The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29
NOTHING NOT TO LIVE FOR
'aarfha Pau1son Courled Death by Standing
Before a Mollng Train.
HER EXPECTATIONS PROBABLY REALIZED
Bnckhorn Shooting Affair Aired In
Co"rt-itorse iurns n sen,crsnnis.
Stealing Harness Comes iiigh.
hnny Visitor. to tho Dnpiist Assoc.
citation.

SUFFOLK, Va, @sJA, '2S.-(Speclal)--
Half demented @fvh poverty and sur
feidng, and lhavrsS d object in life,
Martha Faulson, - Jars old, deliberate
~ stood I'm 'front.' Uf a Suffolk and Caro-
INA train this afternoon and soutsh.
death. lit was on a sharp curve, nea,
Coq.apeake, N. c., Just inside the vdr.
g.nta line. AS the train thundered on
A1'aalaha stood erect on 1.-THE track with
eIer back to The approaching train and
one hand dhrown up TO her Forehead
Engineer Croker put on brakes and
sounded his whistle sharply, but the de-
te1ariined girl stood firm and awaited
her fate.
1t came. with a vengeance. Mantle
mad one leg cut off and a sharp hole H.
her crushed skull. The Strain rushed o.,
eaphl five or six cars had passed and was
brought to q standStln. Then they Pick
ed up her body and lad It on the grass
The young woman was yet living whe,
heard from fortnight, but 1t Is though;
she must die.
saw Engineer Croker at his home
on East Washington street. Suffolk. 10
might The accident was entirely una
Htd1b!e. He did not see the girl, OWNS:
TO the curve. tj!l the train was very
near. Then he blew and put on ali
brakes, but too late. When the body
was struck 1t sei:tled back en- the pilot
and was carliled along several pace"
before rolling off. Then 1t was the lie:
was severed, Mr.. Crocker thinks The
injured woman was taken back to Cora
peake, and NIL possible lis being done I,
save 1.-THE life so little valued by It's own
er Dr. Corbcll is the attending ply
s:cian.
THE BUCKHORN ROW AGAIN
The Buckhorn shooting affair received
q fresh airing to-day. Some time age
Malchus Butler was tried for shooLin;
Algy Butler, and sent on to cour: wit.
bail. To-day the either side had an inn
Ing. A warrant was sworn out charg
ing Algy BuLler with striking NIa!chus
with a board containing sharp ra:!
with intent to MAIN, disngure anG kill
Hurricane Branch served The warrant
and Justices r. c. Daughtrey, r. H. I3a
ker and w. II. Jones were there tn try
1T. A large crowd Of persons was thcr..
to hear 1t. S. L. Everett appear ed fc
the prosecution and Judge r. II
Rawles fer the defense.
There were fourteen witnesses for thi
Commonwealth and two for the defense
After Icing arguments by beth attorneys
uhc three Justices sem. Butler ON tc
count without hall. Hurricane Brnch
Drought ibis prisoner in ro-nigft Coun
ty Judge w. j. KilDy was applied Il
and admitted the accused to ball In $3.50
width Judge r. II. RnwGes as surety.
During the legal argument at Euck
norm to-day tcle quality CT the liquor dis
Pe1lsed In 'that burg was brought apa
the debate. One Of the attorneys assist
ed dhGt ITS uality was very poor, anG
the ether said It was cXcelleri;, for ht
had just sampled it.
RACE HORSE ACCIDENT.
Mr. w. NJ. Atkinson, who runs livery
stables on Rldd.ck street. had uar,>,~
escape from serious Injury today
While driving u fivc-year-1,i lace horse
owlsti by T.onNas Eflruul on lie III
course near Suffolk. the horse stepped
into hole and was thrown Il dluh!,
soaeraau!t The animal was going a
2:2a Galbt- 1t turned Mead over end
and Mr.. Atkinson WAS thryT:n ubou.
twenty feet. Both were stunned TEN
poian'lly. hut were S05n reSusctIatsNl
Mr.. AtkinSOn's arm ana shoulder arc In
tenScly bruised. The horse was in
training for the Norfolk races. hut IN,
injuries will likely keep 1t out. Mr.. AZ
Mslson says his escape was miraculous
LIVIDRYNIAN IN TROUBLE.
Alex Folk WAS to-day In police court
charged with taking 4 halle: and brcas
strap belonging To j. c. Freeney. R5u
iitl ruiz livery SlHuieS. fllk Is cuiOre'f
After nearing the evldece, Mayor Brew
err fined Folk S2IS0
SOON THElRE'LL RE RAIN.
Several persons from Suffolk are In al
tendance al the Po ;rsmouth lSaptiat As
ISOLATION In session at Great Frrl.
church. near Whaleyvllle. y rrcl
many persons from distance are Their.
ALI. MROUND TOWN.
mfr. II. f. Smith. clerk Of the market
IS building little office In the east enc
of the city hall, which will contain .
stove at which lady marketcrs car
wQrm.
Merritt Hathr!dgc and Lille Powell
colored. We're married yesterday In SUI
folk. They were both IS years old.
Ayr!ck's $4,000 damage suis will De