Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-14
VIRGINIA NEWS

of Fl fredericksburg, who has held the pc.
sition for thirty years, announced yes
terday evening that he will not be a
| candidate for reelection at the May
| election.
The State Council of the Junior Or
der of United American Mechanics
met in Richmond today for the purpose
of reorganizing under the provisions Of
the charter recently granted by the
legislature.
The House military committee yes.
terday ordered favorable report on
the bill to establish national military
park on the site OF the battles of Fred
ericksburg. Salem Church, CHANCELLOR
vile, the Wilderness, and Spottsylva-
MIA Court House.
At Newport News vest erday the jury
in the case of Frank Benjamin, the as.
sailant OF Miss Emily Csine, found the
accused guilty and fixed bis punishment
at death. The crime was committed
last Tuesday night, when the negro
tried to assault Miss Emily Game, a
nurse 10 Banker Schmelz's home.
Miss Lille Bendall left her mother
home on Cherry street, Richmond, last
Wednesday night, saying she was going
around the corner after her friend, Freda
Bluma, and thence to the Pine street
Baptist Church nearby. Nothing has
been heard OF her from that hour to
this. The girl is seventeen years old, and
| somewhat noted for her beauty.
CDR" Frank Scott, q fimAammer,
and Martin holland, thief, escaped
from the jail at Bsrryville, Monday
night, and have not been recaptured.
The men were In the same cell. Scott's
wife visited him Monday night, and it
thought she provided him with false
key. He was serving time 10 default OF
500 fine, and holland was in for year
for stealing wheat.
David F. Morton, of Eureka Mills,
Instituted suit in Richmond yesterday
against the Medical College of Virginia
for 81 900 for humiliation and breach OF
O )ntract He states that he was allow
ed to enter the second year medical
class without pas sing the first, but the
students raised objections, and the
agreement was annulled, the faculty
claiming bis qualifications were not
equal to examination in that grade.
Up to February l about s., OOO,OO of
the Virginia century bonds had been
registered as a permanent investment
The State Sinking Fund has already
bought about 1914, 900 OF them and has
about $355,000 more on hand
in cash. The State will buy $4,000
more OF the century bonds on the Goth
instant for the sinking fund, and this
demand has caused the price to 90 up.
The price for century bonds yesterday
was SO, being gain of per cent. with
In the past two months.
| A. G.. Gilligsn was taken to Isle of
Wight county. from tersburg, yes
terday to be tried for the murder of G.
Beverly Turner, on December 9th.
Counsel for defense entered plea to the
effect that Giligan desired to 9 tried
10 Circuit Court. Judge G. r. Atkir
son Oyerruled plea, and counsel except.
ed. Defense then moved that the case
be continued, and counsel for comm Dr.
wealth did not press for hearing.
The case was continued till the next
te-m-April 8d-and Gilligsp was taken
back to Petersburg for safekeeplng,
Rev. James E. R. Rid dick, who Oh
Sunday shot and perhaps fatally
wour ded DR.. William Temple at the
latter's home in Brunswick county. was
committed to Jail yesterday. He posi-.
lively refused to make any statement
as to the tragedy, for which there seems
to be no provocatioD. 1t IL said the
plea OF Riddick's counsel will be in
sanity. There was absolutely no
ground, it il said. for the belief, appsr-
emily held by Rddick, that an insult
was offered his wife. He was prescott
during the visit of the physician. DR..
Temple died of his wounds Monday
night.