Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-15
The 0sale- White Brittle Murdef
Case In Isle Of Wight.
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s..,"o s;art.cn,nrs OF the Tri",-l :
qusrtns. From Mortal. Ab"u, :"
Eli Drowned Mana brandy f.m,ns
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Suffolk. Va, Sept. 1.-THE Bealc-
White Brittle murder case is gaining
a hold on the people of Isle of Wight
and contiguous territory that is max
Ing u hot political campaign look like
thirty cents. To judge from the crowds
that attend court every day and dis
,cuss the case the Senatorial fight be-
tween Boykin and Stands dwindling
into side show proportions. The great
legal fight Is characterized by hot fights
on technical points. crucial examna-
tions and frequent bursts of law sense
and eloquencc.
GETTING ON SLOWLY.
Up to about o'clock this afternoon
only one witness had been put on to-
day. and they were not through with
him. He was Luke Warren. colored.
who knew something about the dead
mans body, and whose testimony was
taken in small sections and fully d.
Gested by the court attendants.
James Brittle is now on trial I'm
less the getting on pace is set faster
1t may be several weeks before the case
shall have hean finished. It is believed,
though. thar better progress will now
be made, since some Of the important
rulings bearing on the conduct of the
case have been settled.
Brittle and Ed. White are being held
in jail. They were out on $1,000 bail
each before cnurt convened this week.
and that order is taken as an indica-
ton that the charges are more serious
than at first anticipated. Beale, who
has considerable financial backing, has
given bail In $4,000. His bond was
formerly $4,000. lie will he the last one
to stand trial. When Brittle's case
shall have been finished Ed. White, the
celored man. Will be tried.
LIVED IN NORFOLK.
Sheriff Baker has received the follow
Ing letter from Chief of Police Kizer. of
Norfolk, Will. reference to the BODY of
an unknown man found drowned near
Crittenden. The dress and description
given very nearly correspond with the
mans appearance as told in the Vir-
gln!an-Pilot at the time:
Norfolk. Va, Sept. 10, 1899.
Sheriff Nansemond county, Va:
Dear Sir-I saw by the paper a few
days ago that nm unknown white man
was found drowned at or near Suffolk.
The reason / write there Is 4 man miss
ing from here. He left some time last
week and has not been heard OF since.
Ills name was Horace Bluford, aged 81.
small stature. wore No. shoes. When
he left here he had on undershirt, no
top shirt, blue army pants. He was
clean shaver. You will greatly oblige
me II you VIII Investigate as to his
description and let me know as soon as
possible, as his friends are very anx-
ious about him.
Yours respectfully,
&C. G. KIkER,
"Chief Of Police"
The man found had tattoo marks on
an arm and was of light complexion.
chief klZer's letter does not tell of the
complexion.
BRANDY FAMINE TIREATENED
Compared with the productIon ot
former years there is almost an nnnIn
brandy famine among the distillers in
-Nnnsenond. Isle of Wight and South
ampton counties. There is great
ocartn or apples, the smallest CROP
Known Tor many years. y few OF the
distiilers have taken out licenses hut
their product will be small. MANY sti,ls
arc idle. The scarcity of fruit and high
taxes MAKE brandy distilling unlike
what it'uscd to be.
THE MYSTERIOUS MIR. RuGJ.E"
At the City Hall Theatre mex, Mon
Day night will be seen that amusing
comedy Of fashionable life, THE Mys.
terlous Mr.. Bugle." The piece made an
instantaneous hit at Daniel Frohman.s
Lyceum Theatre. where it was oriri-
nally produced. Since then 1t has hren
p.ayed IN all the principal cities OF the
United States and Canada securing the
nearly endorsement of the press ana
public of both countries.
Written by lady who was NJ o,a
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