Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-08-30
NEWPORT NEWS.
Lunatle Found Dead IN jail
Charged With Larceny-Mstrln1o
nlal Engager-entA

Newport News. Va. August -,
When Jailer wooten made his rounds
In the Elizabeth city County jail 10
Hampton this morning. ne found dead
In the lunatics' cell. Pete" Wlniarna
colored. incarcerated several weeks ago
and being held as = witness in a shoot
ing scrape He was married and was
only 80 years old. but his death was
probably due 10 exhaustion and ner-
vous debility.
W B. Hess. a yvell-knovvn youna
white man. was sent on 20 the grand
jury this morning charged with the
larceny OF S54.l5 from tho Norfolk
house furnishing firm OF Philip Levy a
Co lte was released upon furnishing
$500 bail. with J. Lichtenstein as surety.
Hess was employed by the iirm as so-
hcitor and collector I'm this city: fen
into bad company with the usual re-
suits. He wrote 20 Mr. Levy Confessing
his shortage
This IS Heptasoph Day az Buckroe
Reach. Several thousand OF the Seven
Wise Men" are there and are having
the time OF their lives. A large excur-
sion brought the Richmond crowd. The
Norfolk Heptasophs came over by the
various ferries.
Cards are out announcing a double
Wedding az Grace NJ. + Church on
september 10th. when Miss Rose Ma
tlda Smith Will become Mrs. Milton NJ
Nipond. and Miss Ethel Virginia Smith.
her sister. VIII become Mrs Warren +
Long. The prospective brides are the
daughters OF Mrs. NJ + Smith. OF tins
city. and the prospective grOOms are
both draughtsmep at the shipyard.
United States District Attorney I'D
gar Allan was in the city from Norfolk
this morning. He Is OF the opinion that
L..
gressional nominee from this district
snd thinks that both J. l.. Roper and
Hugh Gordon Miller would make bril-
liant campaigns.
The friends OF Mr.. r. NJ. Spencer. a
well-known citizen or this city, are
anxious 90 learn or his whereabouts
Tuesday, he called on friend. inform
81 him that il was necessary for him
TO leave the city. and gave him $50 IL
gold with which 70 pay his board bill
and other obligations The friend be-
coming uneasy, notified the police anC
q search OF Mr.. Spencer's room result.
ed IN the discovery OF his dress-suil
case in n closet. Ia II was found y4si
In gold. Mr.. Spencer for ten years has
worked al Chesapeake and Ohio pier
II IS possible that his mind is affected
Or there Is chance that there rs moth,
Hg the matter at all, but his friends
would Ike 20 be reaSsured on this point
nod an effort IL being made to ma hin,
Commodore SchedeF. the new com
nander-in chief or the German West
india squadron, was in the city to-day
and paid an official visit 10 the Mayor.
Mrs. Leila Ella Davis. wife OF J. w
Davis. died at her home in Warwick
'ounty this afternoon az 4:30 o'cloek
lged g5 years.
Mrs J. ". BOyenton. aged "a years
lied to- day at the home OF her husband
a Hampton She leaves a husband and
I've children. Mr.. and Mrs. RoyentOu
;ame TO this city from New York ia
S65.
Miss Susan Farran and Mr. John
farrlgan, OF Newport News. were mar
led at ST. Mary's Catholic Church this
venins at O'Clock by the Rev. Father
farlan. Mr. George Harrigan,
lrother OF the groom. was best man
md Miss Martha Harrigan was maid
u honor.
Out ef the six policemen tried roy
nsuhordinatioe. three were suspended
md the resignations OF three others
Moss. Gliding and Crump-were ~re-
luested." They ignored the request
md refused TO turn In their badges.
To-day they were dismissed from the
orce.