The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-06
THREATS AGAINST
VIRGINIA NEGRO.
SAID Ft HAVE LUSED TEE TRAGEDY
Doctors Held Cat Little Hope for
Recovery OF - G. stir, oae
of MARKS VIctImS-TTyO
Funerals Today.

The physicians at the Emergency Hos
pitaI this morning stated that there was
practically no change in the condition of
James @. Stiff. one OF the victims Of the
Virginia tragedy who was brought here
for surgical attention. The doctors. after
a consultation this morning, decided that
an operation should be performed. The
bullet is said to have passed through the
neck in the vicinity Of The sixth cervical
vertebrae and is believed to have prac-
ticauy severed the spinal cord.
More Runors OF LynchiEs.
Rumors of a probable Iynchtng in Vest
Inoreland county are again heard in this
city. but this. tine the threats are di-
rected against the negro who. it is al
legged. started the report that young Marx,
who did the shooting, had made an i'm
proper suggestion TO Miss Taylor. It is
said that the authorities are endeavoriRg
TO remove the negro from the county.
What purpose he had il starting the re
port is not known, but it is reasonably
certain that there was no foundation
for IL
Both Miss Taylor and Marx have indig-
nantly denied that their relations have
been other than cordial and friendly.
whereabouts of Marx.
Marx is believed to have passed through
this city last night en- his way to New
York Nothing definite concerning MS
movements is known. out a resident OF
=FsT-v .ho
came up on the train last night. states
that Marx was also passenger cn the
train and that he continued oD through
10 New York
Considerable criticism is being INDUCED
in At the action CT the coroncr'S jury II
50 quickly GIs7csing Of the case tNCnaT-
ating Marx. The general belief, however.
is that this action was justifabIe. There
are runners aRoat taat Marx had sEtic.-
pated Uhe attack ana that lie had net only
barricaGed himself n his house, But that
severe CT his employees were in the
building With hiul al tie time OF he
shooting This has not yet been verified
Young Taylor had demanded an apology
from Marx, VINO declared that had done
nothing fer which to apologize. vt this
meeting angry words are said 10 have
passed between The two yCupg men, aGd
o. parting Taylor Is said 10 have threat
ened further action
EcaiiR's S-cdy Sent Home
The body Of william HefIin was shipped
TO Fredericksburg last night over tie
Alexandria. FredeT. cBsbuTs and Potomac
Railroad Fro1. there II VIII be placed il
wagon and carried overland 10 TIE form
er home q the deceased at King George
Court House. twenty-five miles distant
Sheriff HELM, TIE tal:ier Of the U1fCr-
tUnate young man, Vas unable to arrange
for tie first steamer to step at Somerset.
and decided to make the overland TRIP.
rather thaD wait for another beat. which
would step at tnaJ place Tae funeral CT
both Taylor and heIIin VIII probably &C.
cur today
May he Returned 70 Virginia.
Although Marx has been excnerated by
a coroner's jury On the charge OF killing
v. P Taylor. il. it is said to be likely
that he viii be obliged 10 return TO Viz
ginta to attend the inquest On the body
Of William Z Helm. who died a. tie
Emergency Hospital from the effects Of a
wound Inflicted by Marx
So far as the sentiment OF the people
in WcstmorelsEd county gees. 1t is said
10 be with Marx Even the friends CT the
dead and wounded men, il Is said admit
that he vas justified II what he did.
IN the vicinity OF Marks home in Viz
giEia there are numbers Of rough oyster
men ana the young mans assumption
that ne vas being attacked bv- burglars
is generally regarded as q natural one