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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-12
J. WILKES BOOTH.
A CHARACTERISTIC LETTER FROM
HIM.
Mr.. Sp'TNEFORD,s MOTHER AND
SISTER.TN-LAW.
THEY ARE WIN TuE DEAD Al
JonSsTOu~
The Courts -r"6ss Gets Two Years. VA"
morn IaS HIS Increased q" stne
tcsrs-s trrfitng me
tther Items.

4 gentleman living in the city yes
tcrday showed THINKS reporter letter
written by John Wilkes Booth. Inc
handwriting was clearly idenlliied ny
number of people who had seen the
handwriting Of the actor and historic
character. The gentleman TO whom
the letter was addressed has been dead
for some time. bu, a copy Of the letter
will not be without interest. IL readS
as follows
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. August 1th.
Dear Bob.-You must think l have
forgotten you. for u is not So Du'
think as much Of you as ever ! wrote
10 Won before went 10 New York. but
received no answer. Since then have
been constantly on the go to Albany
and Baltimore. etc. So you see l have
had very little time 90 write, until
thcse two weeks past. during which
time have been nearly the whole time
IN bed.
was taken IN the day after Dir.
Kuukel left here, am better now. nut
have lost over twcIty pounds got
yonr last two letters. Ii is impossible
Tor me L. get 10 Richmond. dear Bob
this season: Mr *. will tell you why.
am working hard morn. noon, ana
night no rest for the W licked. wrote
10 Buttons from New York and from
baltimore. but received 10 answer,
perhaps IL is all for the best. am all
alone here: our folks nave all gone to
Virginia and Atlantic City for the
warm Tor rather hot months. Dear
Bob. Lmust conclude now. Write soon
a. vonr frne friend. JOIN.
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MANCHESTER.
,,eu,orInlcrest from Across The River

While workmen, several days ago.
were engaged in tearing down an old
house on Fifth street between Decatur
and Stockton. rare curiosity Vas dis
covered. In the ceiling was found a
hen setting upon single egg with ali
the perseverance, imaginable. Her ap-
pearance was as natural As life. but all
that remained was feathers and bill.
bone and flesh having succumbed to
the ravages of time. The egg had
nothing inside whatever, consisting
simply Of The shell.
DR.. j. y. Gillian. treasurer of Ches-
terfeld. was in Manchester yesterday.
lie says he lost about $4,000 by the re-
cent floods. Most Of his crop was swept
away Many of bis neighbors also lost
largely.
The only case before Mayor Attklsson
Yesterday morning was that OF biiEl
Hicks 'col0rod), for assault and battery
upon her mother, and using indecent
language i'm the streets. She was given
three months i'm Jail for assault and
fined len dollars and costs for her other
oifense. and committed TO jail until
same shall have been paid.
A cOlOred boy, the son of Hiram
Scott. who lives at Rev. Mr.. Jackson 3
place i'm Chesterfield county, was shot
in the head Monday by a companion.
who seemed to have committed the act
through fun. The wound is not a seTi-
Gus one. and the boy is now out OF
danger.
The ladies Of the Manchester Presby-
terrain church will give fair the
Leader Hall next week, commencing
Tuesday night. The proceeds viii go
towards the building Of the new church.
L. Is understood that work upon che
church will be commenced early next
month.
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Tho late Eugene Irving Wc.hcrull.
tho husband OF Emma Abbott hletmw
thesingcr when as tho travelling sales
man OF q drug irm. Dice Uas forced t1
spend night in country town, aul
went ID the school house to hear "a
musical entertainment The principal
performer was Miss Abbott who Vas
working her way 10 New York % ob.
tain a musical cducati0n 5lo sold
her magnificent head OF hair To- meet
first expenses and then with her n.
Their the keeper of q small music Store
at Peoria, liis., started for the mo.roD-
oils, giving concerts ON the way
wherever opportunity Offered. ,'r
Wotherell aiterward met Miss Abbott
when She Was singing in Rev DR.
Chapin'A church In New YORK. and SO
interested some rich men in her chat
they sent her To Europe, where sho af
terWad became the prOtego OF the
Baroness Rothschild Thccouplo were
married IN London fifteen years ago.
and when Miss Abbott returned % TINS
country Wethcrell became lcr bust
ness manager. lilo Was most honor
able in al! his transactions, and met
with great financial success. He left
a fortune estimated at over 100000
Chicago Herald.
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CHANCERY COURT.
Tho wHi OF DIR. =. 3. noorc Admired u"
probate INJUNCTION Granted.

