The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-25
STORY 0rnl.AsrED HOPES.
IN" destruction ofn Newspaper Out
't t.inl, In II Trn.cdy

Mnchei > D.. Feb 2l.--rhr entire
"''ch'li Mail Quilt, paper presses. type
a"' o'hcr nnrarhcrnalia. belonging To
II long established newspaper. was this
morning taken into the street and pub
nv. burned hy body Of business men.
nv type were melted. the wood work
"'ht UP III smoke and the iron presses
WEI" smashed Into hundreds of pieces.
n's act is another link In the tragedy
VI 'hiS papers editor. X. II. Mcbride
story of blasted hopes ruined lives
anu ne display. II ~ said. of the malig-
NAM Efforts TO ruin business Is mixed
up III III" ease. Mcbride and John d.
,.aWle! president of the First National
nHhR, wrr" II number of wears ago on
friendly terms. the former being editor
"i me Democratic paper In this section.
anu IN" latter prominent In the Councils
-" me democratic party. Nine years
ago LAWYER marrird Miss ELLA Sturgis
uanEhicr ut General SturEis. of the
.nli"d states Army. and came to Mitch
ell To reside. lie became president Of
the FIRST National Bank aud continued
IN that position In the present time
Mrs LAWYERS widowed sister, Mrs
ipousman Cf Prarie Du CHEN, visited
the Lawler family and met Mcbride In
Il social way. Mrs. DouSmun became
attracted To Mcbride. he being IL man
of more than ordinary ability, and mar
J.,
however Is stated no; TO he Of the best.
PREVIOUS io MCl}ride's marriage TO
Mrs. Dousman. l.awlcr was requested
by one of the nearest relatives of Mrs
ll"uSman ia Inform him OF the private
character of Mcbride. and he did so.
This was all that l.nwlrr ala In npposi-
iinh To the marriage according to re-
lhtircs. Many happy social gather
ings. trips To the scashorc and winter
residences in New York followed until
Mcbride, firing Of domestic life. went
after other pleasures. a detective soon
reported the matter of violations OF mar
rlage vows and other acts Mrs. Dous-
man separated from Mcbride and Sc
cured n divorce. Mcbride then returned
to Mitchell and commenced systematic
attacks upon I.awler. his family and the
FRS, National Rnnk. Farmers who de-
posted in the bank known to McBrlic
aud those who were not known. were
hunted up ana given a Tin" that they
had better take their money out of the
bank, and In consequence the banks
support among farmers has steadily de
creased for the past three wears. Every
weeks issue contained some allusion to
the hank and It's president, based on
falschood. bu, appearing In such man
nrr that no action at law could be taken
against him This career of Mcl5rldrs
was idly looking upon nv the people
until the news cam" II week ago that
John d. LAWYER had suddenly died in
Sioux CITY of ap0picXy, whittier he had
gone. on business. The full force OF Me
Rides long continued abuse then came
10 the citizens and they resolved to rid
the town Of the editor. This crystalizcd
into meeting of the foremost citizens
saturday night. and as result n com
mittcc called upon Mcbride ana inform
ed him that they had come to buy his
outfit with the further proviso that he
would have to leave the town Mcbride
aSsented 10 the proposition and stated
that he would sell the plant Monday
morning to the citizens. At the appoint
I'd time the citizens called on Mcbride,
but I'm the meantime he had been bolst-
cred up by some of his friends and he
purposcly got out of the reach of the
committee, and the later appointed ono
Of their number to become Mcl3ride's
agent. gave him sufficient money TO pay
for the plant. and then proceeded To de'
stroy the whole outfit. The committed
are now hunting for Mcbride to impress
upon his mind that his STAY In Mitchell
must be brief.