Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-19
ON THE APPOMATTOX.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN THE
cocKADE CITY. If
The BOYDTON POST-OPFICE ROBBERY
Borden and Williamson Sent On
Tho Formers statement-Latter
Denies GuiIt-seriously lila For
tunate Discovery. Rib

PETERSBURG, VA, July B.-(Speciai'I
The prisoners. VI. G. Bowden and John
| Williamson, who were brought here on
Saturday evening by United States Mar
shall Bendit, charged with robbing the
post-office at Clarksville, were brought
| before United States Commissioner Jo-
| seph p. Brady at the custom-house this
morning for preliminary examination.
Mr.. w. b. Alfred, the postmaster at
GAINESVILLE, testified that his office and
safe were broken open on the night OF
the 18th and stamps and money 10 the
value Of s326.4s were stolen and carried
away. The breaking was done with i'm
plements stolen from blacksmith-shop
in the town. He recognized the prisoners
as parties whom he had seen in the VI
cinty Of the post-ofiice.
Mr.. Cohen, the Town Sergeant, testified
to the arrest of the prisoners and to a
confession made by Bowden. The latter
said that the robbery was planned by
man named Jeffries, who has not yet
been arrested; that Jeffries and William
son came to his house and forced or per-
suaded him to accompany them to the
post-ofice; that he watched on one side
Of the building and Williamson watched
on the other, while Jeffries forced an en-
trance and committed the robbery; that
Jeffries went in alone and came out with
the booty, and that he kept 1t all.
Bowden does not deny knowledge Of the
robbery and completely in Ii TO a certain
extent, but Williamson does positively
deny guilt, and says he knows nothing
about the robbery.
The Commissioner sent the two prison.
ers on for trial at the October term OF
the United States District Court, and
committed them to Jail.
The condition of Mr. Albert w. Price.
who is suffering from lockjaw is regard
ed to-day as very serious. His physi-
clans think his symptoms little more |
favorable, but grave apprehensions are |
felt at the result Of the case. Mr.. Price |
is one Of our best-known and most popu- |
lar merchants and citizens, and great |
is expressed for him.
The delegates from A. p. Hill Camp TO |
the Confederate reunion al Atlanta. about
ten or twelve in number, left on the $40
train on the Atlantic-Coast Line tonight. /
They were under charge of Lieutenant
Commander r. Il. Watson, and were ac-
by Miss Matte h. Watson, |
the sponsor for Virginia, and two of her
maids OF honor-Miss Pickett, of Norfolk,
and Miss Huntington, of Farmville. On
the same train were n number OF dele
gates TO the reunion from Baltimore.
A small fire was discovered Just over
the boiler in the Ettriek Cotton Factory
this morning about l o'clock, which was
fortunately extinguished before any dam
age had been done. 1t is supposed the
ire was kindled by lightning, as il could
be accounted for in no other way. There
was very brilliant display of lightning
Turing the storm in the evening and at
night
The monthly meeting OF the Methodist
sunday-School Association was held yes
erday afternoon at the Market-Street
church. All the schools were represented.
md an address on the subject OF the
qualifications Of Sunday-School Teach
n" was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Blanken-
hip, Of Ettrick.
The examination OF the men OF the coll
red companies I'm this city is still I'm
rogress, and will be continued for several
lays