The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-11

THE CABLE COMPANY.
1iaron,S for$ tic murder OF Il l ,lN'n,nls
THOMPSON d nephew Oh n ~
Thomas nj Il, Dttnn and jim al'o y
who lied His fiot.cr-l neu1
tile northern phrt or tle eou,s
THUS been ihtli,y Il year SINCE s,
man, hds been lcgally executed y,
1liufe u iii Rhodes fliuf Woocs itlyo' u +.
WHO John @. Massey '. w. i,.s
aged wife, was hanged ~ the SUBURBS "a M
charlottesville by II mob. ]. N I'll
Nm Career Of Nc Cue.5
The career closed wa 9 4 8 4 |, oe ~
ono respects, but not =
many ot tho ways ~ when pppulat ~
tentionl tist;lly coillnandca. y
q, d. ft,rn, m tlie county OF Nelspn and
rod tired toSdofhls snrc Of Tho work MS ll
mind seems Ito have been drn"l, tat ~
early day towards II l,rofcssioiittl career y.
as offorlng al more certain Y. NJ y,
acclintlati Oh NJ There was nothing ~ MS ms!
gifts TO suggest his fitness fot.t NJ =. ltlW,5
Ind as III $tlattcr Of fact lle hausS
except IN tireless energy. W.
power or Expression either IN VIII III te 81
Or spoken discourse, there was was NO. ICY
sonablea ground for hope that = 9 I conlu
succeed before a. jury or IN ftho I?repA
stio, of o. brlof What mus l,slyo peeil
obvious those who tne IN pet u =
his college days became q i -
class room where, III, spite II OF OF ms 3. W"
most oil ergyas III tlplving lie was unable
to display more than meagerest eVlaen :,
that lie was acquiring any sure 5kitoWledsc
of the law. iietlle mattertofS ca nlhgt ieeS'
lie showed ;L$lsind of shrewdness IN ay OF
Eingsi Jury trials. lie often COMPROMISED
his cases out Of court; perhaps NOT ~ q q IN
ways 8tpathe advantage OF his 81 ent.} = = >
d col eel ol. d debts, he was a. pro otlnceuE
success, and Sl1issbusness gre 81. Men W "
were nor stllt habit . { paving and M llia 9
never been forced to do 50 before, ! QUIZ =,
themselves ,iiiaa1le to evado McCue, 3aLl.o,s
making d Virtue Of nccessi pala az ul.$
y tn the coursc ISof years, his srGpllt ntlon8
( q q y bis ness man, strict In method bas
well IA vigorous, attracted attention, ana
many tin1ld Clients with moneylto l$ len
committed their means to him without
reserve and apparently withotlSt fear ear lllset
Observation-Disclosures won such an hnalle's,tlo'!l-
Ing coincidence is, i3in the light OF th 81
:irevelati ons s4nladc since SeptcinborS a t
avery surprising thing. " htn4t ere i VAS :.
5eilhcr IN hts @reiil chara ctcr Dr. IN MS
Known + c,,reer, usually the outward
fsonil,lanco or character, to Inspire Y, no
3one now pretendsstp be able 70 polht o y :.
81 had not been 4 year at The par Wltn
khn1sbcfore knew he wouldn 4 u w" W !,
the remark Sor mn attorney, anu y, ls
prettp W certain that others q MS 'follss.ssl-
sion held illm iiiac1ua = eycr-
sthelcss hoifyxaA s. generally rcga rdf g ms 10
Esucc essful s,l,,ali;i5 oven as a veal thy&one,
El)i,t when the crasl, caineHe was found ln'd
10 owe largo Sums Of money ent rustted 70
1,in, ffor$Sityesttre --stinls; fa ~ IN excess
|Fofpropc,ay standing in.fhis $ra,,,c M
|shis life ws, $ cxposed ind Tho God chlrs ed
riot onlyywlthatiln) crinlo OF rlurd ptl = =
with socinl crime vel = rs ns 7
may scell.y n,Anyy trustee y y nllan
business mat ters np fessed 5 no . II ofgbe
surprised at $the denouan1 en t4.of his iilite
ljdrama while theirs had ever ssls 'ec.eu
that re was less than he claimed toy %.
d thrifty business man and y h On q J
l3gentl Ills arrest llelesW y Y,
1feyersh llastc on tlls a. .nsS en ~!
Hiding Investors TO learn VIVA i NAG pc .;
i,cc61m 81 their money. @ The clerks Offices
were oyerr,ln. there Wa hurried lnriefs '
LITIGATION Of titles, mort go cs deeds and lli
all recorded lie gal evidences of debt ana
credit: What was found to be the facts,
viii Edoubtlcss be disclosed in suits mere
q tier. 1t Is very broadly minated that
ord III two who had adequate means re-
j Gently. now feel that economy m I, pc
4 practlced 10 make" both ends meet, 5ss
IN Church Life.
AIccuc identified himself with "a tht
/ Presbyterian Church of Ibis lefty lnlnls'
! diatcly after settling here. He was .boiI
4 BtoSthis faith, and khad been reared III y
4 In time he was looked upon as 81 MAJ MAJ
who strictly observed NIL the ordinances Q g
Z of Ills church. and his view seems 8
4 l;lvo been rein forced by the fact lal ~
Twas made an officer In his church. Y y
Elnnguu &c affected by men OF deep lsI .IH
/! gious feeling andpexperle nee, wa $ o e,'
n onl$his lips and ,Iyet there tll were mos
VINO had heard hIrn3uAe profanc Language
I II q wa emotionalR ptS times. but never u
4 IN a business transaction ] ie$ never On
& loved the credit @oGs II ever having 81 bate
Il ono lot sot what shey claimed y to DO NJ
due, and no came to be lillo wrnas q mar
4, Imam. He moved In n good circle soclflilS
a although Ills education was elementary
and there was nothing about him to VI
Il lie belief that he was ~ refined man.SNV
I and humor, were utterly uckng,l as WI
tho ability TO discuss IN question OF 81
A day more than superfl clal 5 Ell
Y Ilo was regarded ny many as 9 my
+ OF untloubted courn sc. Tiers con cn ,!1,
! t1;llf lie WilS II
4 thc racl that iii his several personal q
n counters his antagonists Ind always bee g
men physically incapable OF me y su y l'
IS force With him. W Stff5 !,
4, Ilc always dressed neatly, rode q "
y horse or drove In a. costly g W page, a'
X Vas conceded 10 DO e handsome ma ma
q and yct under analysis his fcntllr 9
: not not this conelusion. His eyes We
i those OF 4 bad man. nd NC nag mas = 3 ~,
i mouth, and the general coneluslol5tof
thoughtful study of his sconntenunc 81 VI 2
O that ii lacked the franlsnless ana 8ope !,
ness Of a character. When. !
trouble came upollslinla. tint, fateiul ~
4 day night he had not q friend lN1, Wor
n sl.eaklns Of among the hundreds W
:. ,hrpnged his house on Park stree s. SiI
4 Mcrst suspicious and every rl''lrse we
= II generally accepted as true tS5y
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