Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-07-04
MYSTERY MAY Be SOLVED
Ell Tae Arrest Of the Colored Man,
Watson.
TslM TO Be HELD MONDAY.
Sasefes;ing 0syeonneuis Expected When the
scaseis Heard - The Situation
Shepherdsiown.

a speoipl disuatch from Shepherds
1zTwn iE Saturday mornings Baltimore
Herald SAWS
What Is believed to De move look
sing toward clearing up the mystery
surrounding the situation developed at
the Shepherd College State Normal
sclssol here couple of weeks age has
hseM Haken by Sheriff J. Davis Bill
uausr, of this county, in causing the
.zsr0st of a colored man named Bealy
Watson, who was apprehended in Har-
rhssura, Pa, and was logged in Jail in
Charles Town. He will be given a
Deliminary hearing ON Monday next.
fIe rs charged with opening grave
ziesx Shepherdstown and unlawfully
rsnsosing the body of a very young
Infant. which he is alleged to have
thrown into the Potomac river One
tut s1se witnesses against Watson will
~t,e the colored woman who was mixed
suD an the scheol scandal, and upon
Whose statement. it is said, Professor
Gasef win, principal of the school, based
sfsss 'tiemand for the res gnation Of Miss
A Salome Wjngate. the teacher of
snusic in the institution.
sSheriff Billmyer states that, in his
= aDifion, there will be some develon-
nfeIUS Of decidedly unusual nature
in connection with the hearing of the
colored man Watson. The latter is
Al.
where he maintains doaged silence
] Ala eegaru re Che whole affair. he has
Sssen seen by few people, aside from
DIS attorney, although it is generally
known here that the arrest was made
IN connection with the scandal at the
. siJsgUdl. THE officers are not saying
nannh .ahout The arrest, but it has
.causee uzo end OF comment here
LII was definitely learned here today,
D1-ough a letter from Governor White,
sEicfu Tiih iaad no pres ent intention of
5reopening the case or causing anv fur
1her Investigation Oil the part of the
STATE board Of regents The governor
SAYS that the matter Us yet has not
been officially brought to his atten-
zicn, lsg. he ugesumes that the board
of regents will hold whatever investi-
sration rs necessary to dispose Of the
matter.
1t is said, however. that certain per-
a.sols fiage written the governor since
cna ereNpiut of his letter and placed be-
syith the case which he was believed
'1oobe in Ignorance of, and which NAV
tDossiblv cause some activity on his
part. No intimation has vet been ro-
ceiyed from Governor White concern
rsEa his future action in connection
sSshxthe removal % the Nc m Il school
arom isfss place. Nothing definite can
sSt done h2 that direction. except
81 Through the legislature 1t is said
that the governor AMI couple OF
lRnemhar of the state board Of regents
Favor tsTe reduction of the number of
Normal schools in the state, and that
1T such n bill passes the legislature
{ Che school here will be the one TO go.
With the exception of the suppressed
excitement occasioned by the arrest of
Watson. kilere has been little discus
lhere, although it has remained the
~Shiaf topic of conversation among the
s-.-~assips.
~ %lieia s6iT was accustomed by the
- ~ pF NScc 70,
home, in Washington, TO which place
, she was ACCOMPANIED bv her attorney,
--Attnrnsv, Judge \. w. Blackstone, of
The Eighth district of Virginia. She
will not return to Shepherdstown as a
.teacher. her name not appearing in the
dist Of those engaged for next yeaT,
qKrNI. MAS POSTPONED.
The hearing OF Beally Watson, the
Shepherdstown colored man arrested
IN Harrisburg on a charge of opening
u grave at Shepherdstown. and re-
zmovfng the body of an infant. and
~g7h5nh 4as to have been held in
Charles Town Monday, was postponed
lin the evening until next Monday,
owing TO the absence of some very
important witnesses for the prosecu-
rion.
nhs arrest of Watson, who is said TO
be the husband of Maria Ransom, the
s. roIored woman who was mixed up in
saaa Shepherd college scandal. was the
res4l- of the work Of detectives, who
3 have Deen in Shepherdstown getting
"a StFsn e ON Professor Goodwin's side
o. tic eease. One of the detectives
wassa colonel man. and posed as a
nook agent siding the life of Booker
II. Washington.
RESIDENTS SERIOUSLY ILL.
Mr. James w. Walker, Mrs. Milton
rIeloOn and Mrs Sucker, three vel