Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-16
MIDNIGHT INQUEST.
drowning Of Mills and Wilkinson
Carefully Inquired Into.
THE VERDICT OF THE JURY.
1s,y Think Nicholas Is a Mur-
derer.
,rvISlI0N OF MRS. MILLS.
.. r-,,oucr Had Agreed 20 Take Care
orucr and Her Chiidren-No
MARKS OF Violence.
rpr VERDICT OF THE JURY.
,rrSSI0N OF MRS. MILLS


.....rk yesterday afternoon and pro-
,. aB inquest over the bodies Of
....I Jlls1n Wilkinson, which were
.....tage the Gooch ana limo Wednes-
.7 ig Mcssrs. Joseph Pearman,
.... .-. carey Trapue. Of this city.
.. ..ucubcrei that as soon as the
.... .-rrae3 mon were found Squire
attel 90 Hon. Conway Il. Sands
Ibis Attorney for HonriCo, 70 know
..... .....I d1. and Mr. sands wired him
........ .....s wore found in q hundred yards
...... ua, he must hold the inq lost;
ll1Ircd yards from the line the
.aHa. ties shoufdo 80.
,...-..5 morning Mr.. Sands; Mr. d. c.
........ rcq,,senang Philip Norman NichO-
-. .-. arrested last Saturday night n
...... having murdered the two men;
- reporter, Sergeant Alexander Tom
- -... With Crlcer ilal, made the arrest,
...... oakley and Ellis, Of this city, went up
....... ,r pea present NJ The inquest
.... 80. which the tragedy occurred was
.. fs ,l Uenri,o county CIuckahoe
.. ,.f c.1seluontly the Henrico authori-
charge Of the bodies. These
.. .r tho shore all night, guard
r.r detailed for tust purpose,
..... morning were removed 10 Dir. John
...s .. place. where Mills aud Nicholas
......- DIS. Chalkley aud Ellis made
... -... examination about noon IN the
-.. Nl-tuI8s naI occupied. After the
..u. lies were prepared Tor burial, and
...-. vI take place to-day at ST. Marys
-.t.e expense Of relatives.
1HE JURY SUMMONED.
......iuss appointed special constable,
.....t t..vuz jury was summoned: W. ID.
........ re'soo A. Fcnuer, Walter +. Grant,
..... u-. *. r. Gaskns, Il. Ashby Wick
.. ,.-. se.r1urtot tho inquest, Squire Rugg
-. ....3 N-. Blchnrds0n appeared for the
. domination commenced about 3
...-t,.. jury examined the place where
...-.-..r .ro-l-red, the point from which tho
... ....a. and tie spot az which Nicholas
......t t.a water. They also eIperimented
....... I.v removing the shoppers to the
..-s--. -rku. II sank partially, but did
....,...e t.t.ln, though 1t pretty wen nled
rHF TIE>T WITNESS.
-..r-., .,..-.s. examined was W. II. Harris.
,... .t.,. aho testified that on Thursday he
| .4 t... t,h.'a- aud Wilkinson near the
- .. .. The PARTY asked n they could get
/ ....rt. -. a--oss the stream. As the * II be-
.., tsagl Brain the witness directed
| -...-. ....i s"e HIN.
| ..--e t..ia-3 that he worked in the corn
t o. The river all that day except
r r..t r1 dinner, between ana 2ociocH,
.rs- q negro. was also working IN
. ..... Uesaii hc ate mis- dinner In the
... bill. ..a1El ccar enough 70 have heard
j ....- t... l. such sounds reached HE ears.
! r..F... said De thought each vi the men a u
rsrBr BRUINS TESTIMONY.
Me- I'D ., H-l.0. q brother Of tue man who
..-. .r.. stated that there was only enc key
/ ...... ....l fastened the skii. This was
b. ..I..r- ln-scssion. II Nicholas ever
1 ID. ,... .... 10 vas done with permission, cy-
i ... ... ..-t4ure of the Ibursday when tho
...r occurred. In this instance h9
... ..-. u-o 10y his (Bruius) uncle. Inc
v.... .t. ...t t.4t be heard no cries on the day
.... .n'.rrrrd, although lac vas hauling
.-... testified that on tho night OF
........ aolir he went % Nicholas : house,
-... .. ... informed about the drowning.
4 l.w tEc boat sprung leak some
... ... he shore. Tho witnoss asked
.-e ... leak WAS and the prisoner re-
....s. .....r -.a any leak al all: the water
.... e..- .r. -l .g-t and the boys were balhng
a.. ......s. They rocked the boat ana
/ ...... t.l. could not 30 anything with II.
....-- ..r f..I bis companions 10 keep quiet
-t...... set t1e boat ashore, but the water
-.... .. tast tuNt they leaped out. Nicholas
i .. ....a also ss.i that tho prisoner told
..... ...s7ud Wilkinson were about eight
.... .r.t ... u him when he LETT the boat. AZ
%. s.... we're beating against his face ne
| .-... ..- ..lI down the riyer' and ala not see
Be- u- any more.
