The Washington times., 1901-12-08
THE TRAGEDY OF
THE VIRGINIANS.
MARX REPORTED In BALTIMORE.
stiT Likely TO Die of Exhaustion
Resulting from His Wound-A
Startling Rumor from
WARSAW.

Startling Humor from
warsaw.
The tragedy Of Tuesday night at Oak
Grove. Va, still remains an absorbing
topic Of interest. Yesterday, efforts to
locate Herbert Marx. whose shots fired
from pistol killed two men and wounded
two others. proved unavailing. a digest
of varied reports from different sections,
however, leads to the belief that Marx IS
now in baltimore. Il despatch last night
gives color TO this theory.
Illness of TnyIor's Mother.
It is learned that brother of William
p. Taylor. one of the victims of the Vir
ginla tragedy, is now very Ill in a private
ward at the Johns Hopkins University
Hospital. Baltimore. Even the name OF this
patient was refused yesterday by the hos
pital authorities. Because Of his pre-
carious condition, the patient knows
nothing q all about the shooting. The
news Is l. az kept from him studiously.
Taylor has been at the hospital several
weeks. Some years ago he broke his leg
by a fall, az-s5tte bone has never mended
satisfactorily.
StiT;s E'fickcring Life.
No percepuble change was noted last
night in the condition OF John Q. Stiff.
third victim OF the tragedy, now lying
at the Emergency Hospital in this city. 1t
is only matter of time, the physicians
state. before The patient will die from ex
haustion. resulting from his wound.
The condition OF Stin is thus explained
by one of the attending physicians:
1T appears that the patient is para
lyzed. The bullet having shattered the
vertebra at the base of the neck and
caused severe laceration of the spinal
cord Thus the entire nervous system is
crushed. as it were. and can supply no
nerve force TO assist the muscles and va
rious organs of the body in their work.
The food does not nourish the body under
such circumstances. Therefore, as time
passes the tissues gradually weaken and
finally decay, and fatal exhaustion must
be the final outcome.
An Operation Intellectual.
"An operation on the patient is useless.
because Of the evident injury to the spinal
cord. In fact it would almost certainly
result In death. One reason for this is
that the precise condition OF the spinal
coluIan has not been determined. even by
the use of the X-ray. It seems likely that
mia ~
ticlc Of lead from the bullet itself. may
press on the spinal cord. In such case the
paralysis Of the patient might be thus ex-
planned.
A sister Of Sud, Miss Mary Stid, arrived
in the city yesterday morning from West
County, Va, and is stopping with
relatives on Fifteenth Street northwest
She visited the hospital shortly after her
arrival and remained at the bedside of her
brother most of the day Miss Stin was
also at the hospital for hours last night.
Dr.. James Stif. brother of the wounded
man. who came here Immediately after
the tragedy. has departed to his home at
Fredericksburg. Va, where business calls
him. DR.. Stin is a dentist. He is OK
pected to return here for few days about
the middle OF the week.
Reports Concerning Marx.
\ story comes from Richmond that
young Taylor, who met death at the hands
OF Marx. was in love with his pretty
cousin, Miss Rose Taylor. and that he was
led to the attack on the Cedar Hill resi-
dence because OF Jealousy, prompted by
seeing Marx kiss the girl 1t is now re-
ported that Miss Taylor admits that Marx
did kiss her, but states shat he had done
so before. regarding her as a mere child
Statements embodied in several de-
spatches last night are to the effect Marx
is on the verge OF nervous prostration. 1t
is said he il nearly crRZed as a result of
the shooting. Wherever he is, il is said
he is under medical treatment.
In telegram last night from New York
this assertion as to an interview is made.
William b. Marx. brother of Herbert
Marx, the young Brooklyn lawyer. states
that the latter Las not yet returned to
New York City He is in the country.
but not in Virginia. He was much upset
several days ago, but is now better.
A Startling Development.
4 startling rumor from Warsaw, Va,
last night, is that the party which attack
ed Marx in his own home intended to
burn the dwelling il necessary to force
a surrender. Since the night OF the trag-
edy. a can of oil and big bag Of straw
have been found in the yard surrounding
the house. 1t is supposed these prepara-
tions for a fire were made in advance of
the actual attack ON the residence.
From Oak Grove, Va, yesterday came
word that Ernest Marx. OF New York, and
his brother n-law. Abel Z. Blackmar, an
attorney, spent Friday night II. the house
of Commonwealth Attorney X. ]. Wash
ington, of Vestmoreland County, where
the whole affair was siscu,sed. What
action was decided uP,n. L. ssy. has net
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