Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-15
ROTH BODIES FOUND.
,.r,irs Of Mills and Wilkinson
Taken from the River.
"a vARKS OF VIOLENCE.
e.. shore and Close Together
-" 80, aud Coon Found-story
q the Reoovcrers.

-.l.s.es Of James Mills and Judson
who we're drowned in James
..s- , orraine, last Thursday, under
...-.5us circumstances as TO lead
'....--.-. Il Philip Norman Nicholas
...-..rso 81 double murder, were re-
Yesterday afternoon by Messrs.
.. r.a-aan. hrthur Ray, and Cary
.... a. th.s city.
r.membcrcd that on Thursday
.... Nicholas, Wilkinson, and Mills
..e rlVcr from tho Hcnrico 90 tho
r. 20 rok n heo-troe. in the alter
- -rturuei. wr.ngiug wet and COM
.-teI and TcIOrtcd that his COM
.. ..-n drpwued. His explanation
-.-r.~siug the river he accidentally
tr ...u--rh stoYrer out Of ono Of the
uu1n investigation found in the
-e he tried 20 stop the leak failed.
..uri apou thcm. hts story con-
.. .." egn'Ols became alarmed, and
.a-f met death. lie SWAN ashore.
.s circumstances we're the dis
.-. freshly bored nuEer-holes in tie
... t.-t thaf Nicholas Was intimate
..a.a. 40 motive for a desire to get
.sl has been developed.
TfG FTRsT NEws.
-.. --.. '.Hmstou of tho nniing Of the
...-t here was ln . special % the Dis
Nr. Edwin Bugg, magistrate ot
... lss taken great interest IN tho
...rf ne warrant on which Nicholas
.str iast Saturday night by o1lccrs
r.r Han, Of the Richmond police
He.e accompanied ~ DIsrAToH re-
.... .....-.-, stated that the drowned men
ought up thirty Yards from shore
.-. .... -..ufy, and that there were no
Hr-a Uu the bodies: also shat the
.... ...u car down and honey found.
....... raIc on Sunday and Monday 70
.. I..- a. the s10'Gce by exploding d.
... .r.s and dragging the river, but
tocJay morning, however,
..rr. ERv. and 1rahue, who ara
t.f Io.la- Isle wCTEs ana who have
.r..-I.Urc iu recovering corpses OF
rrrI is this vicinity, went up 20
... t...r efforts 90 make TIE river give
.,ra rewarded with SUCCESS
VOW IT WAS DoSy.
....- t.r sc.us they told Squire RuGg
... IS irg -nto the s'It whore tho
-... tbov thought tuore would be
. ~rl.E the bodies. Tais bong
.....f. .Lr,u, they commenced their Work
ASH ur'H's on tho very Same boat
.. . used ty Nicholas and his COM
. ..e t-t1 were an armed with long
were attached hooks, and with
.... ....--f the tot'on OF the river. Not
.....f.H fl.y drew mp Wilkinson
t... .eF minutes thereafter that Of Mills.
-.. -..-a.,u who succeeded in re-
-.. l.a- of Mills and Wilkinson re-
.. .ts Yesterday afternoon on the
OIL. richmond and AlloFhany rail-
DELAYED over an hour IN reach
H.-.r-. PrarmRn and Ray were
-.....artstIya az the DISPATCH last
...... $3.50 al interesting account OF their
-. .- t.. ..-Vse7.
ABOUT .ufNTY TREr APART.
-r.s s.r-s ,l-,a,' said Air. Pearman, "about
....r .....r t.a stream from the place whcre
t. ....I ashore sni about mile above
..... .....a. The bodies we're about twenty
-....-...t nearly lftv yards from shore on
$50 irc IiFor. The depth Of the
..... .. t--a eleven 20 uitoeu feet. We
...H .r..... .rsL Our hooks caught him In
...,.f. ...... ..-.rs nesr tie knee. Although We
...-- -.fr. l.eI We saw 10 marks OF violence.
.... s- 90 H..s Ip our hooks were fastened
...a. There we're no marks OF yiO-
..... ... sthe-. The bodies were about 100
..... f.- place where the boat (Which of
.-. .s.s. t.rn ne -ire1m was found Tho
....... ..-.- Hte7t long ana 81 feet vide. lt
, rrr .sr .-u wItl safety. ron might put
t.. ... .t..- and pull the stouprr out Of tho
.... t.. ..r.i easily stop tns leaks. could
...t tr..- away fbe GORGEOUS, ana then have
..r,-r. t.H ..suIles with piece OF my
.. rr. ... could taIl tho water Olt with
...t.... .... s- IS would run iu.
a. ...r.... sl4 llr friend stated they heard
..t.. f zoo swim, Duf that Wilkinson
-.....r. ...I mo water. Iney couid not ac-
... .- .....r.G ~ tLe latter, unless 70 vas
r.....r. La4t Hi.ls "iu.cled HIN when
... .... stream together
.-..s-- 0T HONEY AID A coon.
.... ....t tAukus0n.' said Mr. Pearman.
......l- aud placed them upon tho
.-. H.....- u-e iho same boat TO land
. Len Ve met TWO men who had
.... ..l- -1 EnEg 90 look fur the bee-
.. bIl, acting under the magi--
..t % down. They got two
... from thc trunk and captured
....r.". J. was I'D their boat tnat
..Iy. Neither ~ the ccrpscs
..t t...t..t evidence OF foul play, and
.-..... .. r rs good STATE OF preservation.
s....... .. ..ft for Is chTOnd shortly after
t...r work, they did not sac
...... ..... Mrs. Wilkinson, but the two
...4.i % TIE audlus OF the bodies
.f.'I 'te repre- crtatiyo OF tho
..t .l....r- esd not own the boat
-1. -up4Jsed murder, but had
.... ... vl.h fastened H, aud used Tie
-... .. wanted 10 without mentioning
.FI.r On she day tho drOwu-
H.s.f-r, tAe prisoner t1li the
..aFtt That DO "-s gong out
r.'U- kI.O INFORMED.
Nr. Conway L.. sands Common
-.af fog N-lUro cuuu'y, also re-
.l. from squire EIEE notifying
sH tIr BODIES aui the cutting
.r-.r.., and, in addition, asking II
.. f.. inquest. Mr. sands imme-
-.I.. sJgt ls follows:
I.I yards oi Hel'ic0 line Won
u ..re fet bco'Llau1 authorities
-. rra in company with Sergeant
Hr @. Tie scene Ci tue tragedy
..t eh'. &C. is said, got damaging
r.. Mills woman. Wiil 20 up 10
v.. ae hril to-day. tie ami
'.f.es AZ the Com mmunwealtn
.v-Lgailus the affair refuse
t.-sf that they are Htil Of TIE
...-. ..gc ID case against Nicholas.
confined iu the city !siL
't. uG1 once emp.uYeI Nicholas
I.H osu,o last might and said
... H1sa man oi very mOrose dis
..- aeyer had HLy. trouble With
...r.tA, NOT Advised.
I.- u.tyst been advised OF tho
sizes. some ono called at the
tle purpose OF imlnrting this
....., bat il was some time after
... Dte1 sent o. their cells
instance aFaius; the accused
... tho newly bored holes IN the
..... s.rruut for these 90 tne s1tistac-
...-- .. vail be- a hard matter 20 convict