Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
PETERSBURG.
Mr.. VIM. WestmoreIand Assassi.
mated Early Sunday Morning.
Marriage of Miss Emmcrich to Mr.. DreyfuH.
Miss sycie to MIR. Eigenbrum. In Rich
mond Wednesday Tho odd Fellows =
Killed.

etei Surg, va, oct. DOWN. west
moreland, aged IS years, married and
residing on Mckenzie street, in this
city, was assassinated yesterday
morning between 1 and O'Clock at the
Pocahontas Cotton Mills, at the foot
OIL wyoming street. in Battersea, u SUI
burb Of Petersburg, where he was en-
ployed as private night Waterman.
About the hour stated three pistol
SHOTS. fired in quick succession, We're
heard by some of the residents in the
vicinity of the mills. Mrs. Dolly
Marks. who heard the shots, rushed to
the mills, where she found Westmore-
land lying on the ground in front OF
the Office of the mills. dying from the
wound which had been inflicted by the
assassin. Other neishbors, including
Henry Wells. father in-law of the muir
dered man. were also soon at the
scene of the murder. Only one of the
three shots fired by the assassin took
effect The ball first struck Westmore-
iand In the fieshy part of the left arm,
then entered just over the heart and
lodged in the back. He was never con-
scious after being shot. and died half
an hour after receiving his mortal
wound. The ball was fired from Il s.
calibre revolver. BY Westmoreland's
side was found his pistol. none of the
chambers of which were empty
W WIS 10 make
rounds of the mills every hour, and
his watchmanS time detector showed
that he made a round OF the mills at
l o'clock At the time he was shot he
was in the act of going into the office
which is only few yards from the
mills. The fact that an axe. crowbar.
coupling pin and lot of kerosene oil
was found near where Wcstmoreland
lay leads TO the belief that the object
of the assassin or assassins was first
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fire to the mills. The murdered man
had been Waterman at the Pocahontas
Mills for the past five years. Yester-
day coroner's inquest was held. The
verdict of the jury was to the effect
that Westmoreland came to his death
from a pistol shot wound inflicted by
some person unknown to the jury.
Fully 80 people yesterday visited the
scene Of the murder Three white men
mailing from North Carolina were ar
rested by the police on suspicion of be-
ing implicated in the murder.
EAIN1ERICH-DREY
This evening at $50 o'clock the home
of Mr.. NJ. Emmerich, on High street,
presented a very pretty scene. the oc-
daughter, Addie. to MIR. Isidore Drey-
fuss. The house was tastefully dec
GRATED with palms and smilaX enter
twined with white satin ribbon. At
the appointed hour, to the strains of
Mendelssohn's wedding march, the
bride, carrying Il whitee satin Bible
and gowned in an elegant robe of
white crepe de chene. trimmed in
Duchess and point lace. entered with
her sister. Miss Sonora Immerich,
who acted as maid of honor She
wore white net over white satin, and
carried American Beauties At the
same time the groom in the conven-
tional evening suit. entered With his
best man, Mr.. Henry Sigismund Hutz-
Ter, of Richmond. During the cere-
mony the sweet strains of Call Me
Thine own" were softly rendered.
Guests We're present from Richmond.
Philadelphia and New York. The
ceremony was followed by an elegant
dinner. The couple left on an extend
ed bridal tour North. The bride is Il
very attractive young lady and at one
time was Il teacher in the East Ward
public school. The groom is a large
box manufactures of New York city.
Chief Engineer T.. V. Farley. of the
fire department who has been in at
tendance upon the convention of Fire
Engineer Chiefs in Charleston. S. c.,
has returned home.
APPROACHING NUPTIALS.
Mr. Eddie Eigenbrum and Miss Hat
tie Virginia Sycle will be married at
the Jefferson Hotel, in Richmond. on
Wednesday next, at y. m The pros
pectve bride is Il daughter of Mr.. ST.
mon Sycle. prominent merchant Of
Richmond. and the groom elect Is one
of Pctersburg's leading clothing mer-
chants. The marriage will be followed
by IL brilliant reception at the Jeffer-
son.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
Grand Master Baldwin delivered 4
most interesting address tonight at
the Odd Fellows Hall before the three
lodges Of Odd Fellows of this city. This
afternoon the Grand Master was taken
out on drive to the lines in front of
the city.
DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING.
Major f.. r. Lassiter. the Democratic
nominee for Congress from the Fourth
District of Virginia. and Mr. K. T..
L - .,.1dr-ncecl ln1.r,n 1rnArI To-