Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-07
Ii. TOWN Oh SUFFOLK
5Il,hIreesls Isle Of Wight Men to Stand
rialForMurder
Injured by n Failing Trec-A Day.s
en,inE+-stnd or For colleEe--
Money Drawer Tapped Murderer
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Suffolk Va, Sept. 6.Three Isle of
Wight men Will have to stand trial for
the murder of Patrick Mcdonald last
April. They are Sam Beale and James
Brittle. wellknown farmers. and Ed
ward White, colored. A grand jury
had an adjourned session yesterday and
found the indictments to be true bills.
The men We're released on ball. q
The crime With which the men are
charged is beating Mcdonald to death
and then placing the body on a rail-
road track to cover the crime. An ex-
pert witness, DR.. Garvin Rawles, of
Carrsville. testified that Mcdonald had
been dead some hours before the train
struck him. Mcdonald was white
tramp.
The men will be ably defended. They
have friends with influence and money
AT the preliminary hearing the counsel
We're: Judge D. Tucker Brooke, Nor
folk; r. e. L. Watkins, Franklin; w.
S. Holland, S. II. Edwards and w. L..
Hyde. Isle OF Wight county.
TREE FELL ON HIM.
s MIR. joseph Bowen, of Suffolk, was
seriously hurt to-day by falling tree
ut jackson, N. c.. "A telegram to his
family here was supplemented by let
ter. neither of which save details. The
tone OF the letter implies that the in
1ur!es are dangerous 1t was requested
that Mr. Horace Bowen. one of the in
1urcd mans sons, come at once. Mr..
Bowen was still unconscious at 1 O'Clock
this Afternoon. Two of the SENS are in
Baltimore buying stock. Another lives
lin Portsmouth,.
MT. PLEASANT FUNCTION.
Colonel Thomas w. Smith, on behalf
of the Mount Pleasant Yacht Club, yes.
terday rendered the use of the buildings
and grounds to a party of young and
old people for days outing
Among those present were Misses Mae
Bailey. Allie Mcclure, Abble Wilson,
and Dl Riddick, Captain Swift, G. S, p
Holland. ]. NJ. Shepherd. james It.
Shepherd, Granville Holland, Joe Holla-
day, James Twitty and Ashton Apple
White. The ChaDerones were w. Is.
Ferguson, John NJ. Shepherd and G. s.
j. holland.
Lunch included roasted oysters, fresh
fish. fried chicken, lemonade cake and
other dishes. Colonel Smith amused the
party with his Jokes. Captain Swift
originated the party.
OFT TO SCHOOL.
About twenty students from Suffolk
and vicinity left to-day for Elon Col
tic Coast Line in special car.
TAPPED MONEY DRAWER.
Z James Warrell, youth, robbed n
merchants money drawer and got u So
bill. The loser was j. Il. Joyner, who
runs n store near ISilby. The boy asked
a man friend to take the bin and get
change for him. The man took the
piece back to Joyner who had Warren
arrested.
Justice A. S. Eley heard the case to-
day. Warrell was fined SIS. Not hov-
ing the price he was given the choice
c1 nir1r ~. Ian
chose the former, but changed his mind
when an officer told him to undress
PLAYED HEARTS.
Miss Jennie Holland gave a card
party at her home. on Brooklyn
Heights, in honor of Miss Wilson, of
Boston. The game was progressive
hearts. After an exciting contest,
Misses Hattie Parker. Emma Jordon
and Eva Gam tied for the ladies' prize,
II. NJ. Carter and ]. c. Holiday drew
Tor the mems prize, silver knife. The
former got it. Refreshments were
served. An adjournment was had at a
late hour.
HESTER UNCAuGHT.
Jeff Hester, former soldier, who
killed co.ored man in Smithfleld last
Sunday, had not been caught late this
Il truc,tf. fc-fffcrii -ruwu-arurd
ridges.
false lead was followed at Smith
field yesterday. 1t was reported that
Hester was fortified near town. Sew
eral armed soldiers were sent out to
bring him back. The man found was
not Hester.
q HEAVY WIND.
A fierce wind storm, with light rain,
passed Suffolk at CLIO o'clock this
evening. Five smoke stacks of the
Suffolk Sawmill Company were blown
Gown. They We're ninety feet high II
will cost several hundred dollars TO put
them back.
BRIEFLY TOLD.
DIR. Frank w. Whitehead returned
to-day from Panecca Springs, n. c.
Mr.. +. w. Cole, commercial agent of
the Plant5Railroad System, was III Suf-
folk yesterday.
Mr.. w. Il. Mcleod and family have
returned from Macon, N. c.. where the
latter had been several weeks.
Advance Agent S. P. Bender repre-
sentinS Mr.. Plaster Of Paris" was In
town to-day. The comedy is billed for
Sentcmber &c.
Mr.. Franklin 4. Davis, of Atlanta,
YVES in Suffolk to-day.
The Randolph Society had a very
meeting at the Misses Quinn
by's watermelon hunt last night.
Mss Helen Wiley, OF Gates county,
=. G.. came to-day to visit Miss Lizzie
Morgan. -
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