The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-12
|CAHOON HELD FOR
SHOOTING TO0kER.
The Pistols Used in the Duel
Exhibited in Court.
YTookER s'WOU| u L FIRE.
MISUNDERSTANDING |.|'E
The Wounded Men in Very Precar'ous
Condition at ST. vincents Hospital.
Boy Who Opened Ano,her's
Letters-Trial for Murder.
(specia, Disnatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
MORE DIX, VA. Nov. III. NJ. ca
hoon. the motorman who shot Captain
w. S. Tooker yesterday, was heid IN
the Police Court this morning to await
the result Of lockers injuries. Captain
Tooker is still at the st. Vincent HOS
pital and holds his own tonight. He Is
conscious, cheerful and resting easy. DE-.
T. c. Newbill, speaking OF the wound.
says: One in the neck, which cut the
wind-pipe. makes an artificial tube IN
the throat necessary, one IN the rlsht
arm and one in the abdomen. i ne lat
ter is the most dangerous, as peritontsls
or blood poisoning is Likely to set IN.
Neither of these troubles have developed,
but there are fears OF complications.
The patient may live for several days
or death may come suddenly. Every
thing possible is done and his life will be
saved If such can be done by medical
ILL. The case is desperate one
THE PISTOLS.
The pistols exhibited in court this
mornfnS vt1e a new Ivey-J ohnson re-
volver Of the center-tire variety, but
filled with 1im-fire cartridges. Every
ca. tlidge had been struck, but did not
explode |. cause they are harmless when
not st,Lck or the expioder. Inc re-.
y..!, or of Cahoon was of the American
bulldog pattern. large and dangerous
OF the six chambers five contained plank
cartridges. Three of them took effect
It is stated that Cahoon and Tpoker
occupied the relationship Of father ana
son Ticker had taken care of Cahoon
20 Mt a n T>OOkar went
away on service for the Merritt & Chap
man Nrecling Co., by whom he IS en-
ployeG, he left his vito and daughter
in til. care of Cahoon and made ar
rang e,nrnls Cor her to draw 800 a month
from his sa.ary to pay HOUSEHOLD eA-&
p.nses of nuIch Cahoon was to snare
The cornfol is.
THE SEPARATION.
Captain rTooker and his wife had
agreed to a separation. She returned 70
her former home N Staten Island, tax ng
the two younger children With her que
denied the charges of the husband ana
of the neighbors, despite the fact OF her
appearance, and of the agreement to the
. aration. Mrs Tooker is the second
wife and is handsome and much younger
than her husband. They had been mar
,icd twelve years and recently Captain
.Tooker had been away from home
great deal. At the time Of the disagree
ment, of which Motorman Cahoon was
the cause, Captain Tooker had been ABB
sent for eight months and Cahoon mad
been a boarder in the house.
READ HIS RIVALS LETTERS.
District Attorney Edgar Allan has de-
termined to recommend the discharge OF
Elmer Sturgis. an eighteen-year-old boy
before the Federal grand jury
4J>-,xy 1ooc
n,er.# of Eastern Shore. a rival Of Sturgis.
Who had gotten ahead Of Wrckmer in
the love affair, had permission from the
girl in the case to oren letters coming
to the postoffice for her from WiIckTser.
or .any other fellow. Sturgis. who
lived nearer the home of his lady love
than Wrickmer and was in the hablt OF
securing the young lady's mail from the
postoffce and carrying it to her.
4 letter came which Sturgis thought
was from wrickmer, and having the per
mission of his girl to open it, he III
so and read it through before deliver
ing it.
This came to the ears of Wrickmer.
who became indignant and consulted
a LAWYER and a Federal warrant vas Sc
cured for the arrest Of young S.urgis.
who was he'd for court. t:ene&al Ailan
satisfied that no harm was intend
ed and none accomplished. and las de-
termined to dismiss the case after the
boys frank statement is heard py the
grand jury tomorrow.
HAMLIN TO Be TRIED.
Attorney E. j. spady. Of the Eastern
shore. who was in Norfolk to-day, an
snounced that Larry. H. Hamlin, an oSs ter
man of northampton county, charged
with the murder Of Robert bundlck,
colored, some three weeks or more ago.
will be placed on trial in the Northamp-
ton County Court Thursday
Hamlin's defense IS that Bundick OF
fered him an outrageous insult and then
Threatened to kill him. The. nesro
Rundick was a, bad character He was
recently charged with burglary in. NORTH
torney spaf1v. who then renresented the
,egro, carried the case to the Court Of
Apneals and BIndic's got off, Attorney
Spady is now defending Hanll1n.
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