The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-08
/, MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
~ rNKNOpN MAN FOUND DEAD
NEAR RICHMOND.
KILLED From Blow With Stick
LAT seen with a Tramp, but the Muir
aerer 10 Also Unknown.

AL, morning about $50 o'clock. when
r,-s,ctor Iafsy. coming from Peters
,.-r 10 Richmond announced that he
,.5 seen the body OF a white man lying
..r thc railroad track I'm Ashland creek.
.,,.t mile and quarter south OF Chos-
Tho case was reported 20 Mr.. r. II.
.s. section master at Chester. who
once FASTENED go the scene OF the
...t.rv. At nvst sight he knew 10 was
>. ot murder and he returned 10
OH. ,UI.ec and notified Justice G.. 4.
r....s.u. who went TO the place where
Ir dead man Jay, together with the fol-
~. s s.rothcr w. y. Dyson. j. Hcsslcr.
.lrr, Ir.cauy lcolored), G. Y. Friend
... Robert Goodc
ON ...Vuc 40 tho spot. which is only
.r feet from the railroad. i'm a
.ra small trees. the body was re-
Sawed trm the branch and examined.
r. SOL. loani % be that Of man about
+nr.tr-.nc years OF age. fair complexion.
., h.ir. hazel eyes. about five feet
....- inches in height. We wore no beard
rista.hc. and The left arm had been
-.t.,.l some five or six inches below.
... shoulder.
Tt.re was an old scar on the cap Of
.-r hr.e. and the man wore "a double
r...~t.l black Chcviot coat and vest.
which bore The trm-ulmo Of browning.
E.- s. CO.. New York. and was numbe~-
lot &@.l." His trousers were Of
rseray twill material with n narrow
I..s stripe. evidently made to order for
f .s there were no pockets on the
r side. his left arm having been ampu-
.I
~ro murdered man wore good wool
D.. ..rt VI D.. 30
.a..r.1 O. DE practically new. His
er was ~ nrst-class material ana
''" letters 'r. b. We're worked win req
ttr..i in the flap ~ Che shirt I'D me
fe,t upper vest pocket q s. bil was found.
ts and a small pipe being the only
'es taken from his ciotning' win the
.rton az time-iatIes or lhe At.ah'lc
Line and the tnnsy wanna Ill'Iodu'
thout fifty feet from the creek wee
empty Ten Iae Rage near ny heslae
hre Was i'N'' ID l'I-' ~ S.i,N 49,
n i-.- l''- "'.. W ~ -.
gnu Or ~. ,..'. o. 81,
e.,,s ~ Mood bs~e and tbero
s-- , s.~ou sand lar beside the crock
-, s.,.-.1 tracks. as # made bv
...- f.-....i-a shoe Reside the hank
.tr...-. ~ "a eouala and tbora
.-. ofe. ir sti0ns Of a struggle near
-. r-.. blow was evidently dealt ~
ell. r-. and IN the Indications vent 10
show that tra body was dragged 10 the
.t --- ~
r- ~ w. Friend held an autopsy over
tta remains of the unfortunate man.
He FOUND "a slight hruise on the left
cheek ana "a cat two inches I'm length
over The rcht eye There was no frac-
O- rio head We're three small punctures.
..a - which was under the right eve
.-.-t.-.or the feft side az the head at the
t.-.-.-. .f the frontal and rarietal bones
This produced a fracture Of the skull. and
was THE only one that had this effect
There was also q brmse on the left side
Of ha rark The examining physician
stated thar either the violence Of the
blows or tho fracture was sufficient 20
produce drath
The Jury were no work on the case
l.rra Part ~ the day Yesterday but adj
fo-rnel about $3.50 in the afternoon with
oat officially rendering n verdict. They
will sit on the case again this morning.
when the papers viii bo signed. Justice
Robertson stated that the verdict would
,.r4orb-aIlv Dc that the man came to his
..-L g., tba hands If some unknown
,-eo,
~.ra -e-,ot,s were rut into a box and
,.-ria1 - Chester. where they will be
....~~es +o-cq,. unless identified by some
...,. irtance
r-fr. fha crime which was murder Of
gill. fo-,re+ character. is cnshrouded in
.....,,. ,.l+ ererieion poiuts 10 an un-
.-,,.rartf,. a tramp. who
o.,.-..,,- ,,.i+b tho murdered
-'....~..i ,'e,rla i'm chester Thurs