Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-11

religion, and referred 20 the courtesies of
nations anl States aud the privileges of
thor representatives. He at times would
appear to studiossly avoid answering di-
rect questions. and upon osher occasions
would appear 10 be totally careless and
disinterested in what he WAS saying. He
frequently remarked that the time would
como when there would be terminus and
then IL would have TO be proved that he
committed the murdcrer.
DENIED Hts GUILT.
After talking at random about almost
everything for an hour. during which time
the DTsrATCa man had stood eagerly and
patiently by in the effort 10 get an intalIi-
R;ble statement from hun, Lynch broke
out by saying.
Anyhow. / Gid not kill that one-armed
man and am not guilty of that crimo."
Where were you on Fridayi" asked
the reporter. IN pleading tone.
Il don't know--drunk 2"
Where did you get your lIquor?"
Didn't have any. Had no money"
How did you manage 10 get drunk
without stimulantsy"
"0h, l got drunk from other causes
from sleeping out so much"
After you left the one-armed man
whore did you goT"
II moved on"
Did you go to slcop after tha,p"
No, went OF iuto the bushes was
drunk"
lie said that he spont Saturday, he
thought. IN Petersburg. dc was not Ger.
tain about anything. and the only positive
remark that he made was that he dId moi
commit the crlme OF which he is charged.
He told the reporter some sort of foolish
tale about going out TO Oklahoma and
having some sort OF trouble with a
woman, and stated that be didnt have
the money TO build ranch, &c. He
also said that nc "bummed IN Chicago
for while-hc did not know how long
RE denied that ne was ever wanted for
any crime in Illinois. When asked If he
had ever gone by any other name than
James Lynch" ne replied that he had
not.
Lynch told Mr.. Perdue that he came to
this country from Wales in 1863, and re-
marked 10 number that his occupation
for the past twenty-five years had been
that of q laborer.
II was reported OF the courthouse yes
terday that Lynch went to tho house OF q
physician at JaTratts while thoTe and
asked for something 70 eat. lie was told
that II vas doubtful If he could DO sup
plied with food, and was afterward OBJ
served slipping mysterlouSly arCund the
dwelling.
FOUND SPOJS ON HIS CLOTHES.
The prisoners clothes were changed in
order that they might be examined while
the DfsPArCH man was ut the jail. In get
ting up new outfit for the accused Sheriff
Gill failed 10 purchase an undershirt.
When Lynch observed this be turned to
the officer and said;
Don't you wear undershirts 2"
"Oh. yes " replied the Sheriff.
well, don't you suppose do, also?"
81 see that you do, but you'll only have
TO keep that one of for afew moments
Close inspection of tins garment, how
ever, failed TO detect any stains Of blood
upon It, so Lynch was not made TO 90
without II at all. HIS top shirt, coat, vest,
and pants We're taken TO the light and sX-
amIned with the eagle ewes OF half a
dozen. There were number OF spots,
both large and small, which DR.. Cheat
ham, who was present, thought might or
might not be blood stains, though some OF
them looked very much as If thew were.
However, the most suspicious of these
were those upon the back OF the coat.
While this inspection for evidence against
the prisoner was going on he was waking
tho iron floor of hls cell and wnlstllng III
Oh undisturbed manner
A MEMoBANDUM FOUND.
From one of the pockets of the vest was
taken a small piece OK paper, apparently II
leaf torn from notebook. There was
some writing upon this, but nothing 10 ln-
dlcate ANYTHING positive.
The following names and addresses were
written upon the slip in the handwriting
of two different persons: David y. Ba-
con. Salisbury, \. ii. John Qulrk, 90 Bus
som street, Lynn, Mass. James Lynch,
John Hail." The memorandum was not
considered important, but II was retained
by Commonwoalth's-Attorney COgblll.
1t has not been decided when Lynch's
preliminary examination viii be held. Dut
Justice Robertson will try to get his wit
nesses together IN few days and proceed
with the investigation.
DR.. Friend. OF Manchester. who made
the post-mortem examination of the body
of the murdered man, reports that he
found little water IN his lungs. showing
that, as was suggested IN the DIsPITCH,
the victim was not dead when thrown into
the branch. The Doctor SAYS the deceased
must have breathed two or three times
after be was put IN the water.
TIE MURDERS VERY SIMILAR.
II is fact that is now receivlng'a great
deal or comment that the recent Chester
murder and that which was committed
last fall at Temple. station on the Peters
burg railroad between here and the
Cockade City. were very similarly perpe-
trWed. The victims in both cases were
very young men. who were well dressed
and not Ordinary tramps. Both crimes
we're committed III clumps of trees and
brush, down embankments beside the
same railroad track. On the person of
neither of the murdered men was
there left anything to disclose who he
was. The instrument used IN each OF the
tragedies was q stick of wood, and other
circumstances attendant upon each of the
affairs have caused many persons TO think
there is great probability that they were
committed by the same person. At any
rare the authorities Of Chesterfield county
are not going TO leave anv stone unturned
IN bringing to justice the guilty party.
whether be be James Lynch or not.
DESCRIPTION OF LYNCH.
lynch is q heavy-set, well-muscled man
about 8 feet 10 inches high. He wears u
heavy set of dark whiskers and q
dark moustaclie. but his iuIl round face is
bare OF "sidero.n He Is slightly bald. ard
his ewes are small and gray. His counte-
nance Is not altogether pleasing, though
there are times IN his cOnyersation when
he Is not Tepulslve. The first Thought
that struck the reporter after seeing him
was that few bars of soap could be very
wisely expended upon him.
MISS ELLEN ARCHER'S SAD DEATH.