.r ar>T WORTH WHILE"
v a-i.ned further that he asked
..... ...v ~.uldnt dr1g the river Tor the
rr s.uer replied 1T Ant worth
F.t a- Or ilcm. the water Is 100 deep
.. ,.st .qv the witness and Mr.. Dave
.... ... tlat v "a t.ree holes IN 10. Tho
...-.... ...r Nate. ..n8cket were here, Whue
s..... ...... Was some distance up on tue
... .s. axes we're laying IN the SKIN
... t...t Was sticking up across part ot
| ... Il- holes were mado Dy a
.... .-.s...I..A Glser and appeared TO have
r.-.rel that Nieholas had an augor
.....-. ,a.t ne had borrowed II from
..... month ago. lie only Kept II one
i- tH Tho owner .o
....... .t.... that squire kugg Mr.. Cam
... t..r. .-Ia- lev, and himself went 20
..-... -.-.-.o..d murder after the drown
.. .. d. poe. s1 she parry ana TOOK q Q % 10
.. . ..--a red oas. IL had three cDops
..... % aud % looked as n there we're
..... .....A- round it. Nicholas stated that
tlI thc tree was too large 10 cut
. ".t irey might get ~ ttoubie Dy 20
. ..a-iay De and Nr. Rob IT Seay tut
r. t., trGe GuI found two buckets oi
.rFe.y large COON IN 4 All were
.... hollow.
HAD KEY.
". ,.t-1. uncle Of the man who owned
:.. ..t.. tlst he met the prisoner and
Alley ou tno Sunday before tho
-.t asked him about irapplhs' IN
....rau Nicholas mentioned toe iact
l-.1 Vie boat and said that he had
...f. .. .r...red IT, The prisoner asked tho
'.. H. laI any objection 10 his usins u,
....l replied that his nephew would
.yI1e1 he put the -kn back. hlch-
... s.aIu that bis key uttcd the lock and
.t.I tuc boa; several times.
...r Hr Adam STATED that one week
.-.. also asked for the use OF the boat.
.-l -al1: "Wll you loan us ihe boat
he ryerf We want o. get bef-
...s- told Wilkinson TO take 10. J hat
.Ia'o wH- t0li about the drowning.
... said hat his uepuoF, Mr.. Joseph
cstoro. ths boat. was greatly sur
.-.. Dec subsequently, learned that there
.-. ... in ne sAin, fOT just tWo days
D. left i, the boat was perfectly
AoHWgs or VIOLENCE.
H Ohalklev. the county physician
... tlsr..uurIen examination ot tho
.....l O. at he saw 10 marks OF Vlo-
.- .rua--. ana that he was OF rae
rs4.l resulted from drowning. All
'. ..H..t...a were consistent with tnls
..r physician was carefully examined
.at.- plfl of bis evidence was Of a
.C.rr.
....- S.. mia, o. Richmond, who assisted
,t Iu t1e autopsy, oOUOboraied ihe
4. he Ert physician.
.r.t4s. J0eenh Poarman, and Arthur
.... .- ..tuen who succeeded IA foding the
t.I. H description of their scar, n and the
y 0' mo oorpseh Their story suOsten'
t'rl % the Jury was published ex'
..t F., tH@ DisPkTCH Of yesterday.
NlIIISG ~ lHE OFENISG.
.-art a .cy, a l5-year-Old white boy, testified
r. Friday the Jlh, he went down 20 the
'.-' a.l saw The boat with three holes IN it A
.o. ,a net Was stuck IN one Of the open.
! .- N.tef bucke3 and paddle were lying IL
N.'.r .u the eide % the bank and there were
| t1r- and g hGiChei m The boat. On the day
| lluufay) Frank said he met Mills
| ..-'-.r, aud Nicholas. and asked the latter
| -' F.t F1iug 90 take a bee-tree. The prisoner
yes. ana then went on 10 the river with
/ n.uio1s. Nicholas had no tools, tat car
'4ter DlcfeL Mills and Wilkinson eaci
zee, pa, none had any stobs 10 their hands
| .H.Ie. &. DlVal faid that after the drowninl
| 't- lINn - the river and had bus attention
| iu tis shayngs by DAVID Alloy. The boa
.' 'l"n atout 90 yards from the place wher'
'.- H-Yaii} tel The shsyings we're lying oi
| irl-h IN tte water. 1he boat wss mrs
ii by e. rOlOTed boy named 1Ommie. beyera
/ ole scio discovered near the same place
tt'A dl uJt know VI any intimacy be'Weei
.'tH'A- and Sire. NILS. The only time he eve
iLetn together was several years ago.
i ai dawn Alley, a brother OF nrs. Mis-, test
b mss he saw Nicholas ON the sunday be'or
F 40"nlng aud hoard him ask Adam Tor th
-4 g" ulo boat. The witness saw the prs0ue
e'o4i Z 0.ciock Ia ths afternoon OF tue suppose,
lilef es Mrs. Mills sont hun message whicl
/ '''el mat She men were irowBed
i Rtruof A ExuiuSTED