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The Daily Dispatch: April 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Franuts. (search)
Arrests by the Military Police. --On Saturday Messrs. McCoul and Thomas arrested at the Danville Depot, a man named J. H. Goodman, a citizen of Powhatan county, who is charged with leaving that place to escape the performance of military duty, and exhibiting in this city, for the same purpose, forged papers as a paroled prisoner from Rich Mountain. Officers Thomas and Perdue also arrested, on Saturday, on 17th street, a desperate character called Richard Pearce alias Dick Duff, whose exploits in the line of murder and ruffianism have given his name a bad pre-eminence amongst offenders against law and order. Both of the above parties were conveyed to Castle Godwin.
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battles on the Peninsula. (search)
called, as Kelley was instantly deprived of life by having a knife passed through his body.) was Richard Duff, alias Richard Pearce, a consummate scoundrel and thief, well known to Baltimore people in Richmond, as a God forsaken creature, who would which he had set his affections. He is now under arrest. Patrick O'Neal was also arrested as an accomplice of Duff a s Pearce in the murder. It appears that a comrade of Kelley's, named Downes, was most dangerously stabbed at the same time. He wpied shanty, owned by a negro, near the corner of 15th and Poplar streets. About one month since the fact that Duff altas Pearce had been committed to Castle Winder as a deserter and desperado of the worst description, was recorded in this column. Oor it. He declares he did not commit the murder, though the bloody knife with which it was done was found on his person. Pearce alias Duff may pass in some other localities, but not in this we feel confident. At 11 o' clock on Saturday, Coroner