The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13
Any More Sending of Soldiers
Will Precipitate the Work.
OTWAY EPES THOUGHT GUILTY
Sidney iismbrick Also Under Arrest, and lie
Has Very Bad Reputation, but The
Evidence Against Hin is Sc Slight
That Magistrate Offers 10 Bail
Tin in Small AmouHs-Ex-
element Suhsided.
tstaff Correspondence

f5taF correspondence
IUNENBUEG c. Il, VA, via Black
stone, Va, Feb. 12.--otway Epes and SID
ncy IIambriciz are in prison on suspicion
of having murdered Mrs. Faust. The for
mer is believed by all to be the murderer,
and The latter is held only because Of his
u1lsavory record and because some think
he is guilty.
The consensus of opinion or those who
live in the noighGorhood Of the tragedy
is that Epcs is the guilty party. There
viii be no lynching until the evidence
against some ono of the suspects IS
moro complete. but once The residents oi
the community arc assured of the guilt
Of any ono, a Iynching is almost sure TO
folloT.
THO Pollard case is by 10 means iorsot-
ten, and reputable citizens are authority
for the statement that any more looking
10 the sending of troops hero will result
in an immediate hanging of one if not s'l
Of those suspected of the crime.
SIDNEY IIAMBRIClS's ARREST.
The arrest of Sidney l1anbrick was due
mainly 10 a, difficulty which he had with
Mr. 1ra,tst last fall and q thraa: which
he is said to have made against ham IN
,,onseouehce thereof. The iigatness OF
The sugpicion against him is cvidcnced by
the ract that Justice 1'isdale 7Gereh 20
,,.iT him in The sum of $500. No ore would
80 .hfs bail. but this was mainly due ~
the fact that he is q. newcomer 10 ''ie
vicinity. have no doubt of liamh.lc>s
cntiro innocence,
Douglas Williams, who was arrested
YESTERDAY. was released to-day, the ohlS
s,,snicion against him being that he was
!, brotbcr-in-Iaw Of Hambrick and lived
III the Same house withShim- The excite
mont has died down greatly, and unless
.,.,d.nco of a. convincing nature is ad-
d,cod against some ono person, there Is
,,tt,c ,,robablitv of a lynchinG.
The County Court is now in session,
lint no grand jury has been called ana ana
II is probable that Judge Organ aii,oTna Men
await The gathering OF all tue eNiu''iNs
raforc assembling one.
POINTS TO EFES.
trhe evidence points more ana lhole ~
,,tyav I1pes as the murderer. ana as t,,e
,hain grows the motive is more c4eails
established. 49,, ,,,4
,,.o,,ixad fo, 1hem, and ii is thought that
he presumed on the kindness OF MIS-
19orst in giving him bread and supper
on eomo occasions and Went there, Know
ing that Mr. Faust was away, IN Aiie
none of being received. FINDING lhat ne
was mistaken, ii is thought that, folied Oh
MS purpose he became eiHaseu ana COIL
mitted the dastardly crime OF winch ne
is accused,
I,pes is becoming more frightened, and
TODAY when charged directly with the
crime by the correspondent Responded
that his lawyer had tried 10 get nm to
confess, but he wasn't going to confess
10 nobody.
I5pes. il has been said, is half-witted,
but his chief defect OF mind is a faulty
memory He has heretofore been trusted
and careful inquiry has developed the
fact that except for a faulty memory, he
is not only sane, but quite shrewd,
THE wBlTE MAN STORY.
lie still sticks with tenacity TO his story
Of the white man, which has been en-
,irely disproved lie, however. admits
that para OF his stcry concerning his
Whereabouts on the day of the murder
is false.
II stated that he had worked on that
day for Air. Skinner MIR. Skinner says
he had not seen him the whole day, and
The negro now admits that he was mis-
;aken. His father, Titus Epes. to whom
he first confidcd the white man story,
13ow processes that he never believed it,
although he told it to Mr.. Skinner and
nj the preliminary trial as the truth,
and now eiaSpS at the theory of the idiocy
and irrespuusibiIty of his son.
An effort 10 prove an alibi is being made
by Moilie Grammar, the woman with
whom EpeS lived as Il wife. She says
mat he was at her house at the time
81, the murder and all that day. Epes,
when told of this said it was useless rs
he has admitted being within hearing
when the crime was committed.
Tho pcaple OF Luncnburg are only
awaiting The clearing up of the susIi
t.ons against any other person. Tor they
are convinced of the guilt OF Epcs. ano'
il Is almost certain that a lyncling Will
avense the murder of GiIs. faust.
THE STOKES CASE.
The court is at present occupied in the
trial OF Sylvancs Stokes, white man
about fifty years old, for assault upon
Elsie Wise, a, German girl about ten years
old This trial began on Monday and
from prescnt indications Will last all
week. The evidence against Stokes ap-
pears very strong IN fact, some OF the
witnesses testified that he had confessed
the crime TO them. Stokes came from
ono of the best families in Lunennarg'
but has been given to drink and dlssi-
ration, which lead to his downfall.
striking incident occurred to-day"
when q. s. Wing, the attorney FOR the de-
Tense. asked Thomas Clark il his fathe;.
was not known as Lying Tom Clark. The
witness answered in the negative. and
s,o,Iibat in court was narrowly ascrtcd.
The court rep,irnanded Mr.. Wing. who
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