The will Of Or. Samuel Preston Moore
was admitted to probate IN the Chance
~ Court yesterday. The estate Is val
ued at Si4. 900. and Is all left to his wife.
" no l. not required TO give security as
executrix Of the estate.
Judge w S. Barton. Of the Tenth Ju-
Iicial Circuit, Fredericksburg, &c.
awarded an injunction according to the
PRAYER Of the bill to restrain the Postal
Telegraph Gable Company. its agents
and attorneys. from further proceed
ings ia the County Court OF Sussex
county for the condemnation for
night Of way upon the roadway OF the
plaintiff in the said county. until the
said defendant shall have produced be-
fore This court the books and writings
called for inthe bill. until theiurther
order Of the court. but the process OF
Injunction shall issue until the com
platnsnt. or some one for it. shall have
entered into bond. with good security,
TO be approved by the clerk OF the
court. IN the penalty of 100000, with
condition 10 pay such costs and damages
as NAV be adjudged against IL. IN case
the Injunction hereby awarded shall be
dissolved.
George S. Bernard, Of Petersburg,
and Judge A. J.. Holiday represent the
plaintiffs: Edgar Allan and j. Samuel
Parrish are counsel for the defendants;
G.. b. Tree is given as security ior.
plaintiffs.
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How Woman Reaches Conclusions.

