The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-07

Him Responsible for the Death-Clr-
cumstances OF the Affair.
Another deplorable crime has been
enrolled on the pages of Roanoke's his
tory. Yesterday morning at7:3O o'clock
d. H. Mitchell stabbed N. G. Dyer in
the jugular vein under the left ear, in
flicting q wound from which ne died
within fifteen minutes. The murderer
closed up his place of business and, &C
companied by D. v. Reed, the first
party to arrive on the scene, went to
police headquarters and surrendered
himself to the officers.
D. e. Mitchell, the man who commit
ted the crime, is commonly known
as "Dick" Mitchell, member of tho
small grocery firm OF Mitchell, Windel
& Co. The store, which was the scene
Of the terrible tragedy, Is at Sill Frank
lin road, between Seventh and Eighth
avenues southwest.
The first intimation of the crime was
received when Dyer was seen staggering
out of the store with the blood stream
ing from CHASTITY wound ia his neck
he was met by D w. Reed and Mr.. Pol
lard, who asked. what is the matter?"
The reply was: "Dick Mitchell has
Killed mo-" These were the last words
that passed his lips, for assisted by Mr..
Reed he went into the meat store OF Pol
lard IL Co. at $40 Franklin road, where
he soon became unconscious and soon OK.
PRED. n negro boy, who was driving q
wagon in front Of tho store at the time,
is SAID to nave seen the fatal blow
struck.
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man OF about 27 years of age, and leaves
besides his bereaved wife one child.
he resided at the corner OF Park street
and Seventh avenue.
N. c Dyer moved to Roanoke with
his parents and brother number of
years ago, from Chatham, Pittsylvania
county, and in 1890 was in the real es-
tate business in the firm of Dvcr,
Wingheld IL Co. Later ho was CON
nected with the firm Of Scott & Rives,
and about one year ago began to work
in the general Offices of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad Company in the car
record office, under J. FL. Cook He was
young man of exceptionally good
character and reserved in his dis posi-
ton. straightforward and honorable in
his dealings and universally liked by
all who knew him. He was entirely
Soon after Mitchell was placed in Jail
q TIMES reporter visited the cell and
asked Mitchell for statement, which
he gave in the presence of his counsel,
Capt. Geo McH. Gisb. His story is:
MITcnELL's STATEMENT.
Mr.. Dyer came into my store this
morning and asked me for his account
! got my book and showed it to him.
4 n CO
understood 1 had called him desd
beat and had made such remarks about
him in tho neighborhood. / replied:
"You haven't paid me and l am not the
only one; you haven't paid f. II.
Stewart IL Co; you haven't paid the coal
man and you haven't paid Wade Bros.
& Chaplin.
He then began to curse mo and call
me ID liar. He struck me twice,
once over the LETT eye and once on the
throat. ] was behind the counter and
nc was in front and in striking at me he
showed the show case against me.
then drew my knife and aimed to cut
him on the arm that he was striking
me with, the lick threw tho knife up
and it glanced up and cut him on the
throat.
After he was cut Dyer walked to
wards tho writing desk, then turned and
went out OF the STORE and went into
Potlard's placs. | put my things in the
store preparatory to closing up TO give
myself up when / met ID. V. Reed, and
came with him to the jail. I am "a
Whoever; my wife died last Nav after
having been married one year, five
months and Jwenty-seven days.
Il was born and raised at Stewarts-
Vile, bedford county. and havn boan
living in Roanoke three years and six
months. ! never had any previous diff
iculty with Dyer, or in fact with any
man. He owed me q bin Of about S3T
last May and promised to pay me in
thirty days. He paid about half of it
and left the Sl4.O3 still unpaid"
DIR. Samuel G. Staples, coroner, was
summoned, and repaired 10 the store
where the rem aims were and summoned
jury composed OF William g. Evans,
foreman; G. c. Payne, Il. l.. Cameron.
John r. Greene, G. Il. Whaling and
Capt. N. 2. Foard. who, after Viewing
thd body, adjourned to meet at o'clock
at the undertaking establishment of
Oakley & Woolwine.
CoRoNER's INQUEST.
The jury summoned by DR.. S. G.
Staples, the coroner, met at 4 o'clock in
the Office OF Oakley & Woolwine to hold
an inquest on the body of Noel G. DYER.
The first witness was DIR. Chas. G. Can
naday, who testified that he was called
in and arrived at the store too late to
render any assistance to the man who
was then dying. He found that a branch
of the carotid artery had been cut and
death resulted from hemorrhage and the