The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-27

WAS certainly good inVestmeht i"' "''
Paul IL cost at the auction 81 Johhso"
effects only the small sum OF S'2.so' ana az
n cnly came into his possession the latter
osrt ~ 1902 the subsequent payments have
NOT amounted 10 much. lie VIII get the
fuil face value-s5O 900. IT is Understood mat
the two sons OF Jenkins have claimed
norton OF the amount due. ana Mr. fau'
has expressed his willingness 10 aSceoe
10 their request
Would Have Married.
In spite or the fact that there was w.
thirty years difference in their aseS' neu
the poisoned man. solomon u. Je"ni'',
lived TN the last Of this month. ne wouiu
have married Mollic Bennett. girl no'
seventeen years old. while he had seen ms
nfticth year. The above fact was told me
by Miss Bennett herself, when l visited
her yesterday for the purpose OF obtaining
an interview.
The. BENEFITS. who are plain people 10
whom the problem OF daily existence IS
matter Of no little import, live about two
and n half miles below the city and NIL"
10 the north OF the river road. / visited the
people yesterday, and found the family at
home. They live in a small frame mouse
which has two rooms and an attic In TINS
dwelling. the entire appearance Of which
| indicates poverty lives MIR. Bennett. his
is very ordinary looking man. He has
! the appearance of a farm hand. while his
/ frequent violations OF speech stamp his
education as being OF the most primitive
| nature.
| He was one OF the most intimate friends
| OF the deceased. aud it was at bis house
that Jenkins spent his last evening on
earth.
Mr.. Bennett told me II was the custom
OF the dead man 10 come TO bis house
! every other evening 10 see him and his
family. but especially TO see his daughter
Mollie lie usually brought them some
! thing every time he came. such as candy,
1 cakes. and other little trifes, and on the
4 last night he was AT the house he brought
two boxes of chewing gum, which he gave
70 his daughter Mollie. Mr.. Bennett said
that nc had the highest regard for Mr..
! jenkins. and was always glad TO have
| him come 70 his house to see his family,
! although ne knew he was keeping company
with a woman of III reprte in this city.
Did Vol Know 1t.
I asked Mr. Bennett If the frequency
OF Mr.. jenkins visits had not caused him
10 believe that there was some truth in
the report that the deceased was engag-
ed To his daughter Mollic. lie looked
az me in the most surprised manner. and
after a moments consideration denied
the ilAiI Vi any Sh'h luilloi III a. Ii'Ft
emphatic and abrupt manner There is
not word Of truth in that rumor,' he
said. and ! will prove il by calling
my daughter 50 you can ask her for
your own satisfaction"
In response to his call Miss Mollie
Bennett entered the room. She is about
five feet tall. has dark eyes and brown
hair. Her dress. which was loosely gath
cred around her, was ragged and dirty.
4
Of wash while her hair looked as If
it had never been cOmbed. Her appear
ance. on the whole. was most unkempt and
dowdy She did not enter the ROOM but
stood in the door of the next room. she
took no notice of my presence. but stood
I 1 With her head bent downward and her
eyes fixed on the floor Were you ever
engaged to Mr.. Jenkins" her father asked
, her.
TIE Girls Confusion
The girl did-not answer at first Present.
r ~ she mumbled some lnartculato words
a that neither her father nor myself heard
. Tell me If Mr.. jenkins ever asked you
to marry him." her father said, speak
ing in very harsh manner.
The girl hesitated but a rough comman,
$ from her father elected the fact that Mr.
5 jenkins had asked her to marry him
: that she had consented to do so, and wal
r making preparations TO become his wifi
Z on the last Of this month. Her fathe
said nothing; he was dumb from aston
i ishment for a few moments. When n
3 spoke he assured me that it was TIT
j first he had heard of the intended mar
y riage.
p / learned from the girl that she Ia,
? spoken some time previously to he
S mother about the matter but the latte
T had paid no attention to her. There i
no doubt but what the girl intended L
i elope with Jenkins. and. as she admitted
y was making her preparations accordingly
h. Wa Ne'vou
- Mollie was very nervous while talkin
- TO me. She had careworn look, and he
face was very haggard. When she fir
ished talking to me her father summaril
u dismissed her from our presence. The fol
IS lowing very vital facts We're gathero
5 by me from Mr.. Bennett:
5, "On the night Of the 9th OF January.
e said Mr.. Bennett. MIR. jenkins came {
II my house between the hours Of G and
- o'clock that evening. He had not been a
IS my house very long before he complaine
y that he was very cold in his lower eN
o tremities and said that he was sick
d his stomach and had a terrible headache
e About o'clock Jenkins left my house an
g returned 10 Sneads
h 1.-The next morning Mr.. Sneads littl
,, daughter came TO my house and said tina
e her father wanted me to come over
once as Mr. Jenkins was dying / hurre
: over 10 Mr. Snead's. which is not quite
t quarter Of mile from my house. Whe
( ! arrived l found Mr.. jenkins in an uppe
g room lying on the bed.
Is Gle was i'm an unconscious condition
2; gasping for breath. and dying rapid,
!. His throat appeared TO be choked wit
d phlegm We tried i'm every way to relieN
him. but all to no avail. lie died abou
fifteen minutes after | arrived. withoi
ever regaining consciousness. He Ia
i vomited all over the floor and bed. I'll
discharge was Of a brownish color.
! His lower extremties, from his knee
! down, were icy cold. even before he died
, while his pulse appeared to he beating
very fast. This fact in Itself tends q
indicate that laudanun could not hav
been the poison used. When | helpe
! TO shrOud Mr. jenkins we could not tint
. a cent of money in his clothes. or in ant
| of his possessions" Mr.. Bennett sal
that he had told the coroner the facts a
! he had stated them TO me, and that in
, latter did not deem an inquest necessary
This fact struck me as rather peculia
(. conduct upon the part Of the county of
fetal who 10 say the least, should hay
y desired TO view the body before giving
! certificate of death from natural causes
also learned from Mr.. Bennett tina
on more than one occasion he had spokel
wifi al no Of