Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1901-05-24
VIRGINIA STATE NEWS.
Budget of the Latest Happenings
f,sOm All Parts.
yOODOO~ DOCTOR u1ES TO JAIL.
Stabbed His Patients Husband, Who HID Be-
come Jealous of the Medicine Msn''Dus
Their Way Out OF Jail.'Sbot 10 reeu"a'
Manner-Addresses at Washington and Lee
..StoncwalI Jacksons Home.

| ..StOncwaIl Jacks0D's nome
Col. J. Risque Hutter had a hearing
| before Justice OF the Peace Vcrm''iioI',
| in Campbell county, on the charge o.
killing the negro Jack Smith. oHlu,
entered the room occupied. by Coioi'ei
| Hutters daughter and was leaning over
her bed whispering threats into her ear
! when she awoke and began screaming.
smith escaped through the window
! Colonel Hutter kept watch through inc
remainder OF the night, and the next
morning. after sending messengers ior
neiphbors. went into an clubhouse where
Smith Law asleep. After arouslng the
negro and telling him he had corie to
xiii him. Colonel Hutter fred a ball Ill
TO the negros brain, killing him almost
! instantly. In the trial the Common
wealth was represented by Common.
weaItns Attorney VIM. NJ. Murreli. and
the defense By Mr.. Fred Harper, both
OF whom argued the case briefy Col.
| Hutter and his wife and daughter made
full statements of the affair. After
hearing the evidence and arguments
| Justice Vermilion, without hesltating
| moment, discharged Colonel Hutter.
For stabbing with knife Samuel Saun-
| ders. husband of patient he was treat
ing, John Turner, a colored medicine
man. was in Nanzemond County court
| Ened S. and given thirty days Ill jan:
| He was indicted for felony Turner hal
| undertaken to cure the woman, on whose
case several doctors had failed. Some
| of the things he used in the preparation
| of his medicine were lizard liver. frog
feet. uorms, and herbs. Saunders got
| Jealous of the doctors attention to his
wife, and ordered him away. Saunders
was stabbed during the fight that follow
ell
Miss Lucy Hutchinson of Franklin
| county. married J. F. Carper, of Kos
we'll n. NJ. Mr.. Carper was born IN
West Virginia, later removing to New
Mexico. Two years ago his wife died,
leaving seven children. Carper recently
wrote to his dead wife's brother re-
questing him 10 select suitable woman
as step mother for his little ones. Mr.!
Hunt introduced by mail Miss Hutchln-
son. and pictures were exchanged. They
were engaged condtionally and Carper
reached Danville several days ago. he
| called on his betrothed. who was sutfl-
GENTLY pleased to allow the ceremony to
continue.
By using a crowbar, cold chiscl. and
anger, which had been smuegled to
them by friends, two prisoners dug their
way out of Southampton County Jall at
CORTLAND Another prisoner was offer
ed freedom. but would not leave because
his sentence was about 10 expire. ne
other inmates had no chance 70 escape
Bloodhounds were takca 70 tire scene
and traieG the fugitiyes to Nottawav
River, where they are supposed to have
taken boat.
Thomas Carter, of Vaudeville, was
shot in peculiar manner at the home OF
his aunt, Mrs. Bette Carter. The young
man was sitting in a doorway when his
aunt, passing through the room, laugh
ingly remarked that an old gun that
leaned against the wall would shoot him
if he didn't get out of her way. She
evidently Jared the gun in walking
across the room, for as young Carter
arose, the gun fell and was discharged,
its load of shot entering his leg.
The annual baccalaureate sermon at
Washington and Lee University this
commencement will be preached by the
Rev. DR.. David G. Wylic. pastor Of the
Scotch Presbyterian Church, of New
York. The address before the Young
Mems Christian Association will he DC
ivered by Bishop Robert A. Gibson. as
sistant bishop of the Episcopal diocese
of Virginia The address before the
graduating law class will be delivered by
former Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith, of Atlanta. Ga.
The cases OF J. NJ Cogle, his son:
w. I. Cogie, and J. NJ. Wynn, charged
with felonious assault OF and ATTEMPT
ing to cxtort al the. point of pistol
$1,000 from DR.. J. H. Hargrsyc, young
physician of Petersburg, Thcm Cogle
charged with having betrayed his
daughter, were tried in the Hastings
Court. The affair has excited much ID
terest and the courtroom was crowded.
The Jury returned verdict of not gull
ty in each case and all three OF the ac-
cuscd were acquitted
Within the past few weeks CORE
SpOnUeuCC Ids DCCH SdlI jCu uli DCt"NSb
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and the Mary
Gusts Lee Chapter of the Daughters
oil the Confederacy, relating to the pur
chase by the chapter of General Jack
sons former residence in Lexington.
Mrs Jackson is anxious to sell this
property, which she cannot afford to
keep, and it was Mrs Jackson who sug.
gested that the Daughters buy it. They
propose to undertake to raise the money
for the purpose and convert the place
into hospital.
There is trouble at the National Bust
ness College in Roanoke 1t seems that
some difference arose between Presi-
dent Eckerle and Prof L. A. Coulter.
one of the teachers, and when he walked
out about 50 of the pupils did the SAME
and refuse to go back until Professor
Coulter is reinstatcd
In Accomac county Hiram Shivers.
aged II years, and Alonzo Thomas,
aged Id years, quarreled over the pos
session OF a pistol, the result being that
Shivers ran into house. got shotgun
and shot and killed Thomas.
The police of Newport News are
looking Tor a miScreant who gouged
out the eyes of Dr. Jones fine driving
horse Whoever did the deed climbed
over a high fence and used long stick
in order to blind the animal +
The Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal
Company has purchased the steamer
Belle Horton, now at New York. for
service between Norfok-on-the- Roads
and Newport News.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss. OF