The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17
THIS NEGRO VERY
ANXIOUS TO DIE
Drank Carbolic Acid, but Will.
Live to Hang.
RICHMOND MAN is CHOSEN
E. {. schriner is Chosen President of
the Opticians Association of vir-
ginia-Rig Mortgage on Bay
shore-RaiIwaY Gossip.
RICHMOND MAN is CHOSEN
(special Dispatch to The Tines.)


& NORFOLK, VA. August 16.-William
Treadweil, a negro. attempted suiciss
in Portsmouth to-day. He is deter
mined to die. He killed his wife and
shot himself, but lived to be convicted
of murder He is awaiting execution of
the sentence impatiently- He has refused
to ask for a new trial or to make any
effort to change the sentence.
He has been sitting in the murderer's
cell as a 1norose and sullen wretch, anx-
ious to be done with the ills of life. To-
day he secured a bottle Of carbolic acid,
that was being used in disinfecting the
cells, and before the poison was missed.
he had swallowed il. He lay torpid
for several hours till the physicians
finally revived him. He may live to be
hung.
The Opticians Association of Virginia.
which met here to-day. elected E. f.
Schriner. of Richmond president; ]. w.
Buchanan. of Petersburg. secretary. and
6. l.. Hall, of Norfolk, treasurer After
an address at Ocean View. by DR.. kuyS.
Of Richmond, and DR.. Buchanan. of Pc
tersburg. and a banquet, the association
adjourned
MORTGAGE OF LIE BAY SHORE.
a first mortgage bond of the Bay
Shore road was filed in the clerks office
to-day for $685. The bond is in the
form of a printed pamphlet. and de-
scribes not only the property, but re-
cites the action of the directors of the
road in taking up two issues of $780,
mortgages and replacing them with its
one bond to the Atlantic Trust and De-
post Company, of New York. The bonds
are of $l,Geo denomination. bearing five
per cent. interest a year in attached
coupons. Principal and interest are
payable in gold
Much of the railway gossip has been
renewed mere by the rumor of the sale
Of the Bay Shore road. To-day it is
stated that the Southern Railway con-
templates a large grain elevator at Pin
ner's Point; that the Pennsylvania road
Will turn its western grain shipments
here: that the Chesapeake Terminal
Compa1y's line to Cape Henry will con-
meet with the Norfolk and Western here
and then by Cape Henry to Cape
Charles with the Pennsylvania, making
a ferrygage of twelve instead of thirty
six miles as now; that the new road be-
tween Old Point and Newport News will
connect with the Bay Shore road, thus
forming another local combination OF
terminals among these cities for the
Gould roads or some other great combi-
nations that are seeking deep water and
shipping facilities on the Atlantic coast
These, with the actually of the ship
yard that will be built here, are in
spring the people with a hope never en-
tertained before of the grand future for
the cities of the Elizabeth River and of
their union into one great city.
SANITARY INSPECTORS VIGILANCE.
Some OF. the new sanitary inspectors
are making records. One of them Is a
wel-kuown citizen noted for his zeal.
:r3 I'M n
He never goes into any enterprise where
his zeal does not distinguish him above
all of his rivals or predecessors.
Hence it is not strange that Chief
of Police Villines, whose home is a pref
ty one, having a garden in the rear
filled with flowers. chiefly eSotics, had
a call from the Inspector. He says his
wife told him that an officer of the san
itary department had been there to no
tify her that the garden must be cleaned
a: once The Chief declares that he
went to the garden to refresh his mem
ory as to its condition. and found that
the sanitary inspector must haVo looked
over the fence from 4 distance, and de-
termined that several rows of chrysan-
tLemum stalks, which are his vile
special pets, were weeds
A marriage license was granted 10
Joseph Foster Drummond and LUCINDA
Irrelevant Carr, formerly Of Petersburg.
Mr.. Drlmmond is a. successful contract
or here The marriage Will occur al
Ashland on August 2Oth