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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21


oppositlon TO those filed in behalf Of the
prisoner. The court decided that this was
proper and allowable. and that the
! prisoner had not brought himself within
the rules governing new trials upon the
| ground Of after-discovered evidence.
THE LAW AND EVIDENCE.
Exception thirteen was to the refusal OF
the Circuit Court 10 set aside the verdict
as being contrary to the law and evi-
dence. Judge Harrison, who delivered tho
opinion of the court, went into COM
prehensive history of the case. re-
viewing all the testimony. and explaining
the law in all its bearings upon IL, sus-
tanning the lower court and the verdict
OF the Jury. The following was Judge
Hsrrison's review and comment:
on the Sth day OF December, ls92,
Philip Norman Nicholas, one James Mills,
and his wife. Ann a. Mills, and their
three small children were living In the
upper part OF Henrico county on iarm
known az the Wickham place. about one
mile from James river. Nicholas was the
renter OF this farm, and cultivated II
ON shares. He was himself, however,
chiefly engaged as trapper having traps
sci along both sides of the river 10 eaten
0sb lie employed James Mills.
With whom he lived and one
Wuliam hudson Wilkerson as sub-tenants.
IA do the teamwork, for n portion OF
his share OF the crops. Wilkerson lived
with an aged mother. In small mousse
very near TO Millss house-near enough
10 see into the windows OF one house from
LIVED WITH MILLS
Philip n. Nicholas, the prisoner, was
an unmarried man. and lived In room
of the house occupied by James NILS anu
his family. The evidence shows that on
the night before the drowning the
missioner James Mills. and William j.
Wilkerson were together at the house OF
Mrs. Wilkerson, the latters nothcr' anu
there arranged and determined upon
trim across the river the next morning
TO take a bee-tree. This expedition was
suggested. planned. and carried out py
the prisoner Wilkerson was very uhwh-
ing to so. and finally consented az 'ne
suggestion OF his mother who said tnat as
Mr.. Nicholas seemed anxious Tor him 70
20, he had better do so. Mills was uhwi,
ing 10 go unless Wilkerson went. VII
kerson said he would rather plough IMAM
go The prisoner replied: III you VIII
co. YOU shall not lose anything. in tne
course OF conversation, which resulted IN
this expedition being agreed upon, notn
Mills and Wilkerson stated In the pres
ence OF Nicholas that they couiu no.
swim. and were very much AFRAID Oh
yater. that they did not like water more
than knee-deep. The fact that they cou,o
M, swim was generally known 10 tneir
friends. II Is further shown mat " was
the habit Of Nicholas TO 60 every "'"'"'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

cords, and in this the Supreme Court
sustained the Circuit Court. The third
bin was an exception to the action OF the
Circuit Court ia overrulng the petition
er's motion 10 quash the venre facias
Issued for summoning the grand fury
by which the indictment against him was
found. and the return thereon. The
Supreme Court held that this was prop
erly oyerruled. Exceptions four and five
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

Now is the time to buy
your SUMMER FOOT
WEAR. Cost is clean out
of the question.
One lot LADIES OK.
FORD TIES in Black and
Tan, zoe. is the price, worth
from Sl.50 to So, mostly small
sizes.
One lot CHILDREN'S OK
FORD TIES and STRAP
SANDALS at Soc, regular
price Sl.25, size 9 to III
200 pairs MEMS IAN
SHOES, in broad and narrow
toes, worth from $3.50 to
$3.50, clearing-out price, -.
GRIZZARD DE- TERRELL
223 East Broad Street.
2l-Su,W&F)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21
Grand Special Sale
Monday and Tuesday Only

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

opposition to those filed in behalf OF the
prisoner. The court decided that this was
proper and allowable, and that the
prisoner had not brought himself within
the rules governing new trials upon the
ground Of after-discovered evidence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

who VIII Conduct the Hanging ana Fun
the Rope)
share my boy Is" He replied: Il VIII as
soan "a can speak" and, after great
AL ~ waiting. hesitating. excess OF emo
TN and unnatural weeping. he SAID:
81 am afraid your dear boy Is gone; the
,ast saw OF him he was swimming
t,ne,y about thirty yards from the bank.
She asked him TO telegraph his friends
IN Richmond. He said II vas not worm
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

