Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-15
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.
Charleston, S. c.. April SIN the
United States circuit court here yester-
day true bill was found by the grand
jury against Is of the men accused
of lynchng Frazer B. Baker at Lake
City, S. c.. Feb. %. 1888. Fifteen men
are under arrest, but no explanation
Of the dropping OF two names from the
Indictment was given. Before giving
the case out Judge Brawley delivered
an impressive charge, denouncing the
crime as one of the blacklist ever per-
petrated in South Carolina.
Charlottesville, Va. April THE
Monticello Guard was reorganized last
evening at the armory by the election
of the following officers: Colonel c. q.
Wertenbaker, captain; F. c. Wills,
first lieutenant; ]. Frank Kelly. sec
ond lieutenant Non-commissioned Of
fcers will be appointed later upon COM
petitive examination. This company
was organized in 1850 under the name
of the Charlottesville Blues, with Cap
tain John Gilmer. West Pointer and
son of Ex-Governor Thomas W. Gill
mer. commanding.
Lexington. Va. April Egg ship
ments from here during the months
of February and March to northern
markets by one of the two express
companies doing business here have
amounted to 100 crates. or 21.792 dozen
eggs. The other company shipped
about one-fourth as many. About ST.
500. at the lowest estimate. was de-
rived by the shippers. These shipments
do not represent all the eggs shipped
from Rockbridge county. as other
points in the county have other out
lets for shipments.
Newport News, Va, April 10
Charles Wi.kerson. yard conductor Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, was
shot early yesterday morning in fight
with Ben Bates, bugler at Fort Mon
roe. About dozen friends Of the
two principals blazed away at one an
other with revolvers so or 80 times
during the fight, but no one save Will
kerson was injured. Bates fired at
Policeman Fisher twice. one of the
balls striking the officers badge, which
undoubtedly saved his life. Bates was
arrested. Wilkerson's wounds are seri-
Gus. He was sent to the hospital.
Brunson. S. c., April 10.-Saturday
night pitched battle with pistols was
fought in the streets between James
Preacher, Charlie Preacher and Aaron
Preacher, brothers, on the one side,
and George Ried, Mack Ried. James
Ried. brothers, and Joseph Connolly.
on the other AS result George Ried
is dead, Mack Ried is probably fatally
wounded, Joseph Connolly is seriously
wounded and James Preacher is
Slightly wounded in the hand. A negro
farm hand employed by George Ried
was subsequently employed by the
Preachers, and the bad feeling en-
gendered led to the deadly duel.
Falls Church. Va. April 5.-ThiS little
community. largely made up of govern
mcnt employees in Washington. was start
led last night by the discovery Of the
dead bodies OF Weston ). Turner and
his wife, we'll do do couple. each about
| 60 years of age. who made their home
here. Turner evi!cu'ly shot his wife
while she WAS aSloc' and then put an.
| other bullet through his OWN head 4
paper of March %. giving an account Of
| n suicide in Washington that day, and
other evidence Indicated that the tragedy
occurred the night OF the 23d. Last
night the house WAS broken into and
the dead ho,.e> found. Turner had been
in i'll health and quite melancholy all the
winter. lii: TRAGEDY evidently was an
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an estate worth aAcut $4,000.
Parlersburg, w. Va. April 7.-One
of the most unique cases ever known
in West Virginia courts has been de-
cided by Judge Jackson in the federal
courts at Wheeling. The first dis
charge issued under the new bank
ruptcy laws was granted to John Ooch-
ran, of Eureka, W. Va. son Of Friend
Cochran, wealthy and influential
landowner of Peasants county. Coch-
ran became involved heavily, and when
the elder Cochran died years ago,
will was left, with a provision that at
any time the son obtained legal dis
charge of his debts, the fortune
should be given him. The new law Gre
ated the only channel through which
the large fortune could be obtained,
which has accumulated greatly since
the elder Cochran's death.
Memphis, april 1O-As result of d
shooting ARRAY that occurred just as
the last race was being run at Mont
gomery Park Saturday afternoon Ed
ward Ryan is thought to be mortally
wounded, Charles E. Glare, con-
ductor employed by the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley railroad, is in q
similar condition and Pat Gleason. a
South Memphis grocer, is shot through
the foot Mike Stanley, an engineer
in the employ of the Artesian Water
company. had fight with Ryan, and
both were arrested. Chief of Police
Richards held Stanley. who reached
over the chiefs shoulder, pointed his
weapon downward and fired at Ryan,
who was croucning behind the officer.
Two more shots were fireu by the in
furiated man, both hitting innocent
spectators-Clare and Gleason. The
shooting, in the presence of 5000 spec
tators, created great sensation.
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