Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-26

II vas testified that Nicholas h,d -,
augers. which were about the safno -
"a rh"se hoies. ana ~ was though, ..
the holes vera bored by him 49,.
THIS wss nevss proved. one % tho 10y.
important facts adduced in the tor,ir,,.
was that thu three holes were 80
the water-llpc unless some ono s,,
tho bow Of the boat and that had Ma
las. who occupied the hOw.sea am
said 10 be an expert swimmer n0yrl r..
seat. which he could have done. tre 81.
need not have sunk. but might have 49,.
padded safely 10 shore
Mrs. Mills has died since the trf.r o..
was not a very prep0sscssiny
and certainly not one fcr whom ....
would be likely 20 commit murder .t.-
been asserted that before ehe d'.f 81.
confessed that she had falsely ,..t.
against Nicholas. and that be- Wa e,t.
a. she knew innocent o. The crime v.,.
which he was charged.
HAD ABLE COUNSEL
Nichols was arrested iat. on s,t.,,..
afternoon by officers. who went .., *
Commonwealth's-At Sands ~ ,...
purpose. and was brought t1 ffs ...
about ? o'clock on sunday m.rr.r.
warrant FOR bis arrest was written d..
Dispatch representative who u--, e..
with the officers. and wrote M. Arse
count OF the case that appeare boz r..r,
Mr. -. &. Richardson was ium.. ....
retained as counsel. ana Mr D. 70 rr.l
Jr.. became associated with him It.
Both gentlemen worked hlrl m ...
Of their client. and left no sion. .rr.-...
In heir efforts 10 secure ana lr.-.f.
evidence in his defence. tn. s...,. 20.
ton Of eliminating evidence uas t...
ever, too great. and they lost at e..-.
turn.
Their client was sentenced o. hang ,
February last by judge Wexford Dur.
the mean time they took Or. ...,
20 the Supreme Court ON q VIII ..
error. and the matter hung fire n.r. .-.
ti some time after the day for Jra skr-..
ton had passed. Then me Supreme C..-,
handed down a decision adv,r-a a t..
prisoner and ordering the execution f.fs
proceeded with. judge Weuhrl tr.r -.
sentenced him. this time fixing t.. p.
Of July. Prior 20 The imposition VI ...
last sentence. and subsequent OBJ t
passing OF the first. tho Les ttg-. on.
acted a law taking jurisdiction ln .rr.
nal eases from circuit courts. %. 90 -
appeal from county courts N.l..l
counsel therefore contendei tlff f..-l
Wexford had no right @ rs.rt.-.t
Nicholas, and again went 70 he su.r.-,
Court.
That question was also decided 70
versely 10 the prisoner. ana Bic or'r r.
course was the Governor His tV...rf
took no action IN the matter. i.aIt.-
and the, sentence AZ imposed ty JuI.i
Wexford. was carried out
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
Philip Norman Nicholas COR Amra v..
born IN Buckingham near s r.ra
May 1. 1874 He lived there uuu Boz 7s.
about IS years old. when he eael. .r
railroad work. and was employ a. r
man of gang II hands on fte rt.-s.
peake and Ohio railway After fN-t
years OF service on this me De- Wr. o.
Georgia. and was employed m DDS. Cd.
paCity on the Georgia Pacific railroad. d.
afterwards returned 90 Bucku-. m ar.
went % Fayette county. ". Va. nf.f. H
remained for two years. gettiu@ 0st --U.
from the qu1rries Re returned Oh A.-
ginia, and settled In Go0chlarI in I"f
Ia the fan Of 1891 he removed % Do .H
co. and began work OBJ tha N ..r
farm. Milis's house almost alI ..r.f Er
and the home Of Wilkinson, where t.
lived with his aged mother, WAS
across the road. Nicholas mother. Fr'
Is aged over 500 years is sfiN alive,
lives with bis sister, iu GoochAni. i'
has two brothers. one " whom W. y.
Nicholas-llves I'm this city and is a c1i.
pcnter by trade.