Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-08
yrRDER AT CHESTER
,,,raer Horrible Crime Supposedly
Committed by a Tramp.
THE COMMUNITY INDIGNANT.
mar, Inauest-Ensrts TO Capture
,,e rerpetrator-A description
furnished tho Police.

.. r.umlttcd some time duriDs !
,.. ,lrht. presumably early Friday |
III. the victim was nicely |
....r- white man. who bad but one |
.,I..alv clue 90 whose identity IS
.,.tpi- &C. l. b. were worked IN
It.. shirt. The murderer issup-
.Isv.l been an unknown tramp VINO
..,e-al times with the deceased
..- las and who cannot now be
..-.n of paper nor any other mark
ftbi-n the identity of the
..1ug man was 10 be found
a .tis horrible tragedy is
.. hr,oud Chester. "A small place
..-.,rd aud Petersburg railroad.
.. ~1lth of Richmond. No
.-~ Or picturesque place could
found. and 10 appears most
...uca a deed TO have been COM
Little Ashland branch flows
.eluI the railroad passes upon
.u.a; about thirty feet hlgh.
--...yrGrD nY Al KNGINErR.
...u.cr McAlhster passed the
It.r-lnv evening, shortly after
rttl one man kndlIug fire
N..u tuc freight tram ot which
ffr-,t Is 10 charge sped by the
.r. about GO o'clock yesterday
.a observed a body lying face
,l . The stream. Tins gentleman
ta. matter - Mr.. K. II.
...'ton-mastcr at Chester.
.... went 10 once to the branch,
$50. coufrouted 10y an awful pic-
Ill. f.-m of the unknown man lay
--.sm. the face beng partially
hank IA all
.-.r burning. and across this lay
sack about two lncnes m dame
.,.. evidently the weapon cm-
..ru.tt.r the fearful crime.
rl- of the stick was large
bt the pro'ruslon of several
.. pom trl- was "a lot Of blood.
.t..o.ra's JURY SUMMONED.
.. .. hurried back 10 the station
,... Mr. q. T. Robertson. q maeis-
.. . Whit De had seen. and the officer
sat once 20 Commonwealths-
t.-hll and DR.. George W.
Manchester. to come out. These
...u wcro soon upon the ground
..t.rts0n. who was acting-corO-
umuuei tho following jury 20
.r examination: ". Il. StrOther,
I.s.n. j.. Hcsslcr. Harry Bughtioy
.3. a.. N.Fuend and Robert Goode.
man took the body ont Of the
sIl. carving II up 10 the tre. held
.-. While the examination Was
.... DISPATCH reporter VINO had
,u afternoon tr0in. Arrived upon
.-.,rI The only person TO testify
Ir Edgar \. ferdue, merchant at
...- He stated that he saw the de-
f.r Thursday afternoon IN company
,...r .r.uculooking man. who wore a
ra c,4t and cap. both of winch
..orcl from age. his fellow.
v fr.es said. looked 10 be about 40
...... ave and weighed about l6j pounds.
81. .4red 20 be- a tramp. and went INTO
F. .Iue's store about 4 o'clock and
.- some matches. The tramp had
-l nose. ms complexion was very
' and he wore "a suit or dark mar ana
ubby whlskers, which appeared 10
lt week OLD.
TyIuEScEs OF sTRCGGLE.
t. Jury traced little splotches Of blood
.. - ft. Leaves from a spot near tho hra
-. branch. 10 appeared that there
struggle IuSt where the FIST blow ~
10 nave been struck. The VIC
..- then evidently dragged 10 the
... the stream. about eeventy-hve
g.. .,i.. and here II seemed that another
.... ..-..e tool. place. The tracks upon
..,, WeT, indicative that the young
..r...d s.an was not dead when he
tlA point and that be made an
@. tree himself from hls poWeriu!
t..rf
... ..,al made a careful autopsy of the
.I unlimited q report 10 the jury.
r.-.u uf the tragedy had been struck
.. -uns over the bead with the stick
..oGcu Of. There was bruise
...- ..tt cheek and cut about two
.. l.r.th over the night eye. The
lad also received three other
.. the head. one Of which produced
4. tlrcDi the skull about two inches
l.,, cay. There were DO other
..tm was about 90 years of age, of
.t,u. with dark halr and hazel
good teeth and very even, clear
.. U.wlIc no beard or mOustache.
t arm had been amputateG a
from the shoulder. There was
..- 0u each OF his knee-caps.
u. WAS WELL DETssED.
-I..tou- tend to show that the
.a.a .ais not regular tramp. All
.... were comparatively new and
Quality. He had on nicely
.'.-tr,a-tpd ChcviOt coat and
ra.r Of pants made of dark
'.raL lhc trousers were evil
.I. ly tallor for the wearer, as
..r -o pockets on the lett
... arm of the deceased having
Ihe shirt was of splendid
SD t.rs the letters " L. b., and
r.lef. which was NICE linen
.I d 1" worked IN one corner.
... found iu one Of tho upper
tt.. .e,.. and timetables OF the
..t Line and the Penn sylyanla
.... taken from his inside coat
I.etuIy other thing found upon
ND tac unfortunate fellow was
t.- Iu .he coat indicates that
SD. made by Browning. hlng
t.H York. IL IS mum DoTcu 800,
'i1.
.-.l-E A VERDICT TO-DAY.
..f the murdered man was put
rr. coffin 40 brought 10 the
r W,.i Doe buried to-day If no one
r..-l and Identifies it,. The Coro-
r wll render its verdict at 3
ts morning and will be. IN
.t the deceased came TO hls
blows received upon the
.m 70 stick IL the hands Of
uu person. A strange fact Is
l.i ui the murdered man cannot
J, D., thought that the tramp,
OIL. killing. threw his old cap
t..A the Derby belonging to hls
I.luprc-sion also prevails that
t.. .t. a-e4ilaut was he took from
of the youag man all ms
.i..r rtlat bis real name might
..I Out.
i COMMUNITY INDIGNANT.
ri impression prevails around
tit tlt crime was committed by
rr.o Was seen with the Young
I.e citizens OF the community are
..l.st up, and their indignation
"a Lumher Of persons saw the
.'aer a. Chester and they were
@, lsayo there in each others
about ESQ o olsck Thursday eve
l.Dg were FIRST seen abont 4
whom the deceased went 70
'. E Dyson'- store and asked
'I. coffee. lie was given some tes,
aas evidently made use OF, as the
r..ra 10 was boiled was found near
.t irrc the murder occurred. The
e.nt 10 number Of places aud
..r food. aud many OF the residents
father surprised az seeing such a
'..ag young man IN those circuui-
De- ". Wilson, tho agent az Chester;
.t0ai Others say that thoy couid
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