saying that Wright was out and there was a lady in the house who
wanted to dress. The object was to dress Dock in women's clothing
and let him passout under the guise of a woman, but the detail went
in and found him in a shed room, He was taken before a justice who
sent him and Sam Wright to 6hatham, Va,, for indictment by the grand
jurye Dock Wright was placed on trial for murder in the first degree
and convicted, He will be hanged shortly,"
NPG, August 6, 1881 (7-1)
"Chatham, Vaeg 3=31-1882=Dock Wright, colored, was hung here at 11:00
o'clock this mornigg for the murder of Coleman Arthur, white, on Feb,
5, 1881, H e walked to the gallows situated about 150 yards from
the jail. The Danville Grays acted as a guard, The only words spoken
by him after he left the jail were when a reporter asked him if he
killed arthur, He repbied: "I’did not." His neck was broken by the
fall, The hanging was private.' ae es :
17 years, 4 months and 5 days at crime.
saying that Wright was out and there was a lady in the house who
wanted to dresse The object was to dress Dock in women's clothing
and let him passout under the guise of a woman, but the detail went
in and found him in a shed room, He was taken before a justice who
sent him and Sam Wright to 6hatham, Va, for indictment by the grand
jury. Dock Wright was placed on trial for murder in the first degree
and convicted. He will be hanged shortly,"
NPG, August 6, 1881 (7-1)
"Chatham, Vaey 3=31-1882-Dock Wright, colored, was hung here at 11:00
o'clock this mornipg for the murder of Coleman Arthur, white, on Feb,
5, 1881, H e walked to the gallows situated about 150 yards from
the jail. The Danville Grays acted as a guard, The only words spoken
by him after he left the jail were when a reporter asked him if he
killéd arthur. He repbied: "I did not." His neck was broken by the
fall, The hanging was private," i : :
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N. C., April 1, 1882,
Affirmed: 75 VIRGINIA (Matthews 1) 91h - See befére final,
Born 19-28-1863 and date of crime was 3-5-1881, making hin
17 years, 4 months and 5 days at crime.
saying that Wright was out and there was a lady in the house who
wanted to dress. The object was to dress Dock in women's clothing
and let him passout under the guise of a woman, but the detail went
in and found him in a shed room, He was taken before a justice who
sent him and Sam Wright to Chatham, Va,, for indictment by the grand
jury. Dock Wright was placed on trial for murder in the first degree
and convicted, He will be hanged shortly,"
NPG, August 6, 1881 (7-1)
"Chatham, Va.y 3-31-1882=Dock Wright, colored, was hung here at 11:00
otclock this mornigg for the murder of Coleman Arthur, white, on Feb,
5, 1881, He walked to the gallows situated about 150 yards from
The only words spoken|
the jail.’ The Danville Grays acted as a guard,
by him after he left the jail were when a reporter asked him if
killéd arthur, He rephied: "I'did not." His neck was broken by the
fall, ‘The hanging was private."
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N. C., April l, 1882.
Affirmed: 75 VIRGINIA (Matthews 1) 91) = See befiére final,
Born 19-<8-1863 and date of crime was
years, 4 months and 5 days at crime,
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WRIGHT, Dock | March 31, 1882
Black, hanged Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., on March 31, 1882,
"An unprovoked murder occurred at Museville, Va., last week. A party
of negroes were engaged in a quarrel and some white men, among whom
was J, Coleman Arthur, attempted to quell the disturbance, The negroe
were armed with clubs and like raving maniacs they struck everyone who
came in their waye One, among the first fatal blows struck by Dock
Wright, was that which struck Mr. J. Cole Arthur about the left tem-
ple, breaking his skull and felling him to the ground in a dying con-
GUCLON I Mr Woke Murrell, seeing that a blow was being dealt at him
threw up his arm to catch the Lick and had both bones of the forearm b
broken; besides these, other parties received slight wounds, ‘Arthur, |
after he had received the blow, was firstcarried to the counting room
of the store occupied by Mr, C, C, Shelton, and afterwards to Mr, J,
C. Turner's, Dr. D, C, Dickinsonws called in but prondunced the case
beyond the skill of a physician, and about 8 otclock Sunday morning
Arthur breathed his last. The night after the murder a large crowd of
negroes assembled at the house of Dock Wrights; it was supposed to pre=
vent his arrest, but the parties did not go until next morning, when
many of the crowd had left, but there were still about forty presente
When the parties went to make the arrest they first surrounded the age
house by coming in from different directions, As soon as the inmates
found out what was going on outside, they commenced coming out, some
WRIGHT, Dock March 51, 1882
Black, hanged Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., on March 31, 1882,
"An unprovoked murder occurred at Museville, Va., last week. A party
of negroes were engaged in a quarrel and some white men, among whom
was J, Coleman Arthur, attempted to quell the disturbance, The negroe
were armed with clubs and like raving maniacs they struck everyone who
came in their way. One, among the first fatal blows struck by Dock
Wright, was that which struck Mr, J. Cole arthur about the left tem-
ple, breaking his skull and felling him to the ground in a dying con-
dition, Mr, We A. Murrell, seeing that a blow was being dealt at him
threw up his arm to catch the lick and had both bones of the forearm bi
broken; besides these, other parties received slight wounds, “Arthur,
after he had received the blow, was firstcarried to the counting room
of the store occupied by Mr, C. C, Shelton, and afterwards to Mr, J.
C, Turner's, Dr. D.C, Dickinsonws called in but prondunced the case
beyond the skill of a physician, and about 8 otclock Sunday morning,
Arthur breathed his last. The night after the mrder a large crowd of
negroes assembled at the house of Dock Wright; it was supposed to pre=
vent his arrest, but the parties did not go until next morming, when
many of the crowd had left, but there were still about forty presente
When the parties went to make the arrest they first surrounded the BBa
house by coming in from different directions, As soon as the inmates
found out what was going on outside, they commenced coming out, some
WRIGHT, Dock March 31, 1682
Black, harged Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Va., on March 31, 1882,
"gn unprovoked mrder occurred at Museville, Va., last week. A party
of negroes were engaged in a quarrel and some white men, among whom
was J, Coleman Arthur, attempted to quell the disturbance,
e ney among the first fatal blows struck by Dock
Wright, was that which struck Mr, J, Cole arthur about the left ten-
ple, breaking his skull and felling him to the ground in a dying con-
dition, Mr, We As Murrell, seeing that a blow was being dealt at him
threw up his armto catch the lick and had both bones of the forearm b
broken; besides these, other parties received slight wounds, Arthur,
after he had received the blow, was firstcarried to the countang’ roon
of the store occupied by Mr, C, C, Shelton, and afterwards to Mr. J.
C, Turner's, Dr, D, ( Dickinsonwas called in but pronounced the case|
beyond the skill of a physician, and about 8 otclock Sunday morning,
Arthur breathed his last. The night after the mrder a large crowd of|
negroes assembled at the house of Dock Wrights it was supposed to pres|
vent his arrest, but the parties did not go until next morning, when
many of the crowd had left, but there were still about forty present.
When the parties went to make the arrest they first surrounded the BBG|
house by coming in from different directions, As soon as the inmates
found out what was going on outside, they commenced coming out, some
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