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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
OLD>D DOMINION NOTES.

Delegate S. NJ. Newhouse, of Culpeper,
is i'll at FOrds Hotel, Richmond.
Delegate McRae. Of Petersburg, is still
| indispOsed. His committee work at Rich
mOnd is being attended TO by his col
leagues.
A large force Of men began work yes
terday laying the track for the new Dan
vile street car line, the inauguration Of
a S21,eO enterprise.
Walter Maerth. colored, was shot in the
leg at a negro fair Sunday night, near
Hague, WestmOreland County, by George
Newman, at whose house the fair was
held: He died few hours later from the
result OF amputatiOn.
he trial Of A. c. Gilligan, charged with
the assassination OF c. Beverley Turner,
of Isle OF Wight County, father of the
young woman whose hand Giligan sought,
VIII not be begun for several days. pend
ing the finish OF another case. GiIligan Is
still confined a Petersburg.
Eighteen-yeay-old Washington Finch, of
Norfolk, has notified the police OF that
city that he was held up, dubbed, stab
bed, and robbed ny three negro highway
men Sunday night on Talbot street two
blocks from police headquarters. The DO
lice are inclined TO be skeptical
Work on the new Coal and Iron Rail-
road. projected 10 run forty-three miles
from South ElkinS. WA. " here IL leaves
the West Virginia Central, TO the forks
OF the GTeenbrieT, where il connects with
the Chesapeake and Ohio, has begun. In
is expected TO have the road in operation
by December next
Rev E. L. Goodwin, of Charleston. s
c.. has been called TO the pastorate of ST.
Marks Episcopal Church. Richmond. ne
preached there Sunday. and made a good
impression. Mr.. Goodwin is the Younger
brother Of Rev. Robert 4. Goodwin. rec
tor OF 81. Johns Church, Richmond. He
vas formerly rector in Petersburg.
United States Commissioner Bowden. of
Norfolk. declares that the published state
ment from Newport News. where Frank
kembell. an alleged muunoUs seaman, Is
under arrest for aSsaDitlng his captain
10 the effect that the captain was ad-
Vaucing upon the seaman with a marlin
spike is not borne out by the evidence.
II was testified that. becoming enra aged
because he was reprove1 by the captain
FOR bungling work alofL the seaman at
tackled his skipper from behind about .
o'clock in the morning. telling him 10 the
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
DISTILLER INDICTED.
Seventeen Bills Found on White Ribbon
Evidence-GOvcrnment Betrayed.
Special TO The Post.

Special 10 The Post
Winchester, Va, Feb. 5.-In the County
Court this afternoon seventeen indict-
ments were found against Andrew ]. Nc
llwee, of Mountain Falls, this county, for
selling liquor without a license
Frederick County is a dry community,
and distillers are not allowed to sell less
IMAM four and seven-eighths gallons Of
liquor at time. A religious revival oc-
CURED IN Mr.. McIlwee's neighborhood re-
Gently, with the result that forty-three
young men Of the community, each wear
ing white ribbon. appeared before the
grand jury to-day and testified that they
had bought liquor, had seen minors pur-
chase ii, and had themselves gotten it on
Sunday.
Mr. Mcllwee is one of the Oldest and
Dest-knOWn citizens of the county aud
for over thirty years has conducted a
large distillery at Mountain Falls. part
or the testimony adduCed before the
grand jury was the statement that MIR
Mcllwee had been warned by a govern
ment official that visit OF inspection TO
his Cistillery was intended and that if
he had any unstamped liquor on hand TO
get rid Of ii before the official visit.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
SUES COURT FOR S2,5OO.
Hayden ID. Drake, Accused of Robbery,
Charges False imprisonment.
Special to The Post.

sDt-idI
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 5.-A $500 damage
suit, instituted in the Court of Law and
Chancery, against Police Justice r. W.
TOmlin, by Hayden d. Drake, of Wilson,
n. c., is the OutgrOwth of the imprison-
ment of the defendant in the city Jail by
Justice TOmlin for ten Gays in April last
at the instance of Private Detective Nor
gan Bradford. formerly of Washington.
Bradford charged Drake with being i'm
picated in a railway robbery in another
county. Drake claims that he endeavored
to have the court. before committing him,
investigate his probable Innocence. by
communicating with the authorities of
Wilson, y. c., as to his character, but
this, it is alleged, the court refused to do.
and committed him. Drake was never
convicted, and now sues for false impris-
onment.
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VIRGINIA OBITUARY.

