Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Capt. w. W. Roller of Harrisonburg,
died in Baltimore yesterday. He was
brother of General John E. Roller, OF
Harrisonburg, and prominent in Ma
sonry.
The grand jury of Roanoke yester-
day returned twelve indictment against
P. L. Terry, president, and S. W. Jami
son, secretary and treasurer of the de-
funct Roanoke Loan, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company.
Young Rogers, who on Wednesday
was arrested in Mecklenburg county
charged with the murder of a farmer
named Warren was yesterday before
Judge Home on q writ of habeas corpus
and was bailed in $500.
Isham Sims, the negro who murdered
Walter Galloway, was taken from Bris-
toll to Knoxville yesterday for safe
keeping, having narrowly escaped
mob of 800 men and boys at Rogers
Vile Junction. The mob rode thirty
miles on horseback.
The members of the executive and
building committee of the University
OF Virginia, met in Staunton last night
and awarded the contract to complete
the buildings at the university to Mr..
r. F. Tucker, of New York city, one Of
the sub contractors under Langley &
Co., the former contractors.
Mr.. Charles Thalheimer, whose son,
Samuel G., was stabbed to death in
Richmond about year ago, yesterday
brought suit for $4,000 against the
Travellers Protective Association Of
Hartford. The insurance company re.
fused to honor the claim on the ground
that homicide was not an accident.
The trial of the sensational case OF
Real Estate Agent Crawford, charged
with defrauding widow out of s., 500,
was suddenly interrupted 10 Richmond
yesterday by the alarming illness of
Commonwealth Attorney Richardson.
The prosecuting attorney had been
complaining all day, but was taken
much worse, with high fever and de-
lirium. He was better last night.
Buchanan's five delegates to Ro-
anoke elected yesterday are instructed
for Tyler for governor Baths FIVE
delegates are uninstructed, but four are
said to be for Tyler. The Matthews
delegates, seven in number, are unin
structed, but five are said to be for
Tyler and two for Ellyson. In North
cumberland county, delegates were
elected who are divided as to choice for
governor. Lloyd T. Smith was indors-
ed for Attorney General.
William D. Warren, farmer, about
forty years of age, was shot and
killed by assassins near Boydton, Meek
lenburg county, on Saturday night last.
The body was not found until late Sun
day morning, it having lain in wheat
field all night. John F. Rodgers, aged
seventeen years, was ARRESTED on sus
picion of having committed the crime,
but the evidence against him was so
slight that he has been bailed for $500.
The name oil Mr.. J. Taylor Ellyson
is still prominently mentioned in con-
nection with the acknowledgement
ship in the possible event he does not
win the first place on the ticket. Mr..
Ellyson's name, unless he shall be
nominated for governor, will be pre-
sented to the convention for reelection
to the craftsmanship of the party.
There is every reason to believe that be
will in the event named be at the head
of the party organization in this contest.
Gen. J. s. Negley, of New York, ar
rived in Petersburg yesterday accom-.
panied by Major Green, OF Alexandria.
The object of their visit to Petersburg
was In reference to the Virginia and
Carolina Railroad, which road was pur.
chased some time ago from the city of
Petersburg by Dewitt Smith and others,
of New York. Major Green made the
original survey Of the Virginia and
Carolina road. He and General
Negley yesterday looked at three
places in that city from which to make
a selection for the erection of 8 bridge
over the Appomattox river for the new
road.