The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21
NOW IT Is ALL ENDED.
THE CURTAIN mas DROPPED ON
THE NOTHINGLESS SENS4IION.
The Solomon Jenkins Murder Case Has
Passed into History as no More
Than Comedy of Errors.

errors" otherwise more Familiarity known
as the Solomon Jenkins murder case.
The grand jury returned the indictment
against Lizzie Walters and Virgil Wal
ton as mot - rue BILL" and yesterday
the prisoners were discharged from GUS
tody. cut
The theory mentioned by The Times
namely that the parties charged Win the
murder were innocent Of lt-has proven 10
be the correct one. Among the many TAR
fetched theories was the one or lauudhuHl
in beer, but the theories were many %
out OF respect 10 those who endeaVored
10 make something out OF nothinS' IL -
best .he curtain of charity were uIa"h
over this remarkable case
Ihr ..us- eli Death.
The poor. unsuspecting public very sci,
dom get what they deserve, as a Behtidl
rule. il may be said, they often get what
they don't deserve. Such was Ihe S'"'0
of affairs in the Jenkins murder case
For nearly TWO months the poor puphc
has been stuffed and made 10 sWailo" ~
mass of conglOmerated theories unlii
their imaginative anatomy mas Deeh SER
ouslv impaired But the gentle puOllc
shall NOT be gulled any longer-the mys-
terry OF jenkins death is solved al last
Gentle reader, IL you are fond or strange
histories, list 10 most marvellous talc.
/ am aware OF how one quiet moFhlus
shaken stunned and Mortified by an an
nOuncement of a most brutal, iepulslNe'
and mysterious murder. For TWO weeks
YOU lived in anxiety, dreaulng 10 look al
the paper each morning, Tor rear you
would really learn something about the
case. You recall how the body OF Jen-
kins was unearthed from It's last resting
place by the order Of the grand Oh Com
monwealth how his moudering frame
was rent asundcr by the hand OF science
a
surance agent Che was leNeD, now win
his assistance the county officers hdd TWO
innocent people arrested ana now, out
Of the kindness of his heart one OF these
officials sent a hack % bring press scfibes
TO the scene Of arrest. so that the puDtic
might have food the next morning Win
which 10 regale their fevered Imagination.
Certainly you recall the evidence given
by the witnesses in the preliminary exam
nation. You read 10 with eager eyes, on,
yes you did and you found II gave you,
as il did the noble grand, impartial OLD
Commonwealth no clue as u VINO MUIR
dered Jenkins. ! trust you nave not IOr-
gotten the unseiish detective. who work
ed the case. What a success he made or
it-hOw nicely he ran IL IN the ground.
And now. last scene OF all, you surely
will never forget how the noble Common
wealth asked the grand jury 10 ma
mot a true bill' against the parties
charged with the murder. Allow me,
gentle reader. 10 apologize for the way
in which your feelings have been tam
pered with; forgive the officials who
handled the case-they meant "eli, ara
pardon ne, while | tell yOu, from an au-
thoritively scientific standpoint what
killed Jenkins. The deceased was a hard
drinkcr; as a consequence his blood yes
sells were weakened. On the night OF his
death. feeling badly he took a dose or
EPSON salts. Not taking enough water TO
make the salts effective. he was taken
with A violent fit of vomiting, which
broke one of the blood vessels in his
head, and allowed clOt OF blood to
gather on his brain. resulting IN death.
Gentle reader, jenkins was not murdered,
ard PROBABLY never would have been: he
died Of apOpleXy, just like a New York
alderman. Ii was not laudanum in beer
nor rough on rats nor Lizzie Walters.
nor the Commonwealth, but plain apo
plexy.
Election Frauds.
Mr.. 4. g. Guigon appeared before
Judge Wickham yesterday and requested
that the Investigation of the Smithers
precinct case be continued until next
Saturday. as he was unprepared 70 30
into them at present The continuance
was accordingly granted.
The following true bills were returned
for misdemeanOr:
Commonwealth against George L. An
dersOn, misdemeanOr Selling liquor
and allowing it 10 be drank where sold.
Commonwealth against Thomas Nc
Carthy. misdemeanor. Allowing stagnant
water 10 stand on his premises.
Commonwealth against a. w Patter-
SON nracticing law without a license.
Commonwealth against a. X. Courtney
practicing law without license.
The grand jury was then ADJOURNED over
until Saturday. .t T..
new trial in the case Of Willis Brown
George Lee. Thomas Nelson. and John
Washington three negroes, arrested Mon
day for shooting craps, were before
MAGISTRATE L.arus yesterday morning. Lee
and Nelson were dismissed with warn
ing on payment Of costs and Washington
was discharged.
bob Williams. one Of the negroes en-
gaged in the rloting on Tive nty-seVenth
street last Christmas day, was arrested
bv Constable j. W. Camp on Fourth
street Yesterday. Williams had succeeded
In GLIDING the police since, and IS the last
of the gang to be lodged IN the county
Jail. 49,. -. -,
the ears OF Judge Wickham about the
snecial police Of Henrico county. II mas
been alleged that they abuse the -, 49," 49,,
of their position and make work LOT Ger
tain justices OF the peace IN oruer That
the fees can be obtained. H..
Iudge Wickham has decided 10 rciieNe
~ entire force and TO make new APP
,'nirtees 1t is probable that upon APP
al,tration Of the citizens OF the various
rsections of the county that some Oh tle
officers will be reappc.nted, put .n0 n"is ~,
her will not be nearly as idFse d. a.
present.
r.,-.msv,can Democrats.