Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-19
Reported Death of Emmett Bates
in the Philippines.
WILLIAMS SCAFFOLD BEGUN
Effort to Save tho Murderer's Neck. jus
tice Brown Broke the Record Yes-
terday. Forty-efght Cases
In Three Hours

sometimes about the courthouse be-
tween sessions. remember Emmett
Bates bugler in Battery F. Sixth Ar
tillery, and Brother of Ben Bates, now
in the city Jail awaiting his second tria!
on the charge of killing Charlie Wiker-
son
emmett Bates was 4 clear-cut SOL
diery sort of Il chap who created Il
decidedly good impression on those who
saw him. shortly after the arrest Of
his brother he came up to the city 10
tell him good bye. and then he sailed
FOR Manila with the rest of mis- battery
Nothing more was heard from him
until 4 painter at Fort Monroe received
letter from one Of his friends in the
Philippines. The writer OF this letter
naming n number of his friends killed
in battle mentioned among them EN-
NETT Bates. II
This information was not given 10
Ben until yesterday. He has heard
nothing else about it. He does not
know if the information is correct, or
if it is how his brother died
The two young men have been the
support of their mother ever since their
father died. and Bates is worried to
know what to do about her. She is over
seventy Years of age, and her present
husband is almost as old. Neither are
capable of earning a living.
Bates last night got 4 friend 10 write
to the Secretary of War asking for
definite information. 1t is thought nos
sible that he Will get an answer in a
short time though it may be weeks be-
fore the red tape Of the department is
unwounl sufficiently to permit an an
SWer. ...
THE, WILLIAMS CASE H
Attorney Is. 3. Semnles and w L.
HAlyer. counsel for Richard Williams.
the doomed murderer. Will make an ef-
font to save the unfortunate mans life.
1t is doubtful whether or not they will
take the case to the court of appeals.
1t costs money to so to that court and
the relatives and friends Of Williams do
not seem TO be able TO do much for the
doomed man. If, however, it is decided
not TO make an effort TO get Il new trial
for Williams counsel for the prisoner
will go to Governor Tyler for executive
clemcncy. asking that the sentence be
committed to life term in prison
Work on the scaffold on which Will
Hams Will hang, if there are no devel-
opments between now and September
20. was started yesterday. The foun-
da'tion is well under way
ATTEMPTED DA1L DELIVERY.
Sunday about O'clock p NJ. Frank
Carroll and NJ. Hart who We're put in
for drunkenness. succeeded in pryng
open an imperfect bar in the INSIDE
meanor side Of the station house ana
made break for liberty. Station Keep
er AIcCullom heard some one pounding
inside and rushed in. He saw what
was up in a glance and sunrnloning
Special officer j. W. Crunlp to his as
sistance went after the men. He cor
rallied them in the Jail yard before they
could get over the Wall. j. w. Jud-
kins, who did not get away, is believed
to be the instigator Of the movement
TO break Jail. Yesterday the men
We're fined for drunkenness ana this
morning they will be tried on the
charge of breaking Jail.
IDA CRUTCHFELD'S CASE
The case Of Ida Crutchfeld, the White
woman charged With maintaining a
house OF i'll tame on Twenty-eish1h
street between Warwick avenue ana the
railroad, was concluded in police court
yesterday. The arrest was made
with a view CT making the woman
leave that thorcughfare, which is ira
Eersed by the car line. Justice Brown
gave Ida just one week in which TO ger
her goods and chattels off Twenty
eighth street
AFTER THE HoBoBs.
The hobo are doomed. AT least
they will not have a chance to see the
circus. The city is now overrun witt,
trampS and there are scores Of them en-
route. They are planning to get here
in time to pick up something when the
circus comes. The police. however are
determined to have as little trouble as
possible and every tramp caught inside
OF the city on in the vicinity Of the city
is taken in custody and jailed T.l-y
will be held until after the Circumstances
1aROKE THE RECORD.
Police Justice ]. D. G. Brown has es-
tahlished a record for rapidfty in dis
posing of dockets Iie had before him
yesterday what was probably the ars-
est list Of offenders for any one day
i'm the history of the city There were
forty-esht Of them, and His Honor
cleaned up his docket in less than three
hours Here is the list.
J. w. Ramsey, drunk; 50 ana costs;
remitted; Maggie Wood, Charles Mavo.
Henry t. Rodgers. Daniel Manning,
Florence Brooks, John Mckay. John
Bergland, M Hart. Thomas Henry
Herbert. Frank Carroll NJ J. Halpin.
David Hartigan. r. w. Judkins. John
jackson, fined 50 and costs.
Robert Gordon, disorderly: IS and
costs and bond of $50 for sixty days.
George Moore, petty larceny; sixty
days in jail
Willie Davis and William Alstone,
suspicious characters; bond of 500 for
ten days.
y. Ham. f. r. Goodman, J. w. Gosie,
Henry Rodgers. John .Ackley, disorder
~: 50 and costs.
ALBERT harrington and Whitfield
Blanks, alias ''Bub," on warrant; con-
tinued one days