Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-21
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS,

he part OF, star witness yesterday in
, the trial of her brother, Alexander
Jester, charged with the murder OF
Gilbert Gales, son Of the Chicago mil
lionaire. will not take the stand.
Counsel for the state decided that a
woman who betray her brother would
not give unprecedented testimony. and
that Mrs. Streets testimony would
prove detrimental. 1t was Mrs. Street
who caused the arrest of her brother
in Oklahoma 81 years after he escaped
from Missouri She says Jester sQuan-
derod her money and threatened TO
kill her.
Baltimore. Oct. 16-Colonel John j.
Williams, mayor OF Winchester. Va,
and ex-grand commander of the Vir-
ginia camp of Confederate Veterans,
died at st. Josephs hospital, this city,
Yesterday Colonel Williams had for
some time been ailing with malady
of the stomach Five days ago he
came to this city for treatment. and an
operation was performed at the hos
pital. His condition had been weak
ened by weeks Of suffering, and the
shock was too great Colonel Williams
was 81 years old, and was one Of Vir-
ginia's most brilliant lawyers. At the
time OF his death he was serving his
fourth term as mayor of Winchester.
Dunellon, Fla. Oct 17-An attempt
WIS made by negroes to kill Night
Marshal j. j. Stephens and his uncles.
w. II. and ]. S. Stephens. Sunday
night. Seven or eight negroes held
up ]. ]. Stephens with rifles they
had armed themselves with. ]. 5.
Stephens. who is day marshal, was
still on duty, and came to the rescue
of the night marshal The negroes
opened fire, without effect, whereupon
the two white men replied, killing Tom
Ramsey and wounding another, who
escaped with his friends. 1t is thought
the negroes had plotted to kill W. H.
Stephens. who had been very strict
with the negroes while he was mar
shall.
Alexandria, Va, Oct 1S.-The found
ing of the city of Alexandria 100 years
ago was celebrated yesterday with an
elaborate out door display. Theweather
was delightful, and crowds of visitors
from Washington and the surrounding
country thronged the streets. Bunting
and the national flag adorned all the
business houses and private residences.
The principal event was the street
pageant in the afternoon. including
long line of floats. one of which was
vehicle designed 10 reproduce az
nearly as possible 4 carriage in which
General George Washington and his
wife set out from Mount Vernon for
New York on the occasion of Washing
tons inauguration as first president
Wheeling. w. Va. Oct. 12.-Yester-
day at Short Creek. nine miles above
the city. q north bound passenger train
collided with special from Pitts
burg, the latter bringing delegations
from western Pennsylvania to the
tri-state encampment of the Uniform
Rank Knights of Pythias. Eight per-
sons were seriously injured, two fatal
ly. The special had orders to take
the siding at Short Creek, but the en-
gineer of the special, it is said, forgot,
and a minute later the two trains came
together and were badly wrecked. The
dangerously injured are: Reuben King,
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skull: p. J. Walsh. of Midway, Pa, d
passenger. paralyzed below the waist.
Tayares, Fla, Oct. 14-Mrs. Leonard
! Neumeister and Fred w. Nye. after a
preliminary hearing on the charge Of
numbering Leonard Neumeister, have
been imprisoned without bail for the
crime. Two years ago there came from
Louisville to Altoona, Lake county,
Leonard Neumeister and his wife, and
with them was man named Fred w.
Nye. Not long before this time Mr..
Neumeister had fallen heir to about
$4,000. About three weeks ago the
old man was missing, and Mrs. Neu-
meister declared she had found let
ter written by him and left in the
house, saying that he had intended to
drown himself The body was found
in the water. 1t is believed that the
letter was not written by Neumeister.
New Orleans, Oct. 12.-Judge La
place, a prominent planter, and mem
her of the state senate, was found dead
on his plantation, ~ miles from here,
yesterday morning. The judge was
called from home at 10 o'clock Tues
day night. While he was walking to-
ward the road mob of men with
white masks suddenly rose around him,
seized him and pinioned his arms. He
was led some distance, when the crowd
halted, one man placed pistol to La
places back and sent bullet into his
body, killing him instantly. The body
was left in the road, rain fell on 1t dur
ing the night, and it was rescued from
the mud by relatives yesterday. These
relatives aver that the killing was po-
litical. Another story is that young
woman was involved.
Durham, n. c., Oct 12.-Two daring
burgaries were committed at the resi-
dences of General Julian S. Carr and
Judge R. w Winston, in this city,
Tuesday night. At General Carr's the
loss will amount to some $500 to S4,
600. The burglar or burglars entered
General Cars bedroom and stole a
diamond stud from shirt beside the
bed on which the general was sleep
ing This diamond ornament was val
ued at $1,000, and was a registered
stone 1t was stolen during the Worlds
fair at Chicago, but was afterward re-
covered by Pinkerton men. other Jew
elry taken increases the loss to $4,000
or $4,000 The articles of jewelry
stolen from Judge Winston were found
near side gate in the back yard
where it is supposed they were drop
ped by the burglar in his flight
Seviervile, Tenn. Oct l4-An at
tempt by three masked men to rob the
Sevierville bank yesterday resulted
disastrously for all of them. William
Derrick was killed. William Thurmer
fatally wounded and Cal Derrick
slightly wounded. About noon three
masked men. armed with Winchesters
and braces of heavy Colts pistols. be-
gan firing into the open door OF the
bank. Officers. who had been warned,
had secreted themselves In build
ing opposite the bank, and the fire of
the outlaws was promptly answered by
fusillade. Thurmer. the leader of
the robbers. dropped to the ground
p,ortoIl,y wounded Cal Dnrrick foil