Mrs. Lemmond, wife Of President NJ NJ
LemmOnd, of the Southern Business Col.
lege, Bristol, died suddenly YESTERDAY
aged thirty-three years.
Mrs. Elizabeth r. King. mother of an
influential family, dled of pneumonia ar
the home Of her daughter at Gin va
old.
Simon Peacemaker, an aged and eccen-
trio resident Of Frederick County. near
WhitacTe, was found dead in bed Sunday
lie lived alone and is supposed 10 have
been dead for several weeks With the ex
ception of a brother, he is the last Of a
large family. He was about seventy-fiye
years old.
Mr.. John Palmer. a prominent farmer
who settled in SpOttsylvania County thirty
years ago, coming from Elmira. n V
died Sunday night at his home near Mas
SaponaX, after an illness of several weeks
aged eighty-one years His wife ami
three sons. John and WyIie Palmer. of
Washington, ID. c., and George Palmer. OF
Spottsylvania County. survive him.
William T. Leavil, a prominent coal
operator at HarwOOd, Fayette County. "
Va, died at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
near Paint Creek, Sunday, after an opera,
ton for appendicitis. His remains were
taken TO Charlestown for interment. He
was the last surviving brother OF Mrs y
j. II. Mcdonald and Mrs. John w. Daniel
JtileESou 1Dull9- ne was a COEIHa "a tive
" young man. ana had been married but
short time
Mr.. Harrison G. DOval died SATURDAY. AZ
his home. Browntown. fifteen miles north
Of Luray. Mr.. DOyal was a native OF PAGE
County. having been born near Alma six
ty-seyen years ago. He served In the Con-
Iederate army as a member of the
Twelfth Virginia Cavalry His wife and
seven children survive him, among the
latter being Mrs. Hoffman, wife OF Post
master Hoffman. OF Luray, and Mr.
Charles Il DOyal. d soldier who va
wounded ar San Juan.
Information was received at Winchester
yesterday of the death Of Mr. William
Reed Mr.. Reed was sixty-fiVe years old. a
native OF CharlestoWn, W. Va. and be-
lOnged 10 one OF the Oldep families of
that section. His death occurred in Kings
ton. Tenn, last Thursday from paralysis
His wife, who survives him, was Mis-
Jackson. Of Winchester For over thirty
years Mr.. Reed was editor of the East
Tennesseean. OF Kingston. He served With
distinction IN the Confederate army
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
BIG SHIP PLANT FOR NORFOLK.
Modern Yard. 10 Build All but the Largest
Vessels, TO BE Constructed.
Special to The Post.

Special 10 Inc Post.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 5.-NorfoIk is to
nave large and modern shipbuilding
plant. The bill chartering the concern.
introduced in the legislature by Delegate
Whitehead, is the preliminary step before
the actual work of construction begins.
The proposed plant will be ably backed
financially. Mr.. j. p. Andre Mottu, Of
Mottu, De Witt & Co., bankers and brok-
ers, of this city, is the chief promoter,
and with him are associated New York
and Massachusetts, capitalists, including
Mr. Anderson, who is heavily interested
in the Bath, Ne, shipyards, and Mr.. Sey-
mOur local manager of the Merritt &
Chapman Wrecking Company. The plant
VIII employ about $500 900 capital and
expects to build all except the very larg-
est vessels.
Expert labor and deep water are to be
had here, and marine men are pleased
over the prospect.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
TWO OVERDUE SHIPS ARRIVE.
Chick a hOminy and II. Leonards Were Both
DELAYED by Heavy W Gather.

Special to The Post
Newport News. Va. Feb. 1.-The two
overdue steamships, which have been ex-
pected here for several days, and for
which some anxiety was beginning to be
felt, reached port this morning about
the same time. They are the ChickahOm-
my. of the Chesapeake and Ohio Steam
ship Company, and the large British
steamship ST. Leonards, which is under
charter to F'urness, Witty 4 Co, agents
here for the Chesapeake and Ohio.
Capt. FurneauX, of the ChickahOminy.
and Capt Shrine, of the ST. Leonards,
both reported exceedingly rough weather,
and both assign the same cause for the
delay in reaching pOrt-stif head winds
between mid-Atlantic and the coast.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
FIRE At EXPERIMENT STATION.
Supposed Fireproof Stone structure De-
stroyed, with Valuable Papers.
Special to The Post.

