The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-16
WOOD TELLS HIS STORY
Witness Says HeKilled Gloven
i'm Self-defense.
TW0BIG LAND COMPANIES FORMED
c. O. Railroad 10 Build a Million -bushel
Grain EIevator-Dr. William A. Thorn
Dead ut Norfolk-Preparatisns for Ger
man Eaptists' Meeting at Roanoke-Gov.
Tyler aud Party Inspect Terminal Prop
erty at Norfolk and Vicinity.

Special 10 The Post.
Newport News. Va, May 12-The pris-
oner himself was the star witness in the
Wood murder trial to-day The story of
the meeting which resulted in Gloven's
DEATH az told by Wood, is as follows: The
two men met on the street and Gloven
stopped in front of Wood before he pass
ed and said: Il heard you were looking
for me last night"
Wood said: You are mistaken, Jack, /
was not. Then he asked: Have you got
on your fighting clothes this morning.
Wood said: Il haven't" Gloyen said:
well, you - you had better get
them on"
Wood told GIoven that he had imposed
on him long enough. and if he wanted 10
fight he would take two pistols and go
over on the lot and fight him duel, or
Wen fight fist fght.'
Glovan. who in the mean time had got
ten to the door of the house and had his
hand on the knob, turned and said: You
won't do anything of the kind, you -
Then Gloven came directly toward
Wood, with his left forefinger pointed in
Woods face and his right hand in his
coat pocket. He was about ten feet off
"-Ath NNcOU III thr lllt III - silOA SVlilS AZ
the dooIsiH. Gloven put up his arm over
his head. pulled his right coat pocket
forward in such manner that Wood
thought Gloven was going TO shoot from
his pocket under his upraised arm. The
second shot struck GluYen in the arm,
Wood thought He did not know what
Gloven did after the second shot. Wood
was excited at the time. He did not know
which way GlOyen turned after the second
shot At the first shot Gloven was about
the middle of the pavement. Gioven fell
al the third shot.
The defense rested to-day. The case may
go to the jury tomorrow evening.
The third trial of Colonel Gould P
Austin, charged with committing GRIM
inal assault upon thirteen-year-old Bertha
Tappin, of Phoebus, is progressing slowly
in Elizabeth City County Court, owing To
the spirited fighting between the opposing
counsel on points of law. Bertha Tappn
was put on the stand to-day, and gave
very much the same evidence that she
did in the former trials. The afternoon
session was consumed in the hearing cf
testimony for the prosecution.
Active work on the erection of the new
one-million bushel grain elevator for the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad will COM
mence next Monday morning. This struc-
ture will be about twO-thirds as large as
the 10000 bushel grain elevator now
standing on the Chesapeake and ohio
property. Ii will cost about $4,000.
Newport News will soon have division
of Naval Reserves. 1t is believed that the
necessary quota of men will be enlisted
in the next three weeks. and then appli-
cations will be made for a place in the
Virginia battalion of Naval Reserves.
The William A. Young Democratic Club,
which is made up of leading Democrats
In North End. has applied to Judge Black
stone. of the Circuit Court, for charter
The body of Capt. Knuden, who was
drowned at Old Point last night, has not
been recovered. 1t is said that he had d
large amount of money on his person at
the time of the drowning.