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cated condition. Upon big arrival he aacertained that .Charles Road-cap, the accused, afid a man by the I name of Abner I}6ovan were at Caldwell's. Knowing that Hintrn Oaidweli wan absent from home, (being at work in tteBt Virginia) the father regarded their presence there as objectionaljls aud started for tbe house, aOOOmpanitd by Nimrod Dove.After his arrival at the bouse Ritohie called to the hacn, who were in an upper room, and demanded that they leave the:bouse. Road-cap and Donovan both came down stairs and were cursed, by Ritchie, who told them to qtttt the place. Donovan did leave ittmcdiately, but Roadoap lingered inside the door. Ritchie had in bis hand a small stick or cane and When Roadoap finally stepped out on the porch tbe former struck at him With tbe stick, the blow falling short, of its mark. Right then and there, before either of the two men bad left the porch, Roadoap turned on Ritchie and drove a knife into his side, dealing him a fatal wound.After Ritohie had bron stabBed Road cap and Donovan went out the path, followed by Ritohie,still very drunk, and Dove, when they had arrived at the drain ttie two mon in the lead turned and stoned Ritchie and his oompanion, Who retreated toward the house. On tho way back Ritohie said to t)ove: “One of those men stabbed me. ’ * Onco inside the bouse Ritdhie fell and. expired, although hijl death was not known for some time. Mrs. Caldwell bad gone to Soother room, where her children were In bed, and ber father’s death was not , known until it was discovered by { Dove.
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Harrisonburg Daily News
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Tue, Feb 05, 1907
Page 3
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