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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1862., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Richard D. Sanxay or search for Richard D. Sanxay in all documents.
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Inquest.
--Acting Coroner Richard D. Sanxay, assisted by High Constable Freeman, held an inquest, about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, upon the body of Richard McMullen, a soldier, shot about 2 o'clk yesterday morning, on 2d street, near the Shockoe Hill Cemetery, by Robert Patterson, a resident of that vicinity, while, it is said, deceased was in the act of stealing a goose.
The following imperfect narration of the facts connected with the affair furnishes all the information as yet attainable about the murder:
Robert Patterson deposed: This morning, just before 2 o'clock, I heard a great noise, and getting up, saw a man with a goose under his arm; I sung out "shoot him; shoot him;" saw a large black dog and a small white one with the man in the garden; saw a man getting over the fence with a goose under his arm; heard a noise like two stones rubbed together, or a pistol cocked; I shot my pistol at the man; it was loaded with a bullet and about a dozen shot; it snapped sever
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], The fence law. (search)
Persons of evil name, fame and reputation.
--Police officers Perrin and Seal made another haul yesterday, of parties supposed to be of evil name, fame and reputation, and having no visible means of support.
They gave their names as James Eagan, Michael Hanes, James C. Morehead, and John M. Thomas, and were locked up in the cage for examination this morning.
Thomas was one of the witnesses in the murder case examined before Coroner Sanxay yesterday, and a boarder at the house of Bob Patterson, the man who did the killing.