Special 70 The Post.
Roanoke, Va, Feb. 1.-The large build
ing used as Offices of the president-treas-
Crer and commandant. and as an expert
ment station for the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. at Blacksburg. was completely
destroyed by fire this morning at 2 O'Clock.
All the vouchers of the treasurer's office
and many other valuable papers, except
such as were in the safe, were destroy
ed.
The iron safe, containing insurance pa
pers and other valuable documents and
over a.090 in cash. was saved. The build
ing was considered fircproof, being built
of stone. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, but IL first broke out in the up
per story. The guard in charge of the
building was asleep on the lower floor,
but vas not awakened in time TO save
the structure. The loss is not known.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
Schooner Cap-izes. Five Drown.

Norfolk Va, Feb 5.-Collector Of Gus
toms Hahn. at Newbern. y. c., has been
notified by r. T. Cox. captain of the
schooner Mary G Ward, that his vessel
was capsized last We K and Henry Creole,
white. and Ed Mackey. Squire Howard.
Tom Collins, and Frank Morris. all color
ed, were drowned. Capt. Cox says that he
and the two remaining members OF the
crew were completely exhausted when
rescued. TIE Ward eapsized Of Blan
Point. about four miles from Washington.
y. G. Capt. Cox and his two companions
are at the latter pace.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
PREACHER ACCUSED OF THEFT.
Arrested in West Virginia While Prepar-
ing SermOn-Had n stolen Team.
Special 20 The Post.

Special 20 The Post.
Winchester. Va, Feb. 5.-Hampshirp
County, W. Va. authorities have arrest
ed man calling himself Frank Davis on
a charge of horse stealing. The complain
ant is c. W. Barefoot, of Windsor, Pa,
who says Davis hired a team of him sew
eral days ago and forgot to return.
Davis claims TO be a minister The
team was found in his possession When
arrested he was preparing a sermon to be
delivered that night at a local church.
He was traced from Pennsylvania to
Winchester, where officers, in turn, noti-
fled the West Virginia authorities.
Davis was arraigned at Romney to-day,
and remanded to await the PENNSYLVANIA
officers. He says he is innocent, but re-
fuses to return TO Windsor without requi-
sitiou.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
SENSATIONAL TRIAL BEGINS.
Case in Which Girls Accusation Caused
Her Father 10 Attempt Murder.

Special 10 The Post
Pulaski. Va. Feb. 1.-THE case of the
Commonwealth against J. +. Meyers, &C
cused by Miss Katie Shuffieberger, Of
Dublin, was commenced in the County
Court this morning. The prosecution CON-
pleted taking evidence, and the defense
viii begin in the morning.
There Is more feeling in this case than
in any tried here for some time on &C
count OF the prominence of the parties
concerned. T. Shuifieberger. father OF the
girl, wayiaid and shot Meyers in Novem-
Der, while the latter was Oh his way 10
his preliminary trial, in charge OF the
chief OF police for which crime there Is
an indictment against Shuffieberger. He
VIII be tried this week.
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JUSTICE ON TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Case Against Oscar Fleming, for Killing
Clarence snyder, Begins.

Special
Norfolk Va, Feb. 5.-After escaping
several bands OF lynchers, one member
of whom he shot dead on his doorstep
last November. Justice Oscar /. Fleming
of Princess Anne County, charged with
the killing Of young Clarence Snyder. of
Park Place, near this city, was placed on
trial at the Princess Anne Court House
this morning. Judge B. D. White pre-
sided.
The courtroom was filed with specta-
tors. No trouble was had in obtaining a
jury, and the preliminaries of the case
were at once begun. II is thought that
the trial may consume from one TO three
DAYS. II has been feared that there would
be a demonstration against the prisoner,
but quiet prevailed.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
GirI.m0tlier Accused Of Murder.

special 10 Inc fOst
Roanoke, Va, Feb. Mrs. Edward
Weeks. the young woman at Vinton who
is supposed to have murdered her infant
child and thrown it into the river near
her home, and who has been in a critical
condition, is now convalescing. A guard
is kept in the vicinity Of the house, and
she will be arrested on a charge of muir
der as soon as the condition Of her health
permits. She is only seventeen years old
and had been married but six weeks
She was Miss Lille Parker, of Bedford
County
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
EmbezzIement Charged by His Uncle.


Norfolk, Va. Feb. ARRESTED on
warrant for embeZZlement. in which his
uncle appears as complainant, william
McMackin, who was formerly employed
as collector by the Collier Mechanical
Correspondence School, Of Scranton. Pa,
to-day waived examination In the Police
Court and was sen; on 10 the grand jury
which meets next Monday. Ball In the
sum of $500 was accepted. AcMackin Is
charged with misapprOpriating 500 OF his
EMPLOYERS money. This amount, he de-
clares, is largely Offset by commissions
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GAVE HIS LIFE FOR A FRIEND.
Flower Mill Boy, in Trying 10 aid One of
His Fellows, Dies n Horrible Death.
Special 10 The Post.

