The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-28
4 D.fRIEG ROBBERY.
Mr.. Hritton, Who Shot Himself Dies OF his
IniurIes-Causc of the Suicide.

PETTRgBURG. VA, March H.-Special.
Sometime between midnight SATURDAY
night and daylight yesterday morning the
grocery store of Messrs. Dalton d sons,
on old street, was broken into and robbed.
An entrance was effected through the
rear doors. The burglars blew open two
large iron safes. from one of which they
took 1884 in currency, a diamond ring. a
watch. and some other jewelry. They car
ried off the money but left the jewelry
on the floor where il was found yeSter-
day morning at an early hour by Mr..
Frank Dalton. A dog which stays in the
store at night was choroformed by the
burglars This is one of the most daring
robberies that has ever been committed
in Petersburg.
Mr. Stephen w. Britton, who shot him
self on Saturday night with suicidal intent
at the clearinghouse of Mrs. X. w.
Harris. on Bolingbrook street. full
account of which has been published in
The Times, died of his injuries at o'clock
this morning. a little daughter Of the de-
ceased. who has been stopping with
friends In Richmond, arrived here yester-
day afternoon, and the meeting between
the little one and her father vas very az
fectng. Mr.. Britton stated to friend
yesterday that the reason he shot him
sell WAS because OIL the utdiH VI his WIG
and the fact that he could not obtain en-
ployment and added that he had too
much pride to throw himself on his chill
dren for support The deceased was a
gallant Confederate soldier. and entered
the late war as a member of one of the
companies from Petersburg He was Sc
verely wounded in battle, and was after
wards transferred to the Washington Ar
tilery. with which company he surrender
4, 10 1aax zoe
several children.
The case of the Commonwealth against
Robert Matthews. a colored student Of
the Virginia Normal and Collegiate In
siitute who is charged with being an
accessory TO the murder Of Lucius Inge,
v-'o was shot on Old street on the nth
asst September by Robert Mechanism,
viii not be heard at this term of the
hustings court. McClanahan. as stated In
this correspondence yesterday. was given
eight years Imprisonment in the penten-
tiary.
The board of governors of the Chamber
Of Commerce held a meeting this after
noon and appointed a committee consist
Ing of Robert Gillian. William Mcken-
ney. II. G.. Hardy and James T. Dalton
to prepare suitable resolutions to be pre-
scented TO President Cleveland, asking for
the appointm of Mr.. George Mason.
OF petersburg, rs CollScloi VI ihtSI Idi
revenue for the Eastern district of Nir-
einia. and that the Office be kept here in
Petersburg.
The committee was also instructed TO
get statistics from the Office here TO show
that the bulk OF the business OF the Of
fee is done south of James river.
Mrs. Ann Donnan, aged eighty-five
years, died very suddenly at her resi-
dence at late hour last night The
deceased was n native OF Scotland and
was the oldest member of Tabb-street
Presbyterian church. She was an aunt
Of Mr. Allen DOMAIN. of Richmond.
Fannie Jones. daughter Of Mr. Free
man w. Jones, was struck by buggy
80 which a runaway horse was hitched
this afternoon and quite painfully in
Sured. At the time of the occurrence
Miss Jones was passing along Tabh
street. opposite Tabb-street Presbyterian
church.