Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-16
ThUM lnE EADl ENU
A PATHETIC RECITAL.
Mary Barnes on Church
Hill.
FATALLY INJURED By a
FALL FROM HISCART.
Paul Davis Shot While on
His Way to Trial.
VENGEANCE OF AN IRATE FATHER,
BntsrtaiDs Friends Of Pythians-AnOther
Victim Of the Crap Gams-Inter-
esting Personals and Locals.

Victim Of the Crap 6ame-Inter-
esting Personals and Locals.
(From our East End Correspondent J
The most interesting feature of this
week was the coming Of Mrs Mary
Barnes to the Fourth Church last Mon
day night Che crowd which greeted
her was nothing in comparison to the
enthusiastic reception that was attend
ed the other participants in the fam
Gus Lunenburg trial, viz: Mrs. Mary
Abernathy and Pokey Barnes; yet
those who turned out were quite ap-
preciative.
After Introductory remarks by the
pastor and a short but fervent prayer
Honorable John Mitchell. Editor Rich.
mond PLANET, whose presence il
always source of plessare to eur re-
sidents. arose and made an excellent
address and presented the last parti.
oipant in the celebreted Lunenburs
affair, TO the audience.
Mrs Barnes told withas earnestnefi
in her nature the.trials through which
she had passed. he story was one full
af pathos, and brought forth audible
expressions Of sympathy from the au-
dience Commencing at the death o.
Mrs. Pollard, she told of her arresi
and imprisonmsnt, her trial and SEN
tence to the Virginia Psnitentiary.
The whole story OF the wrongs per.
petrated upon her by the prison keep
ers, was listened to with intense inter
est and a. the last told with tears o
gratitude how Editor Mitchell had Ia
bored IN her behalf and of times dur.
ing her incarceration in he penitenti
ary, while wcFB cut with anxiety ant
care, this noble hearted man wouI.
come and administer to her, and renew
his assurances OF her soon tasting th
sweets OF freedom.
The PLANET readers are we'll q
quaii1ted with the details Of the Luneu
burg trials, but none will eyer knQI
of all the struggles, and obstacle
which Editor Mitchell had to enpount
er
4 The highest tribute the coloPed rae
can pay a man IL gratitude-none de
serves it more than Honorable Joh
Mitchell, Jr. His conduct in this cas-
Is unparalleled. The homage due hir
can never be paid
FATALLY INJURED.
Last Friday afternoon Mr.. Eli AtkiI
left his stand on Franklin street, nee
. the old market, and started for b
home in Providence Forge. after hay
ing disposed of all OF his producl
While driving homeward on the Wi
liamsburg road, near the nation,
cemetaRy his mule took fright at dc
which ran across the road and dashe
of at rapid rate; the sudden impetI
threw the unfortunate man beneat
y the wheels which passed over his bod
fearfully crushing It. Struggling
: his feet he essayed to walk sever
i, yards only to fall again
= Fortunately DIR, st Oppenheim
= wss driving by at the time, and he
!. once rendered medical aid to the i
;, jured man, while his driver started g
ter the mule and caught her after mu,
trouble. several of the unfortuna
= mans ribs were fractured ard despi
!. the careful attention of the physicia
= he breathed his last By the side of G
70 road. The deceased was nearing |
SD year and leaves large family
Magistrate Nelson took charge
THE remains and deemed an inque
UNNECESSARY. The body was afts
" ward turned over to tha widow OF /
{. deceased, who prepared the body
t, burial.
's, PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT
Paul Davis, colored, was dangero
ly shot last Monday by Carlos
TWitchell, white, at the County Co
House, while being taken into
- "a. ...1 g,
assault upon Cora, the IL year
ba daughter of the latter.
nv The scene of the tragedy was in
area and directly under the arch
tween the new court houee build
of and the county Jail.
ng 1t was while deputy sheriff, Woes
SIS had the prisoner in charge and
he marching him through the little 9
to, to the courtroom, that the irate fat
to of the young girl took step fOrw
ng in front of the door through which
prisoner had to enter, and drawn
revolver fired before the sheriff &C
Interfere. The ball entering the al
men, taking q downward course
lodged somewhere in the back.
OF Davis, who is only II years old,
oI forward desperately wounded =
% I%eu III Fussell sprang forward to catch
NV while Sheriff Voegler grappled
"a" the Gssailant and after q despe
en-. fight succeeded in wrenching the
tne volver from his hands
Gu The wounded lad was carried
ore the Jail and physician was sumn
no ed in haste. DR.. Craxton arr
. III shortly afterwards and made an
onu animation f; but owing to the inter
'"e of the lads suferings it was too
gereus to attempt to probe for
bullet,
A warrant was sworn out b.
Magistrate Lewis against Twit
charging him with shooting Paul ]
y. with intent to kill. He was 81
quently lodged in Jail.
Doutl DETAILS OF TBE AFFAIR.
lgn- 1t was In August of last year
1Vte Davis, very good looking colorel
sne 10 years old, while working vii
teI father, Mr.. Henry Davis at his
y III below Seven Pines, that Carlos A.
ou chell, white farmer, persuade
Mhs (Davis') father to let the boy CON
oeso work for him, promising TO pa,
log $40 q month with board and loo
u's The father consented and young
P'oss Was duly installed as a farm-ha
arm Twitchell's farm. The Twitchel.
. as have little or no social standing
sue community allowed young Da
nsee' sleep and eat with them and do
lear ISa they did.
terri. AAA"A IN ThA WARRANTS
Sometime in October Mrs. Twi