The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-02


tered but that he might answer what no
considered the cause OF the rcdness OF the
stomach. He gave the opinion thus ! VIII
have 20 state that my hest judgment leh1s
me 20 think that the redness - que u
arsenic administered during life. But must
also state that my best judgment IS very poor
on account of the limited number OF facts on
which that Judgment ~ based. The rednesS
NAV also be accounted for by putretacuoh;
The use of the embalming fluid introduceu
a great many difficulties into the case.
The witness then summed mp the iacis tuas
led him 50 believe that this was casa Va
arseuical poisoning.
The court adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing before the cross-eXafnination OF Ut. l"1-
Tor began. He became very hoarse tbs eNon,
ing. and expressed the desire 70 ha'o
breathing spell. hoo
Professor Mallett. OF the University, hn'
been secured as an expert witness Tor tHe . ~
Tense Dr. Taylor is probably the last OF lne
Commonwealth witnesses.
The skeleton at City Point.
PyrYpspuRG. Va. March 1.-iSpecieAi-
II will be remembered that about week ago
il was reported in THE inns that the DOuy
of an unknown white man. horribly NUT
lated had been found near City Point Win
bullet hole through the head. The body, or
rather the skeleton because the hesh hau
been deyoured by dogs and bnzzord'' WA, Wa
~ a
place where the skeleton was discovered was
IN a swami near POythress' creek. quarter
Of a mile from City Point. The skeleton IS
supposed TO be that of George {. Searlng' Oh
New York. The train which arrived here
this morning from the North brought 70
Petersburg Mr.. =. b. Walters ana MISS LIZZIE
Weeks of New Y ork cousins OF Soaring VINO
were Ell route 10 City Point to have
the body exhumed TO see whether or
not they could identity the dead man
az their relative Mr. Walters and Miss
Weeks left for the Point on the O'Clock tram
this afternoon. THE TINES correspondent
had talk at the depot with Miss Weeks
who was engaged TO be married 10
Soaring and while she appeared Inuch as
tressed she talked quite freely about ms nys.
terious disappearance. She was conuueht
that if the skeleton found near CITY Go'ht
was that of Soaring she and MT; WALTERS
could both identity 1t by the heau' TEEN vi
nose. tooth next 10 one largely hled
with gold had been broken. and bone OF
the nose had also been broken. she also
said that she and Mrs. Walters could identity
Soaring by his clothing. They had along
with them the cape OF Seanngs oYelcoat
and photograph Of him. Miss Weeks stated
that Soaring had been in bad health for some
time. and lett New \ Crk for the purpose of
going to st. Augustine, Fla. 10 accept a place
at the Magnolia Hotel. While in New \ Ork
Soaring wrote her word that he wonld leave
in company with Mr.. Lewis, manager OF the
Magnolia Hotel. Miss Weeks said that
all the hotel registers III New ork
had been searched. but no such name rs
Lewis could be found on them. lir. taimer;
the proprietor of the Magnolia Hotel, had
also written her word that he knew OF 10
such man as Mr.. Lewis. Miss Weeks SAID
that on the 18th day OF October MIR. Soaring
with another man. went 10 Air. feTrlter
restaurant in Richmond and got breakfast.
arh r.
tender remarked that they must be brothers.
After they left Ferriter 8 that was the last
seen of them. Before leaving New lOrk Mr..
Soaring lett his handsome gold watch with
Mss Weeks and told her that he would not
write TO her in two months, but at the end OF
that time he would write. This Miss weeks
thought very strange. ON the 18TH OF &c
tober she received a letter from him while he
was IN Richmond. IL which he wrote that
he had broken a bone in one OF MS
toes. and that he was feeling very
much broken up. That was the last letter
she ever received from HIM: Miss Weeks saiu
that Searng's regular weight was 1870 pounds.
but when lie LETT New ork he only weighed
III pounds. Soaring was man who hated 10
give any one trouble. and she was afraid That
he had gone of into the swamp and commit
ted suicide thinking that no one would ever
find it out She said that Inspector Byrnes.
OF New York. had declined 10 take the case
because it was not criminal one.
Soaring is nephew Of q. {. Soaring,
manager for Thorne Carroll a. Co.. No. 4Ot
broadway. New York. and also nephew or
Mrs. J.. Townsend OF New York city. Some
of his relatives are very wealthy aud they
asked him TO remain with them. but lie de
chned to do SO Soaring for eight or nine
years was III the employment of Aca. Merrill
Il COndit, on Chambers street, west Broad
way. New York, and for three years was
bookkeepe- at the Hotel Royal, New York,
which was destroyed by fire few weeks ago.
The net proceeds of the Photographic
concert given at the First Baptist church a
few nights ago for the benefit OF The Ladies'
Auxiliary Society amounted to SlOl.l5.
The breaks of tobacco at the different ware
| houses to-day were quite heavy, but the prices
were somewhat lower
dance was given al the Albemarle Hotel
| last night
The cash receipts of the city from all
sources for the past month We're s2y lOi.4O;
expenditures, S29I46O9.
A little boy named Thomas Harrison. son Of
! Mr.. A. ;. HARRISON met with u serious Accl-
dent yesterday afternoon. He was at the
| wharf of the Petersburg and Norfolk Steam
! boat Company when the steamer :. A. Nc
| Call came III from Norfolk. The steamer
struck one of the wharf tenders. breaking 1t
in two, "A piece OF which hit Harrison bacF OF
| the head knocking him senseless and lnilct-
! ing n painful wound.
On the arrival OF Mr.. Walters and Miss
Weeks at City Point the body was exhu med.
when 1t was fully identified as that OF Soaring.
| The clothing IN the p 1ssession of the coroner
was recognized at once AS that OF the dc-
ceased. Tho pin he wore was the one which
| had been given him by Miss Weeks. Inc
! body WAS shipped tonight TO New OTk by
one Of the old Dominion steamers
At the meeting OF the city council this af-
| ternoon the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted Resolved. That tins council
through It's president. viii memorabilia Con-
gress tor an appropriation OF 10000 for the
continuation of the present work being done
| for the Improvement IF the AppOmat-
tox river and the harbor OF refers
| burg and that the memorial he
sent through our representative. Hon. James
| r. Epes. The council by "A vote of fourteen
to five expelled Rev II. ". Dickerson from
the Relief Association for improper conduct,
the oiense being charging five cents for issu-
ing wood tickets TO the poor. Rev. Decker
son IS the pastor of large colOred church
| here.
Mr. Edgar Currier of the firm OF Currier Il
! Underhill. propuetOrs of the Boston clothing
| house IN this city and Hiss Anna Louise orr
were married this afternoon at 81. Paul &
| Episcopal church IN the presence OF large
congregation. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. G. Il. Hams, the rector Mr.. and
Mrs. Currer left on an extended trip North.
MIR. r.. A oleman bend.
FARivu.LE. Va. March l.-lSpecial. T.
Judge Samuel +. Coleman formally opened