The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-18
ON DOCTOR 'SEVIDENCE
The Medicines Which He Furnished
Her Were Rank Poison.
WOULD HAVE KILLED IF TAKEN.
Believed That DIR. Anderson is Hiding
in the County, and on This Heller
Friends of the Dead Girl Are
Searching for Him-fricnds
Believe lie VIII Answer
the Charge in Person.

DANVuLE. VA. July T.-speciaL-
This is the day set boy Dr j. G.. Ander-
sons friends for him 10 show up and sur
render TO- the authorities 10 stand trial on
the indictment for seduction found against
him al the last term of the County
Court II will DE remembered that on
ibe tst day Of June Miss Missid, the
daughter Of W. A. B. Watson, OF Mineola'
i'm Pittsylvania county. committed sui
eide. and i'm a note she left for her Ia
tbor she declared she had been ruined
bv Or. Anderson. and that rather than
live under the disgrace OF being me
mother Of his child she had taken
deadly poison furnished her by Anderson
The existence Of this note was kept
secret for % while but in some way An
dcdson learned that the Watsons knew
the real cause for the young woman $
suicide He hurredly disposed OF ms
property consisting Of valuable lands IN
the county at Mineola. at Chatham ana
also i'm Danviue lie also disposed of a
half interest in a wholesale grocery store
in Danvile. and the same interest In
store at NneOla. The greater part m
this property was transferred TO ms
brother. Captain Edward Anderson. Of
the United states army. and late OF Cen
eral Miles staff I'm Porto Rico now a
professor i'm the United States Military
Academy at West Point
The balance of his realty was trans
ferred 20 his wife and the interest IN his
stores was sold to relatives. His wife
Joined I'm the deeds To Captain Edward
Anderson.
LEFT THE STATE
The property being thus disposed Of
Or. Anderson left for parts unknown. the
last seen of him being at Chatham. where
he told a friend he was going 20 West
Point 10 see his soldier brother.
Al the June-term Of the County Court
Of Pittsylvania the grand jury indicted
Dr Anderson for seduction and also con-
sidercd the evidence against him for nt-
tempted murder on the ground that he
furnished the poison with which Miss
Watson committed suicide. De knowing
10 what use she intended 90 put the
drug
What happens in a grand jury room is
not for the public but il has leaked out
that the jury was not clear as 90 whittier
the second Indictment should read for
murder or for ATTEMPTED murder and in
the absence of certain witnesses not then
reachable tie jury decided to jet the
murder question go over 10 the July term
Of the court. which met here this morn
ing.
a dozen or more witnesses We're sent
90 the grand jury room by Mr.. Hughes
pillard the Commonwealth Attorney.
20 give testimony on the question of muir
der or attempted murder
WILD RUMORS.
Since Dr. Andors0n's departure there
has been much speculation as 90 his
whereabouts. and there were an sorts of
wild rumors. the most startling OF which
was that be- had also committed suicide
Then came another that "a friend Of his
in Danville had received a letter from
him written from Canada in which he
denied his guilt and declared that he
would be in Chatham to-day 10 stand
trial ON the seduction indictment
10 is true that letter was received IN .
Danvine from the Doctor and fl was
dated Canada, but the postmark cn /
the outer cover was said 10 be- very hazy .
Then "a special telegram was sent out /
from here 10 various newspapers that DR. /
Anderson had arranged with three law
yers TO defend him. namely Messrs. Geo /
r. Rison. j. 4. Treadway and Joseph /
and that he would certainly /
show up to-day. Many people believed he I
that the jury was not clear az 90 whether /
thought that he would not Hls counsel /
was a little set back when they sounded 4
Judge Tredway Of the County Court as
20 bail i'm case Anderson should return az
once The judge. on the advice OF the
commonwealth Attorney refused TO en-
tertain the question IN the absence Of the
defendant.
No more was said about Dr. Ander-
sons immediate return bat his friends
continued To assert that we would GER
Iainly be az Chatham on the nth. There
never WAS "A case I'm pittsylVsnia county |
that attracted more attention than this
and as might have been expected II
caused great many people TO go To
Chatham to-day who otherwise would
not have rode 20 court through the hot
broiing sun that is sending It's me~ciess
rays upon every foot of Pittsylvtnia sol.
Today. fkr
But DR. Anderson IS not on hand to-
lay. his counsel are mum. and their cii-
'nta whereabouts IS as much a mystery
.o the general public as ever There are
an kinds of rumors and one can get any
sort Of a version of the Doctors con-
inued absence ne may prefer. II is
however very plain that he never in
endcd TO Doe on hand to-day. and that
he announcement that he would be- was
l0thing more than a blind. His counsel
no doubt expected him TO come. but no
me now believes that DR. Anderson IN.
ended TO face a Pittsylvana jury
NEVER BEEN AWAY
The Times correspondent has just had
talk with "a man who expresses the
opinion Of most of the people in the Mine
Va neighbOrhOOd. lie says the Doctor
ias never been out of the county. and
M that talk about his being In Canada
vas mere moonshine. lie is belieyed to
be in hiding until be hears the report
rom to-days grand jury. and In the
Meantime he is getting his affairs in lit
le better shape and then he will leave
forever.
If this be true ne has doubtless been
Informed Of the action OF the grand jury
o-day and by the light OF to-night's
loon he will skip and bid an everlasting
dieu 10 Pittsylvana county. The report
o industriousy circulated that he was
! Canada and would reach here today
as undoubtedly pulled the wool over the
YES Of the authorities and has perhaps
.ro,tfpnc1 IN Second paeal