Wheat Kernel Split In Hair.
Division OF Chemistry a. Washington
the COMPLETE FL9ggRs Vas Tss,>,n fST IND
richer by nearly THREE Al HuN Nn;,E oD
earth. 4 DISTINGUISHED physician, OF
Wilma after hearing the method OF
,,a sm,1,a man predicted il would be
a a. gcdsend to dyspeptles. The key DIR;
i.'x',ry 10 "a weak, dyspeptic stomach"
rathartic pills are thrown aside where
tbe Complete Flour is used. The best
grocers have the t ~, rr.v,a ,,rrrs
te 2s-F.su&TuSn Crozet. va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-21

PHILIP NORMAN NICHOLAS.
CHE Murderer OF Mills ana NhkersO"1
az appeal. and the Supreme Court award
90 writ OF error.
In taking the appeal bills CT exception
were hled. The first dealt WIN an az
legged incompleteness OF the record OF INV
County Court, which the Circuit court
refused 70 reject. This refusal the
higher tribunal held was right The
~@eord Bill also had reference TO the re-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Breezy Mountain News.

RoHR, Dec. THE people Of this
community were greatly shocked on
learning OF the sudden and unexpected
death of Mrs Jane kephart, wife of q
W. Kephart, Dec. ,. Deceased had beeu
sick but a few days and her illness was
known to but very few people. She
had been resident of this community
for 20 years and was a consistent mem
Der of the Methodist church at Grant. She
leaves a husband, two children aud a
host OF friends to mourn their loss.
Corn has all been gathered and is in
the farmers crib, except what was stol-
en- by some miserable thief,
The school at Friendship taught by F.
O. Shatfer is progressing nicely. The
patrons of the school have nothing but
words of praise for the teacher and CON
pliment him for the manner in which he
conducts the school
Now that the dispute over the furnish
ing of coal Tor Grant school house is ov-
er. the coal seems to burn better.
\ +. Shatfer and wife were visiting J
NJ Blaney Of Springhill, Pa, last week.
Oss Criss and son the blacksmiths are
now prepared to do all kinds of wagon re-
pairing They are Al workmen.
The remains OF George Wolf, of near
Dellslow, were taken through here on
last Sabbath and inferred at Masontown.
He leaves an aged mother aud large fam
lily of children TO mourn his death. He
was a good citizen and member OF
church.
VIII Semans, of Morgantown, turned
himself loose on Cheat Mountain last
week and imagined that he was Nimrod
the great hunter, but after he had roam
ed through the mountain for three days
and missed 220 shots, 20 OF which were
at wild turkey and at deer, he conclud-
ed that his name was Dennis and bought
a few squirrels of a small boy, strung
them on his gun and commenced to
split mud toward Morgantnwn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
LONG DISTANCE LINE OPENED.
MOrgantown Now in Telephone Com
municatiOn With the East and

The gap in the Central District
Printing and Telegraph Company's
telephone line between Morgantown
and the outside world was closed
several days ago by the completion
of the line between here and Union.
town, Pa, on which large force of
men has been at work for several
weeks. The past few days has been
taken up in testing the line and put.
ting it in working order and to-day,
Wednesday, the line was opened 10
the public and Morgantown is now
in communication with the East as
far as Maine and the West to a point
North of Milwaukee. The Company
has issued general invitation to
the public to call at the central of
flee to day and try the line free of
cost. The gentlemen will be received
after 3 p. m. and ladies at 5 D. ID.
Everyone who calls will have the
privilege of calling up friend in
any city on the line and conversing
with them. After to day all persons,
whether subscribers to phones in
town or not, will be required to pay
for the use of the line. Formerly 5
minutes was the time allowed for
talking for an ordinary message, the
time has been reduced to three
minutes. In three minutes one can
speak two or three hundred
words which gives the tele-
phone great advantage over the
telegraph. If you have anything
against man in Wheeling, Pitts
burg, Chicago, New York, Washing
ton, Baltimore or Boston now is your
opportunity ripe to call him up and
tell him just what you think of him
especially il he is bigger man than
you, without fear Of being "swiped."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
THE COMING OF CHRIST.
The Time viii be Settled by the Pro,
phetic Conference to Meet AT
Allegheny.
Written for the NEw DOMINION

