The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-25
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.
Many Interesting Facts Clipped ai'
Cuiied From Exchanges.

Cuiied From Exchanges.
Ayomg white IMAM by iho name Of Mll-
Der. brakeman oa neIght-fmin 900 ihe
Midland road. met with an accident at
Chatham 0n Wednesday. 900 very singular
manner. which Wil uA doubt. cause DIS
death. Ihe wind from ihc truiu- which NHr
moving at rapid IaIe. caused the rope
attached tU fle lever 600 the Waf.r-tlnk iO
blow Ouf across ihe hOX-car upon which
Miller was SEATED. fine rope whipped
around DIS body ln 3D. loop and dragged h'm
from the train. lie ieli headi0r.mo~i upon
the bumpers. between 1870 uON-clrs. auu
rolled 0l down the embankment he Ha-
picked up bruised anl bleeding. .u an un-
conscious condition. and carried 90 Danfillr
ON the same train be- fell from.
Ihe killing OF Bali.
A corro.r0ndent of tho West Point Plain
Dealer writes a, follows about tAe Ball.
Barham tragedy. ANNut three weeks ago.
he returned i0 bis father, house at Sew
kent Court House. 900 3D. visit. ani lrNn that
time it took n1 close observer t0 -te chat
hl00d-shed could lot la atef..I. Barlam
was threatened af various times Dy blI,
and warned tl "uefer cross Dds patl.' iNr
weeks BAH Dad carried ID long. 1.uiael'onca
revolver about with llm plDlcif. and Ne
probably W0u d have USED - sooner l1d Nn
u0f f.lf doubtful a- tO boss Ae would ierl
after killing ma1, as Doe frequently -iiu.
But Ou Tuesday fle 18th instant fle cloud
0f vengeance which bad been DrNIdIu. 500
long. broke forth Doe ail iis fury. luaf ai-
temO0n Barham anl DIS younger brother,
Tuck. drove up t0 -iaterfllle and iurk
gave the hr.die reins of nis horse f0 hl-
brother. Who was in jumper. io hold Whiy
I.
some I-l-ea.tir-s. Ball happened iN
be in ihe store af the time. and ihe clerk.
Mr. George q. Bland, fearing trouble. meg
Tuck ar the door ind told him Chat he Was
..iu.f olf' Ol clfliu--. luck ileu remount-
ei aud ilo brother, rode oI down iia Brick
House road. B. t. hirham being bound Tor
West Point. BAN then ram nlt Ol iir store,
and mounting his horse. rode 0I .n rapid
pursuit. Some Witnesses disagree here ae
io whether Ball gave Blrlum amy notice
of bis intention FOB begin tle tray. iilMle-.
a c0lored man. said Le hefui Ar
Ball shout "llalt. yol d s'uunllei-
want f0 sce you.' THE bArn1m- claimed
that they dia n0t hear hIm and indeed dt
not ku0Wshlt h- was boo fAe u.i-hplfhUli,
which is. very probable cons fefn4 what
followed. %. /. hlrlam was riiiu- -Nine-
what iu advance 0i lI- brother. Who when
Bal rode up. shouted fO his brother to
-Io1k out.' As BIlNlm looked around u
response to li- brother. Ban fired, iAe Dahl
nkiu. tlDci in HarEW- side ana taking
nearly ODE same course as dld iN' naI ilii.
caused lhe death ui Garfield. BAH a-I.n
tired. iha bullet iuficilug flesh wound Nua
going through Toe seat ol iAe jumper ii.N
Bliham. VhY bad ealiiY drawn ui bis
ai0yci and unbu'ioncd his Ofefrolt io fet
his revolver. opened Ore. bN.h parties fired
nYe shots elch aDl each was struck tour
times. Barham. besides being Shot as
above described. WAS shot through Doth
legs between ihe thighs and knees. hll
was first shot near the mouth, then in bis
ri-hf deiormCdl hand. and then twice in tle
region OF the heart. and iell iiom his horse.
Immediately expiring. barllm turned Dis
horse around ana drove up t0 d.. J.. a.
slatefs Office. ami called q him, saying.
..i'm shot ail t0 pieces, Doctor iie was
placed under ihe influence of ln anN-ilctic
and his wounds dressed. after which bee WAS
taken 20 mis- fathers house, where b. b.
doing a. we'll as could a. expected, and
will probably recover.
Notes.
A correspondent a. Lynchhurg writes 10
rnF TniEs that the old Examiner was
founded by b. ~. De WHIT and George An
derson Wright,
At Wakefield, this week, a negro was ar
rested, being charged with stealing the
wedding tickets OF young man soon 10 be
married. The accused WAS taben before "a
mlc.slratc, and as good case could not be
made out the cost fell on The prosecutor,