SilfcIaI 70 the POST
Petersburg, Va, Feb. 5.-An accident
occurred this morning al the corn ard
-four mill of the Upper Appomattox Com
pany, which resulted in the killing of one
youth and another being very seriously
injured.
Thomas Pritchett while engaged in ad-
Justing some betting, was caught by the
shaft George Simms attempted 10 rescue
him, but was himself caught by the set
screw. Before the machinery could be
stopped Simms had been killed His body
was horribly mangled. cOroners Jury
returned a verdict of accidental death
Pritchett had nearly all of the clothing
torn from his person. He was sent 10 the
Home for the Sick for treatment
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Supposed Mad Dog Attacks Child.

Spccidi 70 Inc fcSt-
Roanoke, Va, Feb Troy Newton. the
eight-year-oId son Of Councilman ]. y.
Newton. vas badly bitten to-day by a
dog supposed To be mad. The child was
bitten about the face ard arms He was
playing in his fathers yard when the
brute attacked. him. The dog also attempt
ed 10 bite Mr. Newton, who fought him
off A passer-by then became the object
Of his fury, but the man caught him by
the collar and held him until Mr Newton
killed him. The dog had every symptom
nf rabies
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
SIX TOWNS TO CONSOLIDATE.
'Greater MorgantOwn'' Project to BE
Voted Upon In the Near Future

Sp-rlaI 70 me Fos.
Morgantown, ". Va, Feb. Within A
few days the councils of Morgantown and
suburban municipalities will call an cleo
ton on the proposition to Become one cor
roration. At present there are four COM
mCnities whose populations get their mail
from Morgantown pOst-Office; Morgan
town. with a population of 5000: Seneca.
900; South MorgantOwn, and Green
mont. 500
Besides these are North Morgantown,
with a population of 400. and West Mo-
gantOwn, with a population of 800. Both
of these latter are unincOrpOrated. 1t Is
the purpose to work out of this material a
Greater MorgsntowG." and get new
charter at the next session Of the legisla-
ture- The tax rate is the same in all OF
the towns, but the smaller towns have
incomes barely sufficient to pay running
expenses
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who urged him TO commute the sentence
OF Reuben Ross. the negro in jail at
Lumberton. convicted OF assaulting Mrs.
Ingram. a white woman The governor
has been flooded with letters on this curl
Gus and pulling case Delegations have
called some 20 plead. orNers to argue
that the Law take its course. The matter
hinges upon the character OF Mrs. Ingram,
who now lives in Harnett County.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
Giant Coal shaft Going to Paris.

SPECIAL 70 The FOsi.
Cumberland. Nd, Feb. 5.-One OF the
largest shafts of coal ever taken from a
mine was shipped over the West Virginia
Central and Pittsburg Railway yesterday
TO Baltimore. 10 be loaded upon the
cruiser Prairie, which sails for France
next Wednesday. The shaft is Is inches
square and II feet inch high. IL will be
displayed at the Paris Exposition. II
comes from the Elk Garden vein The Or
der 10 mine il was given only last Friday
al noon.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
CeIIuIoid Plant Ordered Sold.

Special 70 Tie Posi-.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. Judge Martin, In
the Court of Law and Chancery, to-day
overruled the plaintiffs objections to the
report OF Special Commissioner simmons.
in the chancery suit of William Dunn
against the Brosnan e. Dunn celluloid fac
tory al Lamberts Point, for the purpose
of paying the liens upon the same. Spe-
cial commissioners were appointed to sell
the property. which includes, besides the
factory building, the franchises of the
company. its manufacturing plant. and a
considerable amount of real estate.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
TRESPAsS CASE DISPOSITIONS.
Evidence in the Case of the Old Dominion
Land Company Against Banker Finch.


Newport News, Va, Feb. 1-Counsel for
the Old Dominion Land Company and for
Mr.. F. F. Finch, the banker, this mcrn-
ing commenced taking dispositions in the
suit of the land company against the
banker in reference to the Finch pier, at
the foot of Thirty-secOnd street.
Some months ago Mr.. Finch started
work on the pier. He rad driven the piles
and work on the flooring had commenced
when the Old Dominion applied TO the
court for an injunction On the ground
that he was trespassing on its land. The
court granted the injunction. and il is
some time during the February term of
court
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
Child Labor Decreasing in Mills.

