The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-30
WAMRLY WANTED.
MARSHALL ELLIOTT, OF LIVE OAk-
FLORIDA. AFTER HIN.

Mr.. d. r. Elliott. town marshal OF
1--we Oak. Florida, an Office similar To
that of chief of police in Richmond
reached the city yesterday morning on
the Atlantic Coast Line train. which ar
rived at 7:l2. bringing with him re-
ouisition from the Governor OF Florida
for Edward Wambly. wanted at Live
oak for the murder Of Nh 'eorge
Over-treet. the former town marshal.
which oiTense happened on the night oil
January 10Th last.
WHAT LED TO THE ARREST.
The particulars about this affair was
oiven with some detail i'm the ZINES last
Saturday morning.
1he swan Medicine Company travel
selling a certain medicine guaranteed
10 cure certain things ltreached h'ch-
mond sometime ago. IL wasa then uH-
derthe management Of Mrs. W. a. Coles
who claims. and the offers Of the law
believe that she il correct ia her clam
10 all of the property. This property
consisted of "A tent and all the fixtures
that 20 along with 10, such as ropes.
poles. seats &c: also the bottles OF
medicine Mrs. Cole 5 assistants were
Edward Wanbly, Robert Hide and
John Morris.
On Sunday night, july DIST. the three
mon ran off with all hoi pIraphernaha.
/ Mrs. Cole came TO Henrico courthouse,
and engaged the services of Tire y. w.
Southwark Detective Agency to ind
the men and get her property back.
when she would pay the agency q good
fee. but could not DO % then. as she h"o
mo- funds. Sheriff SJuthward found the
men that evening at Amelia Court
house with all the paiaphef
MALTA and the medicine. Tie
brought them 10 Richmond. and tncf
were lodged in jul. aud that evening
came up for trial before Squire Jona-
than for examination. The cases We're
po.tponed until yesterday at % ciotk.
The three parties were then brought
before the magistrate for trial. When.
.on motion of tneir counsel. $. b. t'nn.
ESQ. the hearing was again postponed
until tomorrow evening at the same
hour.
CHARGES AGAINST WAMnLN.
I'm the meantime thc statement Of
. Mrs. Coles that Wambly bad confessed
to her that. while in Live Oak. Florida
last January. he had. with others de
coyed Town Marshal Oversircct Oh th'
circus cars and there murdered him bl
shooting him from tine rear of ihc car
. and the statement. Of Elmar IT. Baker
proprietor of the Globe Hotel. 80. l'-'
cast Main. amounting In sub
81 stance TO the same thing
with the additional statement Cd
Wamblv that "the rusc worked hkc
charm. for The circus people all stood
, together aud we pulled through, "a
b told to Sheriff Souihward. He at one.
+ communicated with Lie Oak and D.
/. consequence the town marshal arrived
Yesterday with The Governor S rcquiti
ton.
f. WHAT MAEsHAL ELLIOTT SAYS.
The town marshal. who is 20 plclsah
J gentleman. in conversation with
. ZINES reporter. said that the wa
Z Marshal Overstrpet came 10 bis deaf
d was this. Beugly 5 circus was I'D to~f
e. and Herman c. Stephens, the pll
.prietor of the show. got INTO
s ouarrcl with Marshal Ovcrs.rCe
b lie made certain charges again.
e. the marshal which the maisn-
q pronounced Iie The belief is iAt
8. stephens waited TO get revenge. AN
q i'm order to accomplish 10 got zap shai
g. row that night IN the cars. and Oh
d marshal was called for. lie came. Du
e. only one or two policemen came Wii
T. him. When within distance DE va
shot three times. once through Oh
mouth. the ball striking ths upper Ii
the second entering the temple and 81
>. third another part of the head. III
effect of these three bullets was
. make the head mass OF gore.
4 Wambly was arrested. 6ui the onI
witnesses being circus people. the
swore him loose. Marshal Elliot sal
~ YESTERDAY that he believes they na'
now sufficient evidence t0 convict hn
lie believes that Stephens planned Cd
whole murderous affair. and Wamo
was his tool in executing d. Tie b
a. lieyes also that Stephen had a hand
n the shooting
, DISPOSITION TAKEN.
re- The DISPOSITIONS of Ms. ". a. O.
20 and Mr. tlmar III. DAVIS were tab.
Yesterday evening before Mr. H'of.
III ID. Carly. notary public. in the Con
le monwealth Attorney IS rooms THE
deposed to the confessions made the
I'D bv Wamblv. the substance oi whr
II. mas been published and which strong
corroboratcs Town MARSHALL Elliott
~ statement. These dispositions we
l. taken 20 the Governor in order that h
Excellency could see his way clear
e. grant the warrant of rendition.
nh THE rXrRADITION PAPERS SHOWN r
1e GOVERNOR.
ch After this was done Sheriff S0ui
ward and Marshal Elliot called ON {
ss Governor and presented the requisite
as Of the Governor Il Florida and {
he dispositions. The Governor. after rea
no ing the papers. sad he would issue {
e.. warrant of rendition. and would do
ng at once. but at that hour l1.aO j. y
ng Mr.. j. Gus Hankins. the clerk in
nd office of the Secretary of the Connie
wealth. was absent. and the pap'
or could not be formulated until me-
morning
.lv This was satisfactory. 1hi, morni
81. the warrant of rendition will boz lssu
ad and the marshall and his prisoner W
ne leave on the fast mail for Live o.
'e Florida.
of THE TRUNKS
' captured ai Amelia Courthouse We
~ left there BY the sheriff After Q
Us Governor had siguihed ms wilIugn
-, 10 grant the rendition warrant. ShCi
M Southward telegraphcd for them to-
~, sent him early this morning. The
~, trunks contain important papers bei
Ia ing ON the case. Among them are
'' newspaper clippings describing
affair at Live OAK ana the rewa
- offered of 500. When Mrs. Cole. ST
~, ing Wambly reading these papers. J
her hand.On them. she received the
IT,. ply. II would not take $1,000
49,. these.
,o When asked yesterday morning
IN the TIMES reporter whether he wot
-'' take with him 10 Florida both VI
Coles and Nh. Davis, Marshal Eli
replied that he thought he would OF
take Mrs. Coles.
10 The dispositions taken yesterday %
be lOf course. of no value i'm "a crimn
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