The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-26

fore ascending the scaffold Nicholaa
kissed the cruchx which Father Nclbc~s
carried Quite a large crowd WAS as
scmticd around &c court house. but none
were admitted, and perfect order pre-
walled everywhere \ large number Of
officers and policemen were on Guty. and
assisted Sheriff Solomon very greatly.
son o. 4 WEALTHY MAN.
The story Of the crime Is unique. and
las aroused a keen interest all over the
state. II is a true story Of three men
Ia a boat" one Of whom. through Il pas
sion for his ncighhor's wife. was deter.
mined TO put him out OF the way. even
though be had TO commit double muir
der 60 accomplish this object. There was
q neat little plot, cicvcriy executed, IN
connection with the crime. and an in.
torcstng novel Of the modern type could
Do readily woven around the facts By a
skinful writer Of fiction.
TO go back a generation or two. there
lived a. wealthy man named Henry Memo
las. IN buckingham county. before the
war; according 10 the statcwent Of an old
woman ON east Main street. who claims
Co have known the family for six decades.
DE was a bachelor. and owned a beauii-
ful. fertile farm ON the south side Of the
James. iu Buckingham county, adjoining
tic historic county OF AppomattoX. lie
had horses. carriages. fox-hounls viii
pelicroes. servants. and all, and be came
and went az win. entertaining his friends
lawshly. and was known all over the
county
This was before the war Henry Mich
oias was hospHable and had friends q
ulertv. he was fond OF the chase. and
delighted in outdoor sports. People said
r was strange he never married. lie
had money. a beautiful home and every
thing he wanted, but he remained
bachelor.
From the old woman. who keeps n con-
fe.fionerv stand in this city, ana VINO
know au Che Nicholas people before the
war 10 was learned that Henry Nicholas
/ fan violently in love with pretty county
/ lass hv the name of judith Amos. She
/ returned The love. and The couple used 20
roam around the woods. stroll up and
/ down the river hy moonlight and were
creu seen together.
Henrv Nicholas purchased o farm lower
/ down -hr river and moved his residence
fr.,a lie was expected To- marry Judith
Amos Int for some reason. which has
I ,..r .hl.n known. the marriage ceremony
Was never performed.
vhfv lived together for year and
arrogrtl 90 Doe happy the woman having
/ i.f+ lar home. and gone TO the residence
/ of nor lover ~ the eng OF q year
.rrd was born. He took his father
surname. and the Christian name fhiiip
,,,rn,an was a.von the child. Meantime
49,. father grow cold. and neglected the
mother Of tine child. His manner to-
.,.,ls hrr grew more and more distant
mini they separated. Judith Amos going
hack to her original home, where she
+. said fo be living still Tho child was
b-o..nt up 10y her. but when it grew
ol1.r - became Maynard. Poverty and
i,-a of opnortuniues were the predomi-
MATING Influences in the chid's life. and
pfu. developed into an undesirable sort
~ Character re grew to DE a man. with
Hr-ie or u0 assistance from bis father
vho refused 20 recognize him as his
| child.
philip drnel from bad 10 worse. and
naorie said the boy would certainly turn
ont badly. II Dee did net reform. Several
voars ago Doe got control of small
farm on James river, in Hcnrco county,
and set up as a farmer. BE made a
living after a fashion but his morals
were bad. he neglected to keep up the
farm and when IL first occurred 10 him
fo f.ut into execution the CHASTITY scheme
for which Dor was executed. DE had SUNK
| g.. . ...,,. low moral standard.