Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-14
MURDERS
N0HFoLK:sPO LICE#D no NOT KNOW
WHO KILLED CIIAs. HUNTER.
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discharged -'Roosevelt,s NeEre
t Appo1ntees Lewis born IN Ports
mouth.
NORFOLK: VA. January Especial,
he seven persons-four men and three
/; Women--iarrested and detained by tht
| police in connection with the killing OF
| the stranger, Charles r. Hunter ALA.
j. y Allen. who was assaulted some
! where in the east Main street section
/ early Sunday morning and died at ST
| Vincent Hospital that afternoon from
/. his injuries, have all beensre1eased. Thel
| was nothing upon which any Of them
surrounding the dsath of Hunter Is still
asdeeps one, and the solution of how and
! by. whom the man received the blow
upon upon MS head from which death ensued
(. the police have slight clue not yet
idivulged which some think will finally
| lead to the arrest of the guilty party or
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM.
! summoned In Hunters case met at the
Sy ths nor5ias Sth ana
working on the case. The men and
women detained as witnesses In the cas-
but there was no production Of evidence
| Of any kind to show that Hunter re.
caived his fata! injury In the House y,
lzs Lever Church
| cided that 1t would be advisable to- give
the police detectives until Friday ~
! work further on the case, and the jury
Saturday afternoon when it will meet
! again at the jail. Hunters body has
not yet been claimed, and the proba bill
sG So M MURBERER ay ARREsTb
The police tonight believe they have
gotten the murderer behind the bars In
the person of Samuel Walters (colored}.
1cted the fatal Injuries upon Hunter
with a piece of gas-plpe Hunter, hau
been .nticed into den on Kings Lane
by Mamie Harris. and it was there that
the crime was committed. The man says
he was striking at the Harris woman In
ste ad of at Hunter.
LEWIS BORN IN PORTSMOUTH:
pointed Assistant United States. ATTORNEY
for Boston. was born and reared in
Portsnlouth. where his fatherth g. Rev ;s;
denomination. resided for years.
Many persons have appealed for aid
at the Union Mission here since the cold
weather began. All nave been helpsd;
CHILD FATALLY BURNED.
Fannie Britt, a deforgsd coIoreo child
during her mothers absence. She could
not help herself, but Matthew Coin saw
the flames issuing from the house and
unable to move, in an upper room. AZ
her flesh had been scared, and she Will
die.
Soft coal is sold here 1000 pounds to
r - frfN IN 10 invo -r|f ftS1
statute: The reduction in weight ano
ers a million dollars a year more tnan
5hey natd last year Iney are angfg ana
price and more coal to the ton.
With a capital stock of a qual ter of a
million the Indian-RiverS Park Company
Of Norfolk. is president. Virginia and
IMPoKTANT ApM1RAL1TY CASE
Newport News. Ship Building and Dry
R Pc Company pa against the steamer 1Re:le
N HeTto9 N es tsssF ys pd Sstvs o9
the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport
News Company. She was repaired by
the libellant at a cost Of 5000, which. it
seems see was lygar.sd a. too much by the
hence the suit in the, United states Cir
cult Court hvre to adjust the Clam.
sss5s45g KAN &EASl allGAttAINIlNEi.5z
The cruiser San Flancisco ran past
way to. the navy-yard in this city this
afternoon. She is from Cu.ebra, which
issnot infected, but all vessels from trop-
ical ports must now report themselves
for inspection by the State medical au-
thorltes at Lambert's Point The San
Franchises commander came directly
from his anchorage off Old Point to the
yard. He telephoned DR.. Vance, who
sent 8, inspector over at once to irysstl-
cruiser.
whether. the naval officer viii &c fined
for passing quarantine or not remains
The verdict in the last suit pending
against the Bay Shore Terminal Com
pany for the horror of last August was
had sued for $500.
JUDGE LEWIS. FAVORS BANKS
It is stated positively to-day that Judge
l.. Il. Lewis. who was supposed to have
endorsed Hugh Miller for the collector
ship, has, or. the contrary, come out for
Major R. G. Banks.
The tug Helen, of Philadelphia. is still
here in he*custody of the United States
Marshal awaiting the giving. Of a $40 .Otu
bond by her owner, who has arrived
here for that purpose.
was sued for damages and attached.
The marriage of Charles Bland |
daughter, Virginia Louise, to John W. |
NJ. Mcdonald. has been postponed on ac- !
count of the Illness Of Mr.. BANDS little !
son. 80
The Hickman children who. it was
alleged. Mrs. Ferebse. Of La lnbert,s