Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-27

county of u tragedy involving two OF
the best known men in the county, and
as aresut Mr.. William Francisco is
dead by reason of a bullet from the
pistol of Captain w. e. Pendleton.
Captain Pendleton, who was n mem
Der of the Legislature of 1S97-9S and a
highly respected man. was standing in
front OF II. Is. Pendleton's store at
Louisa, this morning, engaged in con-
versation with Mr.. Francisco.
Suddenly those in the store heard an
cry words, followed almost Immediate
~ by pistol shot. They rushed to the
scene and found Captain Pendleton
standing with smoking revolver in
his hand While Mr.. Francisco lay dy-
ing on the ground. He expired in about
ten minutes
The shooting speedily became known,
and in q very short while there were
hundreds of excited people upon the
scene. Captain Pendleton went to the
home of relative, to await the arrival
OF an officer of the law.
The prominence of the two men gives
the affair an unusual interest.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN.
Captain Pendleton is ono of the most
popular men in louisa county. After
representing his county for one year in
the Legislature he declined to stand for
recollection.
The captain was graduated from the
Virginia Military Institute shortly be-
fore the war. He was one OF the cadets
that Stonewall Jackson commanded at
Charlestown, w. Va, when John
Brown was executed. Captain Pendle
ton entered the war as adjutant on
General William Is. Taliaferro's staff.
In one of the early engagements he lost
leg.
Two or three of his brothers were
killed in the war. DR.. Edmund Pendle-
ton. of Iron Gate. and Mr.. Charles X
Pendleton. who now resides near Rich
mond. are his brothers. Captain Pen
dleton'S father was DR.. Madison Pen
dleton. of this county. DR.. p. Il. Pen
dleton. of this place. is his uncle. An
other uncle was the late Rev. Dr. VIII
liam X. Pendleton. Of Bethany. w. Va.
who was n SOn-in-law of Alexander
Campbell. the celebrated preacher and
founder of the denomination known MS
Disciples of Christ.
THE DECEASED.
Mr.. Francisco was wcll-known
farmer. lie was direct descendant of
Peter Francisco, the giant of revolu-
tionary times. whose remains arc
buried in Shocl1oe Cemetery, this city.
Captain Pendlcton and Mr.. Francisco
had not been on very friendly terms for
some time. Ii is claimed by the friends
of CAPTAIN Pendleton that Mr.. Fran
cisco had made threats against him.
and that the captain, also as already
stated. is n one-legged man. had been
warned to carry a pistol and be pre-
pared for trouble.
CAPTAIN PENDLETON ARRESTED.
Later news by telephone from Louisa
states that Captain Pendleton has been
arrested. 1t is said to have been clearly
a case of self-defense, as Francisco
fired three times at Pcndlcton before
II lie
was released from the asylum at
stanton not long ago and had been
acting very strangely of late.
CAPITOL NOTES.
The Governor is expected to return
to the city Tomorrow. He has been
invited to attend the celebration of the
Tooth anniversary of the establishment
OF the seat OF government at Washing
ton, Ia be held on December 18th and
to have his staff accompany him as an
escort TO the President and his Cabi-
net The Governor is also asked to
send one of Vrginia's best regiments
to take part IN the proceedings
Many applications for pardons and
the renoVa al of POLITICAL disabilities are
before the Governor TO be acted upon
on his return.
The Department of Agriculture has
issued 10000 fertilizer bulletins to the
farmers of the State. showing the an
Commissioner will return here next
week from his attendance upon the
Farmers Institutes OF SouthsiGe Vir-
ginia-
Attorney General Montague was at
his office for short while to-day. He
left at noon for alexandria, where he
will speak tonight.
There viii be no meeting OF the
School Board tomorrow TO take action
In the Pulaski case. as Mr.. Montague
afternoon.
a DECIDED HIT.
Senator Jeffries is decidedly one OF
the ablcst campaign speakers in the
State. He is exceptionally argumcnta-
tive in his style, and throws just
enough humor into his efforts OF break
the monotony and keep his hearers in a
good humor.
In his speech in this city last night
he set the audinence wild with delight
with the following little couplet of his
own composition:
"When the children of Israel wanted
bread,
The Lord gave them manna;
When the Republican party wanted
Doodle,
The Devil gave thcm Hanna"
a TERRIBLE FALL.
A young man named George Stanley.
aged u years. living at No. 401 East
Canal street, while at work on the via
duct OF the Chesapeake ana Ohio rail
road near the Richmond end of the
Petersburg bridge, shortly before II
o'clock to-day. fell 10 the ground. about
seventy-five feet. He fell on the edge
of the embankment, part of his body
striking the water.
The city ambulance was summoned
and he was carried TO the City Hospi
tai. in charge of DR.. Fisher So severe
did the mans injuries seem that Or.