The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-13
SALEM News
EDWARD JErER. REPORTER.

" iose MS horse 1uesuay night by DEATH
1t was said that the horse died with vic.
to be lung fever. The loss falls heavily
on the old man, rs he Is poor.
= VIM. NJ. Montgomery and his father
and mother, who have been spendinp
the winter in Florida, returned to Salem
Tuesday. William and his father are very
much tanned by semi-tropical sur. but
say they enjoyed their trip and have many
good stories to tell of the Gland of the
alligator and the home of the turtle.'' ,
A Floyd man, who evidently hadn't lust
dropped off a Xmas tree, was in town
yesterday trying TO buy some hol SO radish
seed. Several of our merchants looked
over their lists, but failed to find any i'm
stock.
A marriage license was issued yester
day from the clerks Office to Frank An
thony Gish and Mary White Vinyard
both of Roanoke county.
1t is supposed that Nelson NOEL, whose
horse and wagon was captured early Sun
day morning in front of the Duval House,
containing two barrels of flour taken
from Langhorne's Mills, has taken his de-
parture from this locality, as the author
tiles have not yet spotted him. His wife
has, however, claimed the horse and
wagon.
The annual State convention of the
colored Baptist Church convened in ST.
lem yesterday morning at o'clock
About 800 preachers and lay delegates are
expected, but up to this time only about
100 have arrived.
Constable f. Il. Garter on Yesterday ar
rested Ohio Meade, colored, near Hollins,
OH trespass warrant charging him with
unlawfully moving Il fence against the
wishes of woman by the name of Laura
Wright. The case was tried before E. A.
Bishop, of Hollins, and as it could not be
proven that the lands belonged to either
Othn or the lady, it was decided that the
couple should pay the costs 'alf and alf.
and the case was dismissed.
Jno. Sherman's war play, 'sNew Mar
ket, was rendered Tuesday night in the
city hall berore fashionable audience.
The caste was composed of Roanoke Col
lege students, assisted by Salem young
ladies. The play is we'll plotted. is
touching, thrilling and intensely South
ern. 1t abounds with Southern scores
and Incidents during the late unpleasant
ness and it is reTlete with camp scenes.
intrigues, treacheries, duels, and ''affaires
de cnur." II. p. Stuart captured the au-
dierce with his excellent rendition of
Walter Murrell, II V. NJ. 1. cadet. r. E.
Cabell, rs Author Kaine, the cadet, after
wards captured rs u spy, condemned to
die and saved by Walter Murrell, played
his part we'll. J. J. Lloyd, Jr., rs Charlie
Williams, cadet, J. c. Logan, rs Percy
Taylor, cadet, ]. d. Crowle, .Jr., as Jno.
Davis, Geo. Z. Mayo as George Beverly,
and a. b. Mitchell as Capt. Mcdonald
were excellent and deserve praise CIR.
Stingily, an old time "cullu'd pusson. Twas
good and received frequent applause w.
A. Brown as IL Dutch sergeant couldn't
have been improved on. J. w. Jones as
Henry Weaver, rheumatic" stay at home,''
played his part with histrionc abil-
ity. Miss jamie johnson as Dora McDon-
aid; Miss Matte Taylor as Louise McDon-
tie Southern GIRL were natural in their
acting, charming in their personalities.
The play was for the benefit of the Col
Iege Athlete Association, and was sue
cess in every respect.
1t seems from late DEVELOPMENTS that
the killing of the insane man j ohm Rakes.
at Cave Spring, on May 10th, was very
unfortunate affair, and much more seri-
GUS than WAS at first anticipated. The
following jurors were summoned by Con
stable j. II. Black well, headed by Magis-
trate A. j. Phelps, to investigate the kill
ing: L. NJ. Starkey, Nathan Chapman, J.
NJ Watts w. y. Deaton, T. j. Coon and
II. &. Greenwood Several witnesses were
examined who testified that the said John
Rhkes was shot in the stomach by one j.
III. Mills, who was presumably trying to
capture him. The evidence further shows
that TIL mas Johnston was with Mills at
the time, but took no part in the killing,
further than to hel p tic the man after he
was shot Neither Mr.. Johnston nol.
Mills nor Miss Trout, whom it, is said the
crazy man threatened to kill were put
upon the stand before the coroner's iury
Furthermore the coroners jury failed to
reach 1t verdict, AZ no such piece OF writ
ing appears among the papers as law
fully returned to the Roanoke county
courthouse. The evidence before the cor
oner was Of very imperfect character,
one of the witnesses deposing that when
Rakes was shot he was trying to get away
from Mills by ''making at him with his
hands" There WAS evidently too much
haste and excitement in the killing of
RukeS, but If the statements of those who
were not before the coroner he true. the
threat of the mad man to kill Miss front
and burn the house was calculated to pro-
duce excitement and Indignation in the
breast OF any man. The two men, John
ston and Mills, were tried before Justice
Camper, pending bail, who placed John
ston under $500 hond'for his appearance
before the grand jury on the first day of
the next term of the Roanoke county
court, he being charged with being an ac-
cessory in the felony. j. H. Mills, who
did the shooting, was refused bail and
was sent to the county Iail.
THE REPORT DISCREDTTED.
Washington, May II. The State De
partment has received no information re-
garding the killing of the United States
consul mt Puerto Cortez, Honduras, dur
ing the fight between the government
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