The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-12
HAS new EVIDENCE
AGAINST wilcox
The Father Of Nell Cropsey is
Preparing for the Trial.
SEEN TALKING AT THE GATE
The New Witness, Who Did Not Appear
at the First Trial, Will Testify mat
Wilcox Was with the Girl a Few
Minutes Before Her Death.
(snec,al Dispatch to The Times.)

NORFOLK, VA, December n.-W- II.
Cropsey, OF Elizabeth City, n. e., stopped
mere on his yay home He has bsen 10
Neu York to consult Andrew j. Crop
sew. an attorney and MS brother. Speak-
,ns OF the murder OF his daushtei' Nei-
ne Cropsey. for which James wilcox Is
RI Ia retrled at HEREFORD next month,
.ur Cropsey declared that ne" e'loehce'
,y,ich viii have a damaging erect upon
NiIcox's case will be Introduced. II
was for this purpose that Mr.. CropseJ
consulted with MS brother, VINO was oit0
If the attorneys for the prosecution III
the first trial
Mr. Cropsey stated that an important
witness, who did not appear at the mrs
trial of Wilcox, will be introduced. Inns
witness, q woman whose name Ny Etop
sew did not mention. will, he says, tes-
tty that on the night OF the murder,
and within fifteen minutes from the time
it occurred she saw James Wilcox and
Nellie Cropsey engaged in conversation
at the gate Of the Cropsey residence.
This witness will also give other i'm
pcrtant evidence, the nature Of which
Nj Cropsey did not disclose. The state
1uents Of the witness, who on account OF
her condition at the time and for other
reasons, did not testify at the first trial
disclose facts that have never been
brought to light in the terrible tragedy.
ELOPED WITH STABLEMAN.
Pretty ffteen-year-old jamie Stormont,
daughter of D. Stormont, fishery owner
Of Virginia Bach, has eIoped with Dick
Garrett, a stableulan. who up to the TIME
Of his disappearance with Miss Stor-
mont was employed by her father. he
IS about forty years of age, and is not
Loo Of
Miss Stormont was on Monday. Since
that time Mr.. Stormont, who IS dis
tracted at his daughters disappearance,
bag hunted every available place where
he thought she may have gone. 1t Is
supposed that they are in North Carolina,
CARROTS native State.
CAPE HENRY LINE.
After two days meeting of the stock
holders of the Chesapeake Transit Com
pany, the ney route to Cape Henry. W.
y. Robinson the general manager. says:
MANY improvements are to be made
On our road. It's future is assured. The
Ire has been financed, and there is no
Trouble in that respect. The present
meetings are for the purpose of placing
liz maintenance and operation on sys-
te1n:tic basis Ali o. the stockholders
express the greatest confidence in the
ventura and look upon the road as a
fine piece of propcty. The line now ex-
tends from this city to Virginia Beach.
Eacsing Lynnhavan Bay and Cape Henry.
1T both of these places it has terminal
facilities and from one end of the line
to the other traverses a country that
has great prospects for future develop
I-ent
THE COUNTY WINS.
The decision of the Supreme Court of
Appeals in the Atlantic and Danville
Railroad case puts $1,000 in the Nor
felix county treasury. While the amount
sued for in 1895 amounted TO only about
5000. the sum Is Increased i5ecausc the
Southern Raj way Company has purchased
the Atlantic and Danville, and that
company Will have to pay.
The Atlantic and Danville Railroad
Company. after paying taxes on its road
way and tracks. refused to pay the taxes
assessed by the county on its depots.
stations and rolling stock, on the ground
that the assessment was Illegal. County
Treasurer Lyons began proceedings to
levy on the property. but the company
secured an injunction restraining him
frcr. doing so. The case went through
the courts till it was finally decided to-
day.
The Merchants and Planters Bank In
CT eased the capital stock OF the bank
$4,000. making the total capital $4,000,
and will also increase the present sur
illus Of $4,000 to Sl6,GO0