The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-05-17

in the small fruit belt.
A. H. Williams is under arrest
at Memphis and is believed to be
the leader of the gang that recently
robbed the express train on the
Choetaw road, near that city.
1t is reported that Jack Russell,
prominent young business man,
and two young ladies, of Knoxville,
were drowned in the Tennessee
River, near that city. They were
rowing, the boat was seen to cap
size and they are supposed to have
been lost.
Aubrey Johnson, son of A. H.
Johnson, living at Haley, was
drowned in Duck River Monday
evening, The young man was
putting out a trot line. his canoe
sprang leak and was seized with
cramps and was drowned before
help could reach him.
The big cotton mill at Jackson
was started last Monday and the
plant will be in good working shape
by June 1. The big mill at Hum
boldt has its machinery in place, a
good supply OF cotton has been pur-
chased and operations will begin in
earnest in a few days.
Rev. Geo. w. Shelton has resign
ed as pastor of the First Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church at Jack
son and has accepted a call extend
ed by the Russeli-street Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church at Nash
vile. Rev Shelton is we'll known
in West Tennessee and is regarded
as one of the best preachers Of his
denomination in the State.
DR., Richard Douglas has severed
his connection with the medical de-
partment of Vanderbilt University,
to take effect Immediately. 1t is
that he rendered his
resignation because of a difference
of opinion concerning some changes
he advocated. At the time of his
he was filling three
chairs in the medical college, that
Of abdominal surgery, genealogy
and obstetrics. He has been a
prime mover in establishing the
department an! working
FOR its growth.
Two amateur highwaymen held
up the store of Lee Neal, at Rocky
Fork, last Saturday night, securing
about $50 which was in the cash
drawer. After the drawer had been
the robbers ordered the
safe opened and requested the ne
gro porter to hold a lamp. The
1arkey seemed to be little slow in
in complying with the request and
ntimated that he would like to be
excused from taking any part in
the proceedings, and when the
iighwaymen turned their attention
10 the porter Mr.. Neal, the propri-
stor, darted out the door and dis
The safe contained sew
,ra1 hundred dollars. The robbers
also escaped.
There are only three female white
prisoners in the Tennessee peniten-
larry. Two of these are imprison-
d Tor the murder OF their stepchil- |
lren and the third is serving a SEN
ence on charge Of stealing mule.
)f the trio Mrs. Lottie Cummings
las been in prison the longest, hav-
ng been sent up from Knox County |
october 10, 1898, for a term of 20
ears She was convicted Of the |
murder of her 10-year-old stepson,
4ouis Cummings. She struck the
hid with a shovel at their home.
ew miles south of Knoxville, June
J. 1893, and he died in a few min
ties. She claimed that the boy
vas very saucy and at the time he
vas killed he was advancing on her
With an axe. Martha Nuckoll, a
Claiborne County woman, was sent
Ip for three years on the charge of
tealing a mule. She is young
woman, giving her age as n years.
The strenuously denies that she
omnlitted the crime Of which SHE
sas convicted The reader il fa-
llliar with the case Of Mrs, Nora
who was recently sent to
he prison from Davidson County
Or the murder of her stepchild.
fter a long contest in the courts.
he three prisoners are employed
! the hosiery department. Mrs.
cummings mind is said to be fail
lg Nashville American.