Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-29
WAS HE MURDERED?
POSTMASTER SMITH THINKS THAT
HIS BROTHER WAS aSsASSiNATED.
Iscsdents Connected with the Death OF
William smith ut Newport News.
other Items from sIaoehester

death M Sevaor, News was noted In sundays
DIsrArcH, arrived hero sunday afternoon at
O'Clock. They were taken from the train 10 Nor
rissette undertaking estaolishment, whore they
we're prepared fer bariaL The body was re-
moved yesterday morning 10 tho residence OF
HE parents, on Fourteenth and Railroad streets.
whence the fansra, took place yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Il was largely attended. Tho
services were conducted by Rev. l. Il. ThofuhilI
and we're very impressive. Tho remains were
interrcd in Marry cemetery
As was announced ia sundays DIsPLFcn, tho
remains we're expected 10 have arrived sunday
morning, but Postmaster Thomas ,. smith,
brother OF the unfortunate young man, having
received Intelligence that they would not como
in the INCOMING. took the early train and went
down 10 the scene IL the accident and, after Sc
curing What details he conid OF bis broinors
death, returned with the remains sunday owe
ming on the oclock train
COLD NOT ACCOUNT Yog MS BROTHERS INJURIES.
A DISPATCH reporter called on Postmaster
Smith yeatonday 10 inquire fnto tho cirsum-
SION ,es connected with bis brothers death. Mr..
emith said that Instead OF finding tho remains
properly prepared Tor interment, as no had ex-
pecied, shey we're In a box WITH the same clothes
on In which the deceased was killed, and just rs
he was removed from the spot where he was dis
covered. lie said, from the information he
could obtain, his brother was Killed about nile
from Newport News. and whom found was iying
with his right ankle On the rail ana his body,
with his arms outstreiched. extending almost as
n right angle with the rail and on tho ouislde OF
The rack. His right loot was mashed on ana ina
YVES unable 20 account for his brothers
death from falling from railroad
train, as the wound on the back o. the
head could hardly have been received
from the wheels Further. the wound iooAed
a. ~ IL had been inflicted by blow with some
dull instrument. The remains he continued,
we're not found until saturday morning, and II
his brother returned on the flrst freight train rs
he was supposed 10 have done, nine sections OF
trains passed over his body. Posimestof St mn
was told that one oi the fromen on tho road said
that mBn answering 70 the description OF nis
brother came Ia the cab Of an engine ana "aIhi WARM,
I'd whiio the train was standing on siding auu
&. left as the train started OF Gn1 was never seen
afterwards
A FICTITIOUS TELEGRAM
Mr. smith said the reason his brother came 70
Mapch ester last "Wednesday was that ne feccNo9
"a fictitious telegram announcing tho death OF
another brother, who was SAID 10 nave peon
Killed at Belle Isle, and without waiting ior any
further information he left on the next t,a,h IO'
Manchester lie stayed In this city until frl1ay,
when he was compelled 10 return on account OF
his business and the suppositton u that ihisslng
the passenger train he took the ireigDt ,taIn III
order 10 be in Newport News the following
,uornine Postmaster Smith SAID hls brOthef
had S2S in currency on MS person, when ms slsI
fer pinned IN mis- vest poker before nc siai 20
for Newport News. and besides ne cerIleu 80
"a silver IN a purse aud wore gold watch
aud chain. When found the paper nloney WIS
gone "a well as his watch. HIS chain was uroAeh
the purse containing tue $500 was iounu on nls
peYson Coroner A. J. Jones held the inquest
ana the Jury brought IN verdict thaI tno u0
ceased came 10 his DEAN by an hcCiUVu. "a
number Of uain-hands we're examined ou' M
tesufcd that they knew nothing Oi the hAh' nor
did they remember having seen BIN; ~.
Mr. smith had bis lie insured Tor u -, IOst-
master smith thinks Il possible that his Drotner
,nsS bsve been mt OF by some % The tram
hands and was oYeriakeh anu Ainou ~ 'O'''
person. ...,, ,-,,,,,nu
Mr. william q. Owens, who has been apseh'
frolo the city for several days. has returned
The Hustings Court was III session sNoi'
while yesterday considering chanceiy malters'
The court will PROBABLY adjourn iOt the terh w.
IN JrrOS. go, ,.,, 100 80,
the Decatur-street line sunday, for which lhe
notor-man, conductor, AM another patIiclpahItt
were nssessed 90 each. Tho employees "0ui1
moi haye been nned had they not gotten on OF
ihe car aud participated in tue combat.
Rev W. A. +. Conrad preached Tor me congre-
cation al Mest-End Methodist church sunday
nornipg 1t was announced that Rev Dr. T. l'
Peu OF RichmOnd. would preach, but ne was
prevented on account ot sickness. 49,
Rev. l.. r. Dadmun; pastor OF M N'.,tI1, a
Methodist church. who has been conducting
mountaineering IN Staunton, passed throIgh lhe
city Yesterday morning e" rotte 10 ISleIsSu, :.
Bc viii return In time 10 conouct services a' ''is
ciTrSn I1ar meStine OF the Building Fund So
cieiy OF ), est-Lnd church was held sunday altor,
noon. MIR. HaddOu > watkins was preeeht huu
saug aud Mr. J. $. Buspy delivered very H.
tersstuc address.
As Weane-day Is =. Andrew s-Day, Meade
Memorial Chapter Of So. Andrews Bro1herhOod
win have appropriate services at ea1e-hshO-
rial church tuat Dlgnt az 80 % ..o. X. w, ooCs'
sou. OF ~. johns chapter, will make an ed-
dress. IS,
Invitations are out for the marriage oi ny:
Peinho,d Paul to Miss Florence j.. d1ughter OF
MIR RJcnard L. Brown. The ceremony Wll take
.place az the Central Methodist cdurch Mednes-
day evening, December eth, Al o'clock.
ra,entIv ENLARGED and boautihcd. will be rededi-
osted SUNDAY, December tn. Rev. George W.
carter, OF Bedford city, will deliver the sermon
IN the morning and Rev. Or. Yong VIII preach
AZ night The church Will be redcdicete1 Tree Oi
dent: that il, the amount necessary 10 pay lot
the recent improvements to the edince has all
been pledged.