ia close connection with this more
delicate physical constitution Of aho
woman Is the fact that her emotional
nature is more keen, her sensibility more
quick. her passions more violent, her in-
silncts more inperious and less submits
sivo to necessary limitations, than in the
man. This strongly rooted sensibilily in
women Is the cause af their characteristic
per.istoncy m all matters that depend IN
amy considerable degree on sentiment.
/. il in vain 10 combat sentiment with
reasons 4 woman Of strong passion
ana fine scnsiDility viii hold by her in
,tincts, and leave Your arguments %
float, and in -o doing may. iu not few
eases. bo rights but il tho case Is one in
which cool judgment, and not keen feel
ing. is to decide, she viii probably he
wrong.
Arguments in such cases are stronger
with "a man. because he Is either natur-
ally less richly furnished with sentiment.
or has trained himself o. keep his senti-
mCnt in subiection: bat with the woman
Do Is omnipotert. us belonging radically
90 the constitution Of her nature You
may bond lhe branches Of tree. and
force them to grow. rs we sometimes sce.
contrary 10 nature. downwards: but il
you tug nc the roots, you Kill it.-Pro-
fessor j. Stuart Blackie in Cassell s
Magazine.
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The following deeds of bargain and
sale were recorded yesterday in the
Chancery Court
Ruby Hodckcr 90 Pearl Bodcker. oue-hnlf
Interest 200 az, feet on north side of Grace
street between Twenty -ihIrd and twenty
fourth, and les feet on north side OF Orace
street between lWeuth-eisnth and Twenty
ninth. 81. 300.
Pearl Boiekol 10 Ruby B decker. onc-half
interest ln ID feet on north side of Grace
street between lweuty-ihird and twenty
fourth. and lGts feet on north side of Grace
street between twenty eighth aud twenty
ninth; $500
Christian a sands. special commissioners.
70 Jesse g.. Crouch, 3j feet ON cast side of
scott street between Peasants and short,
S212.25.
Rachel ". Cooke and Philip 81. George TO
John n. Cooke. 5p feet On east side OF Third
street between Main and CalN 81.
William j. Cussen aud vile tO James O..
Gruhus. 20 feet ON east side sixth street, near
Denny. sos.
Mrs. NJ. a. Kelley and ". y. Kclley's exc
cutiiN 10 a. *. Lawrence. POI feet ON west
side BclVlderc street. near Alhcmarle, $3.50.
Winston Leftwitch and wife % sterling g..
Goings. p feet ON south side Moore street,
near Kinney, $500.
Clara q Fcitwny and others 10 city OF
Richmond. strip oi land fronting 3iia by
feet on west side Twenty seventh street,
between y uulN.
j. b. 'lun 10 Annie g.. TUFTS trustee. his in
tcres, boz tAo estate ~ William II iiaXaii de-
ceased. So.
The following were recorded in Hen
rico
Philip Comy's trustee 90 Charles J.. CHAR
tiers, 33 feet ON east side Twenty second
street between T. and q, $50:
sol Haas, aud wife %. l.. C0tircll and John
H. branch. convey triangular lots 20 each
other 10 strtlghten the division line between
their propc a. ou Broad and Irnnhiin streets
between Robinson and Mulberry.
H. T.. Lee camp, No. 1. Confederate \cte-
rams 10 Henry =. Hutzler, ll3 feet ou north
side Hanover street between Boulevard and
Mulberry, - OSi.
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Herr Nehring, speaking Of the do
nestle animals Of the ancient Icru-
vians. observed that the subject was
scientifically important, because an
the other peoples Of ancient America
were very poor in this KIND OF prop
erty rs compared with the Peruyians
and Rolivians aud some OF the Central
American peoples; and, secondly, be-
couso thc influence Of domcsilcaiion
ON the formation Of races could oc
better followed on these animals than
ON those Of the Old World We are
concerned in Peru especially with tho
doc llama. alpaca, and guinea pig
The speaker had examined eighteen
doc mImmics from ancient Peruvian
graves and had determined that they
bclonood to three different races
shepherds dog, a dachsnund, and
bull dog or pug. He believed that
the Inca dog was derived. not from
South American CANDIDA, but from
the Mexican wolf lupus occidcr "a
lis). perhaps through the icco'ei
Texan variety, and that several
races had been formed from 1t IN l,cru
through domosticati0n. I'm this Herr
Nehring dissents from and coutradic's
Won Tschudi's opinion that the va-
rites had arisen from crossing with
European dogs. As the dog and like
wise the llama and alp,ca are un-
doubleday of America, so, also M the
speakers opinion. is the guinea pig.
Notwithstanding B. llcnsel and other
authors believe that it was intro.
duced from Europe. Popular Science
Monthly.
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Mr.. J. r. Quarles. from Petersburg.
was in the cry yesterday.
Mr.. John 4. Hooper, the new keeper
of Hollywood cemetery. has appointed
Mr.. A. ". Brow ming his assistant.
Hon. Richard Marshall. Common
wealth's attorney of Portsmouth.
rassed through the city last night on
his way North ON business.
Captain W. Burk Brown. treasurer
Of Roanoke county, and Mr.. William
Lackey. treasurer of York county, were
at the Capitol yesterday.
A letter received IN the city yester-
day says that DR.. Miunieerode, the
former rector OF ST.. Paul's church. Is
i'm good health and very vigorous. lie
is enjoying quiet rest.
Mr.. Louis Rawlings, the real estate
agent who conducted the 'a'e OK The Old
Libby prison, upon being interviewed
Yesterday stated that there was not a
particle Of the old original building left
here except a few broken brick bats.
The machinery left was placed IN the
building years after the war was over.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-12

