The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-23
TEMpLETON TO BE
TRIEDFOR MURDER
Claims He Killed Moore In Self
Defense.
HOTEL TO BE TORN DOWN
4 New Structure to Take the Place OF the Old
Nichols House-Parson Burroughs TO
Give Up Profession of Marrying
Runaway Couples.
HOTEL TO BE TORN DOWN
fsnecial DISPATCH to TT rime.. ,

Especial D1SpaLcD 10 iTS llLncSl
BRISTOL. VA, Feb. c2.-County Court,
which adjourned four wee.,s ago, on ac-
count of smallpox in Washington coun-
ty, will convene at Abingdon Monday,
The 9th. One of the most important
cases to be heard is that against Thomas
1' Temp1eton, who is charged with the
murder Of Robert Moore an ex-Confede-
rate veteran Tenpleton does not deny
having killed Moore, but claims self-de-
tense. The killing occurred three miles
north of Bristol, on December 9th, and
Moore, who had followed Templeton on
his way home, was shot dead from his
horse Immediately after he had over
taken Tcmpleton.
Had a FIGHT.
Moore and Templeton had engaged in
q hard fight in Bristol on that day, and
ii having appeared that Moore was in
fault, he was fined in the Police Court.
Templeton's case was afterwards heard
before two magistrates at Wallace, Va,
and he was adjudged not to blame and
Mas released. Following this preliminary
bearing. Templeton was indicted by The
grand jury. and he again surrendered
and gave bond for his appearance for
trial.
Tho Nickels heirs here have decided
10 have the old Nicllcls Hotel torn down
this spring and in its stead new hotel
building erected. They will eXpend for
This purpose not less than $4,000 The
new hotel will face the Union Depot. on
The opposite side of State Street 1t is
the purpose TO have the hotel ready for
use by next fall.
JARSoN BURROUGHS TO LEAVE.
Rev. A. II. Burroughs, the marrying
parson, who has been landlord of the OLD
Nickels House, contemplates giving up
the marrying business. and may so TO
Knoxville, Tenn, or Roanoke. Va.
The candy factory established here
year ago by Borden e Lewis is TO be
enlarged and provided with elevators
The business has been so successful on
small scale that a. stock company is
being formed, and the new company VIII
lie capitalized at 100000.
The ladies of State-Street Methodist
Church continue 10 raise funds for the
work of remodelling their church. They
have raised several thousand dollars. and
It is their purpose 10 spend about sl2,oe9
3n order to make the church thoroughly
modern.
FOR A NEW CHURCH.
Rev. w. ii. T. Squires. pastor of Cen
trail Presbyterian Church here, is raising
funds with which to erect a new edlflce,
at a cost of about $1,000 lie has received
a number. of substantial SUBSCRIPTIONS
from friends of the church at distance
and on Sunday last the collections at the
three services aggregated Sl.o.
Hon. Stuart T. Lindsey. chairman OF
the Republican Committee In the Ninth
Congressional District, being faugued
and indsposed from overwcrk. has gone
10 Florida TO spend month recuperat-
ing his health. Mr.. Lindsey is one OF the
abiest Republicans in the district and one
Of the most uncompromising fighters.
and it would not be surprising If he were
called upon to be the standard-bearer OF
his party in the next congressional con-
test At this time it is presumed that
Congressman Rhea will be renominated
without opposition Some Of the weekly
newspapers in the district are already
forecasting his denomination.