Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-13
SUFFOLK.
GllIigan, the Alleged Murderer,
Will be Tried To-day.
The Case Has Excited widespread Interest
DR.. Murray Painfully Injnred-Lovers
Elope to Gates County-Two Funerals
othor Items Briefly Told.
(specinl to Virginion-Pilot)

Suffolk. Va, March ia. c. Gill;
3 gan, an alleged assassin, will have to
face jury Of his countrymen to-mor-
row. Gilligan is accused of shooting
down in the night time, December 81
of last year, G. Beverly Turner, father
of Miss Isabel Turner, whose lover Gil
1igan was. The victim, who was 81 we'll
to-do citizen Of Isle Of Wight county,
was shot down near his own home. A
load OF shot was driven through his
neck. He was found in q pool Of blood
dead.
q An Isle OF Wight grand jury to-day
found a true bill against Gllllgan. The
jury examined four or five witnesses,
among whom were the wife and daugh-
ter OF the murdered man.
Sheriff Robert A. Edwards left to-day
for Petersburg to bring Gilligan down
to Isle of Wight. The petit jury has
been ordered to report at the court
room at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
The case ia pregnant with interest.
The lawyers are Colonel r. e. Boyl1in
and William S. Holland for the prose-
cution and Judge Prury A. Hinton and
\ s. III. Edwards for the defense.
TIMBER SOLD.
The timber rights on the poorhouse
farm. seven miles from Suffolk, were
to-day sold at auction. The successful
Z bidder was MIR. A. b. CraIner, of Suf-
folk. The sale was conducted by DR..
Butts md Mr.. Holland, committee Of
n tine Supervisors.
A DOCTOR RUN DOWN.
Or. William w. Murray, as n result
or runaway accident, lies tonight Mt
his home. No. 81 Main street, painfully,
II not dangerously, hurt. There are
several body bruises. two abrasions on
the head and his back is hurt.
DR.. Murray was knocked down and
run over by a laundry wagon owned by
the Messrs. Skinner, at Main and
washington streets. The horse got
scared at the steam laundry on I<ilby
street and ran at full speed DR.. Muir
ray did not see the runaway in time.
lie had Just started to walk across
Main street. He was thrown about
twelve feet and doubled up by the
wagon aXles. The only wonder is that
he was not worse hurt.
he was unconscious when carried into
the store of M. Jones e Son. where he
was visited by Drs Whitehead. Phil
lps and Rawles, and afterwards car
ried to his home
BLOPED TO GATES COUNTY.
The pathway 10 their nuptials Mt
( nome not seeming altogether obstruc-
tlenless, two young people of Isle of
Z Wight last night started on n tourney
approximating fifty miles In length.
They were Mr. William /. Cone and
MISS Dora Saunders. They arrived In
Suffolk by the time trades people were
opening their Shops. They had come
through the wind and snow about
twenty-five miles. With marriage as
{. the goal. they did not mind the biting
morning air. The young couple took q
train here over the Norfolk and Caro-
lima road for Gates Station. They ex-
pected to wed somewhere in that coun-
ty. The pair was accompanied hy a
young man, who eloped n few weeks
ago. and who knew the Strings" The
eiopoment Is said to have been helped
because Mr.. Znchariah NIunford. with
whom Miss Saunders lived, did not
want her to marry. She is a daughter
OF S. Saunders.
was told To-day that two other
young people from nearby village ex-
pected to elope tomorrow.
JAMES YOUNG AS BYRON.
Towards the end of the fourth de-
cade of this century there appeared n
work on Byron's life and adventures
with the melodramdtic title, borrowed
from Lamartine, Lord Byron, Man,
Angel and Devil" A title such as this,
conceived In the worst taste and cX-
pressed in language so strained and
artificial, can only be explained by the
load OF eNaggeration and fable under
which, whether for good or evil, Byron
has lain beyond any other poet. The
8 play written by Miss Ieida Louise
Johnson for Mr.. James Young which
is to be presented here Thursday night,
is the result OF years of most careful
and patient study. 1t Is historically
accurate, and will be rcckoned among
the important factors of the Byron
3 Weyhmann, on the cello
production will be pleasing Incident.
TWO FUNERALS.
"A large crowd OF trends assembled at
Suffolk College this morning to attend
the final rites over the remains OF the
i late Miss lCvle Flnney The funeral
y sermon was preached by Rev w r..
Green. who was assisted by Revs w.
w. Staley, D. D., ]. r. Dunn and ]. IL.
= Kabler The floral designs were taste
Z full and pretty. The intcrment was in
L Cedar Hill. These were pall-bearers:
Active-S. Il. Ellis. w. H. James. Jr.,
r.. r. Allen. Or. w. d. Wood J. G..
4 Causcy. Jr., John c. Holiday, a. S..
g Eley. Surry Parker
Honorary-Dr. p. D. Phillips, General
!. l.. S. Baker. Colonel T. w. Smith, w.
u. Cohoon, DIR. H. Wood Campbell. DIR.
"A. w. Eley. DR.. II. A. Morgan, Lee
Britt.
II. CLAY WILLIAMS.
The funeral of the late Hon. II. Clay
Williams was preached Sunday after
noon at Kittrcll's NJ. r. Church, near
faWilIeyton. N. c., by the pastor, Rev.
Startling. The obsequies were conduct
u ed by the Masons The interment was
at the home cemetery. These were
4 pail bearers. they being relatives by
d blood or marriage: y. c. williams,
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