The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-22
DETERMINED TO
KILL HIS WIFE
A Negro in Petersburg with Muir
der Intent.
COMMITTED MANY CRIMES
Log Rolls on Man at the shipysrd and
Breaks His Les-Au Escaped Pris-
oncr Returned from North
Carolina.
SPECIAL plspatch to The Times.l


PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 2i-tierDert
Jones. "a desperate negro from North
Carolina. attempted last night TO kill his
wife Rose Jones, who is employed at
The 4AlbeInarle Hotel in this cltS. Jones
having beaten his wife and threatened 10
XIII her, She came TO Petersburg from
Isawrcaccrl5c, about twelve months ago.
lie has continually threatened her since
that time Saturday night a fire was
found i1indied under that part of the
hotel in which The woman slept.
lie entered his wife's room few niShss
ago and she only escaped then by ner
child making known to the proprietor
that the negro was there.
Last night Jones confronted the woman
before she knew of his being on the lot,
aud she began TO call for help and run.
The man pursued her, but when he found
he, too, was being pursued he rushed
into a room and Ieaped throug.. q WIN
dow. carrying the sash with nm.
y FINAL. THREAT.
Nothing has been heard from him since
except when he passed his brother. 10
whom l,a said he would kill the woman
ii it took him seven years.
Not long ago Jones was on triat III
North Carolina During the trial he TOOK
from his guard his pistol. ana, H1l'as
several shots at the officers. escaped.
man on the train near Lawrenceviile
and threatening the life of the conductor
who wished to intervene lie has since
committed several crimes, for which ne
is now wanted. He beasts OF the bullet
holes he carries in his body, also mat
he has several times been surrounoeo y!
officers, who did not know he was the
man they wanted.
BROKE I4IS LEG.
lIr;rIi,.,, CDlorpti. employed
at the shipyardy of the Petersburg Iron
Works in this city, had his leg broken
by a log rolling on him YESTERDAY
Captain Ragland arrived in Petersburg
tonight with Henry Battle who escaped
fro1.l Jail in this city and who was az
rested yesterday IL Taroboro.
A warrant has been sworn out Tor tle
arrest of William Sanford. charged WIN
stealing hides worth SO from the slaugh-
ter-house Of Sanford Bros.
Mr.. Frank Clements and bride are at
Poinciana Hotel, Fla.
WEDDING CARDS.
Mr. Charles Spicer has issued INVITA-
lions to the marriage of his sister, MisS
Frances Claiborne Spicer. 10 MI. w. cor
don McCabe. Jr. The weddifg VIII 'ahc
place February 4th at haii-l'ast NV
O'Clock in the afternoon.
MIR. James f Campbell, of Peterspufs'
ana Miss Berthe Oliver, of Suffolk. VIII
lac married in Suffolk tomorrow alter
LAWYERS. WILL POWER.
Aro,It twenty lawyers attended DIN
widde court yesterday, So,
The proceedings were brief ana hao
come TO q close before thu through pas
scnccr. train came through Al clock
,.Ee LAWYERS were exceedingly anxious 10
pei home on that train and not be COM
1,ello5 to wait for tie local in the alter
noon. They began to exercise their hSp-
motto power and will that the through
t,,iu sto;l on this, one occasion. 20 con-
1ident were they that the tram "oulo
stop they gathered at the station feadS "
90, aboard.
Ev The Track near the station was enc
star 4 ..fakir,' who has been selling
,,atcut medicine in Petersburg. lie mad
:. niece Of rcd cheese cloth wrapped
around his hand and Was showing a
negro how this cloth Gould TAX. JHSt
;ts the passenger train numbered around
the curve one end of the cloth came
loose and the faklr began 10 strike the
nero in the face with what. to many
seemed flag.
rho engineer too, mstoek the antics,
applied his brakes and the train slack
cncd its speed and stopped at the sta
ton The lawyers got aboard ana Wileh
Tie rear coach passed Star he. toe, got
on as business was rather dull in DIN
widdie II was Il happy crowd aboard.
hut a surprise awaited them. When the
train arrived in. Petersburg, Lieutenant
Douahue arrested Star on telegram
received from Richmond charging INN
with giving q false signal TO the tram.
Tho man was taken to the station. where
a dozen lawyers appeared as counsel for
him. They clearly showed that the en-
cinecr did not know his business and
could not distinguish q punch-and-judy
dress from a danger signal.
When they boarded the train they
thought their power of mind had eXer-
cfeed itself on the mind of the engine
6rivcr. and We're entirely ignorant of the
fact that he thought danger signal
had been given.
Star was released from custody and is
ceiling his medicine again to-day.