The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-09
Dead Body Found in a DesoIate Spot
With a Hole in the Back,
HIS GUN AND EQUIPMENT GONE.
Conflicting Statements Of Young jim
mcrson, Who Was the Companion
ofthc Murdered Boy-Ilis Hat
Full of Shot HOics-Bclievcd
He Shot the Dead Boy
Accidentally.

7
December Son last Tuesday evening
Anccl Newton, a white youth fourteen
years old. met a tragic and mysterious
death i'm the woods near Moselcy's mill,
about seven miles east Of this place.
Tho facts developed al the coroner's
inquest are as follows: On Tuesday
morning. December 9Th. ANGEL Newton,
who lived with his uncle on the farm Of
Mr.. Samuel D. Holman. left his uncles
house to 80 hunting. lie had his uncles
gun. double-barrel muzzle-loader, and a
powder flask and shot gourd Thus
equipped. ne proceeded 10 the house OF
William JmmcrsOn. three quarters or
mile distant, and was there Joined Dy
William Jimmerson, Jr. O. youth ABOUT
sixteen. who got his fathers musket' ana
the two went hunting together
About . O'Clock in the afternoon ac'
cording 10 the testimony OF young jim
mcrson they returned 10 his DINNER
son'1 house. ami there Jimmerson part
ed from Young Newton. who continuei
ON towards his home. This was the last
seen Of young Newton until his dead
body was found by Mr Samuel ID. hol-
man. who was one OF a searching party
Yesterday morning.
CORONER's INQUEST
A, examination by the coroner revealed
that Young Newton had been shot In the
b,ols Win a shotgun. the whole load en-
tering Just below the left shoulder ana
nonetrating the heart The powder
biackened the coat ani shirt and burned
tbe skin of the deceased. showing thaA
tho muzzle Of the gun was I'm rev leet
~ Newton when the fatal shot was hred.
Death was doubtless instantaneous yet
tha bodv of Newton was found In a most
,ocluedcd inaccessible place-a place
where n, living human being would VOL
,,rtarilv go-and for distance or thirty
elons from the body blood could be easily
eaan on the leaves and bro3m-stfaw.
Al one point there was quite large
pool OF blood. and this IS believed IL DC
the spot where Newton was hlileu
At the place where the BODY W. loui,o M
,o trace of blood could be found on lne
leaves or straw showing tu"' .'', ',
inc had stopped before the ooay WIS
moved. ,-... ,.,.,,ro NJ
.t,t. st-ouoa case g. the utter disappear
mo off the gun. powder flask ana shol
,o,,r5 which Newton had when last sen
~. ,.o,,n, rimmersln. The absence OF ll"
,,,r oetsiiishcs that he came 20 his de'lh
a., .o,,o other manner than by TIE ac'i-
dental discharge OF his own gun.
IMPROBABLE STORY.
,o,,o immersion when put on the Wit
moss sand told "a very improbable 'ai',
~. sto,tlv maintained that he p1ileu
..,.,.,,,v with Newton az his father
49,. balf a mile from the place N'"-
80 bodv was found. Yet IN consinef"-
,f0,, ~ many clrcumstances-gom trlillhE
"a como strong nearly every one Dc
iiI,,,s fhot Jimmerson is in some way re-
sponsible for the death Of Newton
q,rere were several shot holes III 'he
hat worn By young Newton AT Nhe u'h0
of his death. and the hat worn ny goumb
Jimmerson az the inquest WAS me- .ill., ai's
TildIod with shot. When Jimmerson was
',,cetiorcd about this he stoutly denied
~ tbev were shot holes, but ihat
doe, had chcwcd the holes IN the nat.
,rtis statomeut was false on its face ana
actrr Iimmerson had been severely CUES
,to,cd he admitted that he had made
foise statement and that he hau upon "
,,rc,.,ous occasion shot the holes IN MS
hat ,.,,,-opv
MI, r,ost conservative aud thoughtiul
r,e9 v.b, were present at the II Guest
are Of orinion that Jimmerson ana rev
ION were together at the time NeNto"
was wa Killed and that they were shooting
at their hats. when. by accident Newton
was shot ard killed by Jimmerson: 'hat t,it
Tio,nersoo being alarmed and tearing the
-',,-a,,,,onces of his act secreted the gun
All D'' attempted to secrete the body. 9TH
ers believe that a grave crime has esen nee.
.,.-f,..5 IL l. generally believed thdt
,...-.a.rso, viii be arrested to-day
Ci,ar~ed with the murder OF Newton.
The coroners jury returned a " yegalee gcnc,s
a o'',, s,,nshot wound, inflicted by some per-
son unknown. III,
borhood against Jimmerson, who has
very bad character.
Information has just reached here that
other evidence has been discovered which
viii throw some light upon this nyste-
rious affair. but at THIS writing me ma
ture Of the evidence cannot be aseer-
,afua1