There is to be held in Allegheny City,
Pa, in the near future a Prophetic Con
ference. This body will be composed of
some of the most eminent scholars and
dvines of this country and Europe The
object, as | understand it, does the pro-
phecies Of the Bible indicate the time
for the second coming of Christ, and if
so, when is that time to come, and what
will take place at his coming. This CON
ference is brought about, | understand,
partly by number of books published
by the Rev Charles Russell, of Allie
ghenv, which claim that Christ has al
ready returned to earth, but has a GER
tain work to perform before he is reveal
ed. And by the prophecies OF certain
other eminent men. Prof Porter, to
Harvard College, says. According Of
the time prophecies contained in the
Bible, Christ is due to appear in 1897
That all other events contained in these
prophecies have taken place at the dates
therein prophecied, and thesetore we
should look for Christ to come in 1897. J"
Prof. Porter does not say what will oc-
cur when Christ comes. Other eminent
men have figured upon the same time
prophecies but they make slight differ
ence in the year, but this is owing to the
difference OF opinion of when Christ was
born. Other eminent men prophecy
that the end of the world is near but do
not set any time. DR.. Talmage preach
ed a sermon about year ago in which
he said, Something dreadful would oc-
cur upon the earth soon and this would
be followed by the judgment day. Dr.
Ebert, of Cleveland, appears to concide
with DR.. Talmage. He says, "The pres
ent massacre of Christians by the Turks
is that dreadful thing and when this
reaches a certain point then the end will
come" A noted divine in New Jersey
says, THAT no human beings will be
living in five years from now. The Bible
says, 1.-THE gospel shall be preached to
all nations and then the end shall come"
He says the gospel has been preached
to all nations and he now looks for the
prophecy to be fulfilled. Another proph
ecy says Christ will return to earth in
March 1897, all eyes will see him but he
will then be invisible for three and one
half years, during this all may have the
opportunity of rendering restitution to
their fellow beings for the wrongs they
have done them. Thousands upon thou
sands believe that Christ will come be-
tween now and 1900, but they differ as
to what will take place when he comes
The coming Conference at Allegheny
will attract the attention OF many people
throughout the world and may be the
means of doing great good.
*.@
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Special Term of County Court.

At special term of the County
Court of Monongalia county com
mencing Dec. 2, 1895, the following
business was transacted.
Geo. w. Barr and G.. S. Cross were
granted certificates to obtain licenses
10 keep hotels at their respective
places of residence.
The Sheriff was ordered to refund
money to a number of persons who
had been enormously assessed.
John D. johnson ct al VS.. W. W
Evanson's Heirs ct al. Petition fol
new road. Ordered that $50 be APP
propriated for the construction of 8
road heretofore established in this
case. Said $50 with $500 heretofore
appropriated to be paid after said
road shall have been completed.
John D. Robinson vs. w. W. Evan.
sons Heirs ct al. Petition for new
road Joseph Reiner, Jne. E. Price
and Geo. G. Sturgiss were appointed
commissioners to view and locate a
road from a point ON the line of the
recently established County road
which extends from Decker's creek
over the lands of Geo. c. Sturgiss
and others to the Morgantown and
Ices Ferry turnpike, and make re-
port to this Court.
Solomon Howell ct al vs. W. S
Glasscock. Petition for new road
Ordered that so much of route for
said road as will be sufficient for an
outlet for Solomon Howell through
the land of VIM. S. Glasscock be es.
tablisbed. Consideration $25.
A great many orders were made
for witness fees, keeping poor, etc
In fact the greater part of the time
of the Court was taken up in making
orders.
Court adjourned on Saturday Dec
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
That Pine Tree Beetle Lie.

