Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-12
DAVID HARRIS HERE.
FATHER OF THE YOUNG MAN MUIR
DEReo NEAR TEMPLES ARRIVES
lie Idcniiflc, Hts Son by HIS Cr"'a' '
watch-ChaIn-Personal ana o'he'
Manchester Matters.

Tho name Of the young man who was 80 prn-
tally murdered near Temples statlon' III -
terrified county, last Monday remains no io"so,
In doubt. as his Identification has been poi'se''u
by his father. Mr.. David Harris, who arri'eu yes-
terday NJ Chester Mr.. Harris went iminepiA'cJ
10 the residence Of Justice George houoi,SOn'
and when shown the crnvat and "a.eh-1nA'A
taken from the person OF tho deceased as ouco
recognized them, and realized thaI tno yoee
man was his son, and was stephen p ~
Mr. Harris. IN company with Justlco n rsoon and
came over 10 Manchester In the attefbooi,i S-
arranged with Mr.. s. NJ. Perdue the uhueI 1 -,
10 have the remains exhumed and reho1ou ~
Maury cemetery. This Will be done this n'oi"-
ms. -. ,,,,,-r,vrFn.
Assron "a Justice Robertson exhibited INC
crayat Mr. Harms said IL was crochelsi w us
daughter for her brother before nus ~, 90 a.,
from Brooklyn on the 17th OF Angus. ~.
tond the Grapd-Army encampment AT Masnils
ION Mr. Harris before being shown inc "huu-
chain described It, and said q had neen oI a.
and soldered by his sou. He spoke o, nIs
having been brought from Europe W n i
aud pTesented 20 his son some time ago. lhulr-
q a.oly upon its production ne ldeh'lhct ~ -. 80
he thought that nothing else Was he0o -, AZ
I,rovc that the murdered man was his son. anu
left Immediately for Manchester W ait"HeV ''
a decent burial Of the remains. ,-...,.or an,
Mr. David Harris u a shoe manuiactuier, a III
carries on an extensive business IN lns IN and
resides NJ 1914 Fulton street, bIooAi'H' "N'
leaves to-day for his home.
THE NOTEBOOK.
TIoVv tho notebook, upon the back OF Wblch
nppeared the name OF John W. PicAe't, cnuio
into tho dead mans possession mas AL hio,is
been mystery, and will probably never DO
solved. .,... NJ
A DISPATCH representative. learning that WI.
Pickett resided In Washington wrote 10 nm anu
sent him n copy 81 the DISPATCH contaninS an
account Of the murder. lie received tcPy ~
the letter Yesterday, in which MI. Pickett sac ne
knew nothing OF the young man, but sIEe
an indirect account Of how tho BOOK caiilo Inl'
his possession. He said no had Iately rellY,C -
from Lynchpurg to Washington, aud hau ms
house,toid goods placed In tho depot NJ LyH.H-
burg on the 18th Of september. lie was Inaolo
10 remove his effects from the depot IN Ma-n-
ingfon until the 26th OF September. Nheh
he received them on that date ne
found that a frank had been openel
and some Of the contents stolen among N,.Ch
was Smith & Wcs5On singe-acuon reyo'UuI5
hail dozen silver teaspoons with tue lnltlhl
on the handles, r set OF gold ana rUby !e"th5'
u gold breaEtpin IN the shape OF an OAK ION,
halt dozen linen handkerchieis, SOFT Dia cA na,,
aud :he memorandum-b1Okc containing tue ctIus
OF the I.ynchburg Typographical lnion' Whicn
were found Oh the deceased at the Coroner III
quest. ,4u,,,
manner In which the book and cards came into
tho ptssession Of the young man. one Is lhds
the assassins put them on his person
WHO WE'RE TEE MURDKRERS?
