The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-30
SAYS He Was Knocked Down and
Rendered Unconscious,
QUESTION OF HANDWRITING.
lie Claims That IVY. A. Pcmbcrtomn
was His Deputy, and Sent the News
That lie Had Been Murdered
While lie Was Scnsclcss.
Communication From
Him.


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veterinary surgeon declines at this time
to give any explanation Whatever OF The
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says t""- H' VIII 90 STD ""e" I''''"
from the necessity of secrecy by The de
partment" at Washington.
Dr I-h.r has .,.fs.1.i,. b.o, tbrourb
some strange adventure which has shaken
his nerves to considerable eAt.nt li'a
watch. valuable tmeplec", Wli.n was
in perfect order when he ieIt I'I, ,niii'iu
is broken as iAoush Joy "a Di'", "-u '.l'-1
are apparently evidences from h'- nii'i.l
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.' ..t ta 80 3D.. poo.borfas for
,,..fr,l,,I os-l,. ,..s-erdav morning. Ie
'.,.ri,,s, r,.,' .et e..a o'clock Yesterday at-
.--,,,, f.r-r.fr. vffr him his horse
,,f.icb D.. bod been keeping down the
oo,,rtr,. Ar w i Garrett and Dr. vs..
Vaurh4n-TIoyd met him ar the wharf
D~ I-b.r was on he promenade deck
.,.f.., tt. .t.s,,,,r aruro9rhad the wharf
''.,. ...,t como minutes in the interior
49, MIN f,i.. borso f.rorc landing.
WAS l<NocfED pOWE.
1vba, shown published copies Of the
r,,.terioue orr.srondcncc. printed in The
Time Yesterday. and later messages. he
glanced over The column Of the paper
but did not read the article through. Tie
said ho was sorry tho matter bad hoon
made public. that ho had been knocked
I'M the head and was unconscious for
about fifteen minutes. and that "pcmher-
t,n. had sout the report fo The Times be-
fore be recovered. lie said W. a. Penn
horton r tho name signed ass Deputy
I- s Marshal" fo the cDlstIe conveying
tbo story of his alleged DEATH was %
man ho had assisting him in some work
Dr. Iher hutcd ln mye et.r0us way
that hls work at Norfolk was mot sucr
that be could make public Dds movements.
and Doc asked me to cau l0 sac him after
he had oatan suDnor when Doe would he
,,renared to talk The matter over quietly
when seen later m the evening ur
r-i,o- e.iJ he had decided that Doe coud
MAKO rl. statement inst now which would
i,o sstl.f,ctory hence hc declined to say
.r,.tbirg
His attention was called to the marked
rose nb'auco between the handwriting
az fha "pomlortonr letter received from
Norfolk. telling of the alleged murder OF
bi,r..lf and other snocimcus OF his hanl-
WRITING and asked him if Dee would
dom, that ho wrote the "fembert0u'
t.ttrr to contontod himself with saving
that be could make no statement
m. WAS told that the marshars Office
bor. rrov of mo- doDuiv-marshal named
perbarfon. Dr Tbo- replied tlal "a deu-
utv could Doe qualified m fcw minutes.
Ige declined TO eav. however. that le Was
o,onouored fo swear in deputv-marshals.