Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-14
NYSTERIOUSLY SHOT,
prNHr MARSHALL. A YOUTH. IN
.IRED on NAyo,s ISLAND.
arrested FOR BEATING WIFE.
erncst Davis Says That Hc Is Not
Guilty Of Nnrdcr-Many Case. for
Mayor Maurice This Morning
Oca4h of LitiIc Girl.
Death of Lille Girl

,1avor Maurice This Morning.
0cati, of Little Girl.
Henry Marshall. youth living on
rsrarsr $ sect, was shot in a mysterious
manner while on Mayos Island yester-
f5v afternoon. liia had gone there with
nm boys. and. without hearing the re-
,--f Of pistol or gun. suffered a wound
T. 81 eg The ball penetrated the flesh
s- Tho knee and may have to be cut
gst
Tn +. @ Hi probed for tho bail, but
s;5 .a find il. Tho boy prefers having
~ bafI in his leg to suffering the pain of
esrarp Instrument stuck in the flesh
r, Is NOT known who shot the boy and
~ SIS MT thought 10 be dangerously
n v+rf he remembered that John Jones
.ra ear II Nj J. ". Jones. OF Chester
rss county. was nysteriously shot seve-
~ laws ago. The boy is now bic 10 be
-.. szaia however, but no one has been
-rasteH on the charge of shooting him.
-rsrs has been so much promiscuous
er7a-frc n and around Manchester of
re.a RS n cause many to fear being shot.
I'D probably accounts for little hunting
rr the city
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
~ III Fox was arrested last evening
~, Policeman Alexander S. Wright on
49,. charge of assaulting his wife and
.+- sngr., her with bodily harm He
rz Ir1Ers ~ in the Manchester police
e,-firr where he spent the night He
-- he tried before Mayor Maurice this
morning.
insa giving his name as Mac Nirma
VS. arrested and locked up in the police
CATION last night by Policeman Richard
Jones' on The charge OF treSpassing on
ne premises of Lucy Holmes and Great
ne disturbance.
Waiter Bryant has been arrested by
r-nuar,an + 2. Smith on the charge Of
betting his board bill,
Tho case Of 'Benuie" Wells charged
With assaulting Mr. Gratsnowsky. of the
EH-.ka Furniture Company. will be
--fa5 before SQUIRE L. W Cheatham this
nrrr5ug Wells was recently sent TO
4sH. together with a man named VIII
'ams. FOR stealing So from Mr. Levy. OF
;as Cohen Art Gallery. of Richmond.
ALDERMEN MEET TONIGHT
an important meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen will he held tonight, when it
'y probable that the successor of Presi-
ta-t John E T-tz will be chosen.
Some dissatisfaction has been eS-
-resesd over the delay in the passage
n, the ordinance offered by Mr.. A. l..
Sampson which requires the Virginia
Passenger and Power Company TO main
tam f1-e-minute schedule on the Perry
and Eull-street lines between and
"A N and and P. ~ Of each week
5ar = great many Of the working peo-
rl, cautend that the service IS not what
e snoufa be- and hope that the ordinance
VIII soon get out of yhe hands of the
ordinance Committee. That body has
nsrn making an investigation Of the
s5ules which are peins maintained.
at5 4; IS likely that they can furnish
much valuable Information when they re-
ngrl on the matter.
WITH THE ILL.
Mrs David Weisiger. who has been Ill
FOR several days with typhoid-fever. is
Throwing under the treatment of Dr.
Archer.
Mrs Louis H. Siegel. sister of Mrs. w.
p Bradley. Of Manchester. who suffered
painful burns about her hands while
making candy at the recent bazaar of the
2ainb-dEe-Street Baptist church is i'm
UT Walter I4orner is able to BE- up
again after being i'll with typhoid-fever
n hts home in Chesterfield county, for
several weeks
Mir Waiter Holmes. who has also been
!' with typhGd-feTcr. Is able to be up
again
4t'E'Is-l IIf.fAillsf. me NEGRO WHO W ciS
crushed beneath two tons of machinery
Wednesday morning, was suffering much
pa'n yesterday afternoon when he was
sean hy Dr. Merchant. of Manchester
Gardner lives in what is known as
Horse Alley" in the rear Of the Chesa-
rsake and Ohio railway grain elevator
near th, fnot of Ninth street. Richmond.
MURDERER INTERVIEWED.
Ernest Davis, the convicted murderer,
ruV- --34,- cr=s-r-,pa 70 no 11af fhn
Manchester Jail December 18TH, said yes
'araaT afternoon that he is absolutely
lrHoca1t nj causing the death of John
Jiaarr Stokes
AiI Of tbs boys in the gang had knives,
2sa borrowed one from Hilton ] do
'0t dong that ! did not have a knife in
're hand. but / struck AT Stokes with
y a,aptv hand. | had no grudge against
Stokes and did not want 10 hurt him. It
"aa plan to saddle the whole thing on
~ ana make me suffer for a crime that
was innocent OF. want TO Sc justice
a"Ge never licked the blood from the
Hrat7 There was nothing on ii 10 lick.
diH not know that Stokes had been
staa5ad until ] went home and found Po-
tss1ao Wright there
SAYS HE'S NOT GUILTY.
hotis shows signs Of mental strain, and
f&CeediDg'E nervous. lie can hardly
fr.5 his hands in one position a moment,
ana IS continually twitching about as if
SsreTrc from palsy or some nervous
'.g'be. lie declares< that he is not guilty
q numbering Stokes.
When the condemned man was seen by
the reporter of the Dispatch he was get
'lNe ready 10 eat his dinner. lie de-
cares That justice viii not be done il he
nznged without getting new trial.
~ denies that there was any premeoi-
@,ion on his part TO hurt Stokes. He
ssIa That the reason he ran from the
scene was because he saw the others
rurnirc
Mile Davis was being interviewed
Mar Callias, mother of Wyatt Call
mas an alleged accessory TO the crime,
came IN with her sons dinner.
ALLEGED ACCESSORIES.
Davis said this afternoon that he was
converted by Rev. Ferguson. OF the
Fo9Eetls. in Richmond, about six
years ago. lie worked for the P. II.
GaTo branch Of the Continental Tobacco
Company, the Reynolds Tobacco Com
phE and prominent citizens of Rich
3oha His LAWYER is making 3 fight IN
tne cour, Of Appeals TO set q new trial
FOR him
WNalt Callias and Marcellus Hatcher.
aUegef accessories TO the murder OF
e''6es. viii be placed on trial before
Suase John II Ingram IN the Corporation
NOETt npSt Tuesday They Will be de-