Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-03
LYNCHBURG.
,,ow xRJB PAGE WAS NOMINATED
nv FOR CONGRESS.
1.istis Of Labor surprised-The Case OF
s,eptoe and wilsOn-Are
They Guiltyi

,,.,r,srondeuce OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
W." OCTOBER ., 1886.
~. nomination Of Mr. j. b. Page
-, Congress by "a Knightot-Labor
%.,,ontion IN this city Thursday
ming has very much the appearance
- ~, Gbled . ass in the lions skin"
!, ,rnsars that Mr.. Page himself pre-
- and the man Nbo nominated
30 m The mc,upg was a negro named
c's,.r. Who has always hereto
80 he,n Radical politician.
IT., Secretary Of the meeting was an
~, r,ero slNays in Radical politics,
- J,ck A,Iit-, notorious throughout
T,,,,.,asSata cal politician, was the
~ moving spirit in the Convention.
~ tbssefsct, inconnection with the adj
l.,;..sl one thai Immediately preceding
,te rse,.re Of the so-ca,led Convention,
80 on the same evening, and in the
s,,, hsll. . local Assembly Of the
L-,.bts was held, 1T which leading
Er,-b,s who we're present we're in pro.
f.-,5 ignorance OF any such movement,
al woe a. greatly surprised when the
-.s..l, sss announced On the streets
i,,or in the dsy. show that RsdicAhsm
t,i more 20 DO with the affair than the
i,h.r examination. In this view Of
a.. c,se. or, indeed, in any other,
,~,-v Of The friends Of Joe Page,
-, ,s personally a clever fellow, re-
--,, t5s. he should lend his name TO
,-r s8ch Atcmp, TO undermine the in
,,tr.y Of the Democratic party in the
a.tr... True. it will smount TO nothing
,-,-u.s'.y, bat ills, sll the same, to be
-,,r,teG. Tn Roanoke City. where the
-r,t ,,rouce>t labor organization exists
a. that IN this city, learn the knights
arc ..,i5 FOR Gr' n--indeei, one Of the
nos. prominent. and certainly one Of
te most influential, knights was a
member Of the Convention that nomi-
mated Ns,or Cri.ln. So that It will be
seer hat Major Daniels seat in Con-
--f-, is not for joe
The csse Of >.eptoe and Wilson, the
r-,-ees charged with the murder Of
no Wilson in Roanoke City on the
r,,tt cf ,he presidential election, and
whose trisI was transferred TO this
,,.r after tw5 Intellectual trials in RoS-
r-i e. was scs,r postponed in the llus-
t.... Court Of tbs city Ibis morning
r-M TIE fourth Jay Of the November
term. Startling IS il msy appear,
Aate The hes, reasons for believing that
E, va done IN the belief that the crime
could and would ne traced 70 another
-sr.r. z detective is now in Roanoke
working the matter up in connection
yrh sheriff Weber. Of that county,
All while % may be that the parties
ST. ly implicated may not be entirely
egi less. Net, from the information Ic-
rspci ty Your correspondent this
morning. sn.h e result as the establish
mon. ~ tr.I innocence Is not inProba-
he. The facts a. above stated may BE
r f.el on. srd B. rto sequel should sus-
.u DE Il.-u. strong suspicious in
....r 0-aI,er 10 could hardly fail TO
Show ne u,Cc.t3utics attending the
t.n.u-raG. Of oor criminal laws.
OCT gmn.uses'ta's Attorney gave
r...cil he Hastings CoCr, yesterday
ita, would. daring the present term,
t'c CD information against the Dismal
Swamp Loruy Company for carrying
rr .hqril.acs~ nyi1la,i3n oflaw, and
.ra Court s-~eD-et. learn that there
arc no lcs, than lfe or six Of these
C.. e. here, AID their dsmorsl1us ten
t.,.g S. roo apparent TO escape the
f1... cs.usl observer.
He are 1.l sisd TO learn that there
i,s .,rory probability that your Light
ltrs,try f.ues will participate In the
competitive drill st our ensuing Cen
;tr-.sl Fair. They will receive cor
... welcome. Captain Robbie and Lieu
..rau. Na.e, Il the Fortress Monroe
carlson. viii Zee here TO at as judges
- ne drl.
The .alr s. a!.eaiy an assured sue
cess. s-l aul,-- the W,s.Aer in;erieres
10 tte .t,-s # q continuous rain, j.
v.l. u.nst, .e t1e finest eXhibl; the
Iyrcitar- Society has ever had.
..,or,i 1naef,'~ goudition-Pase
r.cIiucs.
l-p-.s. q. srim 10 t-s u'spstch''
It<,ur.- va. October -
There .ra t-..cputlo change in tie
condition If E.e. b3iaI. Z. Wi.her5.