Tho st. Petersburg cOrfcspon al
The North British Mail says that dur
ing tine last fcw months ncw indus
try has sprung mp IN Russia IN tac
form of nicotine extract THIS pro-
duct not only finds sale I'M Russia.
but is already exported In considerable
quantities. especially Co South Amor
lea. Tho lees obtained. when prcpar-
ing the tobacco leaf have been used
for long time for destroying para.
sites on plants. and they have also been
found cilicacious when applied as am
antid0tc To the yoriOus skin diseases to
which sheep are liable 10 Las now
however been discovered that tins pro-
duct affords q remedy for another do-
structivc agcnt-nameiy. the dry rot
among Sheppard last autumn the
Russian firm of Nikolai. Bogdanow 4,
Co. started works I'm Moscow for the
production of nicotine extract on a
largo scale. Four 90 five pools
Of common Nachorka tobacco
Weld only about one pood of
the extract. but In such q con-
centratcd form that q tcaspo0uiul
is sufficient for nearly two pints of
water and the works produce about
50 pools of the extract rerdicm. The
Russian government has decided To-
exempt this product from excise duty.
Any other uses to which this nicotine
may be applied. although mot difficult
TO imagine, have not set tmnspuod
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-12

Nhc and tTcr Da"ghter-in LAW among
the Number nf JohDstOwn.

Yesterday morning Mrs. Howard
Swmeford received q letter from
her husband written i'm Pitts
burg. Pa. last Sunday. The letter
j. long one aud tells Of the death Of
Blr. Swineford's mother aud the death
Of Sir. Edward Swinoford IS wife IN the
Iobnstown disaster. Mr.. Edward
Swmeford was Mr.. Howard Swinciord =
brother. and the letter leaves no doubt
but that the mother and daughter-in-
law Of Nh. Howard SwIneford have
raised TO the regions beyond.
The two Mrs. SwiLcford were i'm car
80. 30. which remained on the track IN
th.s gorge. It's supposed that the pas
saugers iu the car got out and trled To-
reach the high ground. but failing to
get above high water. were caught by
The high water as it came down the
narrow valley. and were buried among
the several thousand unrccogniz d
dead.
The description of the scene in this
fatcful valley but confirms what has
been tclegraphed and written from that
place The half can never be told.
Mr. Howard Svineford, Mr.. Edward
Swineford. and their cousin. Mr.. Ken
nedv. made every investigation pos
sible aud are resigned 10 the belief that
their loved ones are among the unnum-
Lered dead.
Mr. HOWARD Swineford is expected to
return to- the city this week.
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"Whon was down in Washington
the other day" remarked western pon'
tician nc the 1t. James. "thcy showed ms
n wonderful Indian palm in the botanical
gardens. They call il the caryota ureus,
and it cuts bigger figure IN the woriu
as an intoxicant than all the distillcries OIL
the United States. Just IN proportion as
the followers Of i}rahma and Buddha in
India arc far more numerous than the
Christian population Of the United States,
in the same proportion does that palm
tree suruass all our appliances for making
an intoNicant. II Is a beautiful tree,
with trunk something over foot in
diameter. grows 20 the height 81 about
sixty feet and il surmounted 10y an cle-
CANT crown of gracefully curved leaves.
The flower spikes are ten or twelve feet
long. and issue from the trunk at the
haea of the leaves. hanging down like
horses tail. They are not produced till
the tree has arrived at It's full period OF
growth. and the manner in which the
numerous spikes succeed each other u
rather sinrr,ar. The first spike issue.
from the top Of the tree. and after II has
done lowering another comes out below
f. and SO on. dover spike being pro
duced from the anglo Of each leaf stalk.
or from tine circular scar left by leaves
that have fallen away from the trunk.
until the process Of Towering reaches the
Ground. when the tree i exhausted and
dies.
The English in India gave it the
name Of tadiy palm because they traced
a Linship between thoir obi home teddy
AMI the juice Of the tree. The natives
work IL in Ibis fashion: When the spike.
are in Tie bud they cat them OF. and the
sap that would have flowed into the bud
is caught hy them in q gourd and used as
q liquor. It's very powerful and pro
duccs q fine crop Of delirium remens in
lndia They expect this oriental disiil-
lcry 10 flower some time this FALL Yes,
ii's the only teddy palm i'm this country.
New York Evening sun.
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Mrs. George w. Bdghy. last summer.
as the head of a committee of ladies
repre- enting the City Mission. inaugu-
rated a scheme by which the poor peO-
pie Of the city, while sick with "a fever,
could get ice The work of these self
denying ladies was q success. and many
a fever-stIicken sufferer was permitted
the use of ice wafer. which otherwise
their poverty would have denied them.
These ladies', under Ms. Bagby s
leadership, intend doing tine same
thing this summer. There is no body
of ladies who know the needs of The
poor as well as these ladies'. who spend
their time in finding out and relieving
the wants of the poor. What they
now desire is money TO pay for the ice.
Any one who has bad ieNerand want
ed zee or ice water can appreciate the
object these ladies' have in view. Con-
tributions from all persons are solicit
ed, and any amount whatsoever can be
left aJ the newspaper offices, or at
West, Johnston a Co. 3.
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TUE nA1ry TIMES WEDNESDAY. JUNE r. 1889

