Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-30
TWO CENTS
MAY SOLVE MYSTERY.
Arrest Of Colored Man at Shop
herdstown.
May Clear mp Some of the Things In
Connection With Recent Rumpus
There Scandal may be the Means OF
causing Removal of the school.

There Scandal may be the Means OF
causing Removal of the school.
A special dispatch from Shepherds
town this morning says:
What is believed to be move look
ing towards clearing up the mystery
surrounding the situation developed
at the Shepherd College State Normal
school here couple of weeks ago has
been taken by Sheriff j. Davis Bill
myer, of this county, in causing the
arrest OF colored man named Bealy
Watson, who was apprehended In
Harrisburg, Pa, and was lodged in
jail In Charles Towr. He will
be given preliminary hearing on
Monday next. He Is charged with
opening grave near Shepherdstown
and unlawfully removing the body or
very young infant, which he is alleg-
ed to have thrown into the Potomac
river. One of the witnesses against
Watson will be the colored woman
who was mixed up In the school scan
ddl, and upon whose statement, it Is
said. Professor Goodwin, principal OF
the school, based his demand for the
resignation of Miss A. Salome Win
gate, the teacher OF music in the In.
stitution.
Sheriff Billmyer states that, In his
opinion, there will be some develop
ments OF a decidedly unusual nature
In connection with the hearing OF the
colored man Watson. The latter is
closely watched at the county lail,
where he maintaiEsa dogged silence ia
regard to the whole affair. He has
been seen by few people, aside from
his attorney, although it Is generally
known here that the arrest was made
In connection with the scandal at the
the school, The officers are not say
Ing much about the arrest, but it has
caused no end of comment here.
1t was definitely learned here today,
through a letter from Governor White
that he had no present intention of
re-opening the case or causing any fur
ther investigation on the part OF the
state board Of regents. The governor
says that the matter as yet has not
been officially brought to his attention,
but he presumes that the board OF re-
gents will hold whatever inyestiga-
tion is necessary to dispose OF the
matter.
1t Is said, however that certain per-
sons hvae written the governor since
receipt OF his letter and placed before
him certain matters in connection
with the case which he was believed
to be in ignorance of, and which may
possibly cause some activity on his
part. No intimation has yet been re-
ceived from Governor White concern-
Ing his future action la connection
with the removal of the Normal
school from this place. Nothing def
mite can be done. In that direction, ex-
cept through the legislature. 1t Is
said that the governor and couple of
members OF the state board Of regents
favor the reduction of the number or
Normal schools In the state, and that
II such bill passes the legisture the
school here will be the one to 20.
With the exception OF the suppress
ed excitement occasioned by the ar
rest OF Watson, there has been lIttl.
discussion of the late affair on the
streetshere although it has remained
the chief topic Of conversation among
the gossips.
A slight stir was occasionei by the
departure OF Miss Wingate for her
home, in Washington, to which
place she was accompanied by her at
torney Attorney, Judge A. w.
Blackstone, of the eight District OF
Virginia. She will not return to
Shepherdstown as teacher her name
not appearing In the list of those en-
gagged for next year.