Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-31
NEeDORs MAY GET WE'LL.
Inquest over Maggie Drivers Body
The Case OF Russell oliver.

William J. Meadors. the painter, VINO
murdered Maggie Driver and attempted
to commit suicide I'm the room back OF the
restaurant OF A. iroami, corner FIJI
teenth and Franklin streets. Wednesday
night, may recover While he placed a
revolver In his mouth and fired a bullet
into his own head, after having killed the
woman he loved, the course OF the ban
was such as not TO cause necessarily
fatal wound. and Meadors's physicians
stated last night that his condition was
favorable and that they thought ne
would recover Meadors rested well yes
tcrday. and was in a quiet state Of mind
and body last night. Although no prob
Ing has been done as yet, the doctors
understand pretty we'll the direction
taken by the bullet. il entered the
posteria pharynx. to the right Of the
median line. and ranged backward, miss
ing the important blood vessels, and
finally lodg ng in the muscles In the back
of the neck on the right side.
CAREER or MEADOWS.
Mr.. Mcadorss mother. who lives at No.
gGll Q street, is completely Frustrated
over the sad affair, and can be seen by
no one. Meadors. up until about two
years ago. was an industrious and sober
young man. but since he started upon his
wild career his relatives have seen very
little of him. lie is Of a family Of seven
children, and was said to be very kind
10 his mother and brothers and sisters.
on Tuesday last he made application at
the United States army recruiting sta
ton for enlistment i'm the army and fur
nished the necessary recommendations
from his former employers. Passing the
physical examination, he was enlisted,
and was awaiting the return Of his papers
from the adjutant-gen and his as
signment to duty. These papers were not
expected by the recruiting station until
about the 18th or 9Th OF February.
The report that he was TO have left the
city Wednesday night is in error. as the
officers Of the recruiting station will not
know themselves until the papers are re-
ceved by them from Washington.
WENT TO SEE THE GIRL
The body of poor murdered Maggie
Driver was the object OF many curious
visitors 10 the morgue at the almshouse
yesterday. Many persons called simply
TO look at the cold features of the dead
girl; others were there as mark Of
respect TO the unfortunate woman who
had reached 50 untimely an end Not
every one who visited the morgue was
allowed to see the body, and number
Of idle persons who only wanted 10 look
10 satisfy greedy vision were turned
down by the officers in charge A num-
Der Of friends of Maggie went TO view
her corpse and TO all these, and to such
OF the girls relatives as called, this privi-
lege was granted them. Maggie Driver
was one of a family Of eight. and was
properly cared for and trained by her
parents. She began a hayward career
Il
down 10 her death.
Coroner Taylor will make a post-mortem
examination of her body at o'clock this
morning, and will be assisted by Or.
Parker, of the almshouse. At noon the
Coroner will hold an inquest at the aims
house. The verdict Will, Of course, be
that the woman came TO her death from
a pistol-shot wound, inflicted by William
J. Meadors. and as soon as the painter
shall have sufficiently recovered he will be
placed in jail.
ROSCOE OLIVER'S INQUEST.
The inquest over the remains Of Roscoe
Oliver, the negro boy who was shot and
killed by Julian Traylor on Wednesday,
was held at the home OF the dead lad
yesterday. Owing to the fact that the
ball used in the rifle from which the
fatal shot was fired was very small, the
physicians making the post-mortem
found it impossible TO locate It, 1t was
observed, however that the main artery
from the heart had been cut, and that
this caused death.
Julian Traylor. the slayer of Roscoe,
while being examined by Coroner Taylor.
said that two negro boys had thrown
rocks at him and his crowd, and that one
of the rocks struck him. lie fired once
in the air TO scare the colored lads, and
then accidentally fired the fatal shot by
allowing the hammer to slip from his mn
GER while i'm the process Of loading his
weapon. The jury returned the following
verdict: Roscoe c. Oliver came to his
death on the 18th day of January, 1896,
from the effects of a rihe-shot wound
inflicted on the said date by Julian Tray
lor"
The funeral Of the dead boy will take
place from First Baptist church (colored)
morning at II O'Clock.
This case. as well as that Of William
]. Meadors, was called in the Police Court
yesterday morning. The preliminary OK
animation of Meadors was continued until
the 8th Of February, while that Of Tray
lor was postponed until to-day.