The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-25
DESPERATE
ENCOUNTER
Men Quarrel Over the Turning
81 4 Seat in a Coach and
Ore IS Cit.
MANY VIRGINIA COUPLES WE'D
Many Go to Nortl, Carolina to
Marry Because the Virginia
Legislature Made a Blundcr.
Z fsnco,a, q TIC Tl,nes. rlspa tell

Especial to The Times. Dlspa tcll.)
h GREEN SBORO, Dec. 24--There was O.
very serious cutting affray THU porn.
Ing at the passenger statiothin Goa r,
fer The train to leave two passenssrs,
MI. j. "A, Holmes, Of Hlllsh5ro. clerk
there. ana Fills Shawn cotton n'lll
operative, OF Big Alamance, had some
dispute over tho trunirg OF O. seat ~ tho
coach. IT. ended BY Shaw's sudden!y
whipping out a knlfo and proceeding 20
slush Mr.. Holmes In O most dtnporaies
and violent style. He was badly cut
across the chest, hbut one almost deadly
! lash WIS 1tade across the flesky part
of the arm linear the should.:r. severinS
tho muscles lnnd striking the bone.
The gush " blood from this gaping cut
vas something fearful to the terrified
occupants ,ot the car, but tho flow Of
blood waa9 luckily staunched by a. phy--
s:cali whb was In another coach, or tho
Injured man would have bled TO ooath
In q few moments -. ,5&
LOCKED HIMSELF IN.
Refore Shaw could be caught by the
Outraged passengers, he had n some
mysterious way escaped, Policeman
Pusn arrived early on the scene, and III
look ipg for Shaw. found the door OF tho
toilet room locked a. train man sald u
was usually locked at the station before
leaving. The officer was not SATISFIED,
and wehen a key vas brought, It would no!
unlock the door showing II to pc locked
on the insdc Officer Pugh then pro-
&C eded to hurst the door open, and there
found sh.t, standing with the drawn
knife, ali covered with the blood OF Holmes.
ready to strike. But he was d1sarmed
without damage. and carried 70 the Guy
TALL IL await the result of MIR. Holmes
80 G GREENSBORO A. MECCA.
Greensboro Is getting TO 90 the mecca
for married couples as well as me a.
legged Mecca for suits against the rals-
roods Is " -,
MIR James A. May and bride spent the
night here. tho guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. I'll. Merritt, leaving this morning loI
A trlp South. Mr.. May was married at
ncidsville yesterday evening TO NJ ISIS All
mic Johnston, at the home OF her parents,
MI. and Mrs. J. Fl. Johnston. MISS
Alice May, sister Of the groom, accom-
panied them here. /.
Another Virginia couple came over 20
re. legally married last night.
This makes ak Virginia marriages mere
In the pa,,S week. It Is said that thero
il a l,ia tus In the marriage license laws
of Virginia By an oversight Of the Legls-
.ature In repeating the old law ana not
el.actjng its substitute, and that anSnooy
can get married lneEe INV " eio 1890
rersons as they please. because there IS
no marriage lnwsf for the past ten days
ana that all married people since then
will have to have 1t done over again whe 4,
the new law Is enacted TO MAKE " Sizes ''
DIR. BATTLE IN THE GAM r..
AZ prayer meeting last night. Ne ,,
Dr.. II. w. Battle was called to the CUT
ford Hotel, where Mr.. Irving 9. McDo%-
ell. of South Boston, Va. and Mss ida,
Nj, Glass, OF Halifax, Va, were Waltihs
to become man and wife.
II was a beautiful, II an impromptu'
ceremony The wedding nIrches were
chs.rmlngly rendered by Miss Merr,mon.
Accompanying the bridal party ana act
INK in the ceremony were MIR. II. j. NC
powell, brother Of the groom Miss Rosa
Glass, sister OF the bride; Miss y, u
MCDOWELL, Mr.. S. b. Mcdowell and Alr'
Henry Glass The happy and well mar
,Icd couple, accompanied by their frlonds,
returned to Virginia this morning.
Al the home of tho BRIDES pare nts, MT.
and Mrs. J. r. Pitts, OF this city, their
daughter, Miss Lillian l.. Pitts, ana MT
s. M. Maddox. Of Greensboro. were mar
Rod last i,ght at o'clock, Rev: l.. =.
Jonnscn, of the Christian Church, OIL
dating. The groom is popular young
business man here, and the bride IS q
lovely young woman. They left imme-
dLateiy for Sheffield Ala to Visit inc
grooms brother