The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-04
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Working On Records for the Ap--.
peal Case Of Mrs. Estclle
Smith.
Manchester Bureau. Times Dispatch,
NJ. 1102 Hull Street
The cnse or Mrs. Estclle Townsend
Smith, who was tried and convicted for
tho murder OF her little son Ralph, viii
soon again become II topic of general
| comment. Tho appeal for q new trial
| Will so, up for consideration before the
| Court of Appeals in its next session,
| and 1t is stated that the clcrh of the
! court has been instructed to copy the
records for the appeal
Tho appeal is based on one point only,
| the fact that physicians were not al
| lowed to see Mrs. Smith before her trial,
as requested by her attorneys, Messrs.
| Smith and Wells. This will make the
| records much shorter than expected. &pd
the cost of the copying will be reduced
| to q minimum. Whether this exception
| will be of any weight in the considcra-
| ton OF fhe case by the Court of APP
| peals remains to be seen. put much
! doubt Is being expressed on the subject.
| II the appeal should fail. Mrs. Smith
will be Immediately committed to the
| State penitentlary, TO serve her term OIL
| five years.
Mr.. Shepherd X, Smith, husband of the
| unfortunate woman, who was also trleu
for completely in tho killing Of their.
| child, and who syas ACQUITTED, Is located
! III. Manchester for the present. and VIII
| remain here until the Court OF Appeais
| renders ITS decision.
Mrs. Smith is bearing up well under
| the stress of anxious waiting to see.
what shall become of her case. Shc
seems 10 be in the best Of health. and
| her remarkable will power Is serving
| her In good stead But her high-struns
| temperament may break down at Il mo-
ment's notice. If the decision for her
| appeal Is rendered adversely.
Last Night Of the Bazaar.
Tonight will see the last of the bazaar
| which Is being conducted III the Masonic
Temple By the ladies OF the West End
! Methodist Church for the benefit of the,
parsonage fund. a large crowd was
present at the fcte last night. and tho
! programme went off exceptionally well.
Tho programme tonight Will consist OF
| singing and rectations by local talent,
/ and an especial effort will be made this,
! tho last, night to win for the bazaar 4
| browning success.
Tho ladies OF tho church have worked.
/ Loyalty, and much credit Is due them for
their untiring efforts in behalf Of tho
fund, which Is designed to erect n hand
some home for the pastor.
All tho articles that are left over from
the regular sales will be auctioned Oft
Ito-nirht. Many OF these things are OF
value, md 1t is hoped that no one will
be backward In buying them ut the cheap
rates ut which they are offered
Serv;cee 5TO-rnOrrOW
Rev. j, r., Routtcn, pastor Of West End
Methodist Episcopal Church. VIII conduct
the usual services Tomorrow at II and 8
)oTclocl This Will, be the last service
before the meeting OF tho Conference In
Danvillc.
The adjourned quarterly conference VIII
be held Monday night, at when time the
report OF the charge for the year wfl he
completed. ready to be handed INTO INC
i Conference next week
The services at Central Methodist.
Church will be conducted by the pastor,
| Rev. r. NJ. Chandler. The evening may
POSSIBLY be tho last that Mr. Chandler.
! will preach In this church, as his term
expires by, Limitation, the four years OF
/ this present passionate now peihg ut nm
end. Mr.. Chandler is very popular among
Ibis congregation and also among inc
/ t0wrspeople. Many would resret TO soc
his departure from his present churcr.
AZ both services Tomorrow approprl-
ate music will be rendered, At the eve
ing service a special musical programme
has been arranged by the choir director
/ and the large chorus choir VIII DO as
\ sisted by tho following singers IRON
! Richmond: Miss Frances Dggs and
4 Messrs. Brockenbrough and ]. Q. Sale, Jr.
Committees Meet
rive committees met last niEht and
transacted only routine bysness. The
i dInance Committee failed of a quorum
and adjourned. The other committees
we're tho Cemetery. the Buildings and
L.rd. the Almshouse aud Poor ana the
Finance All bills were approved and
lo,her details attended to-
Personals and Briefs.
Miss LelIe A. Robertson, daughter Of
i Mr.. b. M, Robertson. was successfully
! ted on In Memorial Hospital yes
/ terday afternoon NY DR.. George Ben.
/ Johnston. 1t Is hoped that Miss Robert-
/ son will soon be able to return to her
4 home.
! Miss elise Camden has returned 10
Nnnchester and will reside at the home
! re Mrs w. IL Foese, EOS Everett Street,
4. Rob C,usIck, Walter A. Burns and Peter
j a McComb who were arrested "a Few
| dnys ago on tho charge Of being suHpl-
nInus characters, We're released yester-
dav morning, after having served ton
anys, sentence, 1t was at first thought
that Cusick might have been Implicated
! ~ mo series OF robberes that We're pel-
potrated along tho coast of Long Island
some time ago But the suspicion was
| -, f.nu, n phot a of CuSick, when