The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-12
MORE ARoUr J4MEs LYNCH.
Several Theories AdvHnced-To Have I'm
Examination This Week.


The general impression among those
who have talked with James Lynch the
,romn now confined in the Chesterfield
iau charged with the murder OF the one
armed man near Chester last Ihursuay
nieht IS that Lynch knows more ABOUT
tho death Of the unknown man imam ne
cares to tell.
Il will he remembered that the MUIR
dorod man wore a coat bearing the irn
me of browning. King K Co, New
work" The suit evidently was mace 10
order. for the trousers had no poche'S
on the left side, the left arm OF the un-
known man having been amputateu' II
will also be remembered that the tramp
/, a recent interview with the newspa-
per men stated that ne was an H"stl7if-
man but came 70 this section from
Wou, York. The facts in the case would
seem 10 lead to the conclusion that both
r,en we're from New York, and knew
each other. A..
some have advanced the theory that
T,,nch is Of unsound mind. and this IS
nv no means an unreasonable theory, ioi
,be man AT times certainly talked III
most rambling. disconnected manner,
and the expression of his eyes Indicated
that his mind was evidently wandering
off in the distance. -, l.
Commonwealth Attorney c0s"f -
Loving no stone unturned in looking up
eyidence in the case. He has tough
subject TO deal with however.
The clothing Lynch wore when arrest
ed is in the possession OF the Jaller' ne
prisoner has been given new SUIT OF
clothes. lie VIII have 4 preliminary ea-
aDination this week before a magistrate
Letter 10 The Times last night from
M = Y. Friend. OF Chester, VINO was
on the coroners jury, fald;
To The Times:
What may prove an important INN III
tho detection of the crime near chester;
AZ a citizen and juror In the case, l
,rouoht II we'll TO lay before you and the
nublic at large the following lacts' per
haps not get printed:
Going shortly after o'clock OF the
r,orl.ing Of the crime, with the masls ,
trate. TO the scene OF me m"f@eF anu
discovering the body OF the murderer
i'm the branch. we found all ms wearing
appeared intact but his nat, whlch "dS
missing. and at that time and the even
INC AT the inquest made some search Ot
Inc vicinity for the missing hat. Since
,LaU = very careful and diligent search
has been msde of the stream. which IS
very shallow and hardly Sufficient 10
bear the hat away. as well as the woods
surrounding, and still there is 10 trace
Of the hat. .,
That hat was known TO be perry
and. from the wounds on the murdered
head. likely has blood on IT, Now n the
man that was arrested and now In Ches-
terrified jail, Who Travelled with the I'M
fortunate youth and admits that he
camped with him and was with him
until about 3 O'Clock In the morning.
bore the lat away after the murder
he might have sold or given the hat away
ON the route TO or at Petersburg, where
ne was seen at o'clock a. NJ.
Further, on our run in section car TO
the scene in the morning we hurriedly
pa: sed four men, said 10 be Italians,
walking IN the direction OF Richmond,
and very near Chester, and one OF the
section men. working on the track below,
states that one OF the Italians" had
On two hats The mar In jail says he
met these four mcn on the railroad as
he was proceeding TO Petersburg. Is II
possible. and perhaps probable, In order
10 pass his guilt on the posi- .5sor OF the
hat, that he sold or gave the hat to orc
OF tha "Italiapsy II these men can b