Of battle have been called from this TO
another life. The first meeting was
held at the Pump-hoGse. aud General
Lindsay Walker. who won his promo
ton in this command. presided.
DR.. Frank W. Cunning ham, now
dead. was present. He made pretty
speech. in which he detailed the trials
ne encountered az surgeon to the bat
ter,. Many others have gone to the
unknown land. but there are still
left enough Of those brave spirits who
followed William K. Johnson Pegram
In the DAYS Of dire danger to make mp
Ia respectable number. and these gentle
men and old braves propose tomorrow
10 rcunite at the Old Pump-house, at II
o'clock. and elect officers for the ensu-
ing year. At ! O'Clock lunch viii be
serv.d. and dinner will take place at 4
u. VI.
Every member is urgently requested
TO be present.
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CIRCUIT COURT.
verde, against the city Other Suits
Ucntd.

The time OF the City Circuit Count
was consumed yesterday, most of the
day by the trial of the suit of Emeiine
Duncan against the city Of Richmond.
Some months ago the city dug trench
along Seventeenth street near the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad shops,
aud the plaintiff fell in the same. The
declaration claimed that the trench was
not properly barrcadei. The plaintiff
sued for 5000 damages, aud WAS rep
resented by Mr. Edgar Allan. The city
OF Richmond was Represented 10y Mr.. {.
Y. Meredith. city attorney. The jury az
ter being out shor, while, returned
with verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for 500.
la the suit Of r. W. Burruss against
John Tyler, damages laid at 5000. but
being an action for the recovery Of the
damage created by what Is alleged 10
have been done by Tyler's wagon run
ming into and iDjuring Burruss hicy-
Gle. The Court dismissed the same I'll
motion Of the plaintiff.
In the'suit OF the Commonw ealth Of
Virginia against A. X. Surgcrner, A.
~ Anderson, 5. s. Surgerner aud
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-12

A bathing pool for the Orphan Asy-
lnm has been recently made at that IN
stituti0n. The superintendent hopes
soon 10 have enough money TO pur-
chase pipes 90 convey city water TO the
asylum. For this purpose she proposes
TO have q lawn party at the asyium
Friday. June 18th. from TO II O'Clock
j.. NJ. The grounds will be illuminated
aud there will be refreshments and
music.
The electric cars run TO within q short
li-tance OF lhe asYIum.
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Ambulance cans.

