The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-27
MURDER AT TEMPLE.
,NorAss MYSTERIOUS CRIME NEAF
WHERE HARRIS LOST HIS LIFE.
Tho victim - Unknown Though Card
GA IT'S Person May Lead 10 His
Identification

ANeHttHNh'ttNs
,,,,her tragedy hos occurred 10 the vi.
a-;t, ~ Temple Station. about Eve miles
-. Richmond. IN the Richmond and
p...,.bsrt railroad. and this time an IN
moan white man about G5 years old was
che victim.
40 sunrise Yesterday morning two IN
to9wo white tramps wearing ovoralls
..,.i t1the house Of Major p. O. Warwick
A., Temple station. and told bim that they
t,1 .1ral a dead man on the side OF the
,.r-o.d track some two hundred yards be-
i-9fhe station. The tramps then disgp-
re.rel. coming towards Richmond. and
ia,euot been seen sipoe. The authorities
u.ra notified. aud Coroner George L. Roo
-rts.r and jury were soon on the scene.
Or Che side ~ the railroad track, hts
f..i iqrE on a eoarsucker coat almost
f.qrhAg tho railroad ties. lay al old man
usft nr complexion. blue eyes. long gray
t.ir with gray side aud -whisk0rs
Ell. nngstacbo was brown and graz On
I'D. back of the right hand near the thumb
ua. the tattoo mark Of a star. On the
I..r 81 tie left hand near tho thumb was
lft0oa4 double heart, and on the third
trr0r 0t fhe left hand q tattOOed ring with
n.a There were also tattooed on the
I.t i.r..rm the word John" and o SIX
.rfeI star. The man was about five
f... t0a inches high, and weighed about
DE- pounds. IN his pocket were found a
number ot papers, none OF which gave
trT lt1rmauon as % his identity, but q
rri Nth the following addresses was
afsl from bis pocket. Morgan Davis.
budge street. Wilmington. y. c."
$1,000 l.. Heudrck. 400 south Fifth street.
Wilmington. \. Co." Walter Yates. care
DID, A. Grior a Bros. Wilmington. n. G.. o."
fri Dfll-head with the firm name. -. Is
u.4 1l.dsbOro, ~ g."
SEINE Oh TIE NURDKa.
TIE scene q the tragedy Is about 200
re-ls south II Temple Station. ana some
~ Yards from the place whore young
srnlen Harris was so mystouonsly muir
rsreI last November. Upon the seer
sucker coat, winch was carefully folded
ral tle old mans head. was pool of
blood and o copious stream flowed down
tt. railroad embauknout some yards be-
Ir lhere wore two terrible blows on
"a. lul iractcTng the skull and expos
he Gle BRAIN. One or these extended
r.m Oil. left eye across the forehead 10
tf. lou of flo head. Tho other wound
....l a Emfar character. and extended
nom nuIr the loft ear across the head.
DLr slight wounds were discovered ia
Oh. year part of the head. aud al appeared
io ls %. results of blows from some
heavy blunt weapon.
N.rt la foot II the railroad embark
meat. about eight feet above where the
l.Is .aF were the remnants Of "a FIRE.
vl.r. some one had been cooking and
nllg corn. Around this we're evidences
a. struggle, and spots Of blood. to-
g.tler vlth some hair ike that Of the
OoaI man. we're seen here and there.
TRAVELLING WITH COMPANY.
1
f.al 40 Chester, and also at Ceutralia, in
company with q White man and two
Ielr.os. Several persons observed them
travelling uorthward but no one claims
gu. ua atie to identity them. colored
mln testified that Friday evening about
dark be- deceased w85 sitting on the plaat-
form at DreWry5 Bluff. The three men
ll.,o mentioned were with him. -Four
It-r9as coming towards Richmond passed
tle old man. who asked. Where now 4"
In.y made no reply. when the deceased
with Dos companions followed them.
It was rumsred that conductor on the
Petersburg railroad had stated that his
u8lu struoh mau 40 that point on Friday
r'.lt aud Commonwealth Attorney Cog
jI Of Chesterfield who went GOwn 10 IN
v.-lgato the mystery. stated that II such
vls the case. De believed that the victim
pss killed before The accident bapped, a.
III blood spots and the signs of O strug-
re several feet from where the body lay
iulstuuhatcd this theory. Alr. COgbili
thinks II is q clear case of murder, there
bong no sigus Of blood on the railroad
tack. The careful manner Ia winch the
loot was folded under the mans head also
lerg % MIR. CogbIl's mind a very SUSPECT
uus detail.
LOOK OUT FoR TIE MUBDEBERs.
The coronor's jury returned O verdict Of
dea. b 30 the hands Of some unknown per-
s9u. or persons. The remains were bu-
r.ej uoaT the scene of the tragedy. Com.
uouwegth's Attorney Cogbll asks that
tlo police Of Richmond and Manchester
look out for any OF the men above men.
toned who wore seen with the murdered
uan. The Wilmington authrlties will be
communicated with for the purpose Of
trying ~ establish the identity OF the Dc
ceased