Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-29
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
A One Armed Negro Kills a White
Man.
Found Asleep, Arrested and Locked
Observation-Disclosures or tho Aims
House Ifomo Burned Masonic
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Suffolk. Va. March 2S.-Win Scott at
40 o'clock tonight walked up to Tom
Jones and stabbed him to death. Both
men are about 2S or so years of age
The murderer is n negro and his vic
tim white man, who leaves q young
invalid wife and child The murder
happened on the old fair grounds. at w.
]. Bullock's store. The murderer es-
capped
Acting Coroner A. S. Eley convened a
jury. composed of the following citl-
zcns: a. a. Riddick, w. T. Graham. j.
e. Ballard, w. ]. Farley, l.. w. Caulk.
j. L. Sutton. The jury adjourned till
tomorrow.
The men were supposed to be on good
terms Scott stabbed Jones with q
pocket knife on the front of the upper
thigh, severing the femoral artery
Scott is a one-armed yellow man He
was located at the home of n woman
friend. Gussic Britt. in n half drunken
stupor shortly after 10 o'clock. He was
fully identified. They put him in the
station house pending a preliminary
hearing. Scott was asleep when dis
covered and before he walked handouts
were on his wrists.
The dead man tonight lies in store
in pool OF blood. Jones moved to
Suffolk a year ago from North Caro-
lima. SCOTS home is in Portsmouth,
He had smallpox some weeks ago and
came to Suffolk when he got well.
ALMSHOUSE FIRE.
There was Il fire late last night at
the county almshouse. situated in the
county. eight miles southwest of Suf-
folk. The dwelling of superintendent
William II. Holland was totally burned.
Nearly all his furniture and other per-
sonal effects went too. The blaze
seemed 10 have started in closet and
it made such rapid Roadway after dis
covery the family had barely time to
set out safely. Loss on building, which
was owned by Nanscmond county.
$1,000; on furniture. 5000. The building
was insured for $500 in the Liverpool.
London and Globe, with Harper &
West. The paupers' dormitory was not
injured.
THE LICENSE TAX REDUCTION.
There's a big diversity OF opinion con-
corning the wisdom OF the Town Coun-
ellis action last night ancnt the reduc-
ton OF green grocer's license from
$3.50 to $40 Il year. Though 1t has been
criticised, many citizens think Il Will
be a good thing.
The $3.50 license tax was intended to
be and was prohibitory. 1t caused all
green groceries to be sold at the mar
kct house. Now that the tax is down
To $40 some persons think It will bring
about Il big reduction Of revenue re-
ceivcd from the market building, which
is owned by the town. Others say it
viii make little or no difference in that
respect. but by the distribution OF vege-
tables in many stores much inconven-
fence to hOusekecpers will be avoided
and the total consumption will be
much larger, the demand for farmers
products stimulated
PAID FOR GETTING HURT.
Tho Travellers Accident Company.
through Woodward & Elan. to-day
paid Deputy Collector Il. O. Deyer, Of
Norfolk $2l-43. That was the amount
he was damaged in Il fall caused by
Slcet on the sidewalk.
DON'T NEED MUCH TEACHING.
Suffolk Lodge. No. 80, a.. T.. and A.
NJ. had an important meeting las,