The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-05
MAY DIE FROM
BULLET WOUNDS
Condition Of Third Victim
Of Virginia Tragedy.
C0RGbBR'S JURY EE0BERhGES MARY
Heffins Body Removed to Somer-
set for Interment- Excitement
Prevails IN the Vicinity of
the Shooting.

The condition OF James Q. Stiff, the
third victim OF the Oak Grove. Va. TRACE
dy is too critical 10 permit Of an opera
ton by the Emergency Hospital surgeons.
At o'clock this afternoon he was still
alive. but no hope Of his recovery was
held out. He remains perfectly conscious
and occasionally speaks to the attendants.
The surgeons had hoped that BY this
morning ne would have rallied from the
shock and excitement of the shooting and
from the exhaustion incident 10 the trip
up the river.
Operation Deemed Inexledient.
IN this they were disappointed. how
ever, for there was practically no change
in the young mans condition, and it was
deemed inexpedient to operate
The bullet IS lodged in the back of the
neck. and to the left It is lying close
TO the spinal column. which was injured.
as is Indicated by the paralysis Of The
entire bcd-.
The extent Of this injury has not yet
been determined. and It may be several
days before 1t is
Removal of HeHEn's Body.
The bod CT William L Heflfn was ia
ken from the Emergency Hospital this
morning. and removed 10 the undertaking
establishment Of J William Lee. 5S2
Pennsylvania Avenue northwest, where it
was placed in a cashet and prepared Tor
shipment
II was found to be impossible TO leave
the city at o'clock this morning on the
Wakefield, although the permission of the
coroner had been secured
The body was placed aboard the Weems
Line steamer Wakefield at O'Clock this
afternoon and viii be taken to Somerset.
Va, fer burial The remains are in
charge of Sheriff Hemin, the young mans
father
Young Marx Exonerated-
4 despatch from Warsaw. Va. says that
yesterday ". T. Guthridge, a justice of
the peace and acting coroner, With l.
Washington. J. 5 Hackett. J H QueseG-
berry. " L Reed T c Hungerford. and
W P. Thompson, Investigated the killing
of William Taylor by Marx. Mr.. Marx
was present
The jury brought in a verdict exonor-
Rting Marx. The latter denied absolutely
having made advances to Miss Taylor.
cousin OF the dead man, of which he was
accused
The family Of the young lady knew
nothing of the affair and are completely
Frustrated at its tragic ending
Mr.. Marx, it was announced, would in
mediately leave for New York
Local Police Receive No Word.
The local police have received no mes
sage from the Virginia authorities. and
are not Likely to receive any owing TO the
termination Of the case.
There was some talk that Marx might
be app-ehended as he passed through the
city on his way to New York, owing to
the death of the second victim of his IN
errins aim, but the report IS declared to
be without foundation
story of the Tragedy.
Taylor and Heflfn lost their lives and
Stiff is now nigh unto death as the re
suit Of their attempt to mete out JUS
tice to Marx for an alleged insult Of
fered Miss Rosa Taylor, a cousin of the
frst-named victim
She accompanied Marx to church Sun
day night at Oak Grove, and on the way
home he is alleged to have made improp-
ct proposals. Miss Taylor told her girl
cousins. who in turn told William Tay-
Tor, their brother
Proposed Punishment of Marx.
Taylor ted the story to HeFlin. Stiff.
George Thompson. and a man named
Douglas, AID they all decided that tar
and feathers with a raw hide accompa-
niment would be necessary to wipe out
the stain on the Taylor family honor.
The avengers secured a wagon. and
leaving Colonial Beach about o'clock
Tuesday evening, reached the Marx farm
al O. Marx was alone in the house.
Surrounded the House.
The Taylor crowd decided to surround
the place to prevent Marks flight
Taylor was armed with a Winchester
rife and remained in the pear orchard to
cut of escape toward the road in that
direction and Stiff and Thompson went
around 70 the south side of the building.
The task Of breaking into the Use
was assigned to Heffiiu. He cautI,
approached one of the west windows and
broke cne Of the panes CT glass
Marx had heard the providers before the
SCATTERING glass told him that they in