A telegram sent from Morgantown
last week to the city papers in which
it was stated that the pine tree bee
tie had again obtained foothold in
the pine forests of the State and was
creating great havoc by killing the
trees is calculated TO greatly injure
the sale of land in the State. There
are thousands of acres of land in
West Virginia valuable only for the
pine forests that grow on it, and sew
eral years ago the pine beetle de-
stroyed thousands Of trees and
threatened the destruction of the pine
forests Of the State Prof A. d. Hop
kins, Entomologist at the WestVirgin.
ia Experiment Station here, was sent
toEurope for the purpose of securing a
Dug that would destroy the beetle.
He brought over 1000 German bugs
known as the pine bark beetle de-
stroyer and distributed themthrough
out the forests in the State The
bugs are very prolific and il was on
~ a few months until they had in
creased wonderfully in numbers and
entirely wiped out the beetle Of
which they are an 0ncompromising
enemy. Prof Hopkins when shown
the article published in the city pa
pers said that there was not a word
Of truth in it, and that there has not
for a year or two past been a single
report sent to the Station OF the pres
enee of a beetle in he forests Capt.
talists desiring to invest in pine Tim
Der lands would as soon throw theif
money into the fire as to buy land
where the beetles were known 10 have
a foothold and therefore the article
should be promptly corrected by the
press of the State Prof. Hopkins
says that the German bug has in
creased at a wonderful rate and that
it is simply an impossibilty for the
pine beetle to ever get foothold in
the forests once the bug is turned
loose in it, The telegram sent out
from here was a pure fake that was
suggested by an item in Romnev
paper which stated that a farmer saw
few dead trees and thought that
probably the beetles killed them.
There are not now and never wall be
any beetles in this State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
HARRISON INTRODUCES eoRpOS
To an Enthusiastic Audience Of HooSier
Yeterans-COmmaRder-inChief
Walker There.

When General Gordon lectured at
indianapolis the Associated Press
sent out the following account of his
lecture.
General john b. Gordon tonight
delivered his lecture on the Last
Days OF the Confederacy" The gu
dience contained COMMANDMENTS
Chief Walker, OF the Grand Army of
the Republic; James Whitcomb Ri
ley and a large number of the prom
inent veterans of the city and State.
Elk President Harrison occupied the
stage during the entire evening and
applauded freely. Elk President Har-
rison was cheered when he arose to
introduce General Gordon, and said .
Il do not believe that lecture of
Bismarck on The Last Days of the
Franco Prussian War would be
listened to in Paris; but we shall
listen tonight, not only without
prejudice, but with very great pleas
ure to a lecture from that oistin-
guished soldier and statesman Gen
eral Gordon, of Georgia.
THE two conditions are widely
different. We have not lost Alsace
and Lorraine We have not not lost
any territory. We are to night a
union of all the States, under one
flag, loved by all the people Gap
plause.) We are eherishing no re
venges We are to night asking on.
ly this question OF any man-does he
love the constitution and the flag?
{ Applause J Aud this question our
disting aished friend has already no.
bly, answered. (Applause.
There was some good aeeruing
from that long and bloody strife We
learned to have better appreciation
of each other. Before the war the
South undervalued the North, and
the North underyalued the South. In
that struggle we learned to value
each other for what we are worth,
and to find in each other that cour-
age, that endurance. that devotion
to cause which is characteristic Of
Americans, and made us one in spite
of our strife. y
Gen Gordon will lecture at Com
mencement Hall Saturday night,
Dec. IA.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Holiday Art DISPLAY,

Jos. Horne q Co. will have holi
day opening of Christmas goods al
Mrs. Alice Watts, Front street, or
December 18th and 18th, to continue
from day to day until all are suited
Dress patterns in every quality and
price done up in neat boxes, labeled
and in good shape for Christmas
presents. The prices have never be
fore been approached for cheapnes:
and the choices are elegant. Gloves
hosiery, handkerchiefs and hundreds
of other things too numerous to men
tion are are included. Anything
you may want, not in stock, will bt
ordered for you at once. Come and
be pleased with our bargain sale be
fore the holidays, instead of after.
Jos. HORNE Il Co.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Highest of all in Leavenng PoweLatest u S Govt Report
>!aI! RRsklaRs
ABSOLUTELY Pure
A Rare Treat.

Judge Sibley, of Ohio, many years
on the bench will deliver a lecture
on the violin" in the interest of the
NJ. E. Church on Thursday evening
the 10th inst This lecture has been
heard by some of our people as
part of the Chautauqua Course at
Mt Lake Park, with illustrations on
the violin. That grave judge should
find time to "tiddle," and above all
be such a devotee that he should
prepare lecture on the instrument
is quite novelty. The admission
fee will be small, and all go to the
aid Of the church after defraying &C
tual expenses Judge Sibley will
deliver a free lecture in the Law
Course at Commencement Hall on
the night of the goth. As this lee
ture is semi popular and not dry
technical one, we hope all our people
will attend. Subject Evolution of
Law" or "How Laws came to be-"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
The Liar We Hate,

