Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-11-03

Birmingham, Ala, Oct 31-At Duke,
a small station on the Louisville and
Nashville and East and West railroads,
16 miles north OF Admission, an 49,
year-old negro youth named Alternately
made criminal assault on a 14-year-
old adopted daughter of w. N. Thomp-
son, section foreman on the Louisville
and Nashville. The negro was cap
tured three hours after the attempt,
and was identified and lynched. Those
who composed the lynching party are
said to have been among the best citi-
zens of the community.
Richmond, Va, Oct pa tragedy
occurred at Cuckoo, in Louisa county,
this morning which has created pro-
found interest. Capt. w. B. Pendleton
shot aud killed Mr. William Francisco,
one OF the kest known men in the
county. Capt. Pendleton is highly con-
nected and belongs to one of the best
families in the state. The shooting oc-
CURED in front of Capt. Pendleton'3
store In the little village of Cuskoo.
There had been bad blood between the
two men, who own adjoining farms,
for long time. The coroner's jury
liberated Pendleton on the ground of
self defense.
Lynchburg, Va, Oct. 26.-This after
noon several negro men were forcing
an iron cylinder weighing 1000 pounds
up long flight of stairs in the print
ing house of the James A. wilkins
company. When within three feet of
the top one of the ropes broke and the
heavy iron plunged down the steps,
dragging two Of the men with It and
landing on them both on the lower
floor. Sam Parks had his spinal col
umn broken and George Minnis was
painfully hurt. The negroes, while
under the cylinder, screamed in a most
pitiful manner, and it was several min
utes before they could be released.
Charlotte, N. c., Oct. PA negro
woman named Carry Caldwell, who
lived in the northern part of Neck
lenburg county, N. c., yesterday killed
her three children, and committed sui
eide. The woman cut each of the
children's Threats with a razor. and
then drew the same instrument across
her own throat, from the effects of
which she died some hours later. At
the time of her crime her husband was
away from home. The children were
aged s, and years, and their mother
about 80. The cause OF the woman's
act is supposed to have been insanity.
Manassas, Va, Oct. S0-Charles
Rudd, engineer of southern passenger
train No. ID, was struck and instantly
Killed by mail crane last evening at
Sideburn, station ten miles east of
this place. Travelling Engineer George
Keys was on the engine at the time.
and stated that Engineer Rudd thought
he detected the smell OF a hotbox and
stepped out on the platform between
engine and tender for the purpose of
making an investigation. AS he swung
himself over to get view OF the trucks
he was struck by the crane. He had
been in the employ of the company as
engineer for about 20 years.
Jackson, Miss, Oct ga freight
wreck occurred on the Illinois Central
yesterday, resulting in the death of
three persons. The McComb City ac-
commodation train had stopped on the
main line and the brakeman went
back and tagged a freight. Another
freight was Immediately following, but
on account OF the heavy fog the en-
gineer OF this train did not see the sig
| nails OF the fiagman, and the train
crashed into the caboose, killing II. G..
Petty. OF Starkville, b. Kennedy of
Walden and c. II. Gum of Bradley.
The men killed were stockmen, ac-
companying shipments to New Or
leans.
Savannah, Ga, Oct. 29.-Yesterday
morning, upon the feast day OF St,
Simon and st. Jude, the magnificent
Cathedral OF st. John the Baptist was
dedicated by Mgr Sebastiano Martinez
! Ii, delegate of the pope to the United
States, assisted by some so priests. in
Guiding ten bishops. Mgr Martiuelli
was the celebrant OF the mass, assisted
by Vicar General Basin of Atlanta.
Rev. DR.. Brannen OF New York, Rev.
DR.. Rocker OF Washington, secretary
TO Archbishop Martinelli, and Rev.
DR.. Flynn of Morristown, n. ]. The
services were attended by an immense
throng. The exercises lasted three
hours, but so beautiful and impressive
were they that not an auditor left the
building during their continuance