The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31
ARRESTEDHFOR
|ANG0LD8 MURDER.
8Reqnisitioti Papers for y E,
McCutter, Near Nor 81
folk. s
TAKEN / 10 ). NORTH / L CAROLINA I
G Committees at Cross
Purposes as tt Inviting Presi-
dent#to Visit the City,. III
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3545 Ky Especial to The Tlhcs. DHpAtch.) @ ~
o1aFCLk, vAo December 20. Armed.
With roqulstion papers signed 81 BY tho
Governors Of North Carolina and vlr-iE
ginia, Sheriff Richard .. II Riddick, q
Gates county NJ G. arrived Il IN Ports
mouth to-day and proceeded at once Il 81
n tho farm OF Mr.. John r1ind.ay, In Deep
Greek, Norfolk county, where he arrested
u. e. McC ottcr. wanted In Gates county,
for alleged murder OF James Rusaell,
& who died about two years ago as q re-
suit. II lis claimed "a 81 d blow on y the
+ liead, which he received "a t the hands
& OF AicCottor about d year prior to that
time Sheriff 3Isiddck left for Gatcsvil no.
4. N. C..,fthis afternoonfwi this prisoner
" While both men were drinking It is al :
81 legged Nice ot ter and Russell became 8in-i
VOWED In an altercatio Ion ina coun try store
with the result that McCottcr licked UP
@ascarying knife and dealt Russell q revere
blow on the head /. Al though the wound
4 did not nppear& to be OF q dangerous char
8acter, AcCottcr fled to this sec ton inl-
8nediatey after tho affair, and since hat
time has been en- ployed 1 on the farm of
Llndsays III Norfolk county n eanwllilc
his wife and children have been residing
In Oates county, y. G. 4 ". ,5 sS
w According to #McC tier, he and Russell,
ishIs alleged victln.s were theBYery best OF
friends, and II was solely on account OF
ian argunlent that the unfortunate alter
cation arose. v
n $s5aS. CROSS PURPOSES.
I Unless the committee OF the City Coun-,
ici5and the committee Of the Board Of
Il Trade get together and Il como 70 some
@agreenenta between tholnse lives, there viii
3 he q conflict In the arrango mentsS for 8in-
wiling President Roosevelt to ~ n orfolk,3
and two invitations will BIO tend cred, by
two committees neither OF which have
as their member / the Mayor OF the city.
he Councils took the Initiative In the
matter and appointed N a3s committee Of
three. consisting OF the president OF the
two branches and the member who offer
ed tho resolution; Il to go to- hington}
\ ana Invite Mr.. Roosevelt, on behalf OF the
& city, 5fSsi b
!855Then the Board j OF Trade d prointed:
a II On, G. ~ AZ. Nv GODDARD as q committee o q
one to select d commit tee, OF " flich he,
I'd to be- hartman. Mr.. " GODDARD choseS
thirty citizens but did not include the
Mayor. NJ Ss5 NJ
The prime motive In extending the ms
svitation Is to show appreciat lion for " hat
the President has done in favor Of tho
Jamestown Exp osit on. ~ II s,s2 S9G
@ Strange to say, y General FitzhuEh Lee,
the president OF the exposition company,
and the man who had L several confer
%ences with the. n Presld lent In 4 regard to
the exposition, Is not O. member OF either
aof the committees which will extend tho
Invitation. Az s,53
s The Board Of Trade says General Leo
Els not q. member Of that organization
and consequently is ineligible to servo
! on a committee from the board. $
Now. there Is n sugg estion made that
the exposition com panys also name u cons
9mitteeftog ask the President 10 visit n or
folk ss sSS
s3s From present indications the President
will be Invited without doubt.
"a 4 NEW HOTEL. !, &. :. s.
SA seyen-story hotel Is projected for
the cornerof Cranky and $Tazewell Streets
4 by a company composed mostly OF local
capitalists. Il. u F3i 5a as
V a. ma jority OF the stock has been SUB:
scribed and plans for the new hostelry}
will be submitted in the course of q few!
weeks. The syndicate which will build
the hotel, proposes to float bonds for
$4,000 as soon as $50. 200 Of the stock has
been subscribed, which is expected to be.
within few weeks. y
The hotel will be atlal5 In its appoiln11t,-
ments. and will have all modern col, <
yenenccs. Work will be commenced on
the plans as soon rs the flnancial ar
rangcments arc completed. iiSs @