Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-19
WANT1HE BODY BACK
REMAINS OF MATTE HALL Or
DERED TO NEWPORT NEWS.
DEATH RESULTED FROM A BEATING.
The Corpse Was Secretly shipped
Here, But the Authorities Ordered
II Back-How Her Death Oc-
Cured.

Matte Moss. VINO was also known as
Matte Hall, a rather good-looking mu-
latto OF scarce sixteen summers, lies
dead at the house of her mother. Mary
| Taylor, who lives at l09 Pulliam street,
the victim CT a jealous wife.
Matte left her home. in this CITY,. last
! June. and went 10 Newport News. Since
her departure her mother heard from her
only at rare intervals, and then only
through third parties.
Yesterday a telegram was received by
| Charlie Taylor, the husband Of the girls
mother. which read simply as follows:
Matte Moss is dead" 1t was signed
Mamie Carey. After. a short interval
came a second dispatch addressed to the
mother of the deceased. asking what dis
position was to be made of the dead
girls remains. Undertaken Cook was
thereupon instructed to take charge of
the remains, and bring them to Rich
mond. The body reached the city on the
$40 j. NJ. train over the Chesapeake
and Ohio
THE REMAINS ORDERED BACK.
Shortly after it's arrival Chief Howard
received a dispatch from the Chief Of
Police OF Newport News to the effect that
the remains Of Matte Han had been
secretly shipped to Richmond, and asking
, that they should be reshipped TO New
port News by the first train on Thurs
day morning, as the girl had been MUIR
dered. and the body was wanted as
evidence.
In accordance with these instructions,
officer Sowell, of the Third District, was
detailed to guard the remains and Tn
dertaker Laube will take charge of them
and ship them back TO Newport News on
the $50 train this morning.
The body had been shipped 10 Richmond
in a polished casket, with white metal
mountings. The sace of the murdered
girl. which was visible through the glass,
betrayed no sign Of violence or distress,
on the contrary. It was perfectly serene
and even smiling. The family, which
consisted of six persons, were keeping
watch around the coffin when the Dis
patch reporter called. but none OF them
betrayed signs of any deep emotion.
There was no attempt az concealment
and they. one and all, professed COM
plete Ignorance of the circumstances sur
rounding the unfortunate girls death.
STORY Or THE CRIME.
These circumstances are set forth in
the following telegram received from
Newport News by the Dispatch at an
early hour this morning:
Two weeks ago Martha Robinson
(cOlored) found ner husband in a room
with a young colored girl, known here
as Matte Hall. She threw the girl upon
the floor, and beat and stamped her
numerically. The girl was seriously
hurt, and she had been confined 70 her
bed ever since. Yesterday she died. none
OF the authorities suspecting the real
cause of her death. Her body was shipped
to Richmond this morning, but was or
dered back tonight for examination, the
police having learned the probable cause
of her death. Martha Robinson is now
in Jail, and will be held TO answer the
charge of murder. Her husband. Jim
Robinson. is I'm a nearby cell charged
with shooting another negro. who is now
at the point Of death.