Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-18
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d wears, was found dead by the side
of his mothers grave in Union Gene
terv. Alexandria. His face and a por-
tor of his neck had been torn by
large dogs, which were about the
body when it was discovered by the
keeper of the cemetery. The vors-
cious animals tore LARGE strips OF flesh
from the neck of the dead man. Had
the BODY remained undiscovered few
hours longer the face would have
been mutilated beyond recognition.
News of the finding of the body was
telephoned 10 the station house and
Coroner William R. Purvis was mott
fed He directed that the remains be
removed to the undertaking rooms OF
w. Domaine & Son. on King street.
From the appearance Of the body, 1t IS
believed that death occurred some
time during the night. Some believe
his death a case of suicide. Summers
BODY. it is believed, remained oeside
the grave of his mother without ais
turbance until early next morning,
when a group Of large doge Wander'he
through the cemetery found 1t. 1hey
attacked only the uncovered portion
of the body. Summers was dressed
in AN ordinary suit of working clothes
Pluck and quick wit saved the
honor and perhaps the life OF MIS-,
Onhelia Cowper, who lives in quie'
part of Main street, Suffolk, with an
invalid mother. A stranger rappeG
ON the street door and was refused
admittance. Apparently knowing the
unprotected condition of the women
the man broke the glass part OF the
door. entered and went to MISS Cow,
oer's bedroom. The man was warneo
not 70 enter or his life would be ~
neril but finally he forced the lock-
AS his head was thrust inside the door
Miss Cowper fred at his face. Inc
would-be assailant escaped into the
night. leaving a trail of blood on the
stairway carpet.
The Richmond Corporation Com
mission issued a charter to the Sea,
hoard Traction Company, composed
principally of Norfolk capitalists, to
operate an electric passenger and
freight line 900 miles long between
Richmond and Portsmouth and
through the principal truck and peanut
sections of the State. The capital
stock is fixed at $4,000 minimum and
100000 maximum, in shares of SIoc
each. Work is to be started immedi'
ately, say the promoters.
Tn street fight at Roanoke, be-
tween Mayor Joel H. Cutchin and City
Councilman J. C. Page the Mayor was
badly used up. He is confined to his
bed with broken arm and cuts ano
bruises on his head and face; MT
Page suffered minor bruises. Inc two
men have been political enemhes &c.
some time. The difficulty grew out
of a severe arraignment of the Mayo.
by Mr.. Page at recent meeting OF
the City Council
Mrs. Irene S. Greenaway, wife OF
NEVILLE S. Greenaway, deputy clerk
of the Alexandria courts. died at hef
residence in that city. She was q
daughter of Capt. James Woody, OF
Fredericksburg and was 80 years Old
Two little daughters survive her:
Mrs. Greenaway was the sister OF
Mrs. Daniel Stansbury, of that city,
and of Mrs. Frank Daley and Mrs
Robert Loockiman, of Baltimore.
Ex-Congressman James F. Epes. OF ,
Nottoway county, who is candidate
for reelection to Congress from the
Fourth district, in a published card
saws that if elected he will devote the
$1,000 his clerk would receive to the
sending of boys and girls in his dis
trict to boarding schools.
R. T. Malbon, a Norfolk Good
Government" party leader. was at
tackled by w. D. Lannigan, another
local politician, and knocked down by
him. Two of his teeth were knocked
out, and he received a bad scalp
wound.
Mrs Helena w. Arrett, of Pitts
burg, and A. F. Smith, OF Chicago'
were arrested at a Richmond hotel
AZ the instance of Charles +. Arrett.
husband of the woman. Smith and
Mrs Arrett secured bail. 1t is stated
that Mrs. Arrett left two children N
P;ttsburq. The question of divo1
has been raised before, and Mr.. Ar
is said to have offered to settle
900 on his wife in case OF separa
but she asked for $Ioo.ooo
siIas Jones. elias Fortune TIE
was shot and instantly killed at New
mort News by Officer Hank Smith, who
was irving to arrest the negro on the
charge of housebreaking. The offlcer
had the man in charge when the latter
broke away and ran Smith fired three
shots in the air before taking aim at the
fleeing negro. The fourth shot was ef'
fective and the fifth shot killed Jones.
Smith was exonerated by the coroner
jury --~.-, e
A committee of the city council and
the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce ex
tend Joint invitation to the Wabash
Railway Company to enter Roanoke,
promising them complete right OF way
and every inducement to come into the
city.
John S. Walford, chief stevedorc in
the coal department of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, Newport News,
has lust received copy OF his fathers
will which makes him heir to $40 900
Mr.. Walford's father was Lieut.. Col
Thomas Sturges Walford, of the Fourth
West Yorkshire Regiment, Prince OF
Wales Own. He died at his home on
tbe south coast of England January =.
Mr.. Walford had not seen his father fo'
30 years, as at the age of II years ne rap
away to sea.
VIZ. Hendricks, of Bristol, is in jai!
at Welch. having been unable to secure
% 800 bond. He was tried at Bluefield