The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-01
HAWKINS Is NOT TO Be HUNG
On a New Trial His Verdict Is Changed
10 Eighteen Years Imprisonment.
IN EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDES IN FAIRFAX
An Old Man j. Beaten, Robbed and Tied
With His own suspcnders-a Man
Found ia a Standing Position
Hay Stack Dead.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. 30-Special.
Albert Hawkins. the negro boys accused
OF accosung and attempting to assault II
little white girl out in the county on
her way from school. about "a month ago,
ana whose sensational arrest quick tfld,
conviction. ana sentence 10 ucath, unuti
TIE new law ana Judge Nicois ordering
Che case 10 De tried over AGAIN, an OF
which has been told at length IN Inc
Times, was retired to-day found curry
ln The second degree, and sentenced 10
me pcntcnuaIy ior eighteen year >, $500,
The trial drew "a great crowd Many
Ntre there from Washington, az wei
as from adjoining counties. Judge Chl-
chester presided, ana hy lnt hittiioot'
jury was empauuciled ana the tesu
L0uy begun III was little diheront IRON
te former trial. The girl recognized lhe
boy. others told the circumstances, anu
the uncle and aunt and several others
endoaNored 10 show that the boy was ~
HsWKins himself simply dfnied having
done anything. and seemed indifferent ia
The whole matter. 49,,
Captain Mushbach and a young colored
lawyer from Washington named Sadler
defended him. while Mr. MatnutY, Nlloi
uey Johnston. and John Green appehIeu
t0r the prosecution ,,.,. .ho+
rross-examinatiOn elected httle ina.
was new. but so strong was the argument
az the defence that the prosecution SEEM
ei 10 boz about to lose thcir case -.
while beng eighteen years IN the 2enl-
tertiary. instead Of hanging, as before
STANDING But DEAD.
An onnlovc ON the iiayfeld farm, IN
Ealrlux. Yesterday saw "a man ieahihI
araln4f "a sfraw-Htack with a gun by ms
side. but thouohi nothing oil ~ UNI H.
nearly mpht when he only hpuceo the
position of the man was the same
Du examination IL was iouHd lic my.
was dead. a revolver was ciencne" ,,I III
ihe stlnencd right hand' ana il WAS "'
sword vas sent here, and Ii was finally
learned that George Bauer, WHO nus
long been connected with the Pofintl
Frewerv here. and was keeping saloon
as well. had not returned from ms
Thanksgiving hunt. His friends lmine-
Gintoiy went out into FairiaN' ana o"
ranogniyiUr the body. brought IT nome.
esuer had been acting rather strangely
for some time He leaves iainlil.
A Warrenton man complained 10 the
police here Wednesday of having peen
drinking with two young men wv
threatened and finally robbed MN OF
fnirtv-odd dollars TWO wcii-knoWh NVuus
men were arrested hut thelr lIlenu1
made 30 plain that they were hot t n',
guilty parties. and on the NaIIeHloh
mans quietly leaving and not a.'2 o',all
me against them. they were discharged
HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
Yesterday evening Harry Poss ana
Thomas Henry both OF whom nave HE-
urft in the police NHti'0' NV'' ,e.t,,.,
cred stealing a ride on am our 4oils
Southern train as it left mere, ana lue
conductor was uOtihcd. Ihc men, hdf
INK neither tickets nor money We're nu'
on az Edsalls. where MT AleNahueI ~
CUntie 40. of AS we'll. This morning NJ
Clnnc's friends came here with sloly
~ robbery and assault Later ON MI
NfcCIntic was brought IN. 'oss ana iith-
~ were arrested ut a saloon as stone
T.ri1eD one had "a pair Of pants aold
fo Mr. McCimic when mere Sys,St
CAV. while another had his Barlow hhlie,
ana the two had just spent ,aDo"' WE
amount .,ne old man claimed 70 NV
pessosss1 before being struck 80 the hea"
He saws they bound him with his aus-
nendors and gagged him, ana one threat
enod 10 cut his throat The OLD man Wa
wandering around with his hands DOuhu
.thon found last night
mo saws he only went q short Instance
from me station with them. ana only to
, tber where thov could get wood
TO make "a fire or nights lodNmt' me
men are jailed. awaiting action ny tnt
Fairfax authorities. ana II Us shiu tn'I,
i- some Tear of attempting 10 TAKE tneh
INFO the country. 10 being reported q
number OF men on horse back with shot-
GUNS have been looking for the EuhF
parties ever since the case was reported
A GIRLS SUICIDE.
Miss Riley. younger sister ol, W'
three Girls who were recently tried Tor
misconduct at church an beiapioue. com
mifted suicide on Monday. she TOOK "
rome and left her home saNlnt she Nonp,
ri "a bundle of brush. Not returning
that night search was made ana si'
,s. found the next day with "a ropf
around her neck. and swinging from
Air r. D. PAYNE. "a weI-Gnown mer'
Iv nnftinr "a bullet iutO his head he
vae ou snree THURSDAY uut gave JIG
Inclination of suicidlnF