The liar whom the editor hates
worst of all is the man who, when
dunned for a years subscription
says he only received two or three
copies during the year and refuses
to pay.-Clarksuille Graphic.
Next to, if not above this one, the
editor hates the liar who takes the
paper seven or eight years, and when
finally cornered for settlement says
he never ordered the paper at ALL
Pike Co. Post.
But the worst liar of the whole
outfit is the man who takes the pa
per several years, then moves away
without paying or saying anything
about it and yet says he Is an honest
man.-ElsberYy Adoance.
Brethren, you all fall short of the
truth. The biggest liar in the lot is
the editor who publishes the obitua-
ry of these aforesaid liars and init
mates they have gone to heaven
Fullerton Post.
We wish our experience as pub
Usher of fraternal journal would
warrant a vigorous denial of the
above statesments but alas it won't.
And of all, all, .all, Lord help the fra
ternal liar.-Knights' Je,oel.
Wrong one and all. The prevari
Gator who puts to shame the claims
of all followers of Munchausen as be-
ing the greatest liar on earth is the
man who says the paper is no good
and that's the reason be will not take
it, and then borrows or steals it from
his neighbor and after reading every
word in it sends it to his son who
has moved to another town. This
stingy and meanest liar on top of
ground writes to his son but once a
year and gives as an excuse the only
truthful thing he ever said that, tits
no use to write as the paper contains
all the news" But he won't sub
scribe for it, Oh! no, he prefers to
beg or steal it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Tell Us About 1t.

News of any sort is always accept
able and received with thanks at the
New DOMINION Office. Publishers
are often accosted with the query
why didn't you have something
about So and-so in the paper, and the
party making the query generally
knows the circumstances connected
with certain affair, but says moth.
ing until the edition is published
apparently expecting the newspaper
representative to "catch on" through
instinct. If the reader should know
anything in the line of news, from
the birth of a baby to the bursting
of boiler, and will be kind enough
to notify New DOMINION represen
tative, the latter will do the rest
The mere statement that A has beer
blown into eternity, is i'll, has eloped
with BIS wife, shot G, sued d fol
damages, was knocked out by E, il
going to get married to Miss F or in
fact is in any way connected with
any like trouble is sufficient. The
representative of the New Dominion
will do the rest. You are not ex
pected 20 write up the affair, but will
be duly thanked for the pointers
See?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Miss Ada Van Eta,

A Buffalo Society Girl, will be
seen here on Wednesday evening
Dec. 18th in James Mortimer s
Charming Comedy "Gloriana Miss
Van Etts's gowns are said to be
marvels of beauty. The Company
all through is guaranteed to be the
best high Class attraction ever seen
here. Manager Somehow has au.
thority to guarantee this attraction
to his patrons, as the very best seen
here,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
McGeorge,s New Grocerr.

n. H. McGeorge has opened a new
grocery with an entirely new stock
of fresh goods, in his store room at
Front street and Bumbo Lane. The
stock includes all kinds of family
groceries, -four, meal, tobacco and CT
gars; in fact a complete line of goods.
The prices have all been figured to the
lowest notch and every effort will be
made to serve customers and give
satisfaction. Mr. McGeorge invites
every one to call and see him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
Nice Christmas Presents,

Go to McVicker, the Druggist
for the latest books by the beet
Authors. Here are few of them:
In the iule Log Glow.
Liitb.
The Bachelors Christmas.
The Tiger of Mysore.
Bernicia.
Cousin Mona.
Three Colonial Boys.
Rhymes of our Planet.
Mr.. Rabbit.
Fort Frayne.
A Flock of Girls and Boys.
Two Little Pilgrims Progress.
Sherman's Last Book.
And q nice line of Children 8
books.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-12-14
OUTRIYALLED
Is Santa Claus by F. A. Hennen's Fur.
niture Display.

Is Santa Claus by F. A. Hennen's Fur.
niture Display.
If Santa Claus could take peer
into the sales rooms of F. A. Hen
mems furniture factory be would turn
green with envy and realize that for
once be had been outrivalled. Fol
here has been gathered together 6
collection of every description of bed
lounges, parlor suites, fancy chairs,
writing desks, book cases, wardrobes
beds, pictures, etc, that human in
genuity could conceive of, and it is
safe to say that Mr.. Hennen's es
Establishment will prove the Mecca Of
hundreds of seekers after Christmas
presents with which to gladden. the
heart of wife, husband, father, moth
er, brother and sister The articles
to be found here are not only beau
tiful but useful and money put in
them will bring forth joy and com
fort