Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-13
FIVE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED Al :;
Two woa.r Of Bad cnarae.er In

vnIved-Vtctim,s
ru1,y5s E.tahiishcd--A siother-in-
Law Cause. Trouble.
NORFOLK. VA. January 12.-charies
n Hunter,s alias T. II. Allen supposed 10
,.A from Boston. died at the nosplta! y.
Vincent al. Paul last night as result VI
q fractured skull from a blow inihcteo py
GONE one at this time unknown 70 Inc &c
f,olice. Hunter went out 20 take q walk
late Saturday evening with 1a1s.
amount OF money on his person " ne,
Ee went and with whom the ponce W
.e.y,..,..r 15s wandered into 'sTile Gram
berry EoteI.'' lodging house about
o'clock IN the morning and asked ior
room. He went to bed and no afternoon
.yas paid 10 him until he called 1oi netP:
tThen the proprietor summoned lneolcas
sidsthe man was found to be IN Q dying
condition Hunter made no stafemehl
before he died It is supposed that ne
wandered into one OF the many owes
Ground Norfolk and was nuroeousiy as
eau,ted and then thrown into the street
when Hunter was carried to the hos
1,itsl 1T was found that all Of his linen
sEds clothes were marked 1T. II. Allen.
and this caused the police to begin an
Investigation The dead mans pockets
were searched. and much stationery ano
papers of the Southern News Company. OF
Richmond, were found. as was Masonic
charm and letters written on the sta
.ionery Of the Western Union Telegraph
Co,nr,any. Shortly after these letters
vvere foand Police Officer Velines re-
ceived a telegram from a. ]. Dougherty.
Cane Charles Va. requesting him to ar
rest man who claimed to be canVasser
for the Southern News Company, OF Rich
1nond The description sent from cape
Charles answers that OF Hunter. ana
The police are positive that he is the man
who was wanted. NO relatives OF llie
dead man are known.
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE.
The police later discovered that the
Injuries from which Hunter died last
evening. were probably inflicted in the
house Of Rosa Hill, 1l6 Church street,
early Sunday morning.
FIVE arrests have been made. Joseph
Cochran and ". Fl. Akers, alias AkeTson.
u Los Angeles. Cal. Rosa Hill, Alice
Robinson, and F. J. Wetzell have been
arrestes on suspicion. The police believe
that Rosa Fill will make confession
3nnpIicati ting the murderer, who. they be-
Neve. Is a man. Investigation has shown
that the murdered mans outer garments
were free from blood stains while his
under clothing was drenched with gore
This proves that he was disrobed when
The deadly blow On the head was struck
and carried out the idea. of a. jealous
lover. The towel bound about his head
when he reached the Cranberry House
hears the same marks as those found in
Hilis place.
MARIE wAINRIGHT'S STATEMENT.
Marie wainwright. an inmate Of the Hill
womau-s house stated that she came
home late Saturday night and found a
man corresponding to Hunters description
with a bloody towel about his head, and
that her questions concerning him were
lushed up by Rosa Hill. Acl1ers, one Of
the suspects. is an e1-sailor. and was in
love with one Of the women. 1t is said
that just before Hunters death ne de-
clared that his real home was in Balu-
more.
TOO MUCH MoTHER.1N-LA
The much-abused mother-in-law has
aga4n come into prominence. Mother-in-
law has has caused Monroe Lee, a scarpen-
ter, to leave home. and his wife, on second
thought, says she don't care if he never
comes back.
Thanksgiving day and the wedding was
attended by a large NUMBER of peopie.
The couple moved to Norfolk. and lladn t
teen living here long when the mother
of the bride came TO live with Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee. Things did not run along very
smoothly, and one day last week MIR. Lee
said to his spouse that he had work to 90
at a fashionable house in Client. N1re.
Lee wrapped up the best Clothes OF her
husband, :. who told her that he did not
wish to appear at the house III his over
alls.a Lee kissed his wife goodbye. and
that was the last seen OF him. III the
house Mrs. Lee found a note in which
her husband stated that it was case of
too much mother-in-!aw; that &C was
willing TO support his wife, but her
siother-neEer.
Mrs. Lee complained to the police to
ind her husband. and when about 10
leave the station. changed her mind. and
Raid thst 1t would please her greatly il
her husband stayed away.
Mrs. Lee said that she was only sorry
That her husband deceived her SO. Lee
was a. good mechanic and earned good
wages.
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
The Republican organization leaders
arc continuing their fight for supremacy,
National Committeeman George E. Bow.
den. and other Republicans have agar
gone to Washington to urge further tbs
candidacy of Major Il. G.. Banks and
Captain II. 3. Nichols for the respectit,
positions of collector of customs allt
postmaster of Norfolk.
Mr.. Bowden. upon leaving the city
said he would scarcely be lack before
Wednesday. .j7.sss 81
A WEDDING
Miss .Aleiae Wise. a daughter of tn,
tate Thomas O. Wise. and AIR. Charles 7
Curran. formerly Of Phila delphia, BIZ
Sow connected with the local offices Q
the Pocahontas Coal Company, wer
married this evening at the Wise home
Only the intimate friends of the coupl
were present at the marriage.
Mr.. curran is nephew of f. 7. Cur
ran. Of the firm of Cashier, Curran {
Suliitt. Of Philadelphia. and this city
HAS CHANGED HIS MIND.
William Troaawell, the negro wife mur
serer.twho is to be hanged in the count.
ia!l on Friday of this week, has said al
along that he was anxious for the end
and would like to AVE it over. lie woul
not have new trial This morning
TreadWeli surprised Deputy Sheriff Huy