Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-02

was directly opposite the one occupied
NV Mr. Conne!l. who was shot. MIR. walker,
Of The Chesspcske and Ohio. was In No. 9,
and Colonel Marshall and daughter in No.
10. which was next 10 Berth No. 8. the one
occupied by MIR. Cornell. Almost imme.
d.ately after the shooting a most diligeni,
search was made by us 70 discover who did
n. and TO see IL We could find any weapon.
Every berth was searched-yes. every por-
ton Of the sleeper. There was not wea-
pon 10 be found. end no one on board who
had one "
ALApY SAW TIE THIEF.
did any one get glimpse OF the
thiofr" asked the reporter.
Miss Marshall saw the man. He first
came TO her berth end showed his head in,
and az he did so she called out: Papa.
papa, here il man. Who IL it? The
fellow remarked: Excuse me. miss. am
at the wrong berth The description that
sho gives OF this man answers the one
given by Mr.. Council. They both say that
he was sparely built with n small moustache
aud goatee and wore SLOUGH hat"
Mr. Connel told Judge Christian that
when the thief came into his berth he sad
to him: :" want your money" Conneli
responded: - have no money! and
rising in his berth kicked or struck at
him. and as he did so tho thief drew bis
pistol and shot him.
TIE coNpUcroR's STATEMENT.
Mr.. NJ. J. NELL. the conductor on the
sleeper in which the shooting occurred
made the following report to Mr. L. b.
Tcnnsnt. She agent of the Pullman palace
car IN this city:
This morning about 2 A. b.. between
Stauntona and Basic Cily. u man occupying
Berth 9 was shot by some unknown per-
son. Nv attention was called by gentle
man (Mr. Edwards. who was up few
seconds before the firing occurred. TO get
glass Of water tor his wife. AT
the time Of the shooting ] was IN
the smoking-room and had Just finish
cd looking over my reports, having
TO check a passenger who got on at St0un-
ton. The shooting might have taken place
as we were going into Waynesboro', or
near there. The man who was shot sad
the person who did the shooting asked
him for his money. He replied that he
did no: have any, whereupon he drew
pistol and shot him. The wounded man
was uromptly cored for, q physician being
called in ut Basic City, the physician
taking him of mt Charlottesville to get
proper treatment"
Mr.. O'Neill further adds in his reports
that the reason he was not IN the sleeper
proper was because he desired TO look
over his reports. and every one appeared
to have been attended 10. lie thinks the
man got into the car from the rear and
left in the some way. To his knowledge
no unknown person entered the car, and
there were no arms on the sleeper.
WHAT oTHER PASSENGERS SAY.
Mr.. Charles Bacharact. passenger who
got on the tram at stanton, states that
the conductor showed him TO Berth No.
and very few minutes thereafter he
heard the report Of the pistol.
Mr. Edwards, another passenger, says
that he went into the smoking-room only
few minutes before the shooting aud
found the conductor sitting. there. Be
fore he reached the car again he heard the
shot and went to notify the conductor.
who was still on duty there.
sKEToE OF THE WOUNDED MAN.
Mr.. A. l.. Boulware, president of the
First National Bank. is well acquainted
with Mr.. Connell. and when asked by re-
preventative of this paper YESTERDAY, con-
corning the wounded man said; Il have
known him for several years. He is agentle-
man Of considerable capital and largely H.
terested in mineral properties in Virginia;
He has large interests at Craig CITY and
Newcastle. and is what l regard as level
headed business-man-a man or most ex-
cellent character and reputation"
MIR. Connell Is about fifty-fve years old.
and has family.
The audacious act of the would-be rob
Der has caused considerable surprise
among railroad-men, and Mr.. Tenant. the
Pullman agent here. says he can hardly ac-
count for the occurrence. Although he
mas been connected with the company for
O number OF years. this is the first instance
of this kind ever brought to his attention.