The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-14
DEADLY TALES
OF MICROSCOPE
Blood Under Joseph Higg-
ginbotham's Nails.
A PITIFUL STRUGGLE
Saved Her Throat at the Expense Of
Her Fingers,
PRISONER SAFE IN ROANOKE
Crowds In Lynchburs ThirstIns for His Etaoo
and Demonstrations Many He RS after
His Departure Officers Lost in
the Woods and Reach
Roanoke by Right
PRISONER SAFE IN ROANOKE
CspeeIsl dispatch TO The Times.)

(Spcciai Dispatch 10 The Tines)
LYNCHBuRG, VA, Jan. lS.-Joseph
lIigginbotham, The negro vino is charged
with aasaulting and attempting. TO mur-
der Mrs. Ralph webber on last satur-'
day morning is now safely lodsef III
the iail at Roanoke. "A large majority
of the people Of Lynchpurg persist IN
believing that the man is still in ptlsos
here. and that the announcement of ms
removal 10 Roanoke is simply ruse OF
en-. police to nisfead tho public. Nheh
the officers left here last night with the
prisoner. no trouble was anticipated, eut
the tourney to Forest Depot in the open
carriage proved far more eTentul thdii
was expected The driver beirg nuiaFnillh.
with the country. drove many mics oul
of the road, and for several hours. 'ne
roltccmen and their prisoner were ios9
10 the world wandering over strange
roads and In strange places. When ttey
.inally reached Forest, II was Amos.
daybreal1, and the train which they ii iiap
intended to take had passed the sta 1io'i
long before their arrival
AT G O'Clock this morning IleX boarded
81 freight train and were carried TO isoa-
roke arriving there at half-past one
o'clock in tho afternoon. The offlcefs,
who returned, here tonight, report ttid'
ftere was no evidence of. excitement III
Roanoke. aud that they arc convlnce0
that the prisoner is sale
COURT HELD IN READINESS.
CORPORATION Court was on the point OF
e,,icurninE for the January term D"'
,.e.Isse Frank Christian has declueo 70
.s.rti:ue court from day TO uaS uist.
-,-.s weblYer is strong enough TO sec
.-Tanime, as now arranged, on the das :
;bat tho negro is to. be brought into All
IVebbt,.s presence a special grand jury
yin be enlpanelled an indictment pre-
,s,rt.3i. and the case tried. IT ia expected
shat the Identification, indictment, anu
trial viii be accomplished within three
hours.
BLOODY EVIDENCES.
The finding of a pair OF hloody Pdtils
and a coat and a new cap in the boiler
room of the Floyd School building at an
carly hour this morning has tended to
arouse stronger feeling than ever against
1firriubothatn, and when at noon to-day
st became known that a bloody. knife had
been discovered in the same place, the
effect vas tremendous, All, day long
yeople have been gathering in groups on
fhe streets Of the city. discussing the
crime and the criminal and 1t becomes
more and more evident that the au-
Ihorities were wise in having the negro
1Iigginbotham taken TO Roanoke
DR. Samuel Lille has made statement
OF the story told him by MIS-. eppet. .,',tt
According to the doctor. she sald that
the man who assaulted her was a bright
rnulatto of slight build and face oeNoid
Of beard.
KNEW THE PREMISES.
She also remarked that the man must
I,y,,,t fl1as a
sTl about the habits of her husband IN
leaving home and returning, for, sald
sbe. when / threatened him, as he lay
with mo on the bed, with the speedy re
turn OF my husband, he laughed aho said: !:
You can't fool me; know Noar nus oa "a n 4 !
does not come back this time OF day. " l
next told him my sister would come hy
coon, but that did not seem 70 disturb
him either.
lie lay with his hand on NY throat,
threatening me With death if screamed
or gave any alarm,
After abou, half an hour he got up.
saving. well, l reckon Id better be go
ing. He had reached the deor.ir when
struggled up from the bed. weak from
fright and from having been teaftniiE
choked When the man saw me rlss ne
returned saying: II. ! leave you aliNe
YOU viii tel on me ard set me into
CUT HER THROAT.
Proceeding with the frightfol recital,
Mrs webber said the negro. then drew
his pocket knife and saasheq at hes ne,
throat She threw I'D her hand 70 tol!
ise blow and protect her throat, atlo thls
g was that her fingers We're baoiT CUT
Finding that he had missed MS marx
The negro struck her. g stunning biov o..
the temple with his. clencheo hst- "tici'
Knocked her almost senseiess % me '.eos ar;
Placing his knee en- her chest, he taer
r,unsed the knife into her neck aad
pulled II upward
se then rose to his feet, and although
en- an almost dying copditoa. the poo-
woman had preesnoe Of mind enough 70
turn her head so as to place thunder the
bed and beyond the reach OF her sassall-
a.t "He stood over me- concluded Mrs.
Webber ..tor about one minute. anu
seeming TO think was dead, as / DID
Mi stir. he ran through the house ouI
OF The back door and mac Iaaoe ms escape
Tra ,,exr link IN the chain OF evidence
vas also secured by DIR. Lille. He scraped
&sirptnhotha,r,'s finge- nails. and taking
this matter to his Office at 5 AnderS's
lscme. DR.. Lille made g careful eSarnina
tioa in the prescribed way ahoer t tRs
.1ots . Was hi. confident announcement al
The end Of az. hours preparation and IN
spectien.
Not :. shadow was the reply; and Dr
lille showed the newspaper man g. repre-,
sentation in medical work OF BLOOD
corpusclcs which bore Identical. reseiti
hlance to those under the lnoeToscope-z
ASSURANCE DoUBLY SURE
In order 10 have his analysis verified
DIR. Lie called in DR.. Morrison. who. =:
regarded as an expert at microscopic IN
YcStigaticu.
without inti,nating 10 Isr. Morrison
rhst was. the nature OF the substaEct