The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-24
LATEST TRAGEDY
IN NEWPORT NEWS
Proprietor of a Dance Hall Killed in
Cold Blood.
SHOT DOWN IN THE STREET,
Convalescents from Porto Rico I'm
loaded ut Old Point-James Tut
bill, Charged with Stealing
Diamonds Again in Trouble.

| NEWPORT NEWS, VA, January 3d.
| Special.-Sunday Is never notable as a
| religious holiday in Bar Harbor. 1t was
| desecrated yesterday by one of the cold
est-blooded crimes in its dark history.
| Some time Saturday Jack Gloven, one
| OF the proprietors of the Bijou Theatre,
| low resort ON Twenty-third street
I elected a woman from the place. This
woman was intimate with Walter L.
Wood, a man with a reputation, who
came here from Norfolk some time ago.
| and has been tending bar in various
| places since.
Later Saturday Wood called at the Bal
| timOre House. which is conducted by
| Gloven and his partner. Charles Adams,
AMI told Adams to tell Gloven that he
| wood could whip anything on the
/ block Yesterday morning as Gloven was
sitting in front OF his dance hall Wood
came by and inaugurated Il quarrel about
the woman
THE SHOOTING.
lie concluded by inviting Gloven to get
| his revolver ana come across the street
20 a vacant lot, where they could fight
it out Govon started toward the Baltl-
more House and Wood fired at him. The
ball missed.
THAT is oowardly way to fight"
said Glover as he FASTENED mis- steps.
For an answer Wool fired again. The
ball struck the retreating saloon man in
the back of the head and pierced his
brain. He fell. calling for some one to
go for a doctor.
I'm doctor enough for you" Wood
taking
effect I'm the dying mans left arm.
The would-be murderer then handed the
smoking revolver TO bystander, went
to the courthouse, and gave himself up
10 the jailer.
The wounded man was carried inside
the saloon and to-day was removed 10
Dixie Hospital in Hampton, for an
operation. To the surprise OF everyone,
he is still living, though there is no doubt
that the bullet is I'm his brain. The ply
stefan who attended him says he may
live several days. or only a few hours,
but that his death is certain.
Adams. his partner, has secured some
Of the best legal talent I'm the city to as
sist the Commonwealth in the prosecu-
ton and declares ne will sell everything
he owns, if necessary, to hang the mur-
derer
In the Police Court this morning the
case was continued for developments.
PORTO RICO CONVALESCENTS.
The United States transport Port Vic
tor came up I'm Hampton Roads this
morning AMI this afternoon unloaded
thirty-fve cOnvalescents at Old Point.
They were taken to Josiah Simpson Hos
pltal. There are also on the transport
some two hundred returned soldiers who
will be taken to New York and mus
tered out. Both sick and we'll come from
Porto Rico.
James Tutmll, the Washington crook,
Is again I'm custody here. Some weeks
ago Mr. A. 3. Topping a member Of the
Virginia Pilot Association, was robbed in
Bar Harbor Of $50 worth Of diamonds.
Tuthill was arrested. but there was not
enough evidence against him TO convict,
and he was released on condition that ne
leave the city and return not Tuthill
returned. and is once more languishing
behind the bars on the same old charge
New evidence has been obtained. and IL
IS believed that he will not get off so
easy as he did before
Fourteen tramps. who had been inhabt-
ing Chesapeake and Ohio box-cars near
the junction. were in the Police Court
this morning. charged With vagrancy. |
They We're all given fifteen days in the !
chain-gang
SEWER CONTRACTS.
The city is likely TO have still further |
trouble before the sewer system Is com |
pleted. The contractors. VI. Iionan 4 |
Son. seem to be having an uphill pull OF |
it. and matters have been brought |
10 sort of a crisis this az /
ternoon by the filing of three |
suits against them and their bondBmen /
tho Delaware County Safe Deposit and
Title Insurance Company of Chester.
Pa. The suits were entered as follows:
Pacific Flush-Tank Company 81. O92: Pitts
burg Clay Manufacturing Company,
t5.i66f9; w. J. Redwood. contractor.
81, $3.50