The chief interest now centres IN the question,
Who committed tho murder? some chlh tna.
what little evidence has heretofore beeh
cleaned points to the two Italian poddlers who
were seen in the vicinity OF Temples last MoIl-
day week, tho day the hody was dlscoVcreu'
There h a recent development, however, WhNh
90 others seems 10 throw rlspicion IN announcer
On last Thursday night week appeared IN
Manchester three young men tolerany wen
dressed, who went into the bar-room Of MT " l.
Merritt. The bar-koeper entered INTO CONVEX
sation with the visitors and was informed mat
/ they hailed from Baltimore and were az f0u'e
! for the South ria Petersburg. Inoy huhg alydhu
! me bar-room that night until Mr. Merritt ciosed
, his establishment. and the next morning When
] he returned ne found the visitors ~ the dopr
} waiting for admission. They wero then pretty
drunk, and kept going from Merritt 10 l. T.
| Dayiss bar-roOm across the street anu Dacs'
While they we're in the latters house Mr. W. a.
| Ncale conyersel with them aud he gave the
| following description Of the strangers Whcn
visited 10y DISPATCH reporter last night:
THEIR APrEARANCE.
The three young men, he said, were dressed
! tOlefably well: one. he remembered, hnd on a
! standing collar Their le.ghts, he sai1. as wen
/ n he could remember, were about = icct IL
inches, > feet 10 inches. aud feet lnihea' no
/ young man who was OK medium height was qllts
I Nv ,ly and laxative, while the other TWO were
quiet When asked about the cODple1Ion OF
the Young man about > feet 10 inches hgh' he
/ said he had light hair. blue eyes. aud was by no
/ means a tough-iOoking character. inns answers
/ the description of the murdered man. inc ONE 2
! two, VINO diI not have ,Guch TO say, were rough
/ In their appearance.
! Mr. Noale said that the tallest man Of tho
! three had a considerable amount OF money WIN
him-that Is, for u tramp, rs he had several notes
OF various denominations broken IN his pres nee.
Tho men disappeared about noon, ana from
that time nothing has been heard from thcL
! The suspicion regarding the ltallan peIdl'rs
! seems % DE dying out. hut II these fancy-nrtcle
4 vendors DO not know anything about the in1rder
/ they are Keeping themselves very quiet IN Cnes-
/ ter0eld country
/ Edward smith, tramp, WAS before Mayor Maui
/ rice yesterday morning, md was ordered out of
/ the city. Chief-of- Police Lipscomb says he ia tho
/ son OF Ar. Edwin r. smith, Of Baltimore, hho
| came here on saturday last 60 sos u me muir
/ dcrcd man was his son. The young mans hI'-
| pcarauce conceded almost precisely win thHt
/ OF the victim, and his father has returned 10
| Baltimore ignorant Of his whereabouts.
PrEsoNAL AND GENERAL
Mr. p. NJ Jones who has been away on his
! vacation, has returned TO the city. .
Nj. Frans JeiIrcss, who has been quite SICK, Is
very much improved.
Vr. Emmett Saunders is detained at home by
The city Council meets in Regular session ..--
Rev. DR.. f. NJ. Peterson, OF Lynch turc, who
/ came down % dedicate the AsOury chapel, AZ
( MARKS addition, returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Charlotte Il. Pollok, OF Johnston, = C., IL
/ visiting her mother, Mrs. ". 4. Martin, on Co
! W4r1ln avenue.
/ Hon Holmes Conrad will speak al Leader
/ Hall tonight. and the Democratic managers
/ anticipate "A me meeting. The Blucs' Band VIII
/ cHliyen the occasion with choice music.
MI Walter c. Darlington and wife and Mrs.
J G.. {. Darlington are tho guests Of Mrs. X. u.
| Darlington, on Decatur street
Hr aud Mrs.. j. vs.. GIL, who reside on lhir-
teeuth street, have the sympathy OF their
friends in the loss OF their infant child, Herbert
( Atto. The funeral will take place from the
residence this morning al ~ O'CLOCK.