Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-05
WAS IT MALICIOUS?
NE PuT CaapoLyC ACID IN THE
COLD TEA.
says lie Did ~ for Fun. hut the
Authorities Think Otherwise
Northern Neck Personals nnd fo'i-
tics-Thc Senatorial Question.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY.
VA. July 4--c;pecial) The quiet lin
honorcd little village OF Port conway
la this county. has Just come 10 the front
with what mae prove criminal case OF
OF no Uncomfortable magnitude. Mr. X.
v. Turner. merchant OF That place
missed from his clsb-drawer SO Dill,
and suspicion pointed 20 Jim MCGEE.
1S-year-old oolored boy Of the village. az
the thief. 4 carefully conducted ara quiet
Investigation developed such point-biank
evidence against him that Niece con-
fessed the theft ana returned 20 MI Tar
ner $50 Of the missing money. on cond.-
ton that the case be not reported TO the
Authorities. a dag or 50 later. when MI
Turner and his clerk. Mir Farinholt. went
TO supper the room was strongly scehieA
with carbolic-acid but, there being vial
OF the drug on the maniel. the odor at
tracted no great attention. the gentlemen
supposing Il to be due probably 10 some
peculiar influence OF tie hot weather
upon the acid Mr. FaI;nao,ts first "swal-
low OF cold tea. however exploded mat
ed the PREMISES was I'm the tea, and IN"
poisonous compound was now having IT'S
terrible effect on the clerks throat anu
stomach. The cold tea had been Kept III
a large spring near by ana no" cafbpilc-
acid had gotten in IL WAS the problem
that no one could solve. AnOtheT quiet
Investigation was lnaugurated, ana soon
the same Jim Niece hobs up IN me
scene. and confesses that he carried the
II Ii ,rfnlnNtr
village. ana added IL 10 Mr.. Turner'S cold
tea. lust for fun" On the strength u
this confession MCGEE was arrested.
taken to King George COURTEOUS, III ~
befora Justice benjamin Weaver, sen
fenced to thirty days confinement in JAN
for the larceny Of the so, ana sent on 10
the grand Jury for a felonious attempt 10
poison K. V. Turner Hon. John A. Mason
appeared for the prisoner and Thomas
II. Bsvan, Esq. for the Commonwealth.
Since IL is believed that MCGEE attempted
10 poison Mr. Turner In retaliation for
demanding his stolen money the case has
excited a good d.al OF interest in the
county and will lend all the more I'M
portance TO the August term Of the court
MIR. Turner IS popular and inoiiensivc
young man. and. having declined 10 prose
cute the boy for 81 ealing his money. the
attempt TO destroy his lifr b. poisoning
Us ItSdtbtl ~ u must Nd' 81 N-f 49,
A CLEVER 10Y.
Master Powhatan Sale. a l2-year-ol1
son of Nj. j. j. Sale. one Of the most eN-
tensive agrieulturlsts Of the county. has
done what no other Virginia lad in this
section ever did. Last year-at the age
Of r-he drove and manipulated his
fathers reapeT-a huge bindeT-day after
day without an accident, ana harvested
as many acres Of grain per day as wa.
harvested Iy the most experienced and
stalwart man. This season Master Pow
hatan pun the biz binder-machine to-
yether set II W for work. hitched on
three spirited horses. and without assist
ance reaped one Of the largest crops OF
wheat and oats on the Rappahannock-
again without an accident or brcak-toinS
much Of this while his father was absent
from home. II this is not a long way in
advance of the average Virginia boy the
"Comorn Correspondent IS willing to take
o back seat In the synagogue OF news
gatherers.
CHTLDREN'S-DAY.
Children's-Day was observed AZ Poto-
mac Baptist church here Mr.. J. ". Nc
Neil of Richmond College, preached an
appropriate sermon. and this was follow
ed by an in,ermssiOn Of an hour ana
thirty minutes and an elaborate free din
ner. The afternoon was taken mp In sing
ing addresses. and recitatons The sins
ing was Led by Professor Porter OF
Montross. who also treated the immense
audience TO one or two Of his popular
solos.
WANTS TO GET ONE.
Since Hon. John L. Mason. Of this
county. recently expressed his purpose 10
retire from politics and dev0t" his whole
time end talents TO his Increasing law
practice many leading Democrats OF the
T1irty-sixth Senatorial District insist that
ne must announce himself a candidats for
nomination by the senatorial convention
10 be held IN the Northern Neck this
summer When NJ Mason was inter-
viewed by the Dispatch correspondent
thu other day he reiterated his desire TO
get out Of politics, but said that he was
IN the hands Of his friends. ana could rot
disregard their wishes Mr.. Mason's open
advocacy Of the Nofthcrn-Neck railroad
scheme has added vastly 10 his strength
among the masses. and his position on
the oyster question has also. without his
knowledge at the time. won for him
very significant following In several cOun-
ties. SO strong is the railroad sentiment
In the Northern Neck at present. tnct
no ant-railroad man will be mentioned
n the senatorial convention.
While several cOlOred men Were bathing
ut Masseys wharf IN WestmOreland
county. the other day. one OF the number
drowned. ami the circumstances surround
Ing the unfortunate affair being rather
suspicious corOners Inquest wns called
20 investigate the result Of which. how
ever has not been learned here as yet.
II seems TO be generally believed that
the young man was drowned by one Of
the bathing party. with whom he had been
on inimical terms for some time ana
the investigation may unearth case Of
premedltatod murder.
Mrs. ". D. Dickinson. OF Essex county.
and Mr.. Fielding Lewis. Of South Neal
ester. l. r.. are guests OF Mrs. Fielding
Lewis, at "Mgrmon." this county.