The city ambulance was called out
thrice yesterday. At 1880 A. NJ.
to the city stables which are
ON Marshall street in the rear
Of the city jail. 20 "a white man
who mad become sick. Dr. Henderson
administered the proper remedies.
At 1920 A. VI. Co the Richmond Lo-
connective and Machine Works TO see an
employs who had two of his fingers
mashed. Or. Henderson dressed them
and took the wounded man home.
At 1910 T.. NJ. 90 the First police STA
ton. where boy had one of hi- fingers
cut of by machinery. lie was taken
to the City Hospital for treatment.
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Mnsonlc EIectIon

AZ regular communication Of 81.
Johns. 80. 3G. A. +. and a. ~, held
last night. the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: II. L.
Lawson. worshipful master; Albert
Witte. senior warden. William II.
Sands. Junior warden; William ii.
Tatum. treasurer: Junius A. Cosby.
secretary: j. Leroy Sutherland. senior
deacon: j C.. Bowman Junior deacon.
Rev. S. A. Goodwin, chaplain; d. &.
Collins. tiler. Stewards committee
j. J. Walton. W. b. Davis. l. c. Jen-
kins. ". H. Campbell. Charles Gasser.
W. Dellie Sutherland. X. E. Glover and
4. L. Wfngn III.
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HASTINGS COURT.
David Lucas GETS Two wears, and van
Horn has IwO Years ADDED Ia sits
Seven Years.

David Lucas GETS Two wears, and van
Horn has Two Years ADDED Ia IIts
Seven years.
The Hastings Court was again in ses-
sion yesterday morning.
The first case disposed of was that Of
David Lucas. put 10 the bar on the
charge of larceny. and breaking into
the house of Albert Smith and secs ling
thereir0m money aud clothing. The
testimony disclosed the fact that on the
night of the larceny the house was
securely barred and locked: Smith
had suit of clothes for which be paid
$50. and which had been taken from a
kit of goods in the possession OF Lucas.
Smith fully identified the clothes. say
lng that he had never worn them but
twice since me got converted. The
iugy sent David over to pay "a two
years visit 10 Mr.. Moses, superinten-
dent of the penitenliary.
James Van Horn, the ebony -hued bur
glar who had been convicted of enter
ing the house of Mrs VI. j. Smith and
stealing icWelry therefrom, was tried
ON second indictment for entering the
house of Albert Smith and stealing
money thcrefrom, and his reward for
lascalty. ia this case, was two years IN
the poniteutiary. The Court passed a
sentence upon hmm for nine years inihe
State prison.
The distribution Of The Van Horn per
sonal effects was something that was
ridiculous. Albert Smith took a good
share of the clothes. but there were
other parcels that were not called for
al all
Buck Spotswood was tried for dealing
policy. and after the case was heard
aud oN.Poiice Justice Richardson APP
pearcd as a witness. the jury took the
case and after retirement brought i'm a
verdict of not guilty.
The court then adjourned until Thurs.
day next.
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Forty years ago there died in Padua
The physician and chemist c. b. Masse-
daglia. who had succeeded in petrifyins
several animal bodies, which he be
1uealhed 20 the University museum. To
ais will he had attached a sealed letter
containing the secret Of his method of
0etriiication, which was only 10 be lii
Sulged 10 his legal heirs. Until recently
Ill search for the heirs olDr Masselaglia
remained fruitless, but they have at last
Deed discovered. and are offered very
large sums for the secret, which. how
ever. they refuse to disclose for the
present. Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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Religious services 81 Rleuner's rari..

Tonight III $ o'clock. at Blehner 8
Park pavilion Rev. j. $. M0ser. pastor
of the First English Lutheran church,
will preach. 1t is expected that a large
congregation will be- present.
4 morning Sunday school. which be-
gins at 9.lj a. VI. each Sunday. has
been started at Bienner s Park pavilion
by some of Rev Mr.. Moser's flock. \
member said Yesterday that heoutlook
vas promising for faithful missionary
work
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succunbed 90 rnc Heat

The first case Of sunstroke, or being
overcome by the heat. was reported
Yesterday. III was Isaac Banks. coll
0red man who runs a blacksmith shop
Mr.. Martin Oeters opposite
The Exposition grounds. lie became
overcome by the heat and could rot
speak for several hour. After assist
ance bad been rendered hy Messrs.
Oetcis. Haley and others. Tie affected
man was taken 90 his home IN The