Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-27
A DOCTORS SUICIDE.
A WELL.KNOWN PHYSICIAN CUTS
HIS THROAT.
A Bold Highway Robbery In Chess
terrified COunty-FOur of the Gang
Arrested - Politics - Personal and
General,
General.

PETERSBURG. VA. September 20
| (Special)-A letter received In this city
! this morning brought the intelligence
of the death OF DR.. T. A. Hall, we'll
known and respected citizen OF Prince
| George county. and formerly and Tor
| some years a resident OF Petersburg. The
letter states that. DR.. Hall was found
dead early this morning. with his throat
cut. and the razor with which the deed
was committed lying by his side. Dr'
Hall, had for some time past occupied
an Office in the yard OF Mr.. James w.
Harrison, few miles from Disputanta'
He was between CO and 20 years OF age
had long been a practicing physician, ana
at one time was a local Baptist preacher'
His wife. TO whom he was greatly at
tached, died about two years ago. ana MS
remains will be brought TO petersburg To-
morrow TO be inferred by" her SIDE IN
Blandford Cemetery. or course, dea'h
was self-nilicted though as far as can
he learned no cause therefor can be as
signed Dr. Hall was man OF fne IN
tclligence. very genial and attractive In
company and his life and character testi-
fed TO his Christian faith and principles
His suicide is therefore, a matter OF
great surprise.
ABOLD, HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
4 white youth, named Henry Cohen,
whose home Is is New York. who for
some time has been peddling goods in
the South, and who arrived here last
night from North Carolina, started at an
early hour this morning for Richmond.
following the track OF the railroad. About
two or three miles out he was over
taken and halted by five negroes. who
had evidently followed him from this
city. They asked for a cigarette but
were told that he Cohen did not smoke,
and consequently he had none to offer.
The negroes said that they were on their
way to Richmond and the youth
stated to them that at the first store
they reached he would buy them some
cigarettes. The object Of the negroes
being robbery. however. they proceeded
TO their work at once. one of them
seized The young man by the throat,
two others held his arms. and fourth
went through his pocket. taking the
few dollars i'm change he had therein.
The young man had a good deal OF money
stored in a belt buckled around his body
under his clothes, which the robbers ala
not find After taking the money from
his pockets the robbers fled in the di-
rection of Petersburg. Young Cohen re-
ported the facts to our police, and Lieu
tenant Sheffield and Private Steward
went in search Of the robbers. whom they
flushed short distance beyond
Pocahontas. and whom they pursued for
a long distance, capturing four of them,
the fifth one escaping Those captured
confess their guilt, and gave their names
as Henry Taylor Richard Smith. Heze-
kiah Trotter, and Henry Wilson-all from
Norfolk. They were taken before JUS
tice of the county for examination, and
sent on 10 the grand jury.
THEFT OF A BICYCLE.
on information received from Richmond
this morning the police arrested a
negro named Robert Payne. on the charge
Of stealing bicycle from Mr..
James r. Branch. In Richmond II was
that the accused brought the |
bicycle over on the train, and that he |
sold II here for $50. The prisoner is
held for the action Of the Richmond au- |
thorities.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. General William Malone and /
daughter. Mrs. W. l.. McGill. arrived /
home last evening from Asheville, y. c. |
Mr.. McGill is on a business-trip TO In /
dia.
Among the pecullirites of specifications /
for the improvements Of the CUSTOM
house and surroundings in this city Is
the lack of any authority for painting |
on the interior While great deal of
necessary plastering has been done. no
nainting has been allowed In the spscif-
and the appearance Of the walls
and rooms Of the building will for some
time i'm the absence of paint, be some
what varegated.
Mr.. III. ID. Dahl. a farmer Of Chesterfield
county while watching in his pea-patch
last night shot and killed large buck.
which was trespassng on his grounds.
The carcass was sod to-day TO butcher
In this city.
DAMAGE SUIT DECIDED.
The case of Thomas Cams adminstra-
triy against the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company for $1,000 damages
the trial OF which was begun in the Cir
cult Court of Dinwiddie county on Mon
lay. and which continued for several
laws. with able counsel on either side,
was concluded on wednesday night. the
nudge. after hearing all the testimony in
the case. rendering his decision The
Jury gave "A verdict of $1,000 damages for
the plaintiff. but this verdict was set
aside by the court. and the case Will be
taken TO the Court OF Appeals This case
excited a great deal OF interest in the
county. The counsel for the plaintiff were
senator Walter a. Watson. Of NOttoway.
md General George J. Hundley, OF Anne
ia: while the defendant company was
represented by Mr.. George 5. Bernard,
IF this city, and Judge W. III. Mann, OF
NOttoway.
The question Of whether or not a pri-
mary shan be held in Petersburg for the
nomination of two candidates for the
legislature is exciting some attention.
Il is thought that a convention may be