governor TO
commute the sentences Of the two negroes
20 the same term as W. B. Hagoods.
DEATH OF LADY.
Mrs. A. ]. Sutherland, widely-known
and greatly-respectcd lady, died at
Sutherland's station, in Dinwiddie county,
last night. She was connected with many
well-known families in Dinwiddie county
and was beloved 10y all who knew her.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
The Army and Nary Record mentions the
fact that Lieutenant Thomas 5. McCaleb,
of the Ninth infantry, has been ordered to
report for examination for captain. Lieu
tenant McCaleb Is Petersburg boy and one
OF the brightest young men III the army.
A young gentleman was driving down
Halifax street Sunday afternoon with
several ladies. One of the hind wheels of
the double buggy broke and the whole party
was thrown into the street. Fortunately
only one Of the ladies was hurt and she
not seriously.
Yesterday was observed as Children's day
at the Byrne-Street Baptist church. The
exercises were of avery interesting charac-
ter.
Virginia Council, No. 8, Jr. O. U. A. NJ,
cleared nearly 5000 by their festival at
West-End Park last week,
KENTIICkv TEMpEphNcc ECTIIRE