Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-17
THE CASE OF TlLLEY.
Has Been In Jail for Fire
Years.
COMPROMISE rs REACHED.
4 WytheviIIe Property SnIe-Magn-
zine Clubs and Their Advantage
The Current Events Ciub-Two Or
cnnizntfons-PersO Notes.

WYTHEVILLE. VA, November &c.
(Special)-A white man named Tilley
was arrested in Carroll county nearly
six years ago. charged with having muir
dered his cousin. a young woman, and
having afterwards burned her body under
a pile OF brush.
TiIley was tried. and on clrcumstantial
evidence condemned to be hanged. The
Supreme Court OF Appeals set the verdict
aside. Again Tiiley was tried and again
condemned to be hanged. Last winter
the LEGISLATURE took such cases out OF
the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court,
In which court Tilley had been indicted.
General Walker. counsel for Tilley. has
lust returned from Carroll. and says
that he has arranged compromise with
the Commonwealth Attorney. by WHICH
Thleys case is to be dismissed from the
Circuit Court. and he Is TO he re-arrested
and indicted In the County Court, where
he Will Toe tried for manslaughter. and
sent 10 the penitentiary for two and
a half years.
During the five years and more Tilley
has been in jail he has been part OF the
time in an iron cage and chained TO
the floor. and all Of the time in the
strictest confinement.
A PROPERTY SALE.
The Wytheville Planning Mills was sold
at publlc auction to j. B. Hudson. OF
Max Meadows, and J. 5. Hurt Of
Wythevllle. for $5l-J. They viii, 1t is
thought. operate the plant
The Max Meadows furnace is in readi-
ncse. and Will 50 into blast In lew
days.
Mrs. u. y. Terrelrs remains were
brought here this morning from Bristol,
where she had recently lived, and were
buried from the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Terrell was resident Of Wythe-
Vile for number OF years, and has a
number Of relatives and friends here.
THE DOCTORS.
The Wythe County Medical Association
held It's annual meeting this week, ana
elected officers for the ensuing year.
Or. r.. T.. More Is the new president.
The Magazine club" meets to reor-
game Monday evening. al the residence
Of General walker.
Two OF these clubs have been I'm sue
cessful operation during the past year
i'm Wythevile and have brought the best
current literature IN reach OF all Tor
very mOcdrate sum. Each member IS
assessed from s. 10 s., and the money
is put INFO the hands Of the secretary
who orders the magazines which nave
been selected by the members Of the club'
and receives and covers them and starts
them out. They are sent from meinber
to member Zines being assessed on those
who keep them longer than the supu-
lated time). until all have read them.
Then they go back to the secretary TO
be auctioned off in sets at the end Of the
wear to the members. The money raised
by fines and auction can be put In the
common fund, or into books. as preferred.
Every small town ought to nave these
clubs, for there is no cheaper way 10 Sc
cure good reading, and there Is no better
way to keep abreast of the thought Of
the world than by reading the best
magazines.
CURRENT EVENTS CLUB.
At the meeting OF the "Current-Events
Club" at Mrs. John Browns, last Friday
afternoon, il was decided 10 separate
the literary and social features. and TO
organize two distinct clubs. THE Cur
reu'.-Eyents Club" was then organized,
with Mrs. ]. j.. Lewis as president. and
Mrs. Peyton Green as yice-president. ana
Mrs. W. $. Poage was elected president
of the Social CLUB. with Mrs. W. h. heg-
ley as vice-president.
The Current-EVents Club will meet at
Mrs. John II. Fulton's Friday the Z2d.
10 decide upon the subjects TO be taken
no for the year. The Social club VIII be
called together for organization by the
president next week.
Rev. Jonas Barclay and bride, Of North
Carolina, are visiting his father. Rev. j..
W. Barclay, this week.
Mrs. James Ward left for New Hamp-
shire Tuesday night. for 4 visit Of two
months 70 her parents
Mr.. Joseph Sexton and his sisters,
Misses Barbara and Fannie, went this
week to Atlanta. TO take in the eNposi-
tion.