Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-13


sent Wilkinson 70 borrow the boat When they
arrived al the tree they saw no signs OF bees, ana
as the tree was very large ana some ORG
suggested that If they fehed II they would
have TO nay for IT, they relinquisned the
undertaking. Coming back, he lNchoias)
was sitting In tho stern OF the boat,
and accidentally knocking the corn-cob out
OF one OF the holes the water began TO fush IN
TgIED TO STOP THE HOLE
He thrust the handle OF his hatchet into tho
hole but that proving too small TO stop the ih-
now, he tried 10 plug the opening WIN inc net
ting he carried TO put over his face as protec-
tion against the bees, using the blade OF the
hatchet as an imprOyiscd caulking-lron. When
the boat was about sixty yards from the shore ana
the other two men we're trying 10 neip MN pro
pei Il by using their buckets, one OF them caused
IL 10 careen, and wilkinson jumped oYerDoard
and began swimming IN splendid style AIWoft
Immediately. however, Mills also sprahg lhtOthe
water, throwing the boat around so az 'o o.lus
his (Nicholass) - back to his companions anu ne
never saw them again. Nicholas declares that
If the two mea had remained quiet EH thIeo
would have gotten out safely. Nhen' nc sAys'
the boat had sunk under him unth ne was WAIST
deep in the water, he struck olt TOT Thore anu
dragged himself out by graspins oush' IL ne
had had flye feet further 20 swim ne WOulu hos
have been able 70 make It.
SEARCHING FOR THg BODIES.
Sunday there was great excitement at the
scene II the drowning, a large number OF per-
sons having assembled TO prosecute the search
for tho bodies. some Two huuurou uyuhullt7
cartridges, furnished EratultOu-ly Dy lhS hh!t'h
Company, we're e1 plOded in the hope OF bringing
them up, aud the river Was dragged Tor dis-
tance OF over four hundred yards WlhlaWsohs
hat was found saturday about one nun
dred yards from the GOochland me anl
Sunday about o'clock Mllss nat was found IN
the same neighborhOOd. When Nicholas was
arrested he was asked whether be wore nat OF
"A can when the drowning occurred, ana declared
that he could not tell Subsequently cap was
found At his house when bore evldence OF
| having been thoroughly wet Mrs. NILS was IA IA
bed when Nicholas was arrested ana upon MS
asking her for his pocket-bOok, she produced ",
! the contents being over hundred dollafS'
THE coMMoNwEALTHs SIDE AGAIN.
Sunday Sergeant Tomhnson, in company with
| Hon Conway X. sands, COmnonWealths Attor-
ncy for HenricO, made another trip 10 the helgh-
borhoOd. The officers OF the law Will not talk'
| except TO say that they have, they thlnk, SUM
| cient evidence 20 osta bsh case for the Com
monWealth. Tho experiment was trled OF put
tIrg a man into the boat TO see now long II "ould
| lake 1t 10 sink, and the time was ABOUT three
| minutes The Mills woman il lie known, made
confession 10 them, but details could not De As
| certained All that could be learned regarding
the confession was that sne adnltted crlnlnHl
| Mr. ID g. richardson, counsel for Nicholas,
| md Mr. Simon Solomon, Sheriff OF Henrco,
| also visited the scene sunday. Nhue there MI
| Richardson made an examination OF tho boat
| In a. an ordinary fiat-bottOmed affair with the
| bottom lines sloping up to square DOW ana
| stern. The holes are above me eml " water
! line. II one man takes seat III the stern @ thas
| end sinks sufficiently TO allow an inflow OF
water. If, however he sits az he
| bow the holes are left high out
1 OF the water. When three mon are In the boat
| il il SO evenly balanced that water only comes IN
| the lower Of the three holes. The netting was
| found with which Nicholas says he tired TO stop
! the hole, and around the hole we're marks Wh'ch
| seem TO have been made by the plade OF
| hotchet 10 this extent at least the mans story
| seems to DO confirmed. 1t IL also said mat an
! examination OF the river bank at the point az
| which Nicholas said he pulled himself out tended
| 10 confirm his statement about that particular
matter. ,>.,
! There were rumors that threats Of lynchng Nj
| cholas had been made, and though there were no
/ very substantial grounds for these rumOrs ser
! Ceant TOminsOn thought 1t best 10 hurry up tne
! RTrest 80 that II the man innocent he could
! be protected from mob violence. Jusuce huRB
! does not think that there was really any tounda-
| iion FOR the lynching rumOr, thongh Tue AHait
| has created great e1citment ana some people
/ were inclined 70 critlcise him Tor not actIng
| more promptly. He determined, however. 10
| consult MIR sands before proceeding.
| Ii was expected that a preliminary eNAnlha-
| tiOn would be held at the county courthouse
| Yesterday morning. but the question OF luris-
| diction as be iween Goochla1d and Henrlco
| having entered into the case II was decided 10
| tnrn The prisoner over TO the GOccbland au-
| thorities lie was committed 20 the city jail
and Mr.. Sands communicated with MI. H. w.
| James, Commonwealth Attorney OF doochlhnd'
| There was a rumOr anoat yesterday afternoon
| that the body of one OF the men had been recoV-
| cred but this could not be confirmed. Superln-
| tencent Boiling had his men up the river on me
lookout 70 that the bodies when are nov na
bic 10 rise quickly this cold weather, do not 1oat
into the canal which supplies the city with wafer
| Mrs. Mills was Miss Alley as was stated IN
/ Sunday mornings DISPATCH, Dut Is not ss'er
| OF Messrs. Sllas and Isaac Alley.
| IL is not known when the case VIII De lnVesu-
| cated-probably not until the bodies are touhu'
| + non this NAV also finally depend the matter
Of which county the case shall be tfieu in'