Special TO The Posi-.
Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 5.-The labor com.
missioner's report, completed to-day. saws
there are 33,757 employees in the NortE
Carolina cotton mills, nearly half being
omen, and nearly one-tenth children I'M.
der fourteen. The number of men EN-.
ployed has increased 80 per cent. I'm three
years, while the number of children dur.
ing the same period has decreased 30 ne,
cert. The wages of skilled males ayeragf
S-lO day; women, So cents; children. 81
cents Labor hours range from 10 to y
II 1-2 being the average.
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Agrees TO Restore Broken Connection nj
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fights On.

Special 10 The Post
Winchester. Va, Feb. 1-Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad officials announced this af-
ternocn that they would comply with the
decision of Judge T. W. Harrison, rem
dered a few days ago at Woodstock, and
change their schedule at Strasburg juno
ton. The new schedule will go into eff
feet on Saturday.
The Southern Railroad, which was Also
ordered to change its schedule. So shat the
two roads could make connections at
Strasburg Junction, has not yet COM
piled. and will take the case to the Court
of Appeals.
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Dead Baby Found i'm a Field.

Special to The Post
Boyds. No, Feb. 5.--A dead infant was
found early this morning in the fields near
Germantown Station. Montgomery COun-
~. From all appearances the infant had
been lying there for several days. II was
found 10 belong TO Anna Brown. colo-ed.
who lives near that place. and she dis
posed Of the body IN a manner that ere
ated suspicion. The body was placed under
an old tin boiler As yet il has not been
determined whether the infant was alive
at the zine Of its abandonment.
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Desperate Negro Murderers on Trial.


Raleigh, n. c., Feb. 5.-Two desperate
negro criminals who had been in Jail here
to prevent lynching were taken to Nash
County early this morning and placed on
trial. They are Robert Fortune and John
Taylor. They met Robert Hester, white,
a tobacco farmer. on the highway, asked
him to change a dollar. found he had
money, robbed him, and then. despite his
appeals, shot him to death with reVolyers.
There is no question of their conviction of
murder in the first degree
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
HUNT FOR ALLEGED LYNCHER.
Newport News Keeping Plans for the Cap.
ture Of Indicted Man secret.

Special to The Post
Newport News, Va, Feb. Whether
Gov Tyler will offer a reward for the APP
prehension of Chandler, indicted by the
grand jury in connection with the Watts
lynching, is not known. 1t has been sug-
gested that this would be a proper step,
in view of the finding of the grand jury.
and the court officials seem to think that
way, but how this will be done or whether
it will be done has not been decided.
Just what steps will be taken to appre-
bend Chandler TO one seems to know, but
ii is evident that the authorities have de-
termined upon some action, and whatever
line they proceed along they will clothe
their movements in secrecy.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
Two Prominent ueH smallpox Victims.

sr-fssi 70 he IDfi
Weston. " Va. FEB. 1.-TWO new eases
Of smallpox are reported to-day from
Chenille. Girser County. the patients be-
ing Senator Il F. Kidd and Hon. J. II.
Barnett. making six cases In al. Both
gentlemen contracted the disease while
attempting 10 isolate the early cases,
There are no new cases to-day In Wes-
ton or on Alum FORK, There ar NJ"
sixty cases In the three central West viz
ginia counties.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
Menace TO Navigation Removed.

spe0iaI % Ihs Fpst
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 1.-The revenue cut
ter Onandaga has returned from a sue
cessful search for a dangerous derelict
lying In the path OF cOastwise navigation.
The protruding spars from the wrecked
schooner Fannie Brown. OF Baltimore.
have frequently been reported as men
ace 10 ships since the schooner was
rarnrned and sunk by the Margaret Roper.
OF Norfolk. OF Hatteras last month. The
cutter pulled the spars out and towcd
them 70 this port.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-02-06
Ifinerant Matchmaker Accused.

Special to The Post.
Boyds, Nd, Feb 81. T. Gibson, a trav-
cling watch and clock repairer, was ar
rested at Boyds this afternoon by john
w. Williams and Sheriff Arthur Williams,
on charge of stealing a watch belonging
to Miss ThysOn, of Rockville. After his
commitment 10 jail the sheriff received a
message that Gibson was wanted by the
Virginia authorities on a similar charge
He is said to have secured a number OF
watches on pretense of repairing them
and 10 have pawned them in neighbOring
..it
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Negro MnBgIed b. Freight Train.

--l1scllI % TIE FlsI-
Pulaski Va. Feb I.-Robert Ross, COL
cred, OF Marion, who. in company with
two other men was beating his way from
Toms Creek 10 Marion. attempted 10
board freight train here to-day He
missed his hold and was thrown under
the wheels. His right leg was crushed
10 q jelly from the KNEE down. He was
taken 10 the Office OF Drs Chafln and