Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-06
THE GOSHEN MURDER
sysreRY STILL ENVELOPES The AS
sAsslNATIoN OF j. G. LEEcH.
NIL petails OF tho Crime-shot -Four
,,.s.A Woman ibe Supposed Cause
and "a Relative Avcnger.
Especial from a STAFF Correspondent

Cosurx. Va. July 5-The remains OF
.sr l. Granville Lesch. who was murderer
abont threo miles from here Sunday niShs'
vas laid 10 rest to-day IN the cemetci''
near tins place. AZ noon. Up 70 the pio'-
ept time the county authorities, VINO ""' =
|. becr working on tho case. have hlA'i' I,., ''S
arrests. and the inquest which was 49, HC'
H,ondav afternoon failed 20 throw any is'''
upon the mystery Of the cf,"lo' =, ,le
ceased was quite prominon' nm ia
peiqhborhood where he resdeu, M" ~, - '',' 'J
81 a. have boon worth betwoen c'V'V,V o.
smooo ue was 49years OF age a "'uo"o''
ma leaves "a son about gyears oil age
S. NoIA POPULAR MAN.
q A. Icecb was by no means popular, ana
a., few friends. IIe Is said to nave
Il Flecn ycfy disagrccahlo IN his manners ano
somcWhat slanderous IN his conveIsa'ion'
pbe crime hy which he lost his me oc-
cy,,eJ Sunday night. His BODY was
tonnd within fifty yards Of his brother =
4 rfr IL e.. IcechO house, on the riVer'
4bo yuforun.te nan loft Goshen Satur-
d.v afternoon and remained with hi'
brother until fow minutes before ne was
killed. just al he started 10 leave IL was
po,eod TINT heavy storm was coming up
over fbe mountains. and he was ADVISED
g. wait until 1t passed oyor. This he re-
fgsod 10 do. aud he started out on n's
i1rs, saving that he would return 10
Goshen. IN
MCnDEB-HEIP!
he had been gone only few minutes
vE.u lis brother. Colonel Leech. hehrd
.Lo renort of "a pistol or gun followed hy
.D,,r,i othcr shots IN rapid Succession.
m. o... heard the CIV Of " Murder-help ~
srj r,cagn zing has brothers voice ran
towards thc gate. AZ FIRST he saw nothih :
a. fAr murderer or blS Ncuih' "u
.o.r looking about for some time ne
d,srov,rel bIood-spois upon the gate AMI
rr.uud upar ly. Not finding the bod5 al
Cucr lie fastened 20 the house OF feIa-
&C.,. c.D4e hv md told Of tho occuTTc nee.
tr.th,r ee..rch was then made, anl the
I,r.e If .le deceased was found about oJ
feet from the gate, and tied 10 tree. lhe
irV,-tgaii party alter seeing tuis CON
cl-loI that the corpse had been thrown
iu 70 the uVer. and the stream WAS cai O.
fuily seuched uut IN vain.
suuI IoCR TIMEs.
Finally. aftor search Of several hours,
tho boiv Wa- found about eighteen ie'I
from thc gate, The deceased hnd oeeh
shot four tiues. lhere was one Wouiu
.n li. rplt wrist, which IS supposed %
l.ya boon made hy tie first shot hred 4,
another bullet had entered the right SIDE,
ami ul,urMug through the body, ha1
MERGED tur ifIt nipple. There were holes
nm tlrrie.t and lett temples Of tho dead
man. ana itis believed that these were
fr,d Ly the assassin after hs victim had
fallen 90 fhc gfouuu. mo poCkfi-oo"h'
WATCH. and money ot the deceased were
found upon ils person, aud 10 was eVl tent
THAT robbery was not tho motive oil the
cTme.
TuE AssAssrN's PLANS.
from the position OF the ground where
lc ulfd.iou. deed WIS accomplished II
l.eyId.nt that the villain concealed him
paIfu,4r the corner of the gate and sprung
ur.u sir. ictCh uuawGrc9. The autnoU-
Tics rJps that the deceased on finding
himself confronted 10y the assassin. aLG
after receiving the wound IN ms wrist, re-
fr,at.i toward the house Oi ms brother.
Tue shot in il- side, which itself would
Law, caused death. evidently brought HIM
10 The ground.
TNTLr RESIDE HIM
It's believed that after thus injurlng his
virtiln the murderer knclt down beside
Nun. N'fI i.A AN'L ilt 'l'NRt ~ 'Ati t't ''
trYfplc hred the other Luiicts. One of the
wounds ON the dead mans head was
Lnckeusd hy powder, which makes tins
bolel more probable.
AWOMAN IL 1T.
There are many euppos'tions regarding
tno crime. uut from the information
\ rathcrod N seems probable that "a woman
,e al tue bottom a.. the mystery. II IS
well known that tho deceased was lnih
uinte with 70 woman who lived few miles
from Goshen. and many believe that on
tho night of the murder Mr.. Lecch eX-
ptctei to meet her.
rIluAuiY ny A RELATIVE.
I'm OH probability be was shot by some
rolnGve Df the far one. Certainly the
officers of tho county have reason TO be-
hcyO this. and they nre making their III
NsslgAuous accordingly.
ALGEsrs To uE MADE.
Tonight 40 II 30 O'Clock sheriff Witt.
l. deputy. aud the representative OF the
DI,rAr,H Viii leave for certain house
about thirteen miles from Goshen, and
several arrests viii probably bo made.
The sheriff s hy no means certain what
course ne Wiil pursue alter reaching the
place ID question. and his appearance IN
ile u0ghhorhood of the suspected per
SONS will Poe % great surprise. 1t Is said
that it-ycar-oii girl aul her mother are
involved In the affair. l.. Il. Z.