Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-19
TO BE BURIED TO-DAY
REMAINS OF MRS. BLAYTON TO BE
TAKEN TO NEW KENT.
Relatives Come To Look After the Arrange
ments-The Murderer Visited by HIS
Brothcr-IIis Earlier Life.

DTOtncr-nlS
In the little neighborhood In which the
terrible tragedy resulting In the dea,h
OF Mrs. Esther Virginia Blayton oc-
CURED Thursday, the excitement mas
abated but little. Crowds of curious peo-
pie have visited the scene OF the tragedy,
and. although the house is tightly closed
they seem to find a satisfaction In gazing
at the darkened windows OF the room IN
which the deed was perpetrated.
Mr.. William l.. Crump, of Lanexa, father
OF Miss Lula Crump. and brother-in-iaw
OF the murdered woman. and his son.
William Albert Crump. arrived in the city
yesterday morning. and are making all
arrangements for the funeral.
The body was taken 10 the undertaking
Establishment OF Joseph W. Bliiey, cor
ner of Fourth and Marshall streets, at
midnight Thursday, and prepared for
burial. IL has been encased In neat
burial-casket, and will be taken 10 her
odd home. near Lanexa, at $40 o'clock
this morning for interment The funeral
viii occur from Good-Hope church. in
New Kent. in the afternoon. Miss Lula
crump will accompany the remains to
their last restingplace.
THE CASE CONTINUED.
The case Of Blayton. charged with the
murder was called in the Police Court
yesterday morning but the prisoner being
unable to appear 1t was postponed until
this morning. Blaytons condition last
.srht hot h,
aimshouse physicians entertained no doubt
about his being well enough to come
TO court to-day. His self-inficted
wounds. though numerous. are not at all
serious.
y brother of the accused, who lives in
q nearby county, New Kent, perhaps.
was in the city yesterday, and called at
the almshouse To see the wife-slayer. His
visit was Il short one, and he is said
to have returned to his home in the
afternoon. 1t is thought that Mr. u. C.
Richardson will be retained to defend
clayton. whose trial is certain to attract
q great deal of attention. The patient
prisoner attempted To communicate with
Mr. Richardson yesterday afternoon, but
did not succeed in reaching him. Being
charged with murder. it is probable that
after the examination this morning the
accused will be sent to Jail.
WAS A GALLANT SOLDIER.
Blayton, as stated yesterday, is "A native
of Charles City, but has spent the greater
part Of his life in New Kent. Many peo-
pie who came To Richmond from the lat
ter county remember the wifemurderer
as a resident of that section, both before
and since the war. He was commonly
spoken of as "one-eyed John BlaytJn,"
having lost one of his optical organs
l.....a Ia
seems TO know. The man comes of eX-
celent family. When young he was
rather wild, and given to gambling. He
had a high temper, and made a reputa-
tiOn as a fighter He did not invite diff
cultics, but took little trouble to evade
them. and usually came out first best.
clayton enlisted at the outbreak of the
war in Company +. Third Virginia Regi-
ment Of Cavalry. and served gdllanty
throughout the four years. \ number
Of his comrades now reside here, and
one and all declare that he was wholly
without fear. At the close of the war
he returned to his home, and shortly
thereafter united himself with the Church
Since that time he had lived a quiet and
pcaceable life.
BELL AND HIS WIFE.
Bell the young grocer, whose alleged
intimacy with the dead woman was the
reason assigned by Blayton for COM
hitting his rash act, came here from
Washington. lie Is "A married man. and
has one child. His wife not proving
faithful, he left her and came to Rich
m0nd, where n bought out the store
Formerly conducted by the murderer.
He stated 10 "A newspaper man yesterday
that Blay,on's mind was unquestonably
- IL -
love for his wife. Some weeks ago
he said. "A policeman from the Third
District happened To be- passing the door
and spoke to Mrs. clayton, who was in
the doorway When the officer went
away Blayton repr.manded his wife for
her conversation with the officer. Bell
said that he had once been in the habit
Of playing cards with the BiIytOns and
Miss Crump. but had u give up the
game because Blayton became imme-
diately infuriated ii Mrs. Blayton grew
tired OF playing partners with her nus
band and wished To change
There appears to be little doubt that
Blayton's mind is unbalanced. The doc
tors at the almshousc say that his con-
duct since he has been there has been
such as to satisfy them that he suffers
from temporary flights Of insanity
II has been ascertdined that the night
last Thursday week-on which he stayed
away from home, and reported that he
had been at a Main-street bOardinS-hOusr
he spent al the DodsOn House. The clerks
there stated TO "A Dispatch man yesterday
that he came in about 5 O'Clock. and sat
around the office until about 10 o'clock,
when he went TO bed. He said he was
suffering with "A headache. and appeared
To be disturbed over something. lie arose
at 6 o'clock In the morning and did not
wait for breakfast He said he wanted
10 get a cup OF coffee and the clerk re-
ferred him to a restaurant