The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-28
A SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.
A DESERTED WIFE AND MOTHER
DROWNs HERSELF.
The Gordon Estate Muddie-Jsmes wyatt
Acquitted-PauI Young Acquitted-Death
of Two Prominent Lynchburgcrs-mr.
ScIater's Funeral-Nirginla Ahairs.


NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 27.-lSpecial.l- THE
body Of a white woman named Aullera
TAYLOR was found to-day floating in the river
near Hardy's dock.
The woman disappeared month ago. say
inc abe WAS going 10 drown herself but no
importance was attached TO the story Inc
body had evidently been in the water several
weeks.
The coroner's Jury returned a verdict OF
suicide bv drowning. The unfortunate woman
was deserted by her husband, and unable 10
sunnort herself and child. She evidently SUI
cided while IN fit Of dependency. Inc Ut
lie how has been turned over 10 the Boys
Home. o,,.,, e
setting FIRE TO the schooner Heighlhsloh' WAS
to-day hOnOrably acquitted:
A boat containing two cOlOred men capslzed
in Elizabeth rlyer. near the Naval Hospital
last night, a slOOp went 70 their assistance anu
rescued them but one died soon Afterwards
and the other is IN "a critical condition anu
will probably die. The man drowned was
from Gloucester county, but his name could
not be learned.
Information received here from New York
is TO the effect that the alleged new Will OF
George T. Gordon, recently piODated III lnc
courts of that city, has Deenre-opened. ms
new development IN the case Is the result OF
the charge of Mr.. III. ID. Van Wyck that the
endeayoIiug TO overthrow the claims recently
set up. motion 10 reopen tie case was
made here to-day. What Will be the hnal
disposal of the large estate Is yetacOnJecture;
a. both sides are leaving no stone unturned
TO establish their claims.
Yesterday was red letter matrimonial. DAY
in the two cities. Mr.. John +. Taylor, OF
Portsmouth. and Miss Nina Pooth. OF TINS
city. were married yesterday afternoon by
Rev. W. q. Starr, ID. ID.
The nuptials of Mr. William NJ. Taylor and
Miss Alice Hodges were celebrated last hlSht
IN Portsmouth 10y Rev George W. NTay.
Immediately after the ceremony the same
minister oficiated at the marriage OF Mr.
Charles H. Thomas and Miss Gertrude HALO
well III the same city. -,
MIR. Frank Luke and Miss Emma +. Gil
liam, both OF Portsmouth, lett yesterday LOT
Washington on matrlmOny bent.
Mr. Israel Townsend, OF Portsmouth, PAT
entee OF Townscnd's roof paint, has sold ms
night 10 the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chime Works for the sum of s2O,OOO
MIR. George A. g. Cooper, who Tor the past
fourteen years has held position IN the navy
yard aud filled It credltably, has been removed
bv the department. He Is succeeded by L.
G. Thomas
John Gear, a marine employed at the yard,
fell Yesterday and broke his arm
The steamship Belgravia. on which Rev. II.
Nj. Wharton and his Palestine party Will EN-
bark. will not sail until saturday
Mcssrs j. Brad Beverly Ralph Beaumont
md Or. c. =. blackwell addressed the Lynn
haven banners Alliance at Bay shore on
"Wednesday night. A banquet followed.
The storm IN This locality Yas trrlihc last
night, and great damage 10 shipping - eA-
pected to he reported. Snow Icll ion Two
houIs but the ground being wet. u melted ~
fast il fell The snowfall was followed ny "a
wind. which blew a hurricane. The signal
observer reports a severe gale along The coast.
FATALLY STABBED BY A WOMAN.
Young negro man named Arnold Arm
strong was fatally stabbed with pair Of scis-
sors tins afternoon about . o'clock at his
boarding house, No. 5s Howard street. The
circumstances of the ease. as told by an eye
witness. are briefly as follows Armstrong
boarded at the above number with a woman
named lietty Kelly, and when he came
III this evening apparently intoxicated, ne De
gan to quarrel with her. Laura Brown, II
visitor and mutual friend, warned Arm
strong TO keep quiet He finally ceased
auarreling and about an hour afterwards
went hack TO apologize 10 the Brown woman.
without any warning, she sei1eG pair ~
scissors and plunged II INTO the man :
breast. inhicting u wound from which he died
in few moments. The police were notified
and after some difficulty succeeded in arrest
inc the murdere~s, who fled after committing
the deed When arrested she Vehemcntly de
MED the chargc and accused the Kelly woman,
who was also arrested The murdered man
was generally regarded a. inOneu~lye amt was
only nineteen years o. age. The affair has
created great excitement among the negroes.