Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-29
news OF RICHMOND
Jessie Sheppard, Commits
Suicide. 49,.
THE BOARD OF FISHERIES
Judge Qualities for the United
States District Court Isepcl. Many
Victims of Iickpockets mt the
Launching Last Thursday.
Especial IL, the Daily Press,

Especial til the Daily Press.)
htlcHh1oN MD. VA. March 2S.-YeNter-
day about 1870 O'clock Il white Woman
nsiI,led Jessie Sheppard, wins has been
Known III the town for several Years,
and WHO has ON two previous occasions
attempted to end her life because OF
uilrs-Nuitted love. took ten cents from
the pockets of q visitor and invested
lit IN lauialium She drank the poison
sund was soon i'm an unconscious cond1-
tom. The ambulance pin yl.icians rirriv-
ed in 4 few minutes and went to work
ON her, but they were too late. and
M. woman died in great agony an
hour later The woman YVES thirty
five years Of age and came from Ca
|tawba county. N. c. Like all women
OF her class. from the top wave OF adj
mira and gaiety, She gradually de-
scended to the lowest level. drinking
wlhIskcy and 1oqling in the CUTTERS.
|Spurned by those who assisted in her
ruin. she determined to end her exis-
tence. Her body was inferred in THE
lraul-ers section of the city cemetery.
Judge Edmund Wndlill. Jr.. today
qual.tied before United States COM
judge Of the United States District
Court to succeed Judge Hughes. Quite
Il number OF friends We're present to
witness tine proceedings. among whom
We're Colonel James d. Brady. Mr.. N. J..
Stn:ra. James M~cLaughlsn. Morgan
Treat. Colonel w. F. Wickila1m. Edgar
Allan. Jr.. Mr.. H. 1. Lewis. OF West
Point. James II. V. Daniel. William
F1esenheimer. and several others. Mir.
John a. Lamb. who studied law in the
office tf Judge WatliGlq. was presented
tao THE court to practice law. and the
clerk was ordered to administer the
oath. ..... .
The first order entered was for the
sale of dredge No. .. of q Washington
concsa'n. under libel proceedings.
After the ceremonies of closing court,
Judge Waddill was warmly congratu-
lated. the first to extend congratulate
tons being Judge Robert w. Hughes.
IA gentleman told ME to-day that Cap
tain Wise, Who has determined to OPP
pose Captain John lamb FOR Congress.
dad stated i'm public that me would
pay half the expenses for a hail to
debate the silver question with Hon.
der the Compression that CAPTAIN Wise
was a gold man. While Captain Wise
rs known to he a candidate. HE has
not formally made the announcement.
The congregation of Randolph Street
Baptist church has appointed a conf
m:ttee to name a pastor to succeed
the Rev. w. r. Jolly, wtlo died sudden
ly about a month ago. . !
There Is no end to tthe victims or
~pickrockets at the Newport News
few min.ltes. Diamonds. packet books:
jewe.rv. etc, were appropriated. and
advertisements are appearing in the
daily PAGERS Offering rewards fur THE
re.urn Of stolen articles. ....- .
: The SN..h1Gists viii have 4 candidate
far r-r. this fa.! in the person
# Mr.. Alex e. McCul!rugl,. A Well
known lafo+lr aG;tator of this city. He is
a good debatHr. we'll posted, and will
make 6: vics,rous
"Executiy-. Mansion. March IS. 1895"
Eovernor Tyler today appointed tHn
Following gentlemen as members of the
board of Fisheries: Frank Fletcher. nf
Accon!ac county chairm,ln; r. F. NIL
Ter. of Mathews county. seer tary: Fx-
Acknowledgement Ayers. Of Wise coun-
tx: Senator George r. Keezr !. of Rock
inshnm. and Captain John A. Curtis, q
Richmond.