Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-01-12

Newport News shipyards, arriv-
ed here at 1890 o'clock last night
from Lynchburg en- route to
Newport News for his sons
body. After farnilarizing himself
with the facts in the case the
heart broken ather decided to
go no farther, and returned to
his home in Lynchburg early
this morning, Before leaving the
city. however, Mr.. Watt arrang-
ed, by telephone with Newport
News undertaken, for the burial
of his sons body in Newport
News. At II o'clock last night
Chief of Police Kizer was called
up from Lynchburg by long dis
tance telephone and received
message tom Miss Watt, sister
of the dead man, through the
Lynchburg authorities, to the
effect that if the facts as to her
brothers death w9le as publish>
ed in the newspapers, the family
did not want the body brought
home.
Mr.. Watt, the father, who is a
mem Der of the Lynchburg police
force, was at the police station
carly this morning. He told of
the waywardness of his son, and
of the many offers he had made
him if he would only return to
Lynchburg and lead a sober and
industrious life. The father said
that in the last conversation he
with his son he warned him
against the life he was leading
and told him that if he did not
change his course the worse
would certainly occur. Young
Watt is said TO have been way
ward from his early youth. He
was of an excellent Virginia
family, being the nephew of
Alexander Mcdonald, twice
United States Minister in Persia
It was learned from Newport
News this afternoon thai Watt ;
family had finally declined to
have anything to do with his re
mains, and that the body was
shipped to Richmond, via. the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway,
at 4:3o p. m. for dissecting pur-
poses at ore of the medical col>
leges in the CAPITAL City.
MRS. SIMPSON INTER
VIEWED.
A representative of the Daily
Press last night went over to see
Mrs. Simpson. He found her at
home. After some hesitation,
she allowed herself to be inter-
viewed.
In reply to question, Mrs. Sim
pson stated that she was born
and raised in Portsm outh, Vlr-
ginia. Her father is George w.
Bland, of that city. and she is a
sister of Hon. Charles T. Bland,
one of the best known and act
i've mem bers of the Virginia
Legislature.
She was married to Mr.. Simp
son nearly four years ago i'll
Portsmouth, coming almost
directly to Newport News after
the marriage, and living for
awhile in the East End She
has, however, lived at her pre-
sent residence for something like
three years.
"The first time | ever saw the
man Watt" she said, "was be-
tween three and four weeks ago.
My husband was at home and
we were at dinner. Some one
knocked at the door. l went out
and found this man standing
there. He said he was an elec>
trician, was out of work and was
looking for a job. He was hun
cry and wanted someth ing to eat.
I went back and told my hus-
band that there was a tramp at
the door asking for something
to eat. He said there was moth
ing strange about that. told
him that the man did not look
or act like an ordinary tram D;
that he said he was an electric-
ian and was looking for a job.
NY husband told me then !
might as we'll give him some>
thing to eat. carried something
out to him. He was polite and
seemed to be thankful. told
him that if he were really look>
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