The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-30
CRACKED WITH A CLUB
Tom Wallace May Ole from a Blow
on the Head.
OFFICERS AFTER THE MAN VINO RlT HIM
Large Attendance mt abe BRpsist Aa-
ISOLATION = Martha Puuison's Life
sIny Ba Sayed-Preferrcd Creditors
Got All Mishnp OF cyIinE
Prenhecr.

Suffolk. Va, Sept. 29.-(speciaD-As
the result Of a terrific blow ontthe head,
Tom Wallace, Of Chuckatuck, lies in a
comatose state. His teeth are cllnched
and he has uttered no word word since
the cruel bludgeon in George Mann's
hands met him beside the head and
cracked the skull.
That was Saturday night. After the
encounter the assailant was allowed to
go.Has no one thought the affair would
terminate In murder. Now physicians
say there is no hope for Wallace. That
was what messenger from Chuckatuck
said to-day. Wallace may be dead even
now.
Since fatal termination to the affair
rs imminent officers started to-day on
Mann's trail with good chances of their
man being a murderer before the arrest.
Mann Is captain of q boat belonging to
r. l.. Wilkinson and he Is thought to
have gone to Craney Island. Both men
are colored
Wallace Is captain Of the Il. 9. Gill
lam, owned by Capt. c. B. Goodwin.
The mem were ut Morris store Saturday
night and had some difficulty Mann
went off for little while and when he
returned delivered the knock out blow
with his club.
Hurricane Branch and Constable Tn
der wood are after Mann, and he will
likely be behind bars before many days.
PORTSMOUTH BAPTIST AsSoCIA-
TON.
Never before have the good people OF
Great Fork Baptist church, near Whal-
eSNiile seen such crowd on their
grounds as that of to-day This was
the second day OF the Portsmouth Bap-
list Association. 1t was also the big
day. The attendance Is variously es-
ttmated at from 1000 to $1,000 Suffolk
was we'll represented, as was Norfolk
Portsmouth, Franklin and Petersburg
Rev. ]. +. Dean, of Windsor was mod
orator and DR.. Gavin Rawles, Of Cars
Vile, was clerk.
Rev. Gilbert Dobbs, of Franklin,
preached this morning and Rev. z. b.
Hatcher, of Norfolk. did the same thing
this afternoon. Exhaustive discourses
on foreign missions and other topics
were made by DR.. A. e. Owen of Ports
mouth: DR.. M. b. Wharton, Of Norfolk,
and DR.. 0. Il. Hippo. of Philadelphia.
There was plenty OF dinner on the
grounds and good dinner. Tomorrow
IS the last day and the attendance Will
be smaller.
THE DOCTOR MAY SAVE HER.
Martha Paulson, the girl who stood
m front OF Suffolk and Carolina trair,
yesterday, may not die after all Or.
Corbell, the physician who Is attending
her telephoned to-day from Corapeake,
~. C., that Martha was getting on all
right. Her leg, which had been crushed
by the train, was amputated,. and the
wound on the head. which is not neces-
sarily fatal, was dressed. Her effort to
seek death may prove unsuccessful.
PREFERRED CREDITORS GOT TT
Trustee S. p. Vandcrslice, to whom
Parker & burlington assigned. has
wound up The Store affairs. None OF
the creditors got anything excent the
preferred CREDITORS. r. II. burlington
s:dN runs the business as agent for ].
w. TMrlins Iacn
IT'S WORTH SEEING.
SIDE Tracked" Will be presented ut
ftfre City Hall Theatre Thursday night.
There Will be catchy music funny sill
ua'.lonS and pretty effects all through.
Ihe Rlchmi:nd papers speak we'll OF it.
HID COULDN'T HELP 1T.
Some of '.he preachers from Norfclk
and VICINITY thought to save fare in
attending 1.-THE Baptist association some
ten nhlcS beyond Suffolk. and At the
same thine ITO Indulge in the eXhilarat-
Ing country air. They rode bicyclns.
That is. they wheeled most &C the way.
One of them had an accident before he
get ITO Suffolk and something split. 1T
was mis- brooches. The reverend gentle
n1an was ncrthinS daumtesl though, for
me stopped here and had his trousers
mended and sped merrily on
HERE AND THERE NOTES.
William NJ. Atkinson Is recovering
from injuries received in ycSterdi avs
accident at the race course.
Edwards & Norfiect are making ready
TO open a new dry goods store on
Washington square.