The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-23
WATER FROM THE JORDAN.
Is What the Rev. MIR. ii smner Uses In Bnp
iZing Infants.

ROANOKE. VA, Jan. 22-Special-Ihe
baptism OF infants. by Rev. w. F. Ham
ner, pastor of Greene Memorial NJ. T.,
church, South. Of this city, mey be said
10 be somewhat historical. for the reason
that he uses the first book of discipline
issued by the Southern Methodist church
H. 1876. and water from the river Jordan
When 4. T.. Fishburne, president of the
Exchange National bank, made u tour
of the Holy Land two years ago, he
brought vessel of water from the river
Jordan and presented Rev. Hammer with
quart. for use in baptising infants.
Joe Nafaiia who was convicted Of par
ticpating in the burning Of the body OF
the negro Smith. arrested and locked up
TO serve out a sentence OF one years
confinement in JAIL presented to the court
several affidavits Of citizens, of Fairfax
Rockbridge county. that be furnished the
music for ball in that place on the
night OF the 2lst OF September. As
Smiths body was burned in the early
morning of that day Judge Woods re-
leased Varalla on a hail bond of 800, and
took his case Under adviscmcnt
city Sergeant j. Il. Traynham has de-
tcrmine1 TO resign and Will do 50 TO take
effect February LIST. There is difference
OF opinion among the lawyers as to who
has the right 20 appoint his successor,
some holding that Judge Woods, Of the
Hastings Court. should do so. and others
that the City Charter vests the appointing
power In the Mayer
The association OF lumber deal
ers OF Virginia and ohiol Will
pass through Roanoke next Thursday.
tnroute from Columbus. Ohio TO Norfolk.
TO Inspect the shipping facilities there.
The Association will probably take in
Richncrd.
The Times of Friday published special
dispatch from Huntington. W. Va, stat
Ing that two brothers named Mullins. for
whose capture there was a reward of
1900. hal been found dead in their home,
on the line of the Norfolk and Western
railroad, by w. $. Bevans. of the reads
detective force, who went there TO arrest
them, and that near them lay the dead
body OF the sheriff of Mercer county, and
not far of Deputy Sheriff Hall, still
writing IN agony. The telegram then
goes on to describe how the deadly fight
was brought on and conducted.
Other dispatches have gone the rounds
OF the press duplicating the Mullins boys
In the murder of the Mullins family al
Pounding Gap for which Dock" TAYLOR
was hanged at Giadevilie. the county
seat of Wise county. Va. last year.
IL was charged. in fact. that Dock"
Tayfor's companions i'm the murder of Ira
Mullins his wife. and children were Cal
vert ana Herbert Fleming. for whose app
prehension there was offered a large re-
ward, and they have been hunted since
lssz. ana came very near being captured
several times. but always managed to
whip their pursners and escape to the
mountains. Chief w. q. Baldwin. Of the
Norfolk and Western detectives under
whose orders Beyans works reached Roa-
noke Friday evening. and favored the
Times correspondent with the particulars
OF the fight with the Fleming boys. which
occurred In Baxter county, W. Va. and
not far from Weston. on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. He located the Elem
Ing boys about five weeks ago. and had
arranged 10 accompany sheriff deputy
and Sheriff Hall from Kentucky. and q
man named Johnson from Norton. Wise
county Va. To the cabin in which the
Fltnings were stopping AMI capture them
He missed the officers and went alone. to
Ind that terrible fight had taken place
IN which the sheriff and Herman Fleming
had been killed. and Calvin Fleming
Hall. and the Norton man wounded.
Chief Baldwin says that Calvin Elem
Ing will die of his wounds, but that Hairs
Injuries are slight. The mar from Nor.
ton Is badly hurt. bat on Yesterday wired
his brother al that place that he would
be able TO come home next week.
The Kentucky sheriff and his posse
knew the Fleming boys had sworn they
would never surrender. and that fight
10 the death awaited trtm at the cabin
IN the mountains.