Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-02-02

Sui Souit mere yesterday Contractor
Gibson. OF Indiana, on trial for an al
Iegeo attempt to bride Governor Lon
gino In the awarding of capitol con-
tracts, withdrew his plea of not guilty
and entered a plea of guilty. By
agreement with the osecution he ac-
eepted fine of 81 900 and costs. and
the court set aside the forfeiture of the
$1,000 bond
Minden, La, Jan. 25.-At DovItns a,
station on the Vicksburg. Shreveport
and Pacific railroad, about ten miles
from here, young negro named Lark
lngton attempted assault on the wife
OF young farmer named Eldon
walker. He became frightened and
ran away before accomplishing his
purpose and while being brought to
the Minden jail was overtaken and
shot 10 pieces by a crowd of men.
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. ga head
END collision between two freight
trains on the Midland railway yester-
day caused the death Of Engineer E. o.
Adams. on the west bound train. Philip
Morris, negro fireman, and a brake
man, name unknown. The scene of
the accident was Dimick Junction
Both engines and % cars went through
the bridge and several spans of the
bridge, with few cars, were burned.
Dade City, Fla, Jan. 29.-News
reaches here that a riot broke out at
negro dance at Rice & Phelps tur-
pentine camp. near here, at 1 o'clock
Sunday morning, and that Dan Child
ers, white man, was killed, and an
other white man, named McNeill fatal
ly wounded. Three negroes, two wo-
men and one man, were also shot and
seriously wounded. The white men. il
is stated, were only looking on and
did no shooting. MCNEIL cannot re-
cover. The two negroes, Will Rob
erts and Will Wright. who it is alleged
did most OF the shooting. have escaped.
Richmond, Va, an. 26.-After an in
teresting discussion the house today
refused toagree to the Glass senate res
olution practically prohibiting general
legislation at this session. AS a COM
promise measure the house by an or err
whelming majority adopted a resolu.
ton which simply provides that pre-
cedence in legislation shall be given all
matters having reference to the con-
stitutional convention. The vote by
which this proposition was carried
shows plainly that the house is opposed
10 any fronclad rules prohibiting gem
eral legislation.
Jackson. KY, Jan. 2S.-In a bloody
battle with moonshiners on EIkhorn
creek. on the Letcher and Pike county
line, United States Marshal Tom Hol-
liheld and Posseman Simon Combs
were killed and Blaine Combs was cap
tured by the moonshiners. Rufus
Wootan and Ambrose Amburgy, other
mem DarQ of the
wounded. Full details Of the battle
were not obtained. Hollifield had long
been terror to moonshiners and was
one OF the bravest men in the service
In battle with moonshiners several
years ago three of his posse were kill
ed, he being the only one to escape.
Winchester, Va. Jan. 26.-The Nor
gan Memorial Association, which was
organized in this city some months ago
and which has for it, object the erec-
ton Of a suitable a, fitting monu-
ment over the grave of Gen. Daniel
Morgan, the Hero Of Cowpens," in
Mount Hebron Cemetery, is actively at
, work. From the assurances OF various
congressman and others of influence
the project will be successful, and the
association will leave nothing undope
~ SSSNAS ZIG tItCllOu Oh the pro-
posed monument. The present neglect
ed condition OF the grave of the reyo-
lutionary hero is a standing disgrace to
congress.
Fayetteville. W. Va, Jan. 25.-Neely
Harris, mayor Of Hilltop, was found
guilty Of robbery, the minimum pen
atty for which is FIVE years in the
penitentiary. He is charged with for
getting to turn over fines to the town.
solomon Irish, a peddler, was taken
before the mayor on a charge of SELL
Ing without license. The mayor held
MS court In saloon. Irish charged
that the mayor and marshal bound him
hand and foot and left him face up in
the broiling hot sun till his fine was
paid. Later his brother. Jacob Irish.
was similarly treated, except that mo-
lasses was placed on his face to make
the flies ana ants bite him, He says
ne suffered terribly till ne paid his fine.
Parkersburg, w. Va, Jan. 25-The
startling discovery was made today
that grave robbers have been at work
in this vicinity. On Christmas day
Mrs. Nettie Tracy, a young woman.
was buried in the Tracewell cemetery.
! on the south side. On her clothing was
fastened jeweled brooch and on her
fingers were two rings-one plain and
the other with an opal setting. This
morning it was found that the grave
had been opened, the glass in the coffin
smashed, the grave clothes torn and
the jewelry taken from the dead BODY.
The grave had been left open and the
snow had drifted in on the face of the
body in the grave. The police have
been notified OF the discovery, but
there is no clew on which to work to
discover the robbers.
Bristol, Va, Jan. 25.-News of a SEN
sational shooting comes from Moab.
Washington county, Va. A band of
thieves that has been a terror of that
community attacked the home of w.
j. Kendrick, a we'll to do farmer. whom
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