Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-11
Fatal Accident Sustained by Dr..
Lafferty.
RUN DOWN BY A rRs,N
Found on tho Track Terribly Injured
He Dies in Few Hours without
Boing Able to GIvo Any Account
OF iho Accident-The virginfo-
Maryland War Over-No News
ofFarmer wilson.
Especial to Virglnian-Pilot.)

Richmond, Va, April 1O.-Dr. wal
ter B. Lafferty, third child Of Rev. DR..
]. ]. Lafferty, editor of the Christian
Advocate, Of thic city, was found lying
on the Chesapeake and Ohio track near
Crozet, yesterday morning about 6
o'clock. There was evidence that the
young doctor had endeavored to stop
the flow Of blood by binding the wound
with his handkerchief. He was nearly
dead when found. He was taken to his
home at CroZet, where he died at 1870
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing is the official report OF the ac-
cident made to the railroad manage
ment:
Extra No. 239 west, Conductor B. F.
Greaves. Engineman c. II. Strange.
passing Meechum river at 500 this
morning, found DR.. w. B. Lafferty.
Crozet, lying beside track with left foot
badly mashed, left arm broken, and
badly cut and bruised about the head.
DR. Lafferty was unable to make
any statement as to how he was in
jured. He was picked up and taken
to Crozet, his home, and turned over
to friends. Drs. Jones, Hague, and
Smith were called in.
"As far as is known at present there
were no eye-witnesses to the accident,
and nothing is known of the circum-
stances connected with his injury"
DR.. Lafferty was well known in this
city, having graduated in medicine
here. He was young man OF fine at
tainments. and was very popular. He
was married only few years ago. He
IS survived by two brothers and a sis
ter.
THE WAR IS OVER.
The controversy between Virginia and
Maryland growing out OF the arrest of
the crews of two Maryland vessels in
Maryland waters, charged with steal
& ing Virginia oysters. has. it Is under
!. and Attorney General Montague. who
consulted with Attorney General
Guther, of Maryland. with reference to
the matter, have declined to make pub
lie the terms of the agreement about
reached, but the Maryland officials
seem not to have been SO reticent by a
great deal.
A telegram from Annapolis announces
that it has been about agreed that the
grand jury of Virginia should indict
the three men now held in Accomack
county, and that a requisiton would be
honored by the Governor OF Maryland
by which they are to be returned to
this State for trial. Other persons i'm
plicated will also be brought to Vir-
ginia for trial.
THE MISSING FARMER.
Nothing has been heard at the Capitol
regarding the search for Mr.. John Il.
Wilson, of Chesterfield county, who has
been missing since last seen in the Cap
1tol Square on the night of the seventh
OF last month. Mr.. Wilson'S son, who
resides in Norfolk, has been to the Gov
9rnOrS nt1ioa D,n
deavoring to secure the aid of Governor
Tyler In the search for the missing
man. There Is a belief which is gain
Ing strength. that Wilson was murder
ed for the $500 which he had on his per
son. and that his body was made away
with.
MILITARY MATTERS.
Attorney General Montague has not
rendered his decision as to the proper
ty rights involved in the disbandment
OF the Virginia volunteer organizations,
ana until he has submitted such de-
cision to the Governor the disbanding
order prepared several days ago will
not be promulgated
captain Nichols, who commanded
company q, CThird Regiment former
~ the Petersburg Greys, during the
last war. called on Governor TYLER to-
DAY TO notify him that his comnanv
would reorsani2e tonight and desiring
permission to re-enter the service Of
the State. Such permissions cannot he
granted until old companies have been
disbanded. Capt. Nichols. who Is n II
NJ |. man. Will ask to be placed on the
retired list, having served ten years.
HELPS NEWPORT NEWS
Railroad men are interested IN tho
announcement by President ingalls, nf
the Big Four. and Chesapeake and Ohio
that his roads will not longer abide
state Commerce Commission. and COW
peting lines last January for n so per
cent reduction in the grain differentinIs
10 Newport News. The differential 10