Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-15
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

ing were drowned. Matt Mckee and
John Davis and Misses Maggie and
Minty Shepherd are those lost They
too near the milidam, and the
swift current swept them over the falls.
Williamson. w. Va. April 23-JudRs
Doolittle has passed sentence upon
Captain Hatfield. who some days ago
was convicted OF involuntary man
slaughter In the killing of John Ruth
erford last November. The sentence
Is three months Imprisonment in the
county Jail and fine of $500. Hatfield's
attorney asked that he serve the time
In the Logan-eounty jail. but the court
refused the request.
Houston. Tex, April 2s.-Trafh wreck
ers Monday night threw the switch at
Fairbanks, on the Houston and Texas
Central railroad 20 miles north OF here.
and the southbound passenger train
ran into IT. causing a smashup OF the
forward coaches and derailment of the
others II. s. Goldberg, Of Houston.
was killed and IL passengers injured.
two perhaps fatally. Three attempts
at wreclxing have been frustrated at
this place within the last year.
Jackson. Mo. April s7.-An accident
occurred here which resulted In the
drowning OF four persons. Mr.. Joe
Johnson was coming to town In a
covered wagon. accompanied by Mrs.
Bugg. her son, years old. and her
baby and Miss Minnie Fraser. John
son attempted to ford the creek Just
east OF the citv. which was much
swollen. when the wagon was over
turned Johnson swan TO the bank.
but the remainder of the party were
drowned.
Charleston. w. Va. April 2s.-Clark
Lewis and Albert Voters were convict
ed OF murder in the first degree I'm tho
Fayette county criminal court and SEN
fenced TO be hanged June 25 The men
were engaged in the murder OF Charles
Gibson. Jerry Brown. for criminaIly
sssaulting Mrs. Radford at Deep
Water. Is to be hanged on the same
day. This is the first instance where
three persons will be hanged in this
state on the same scaffold at the same
time
Alexandria, Va. April 26.-The ex-
element OF Saturday night growing
out of the sensational reports that thu
negroes would attack the city in re-
venge for the lynching OF Mccoy on
Friday night has entirely subsidized. In
few places the people gathered in
small crowds TO discuss the matter,
but there was no excitement. Large
numbers from Washington came over
to the city yesterday. attracted by
curiosity, Among these were a good
many colored persons. but they were
of the peaceable class. from whom no
trouble arose.
Birmingham. Ala. April 26.-At 8
o'clock in the morning an explosion OF
gas occurred in mine No. at 1Slocton.
-Four men were killed and 26 narrowly
escaped with their lives Thirty men
were al work driving heading when
four Italians entered a room in which
there was gas. The lamps In their
hats ignited the gas. and the expIo-
sion that followed shook the country
for miles around Nearly all the min
sre were more or less bruised and
burned, and two, Frank Regetto and
Robert Gunlock were overcome by
gas and had to be dragged out by
their companions. II was not until at
ternoon that the four dead bodies were
found. 1t is believed that they were
killed outright.
Tampa, Fla. April 2S-An electric
street car, filled with passengers. was
run into yesterday afternoon by a rail-
road train On the outskirts OF this CITY
and one person killed, two fatally in
jured and others slightly hurt The
street car was without a conductor, and
the motorman was taking fares. A
Cuban refused to pay, and when an
attempt was made to put him off he
was rescued by three other Ctrbans
who assaulted the motorman, holding
him down on the rear platform while
the car ran down grade to the cross
ing. The name of the man killed is
Manuel Azcano. The injured are An
tonic Sierra and William Forepaugh.
The two first named are Spaniards.
Forepaugh is proprietor of circus.
Charlottesville. Va, April 2s.-Col-
Onel John s. Mosby. who came here to
witness the students presentation OF
the burlesque operetta The F1irt,
which was written by his son, John S.
Mostly Jr.. while q student here, was
seriously injured this evening In a
driving accident. and Is being cared for
at the infirmary OF the University OF
Virginia He was driving with Mrs.
Emma Dubose mile west OF the uni
versity. when the horse SHE'D at a pass
Ing train. Colonel Mosby caught at the
reins and fell from the buggy He re-
eetved a wound over the eye. whether
from the horses foot or otherwise Is
not known The wouno is both pain
full and dangerous. though immediate
serious results are not expected.
Atlanta. April 27.-Harry A. Cassin
the cashier of the Georgia Savings
Loan and Banking company, who con-
fessed to being a defaulter to the ex-
tent of $4,000. and whose friends had
agreed to pay UP the shortage to keep
him out Of jail. is today behind the
bars OF Fulton prison. At a meeting
Of the board of directors Of the instt-
sutton yesterday 1t was discovered that
the bank, which was supposed to be
one Of the most prosperous in the
state, had barely a cents worth OF as
sets. Instead OF the shortage being
t45, 900 1t will be several times that
sum, and instead Of young Cassin be-
Ing the bearer of the entire guilt Il IS
now believed that at least one other
conspicuous official will soon share a
cell with him.
Montgomery. Ala. April 24-Another
disastrous wreck, caused evidently by
the band Of wreckers which has play
ed havoc with tho roads in this state,
occurred Thursday. Train No. 8. OF
the Louisville and Nashville was going
rapidly when 1t reached Wilcox. a lit
tie station u miles south OF here. Just
beyond Wilcox is long trestls When
the engine reached II the wheels left
the track. broke through the trestle,
and the engine. the men, baggage and
smoking cars were piled ia a heap
In the stream below. Engineer Alvin
Adams. Of Mobile. was killed, and his
ffrSsnan, Jordon Jones, was fatally
scalded. Express Messenger Locke and
four negro tramps were slightly In.
Jured. The spikes holding the rails had
been drawn. Two negro suspects have
been ARRESTED.