Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-06

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been allowed TO take its course HeI
should have icceiv Il better protection"
said one. "It should not have happen-
Cd" said the other. no matter how
great the provocation. The law would
have dealt with him. Then, only one
side of the story has been told"
THE CoRONER'S JURY.
After perhaps five hours, when the
body had been viewed by thousands,
Coroner Gary came with n jury-lNred
Palmer w S. Hudsins ]. w. Hugh s.
Simon Nachman, c.; a. LEM, Jr., and
j. II. Gillian. all well-known citizens
/ took but n minute to write the YER
diet, another to sign it. The substance
OF the verdict was that the deceased
came to his death on the 9th day of
January, 1900. by pistol shot wounds n
the body, the said pistols b ing in the
hands of parties unknown TO the jury"
Louis Williams, county oversecr OF
the poor, was on hand with an open
wagon, into which the body was dump
&C: and taken TO Bloodncid. where it
was put into 4 rough box and then sent
TO the Chcsap AXE and Ohio depot to be
taken to Richmond for dissection, pro-
viGed relatives did not claim it.
QUESTION OF IDENTITY.
In the meantime it had been learned
at police headquarters that Watts
came from Lynchburg, where he had Il
father on the police force, Il sergeant, it
is: said here. j is also reported here
that he has a sister III LynchbuIg, Il
teacher in the schools there
When the man was searched at the
police Station last night a number of
letters We're found upon him from peo-
pie in different parts of the country.
Some were from an intimate friend.
apparently Il New York man, Seymour
Van Give. One of the lattcr's letters
introduced Watts to DR.. Charles CT.
Purdy, No. ISL Franklin street Brook
Ign. as q dear friend.
There was an envelope in the pocket
addressed to w. w. Watts. No. 1908
Clay street, Lynchburg.
There was a couple of letters from
II. e. Osgood, one dated from Hunts
vile, Ala: another from Boston. both
Written during the recent WIZ WITH
Spain. and both on the letterhead Of
the Office of the Purchasing and Depot
Commissary. u. S. a.
a MORPHINE FIEND.
There was another letter written on
October z. 1899. from No. 1885 Morris
street, Philadelphia. 1t was from
I1hc mans sweetheart evidently,
though no name was signed. In it she
revealed the fact that Watts had con-
fesscd to her that he was n morphine
ficnd. He had told her that he had
given uD the habit, and she told HIM
that she thought more of him for the
confession. She said she knew he would
keep his pledge to give up the habit.
ii lie would only look back on the six
years of torture he had been through
The writer concluded by saying that
she was willing To be his frend-noth-
ing more. / seemed, from the tone OF
the letter. that ;hc girl must have been
engaged to the man. IT was n pathetic
letter.
In the pocket was found Il notebook
containing; the addresses of girls from
New Orleans TO Montreal.
WAS HE a THIEF?
There was a pawn ticket made out in
the name of w. j. Burford for a pair
of pants pawned at Denny'S. The
amount was S1.T5
Several nights ago two pair of shoee
We're stolen from Thomas Marsden,
merchant. One of these pairs was sold
to Denny's boy by this man. When
arrested he had on a new pair. They
were identified by Mr.. Marsden.
WATTS CRIME.
The crime for which w w. Watts,
| who when arrested, gave the name of
| II. Il. Watts, paid so dearly. was com
mtted yesterday afternoon about s
o'clock Mrs. Simpson had given the
| man something to eat upon one or two
| occasions. Yesterday he went there
ostcnsibly to thank her. Mr.. Simpson
was at the shipyard, where he works
as shipjoiner. Mrs. Simpsons little
niece. the only other person in the
| house was down town. Watts follow
CT. l-s
| caught her and, choking her, showed
her into the parlor. where lie committed
the assault. Leaving the house. he
went TO the depot and purchased a
ticket for Lynchburg. AS the train
was pulling out he was seen on the
platform of one OF the cars by the off,
! ceys, who were looking for him. Tom