Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-06-14
NEWPORT NEWS.
4 Beautiful Home Weddins-The Mur
der Mystery Still Unsolved.

Newport News. va. June 12.-Ths
beautiful home of AIr and Mrs. Edloe I
Morecock was the scene this afternoon /
ct 1.30 o'clock of what was proba- I
bly, the prcttlest and most elaborate /
home wedding IA the history OF New /
port News. Mrs Morecocx's charming I
sister. Miss Martha Cabeu Perkins. OF
Albemarle. va. and Baltimore becom- 1
Ing the bride OF Mr.. Jefferson Davis
Norris. wealthy Baltimore lawyer.
All the lower fioor had been pro-
fusely decorated with orchids. palms l
roses. maiden hair fern and potted
plants. the scheme being IN green and
white. Behind a great bank OF ever
greens In tho hall Schmidts orchestra
rendered Lchengrin's wedding march
es the bridal party. which formed upon
the stairway. entered the parlor. tho
groom Joining his bride at the folding
doors The ceremony was performed
by Rev. :. Francis Ribble. rector OF st.
Fauis Episcopal Church. During tho
ceremony the orchestra rendered 20
Promise Ne"
The bride was gowned IN white satin
trimmed tn rose. point and Guchcsse
lace. over white taneta. wore a veu
win orange blossoms. caught with o
magnificent heart-shaped nln OF pearls
carried shower bouquet OF lilies ot
the valley. Her matron OF honor. Mrs.
Morecock, wore green Paris mousselin8
over white tafteta and carried a bunch
or sweet peas.
A sherlock Holmes is badly needed In
Warwick county 90 unrsvel the latest
murder mystery that has developed
there The victim was negro. James
| Tinsley. Had he been "a white man tho
sensation caused by finding his body
swung 20 white oak sapling Tuesday
afternoon would have been enormous.
So many negroes are killed down this
/ way, however. that one murder more cr
! less doesn't seem 20 make a great deal
/ OF difference.
II James rinsley was actually muir
/ oered. as appears evident. one on tho
/ most remarkable crimes in the history
Of Virginia has been committed When
! the body was found Il was suspended
/ 70 the limb OF the sapling by the
leather belt that had formerly been
| around the mans waist This was
! wrapped once around the limb ana
! pulled around the victims throat.
At first glance. it seemed that the
| case was one Of suicide but investiga-
ton developed the fact that the man.
neck was broken. Inasmuch as tho
| strap was only couple Of feet long.
| and considering the fact that the man q
feet rested upon the ground. doubled
| up under him, while a plug hat was
carelessly resting upon his head. Il ap-
/ pears absolutely certain that had he
| hanged himself his neck could not have
been broken. and the conclusion Is in
evitable that it was the corpse OF
/ Tinsley that was hanged 10 that sap
| ling. his murderers wishing 70 create
the impression OF suicide
The police to-day arrested Mary Gill
| liam, cOlOred. in connection with the
Il
who was hanged twice I'm the woods
near Newport News. The wOman's hus-
band. David Gillian, viii be arrested
as soon as found. The woman - being
held as witness rather than as q
principal.
The German steamer RapollO which
came here from Hamburg to discharge
part Of her cargo. has aboard a choics
collection OF Hons, tigers, snakes and
other Wild animals for New York.
The theory OF Captain Williams of
the British transport Monarch. that the
four stowaways who Jumped through
q portfolio VIXEN the vessel arrived here
from South Africa were drowned. was
partially confirmed this morning when
IL was discovered that the body found
near the beach last night was that Or
West Indian negro. evidently one II
the four. This means that the govern
ment will undoubtedly refund 10 Cap
I tt--'t v" -'+tt~A'-' ~"~N - Ntr~ fA-NN kl04A -
him as a fine. and viii probably refund
the whole amount II the other three
men are not heard from IN g reasonable
time.
Colonel George. 4. Keeier. manager OF
the Chamberiin and Hygeia Hotels.
stated to-day that he had made a re-
quest 10 the department al Washing
ton for an extension OF the time. and
that he had every assurance that this
request would be granted for tearing
down the Hygeia-. he stated further
khat he had every expectation OF COM
pleting the season In the Hygeia Hotel
and would not move In the Chamberlin
unfit next s'all.