The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-14

Great was tl,elr fall, for WI + Il went yet !
which carried David l1.t tie
came 5llnexpectc dly and suddehl and ne
hircflll consequences Of Ills folly. 81
The Unexpected Stroke, Is5i
'c,alamlty sol ,etir,icsS fall upon us when
swe look not for 1t, land the whole fabric
4 orr DroDpcri ty;3 Is ruined shy az single
stroke, AZ ~ house rs lines 1yre cked
daughters were eating, and drinking In
their eldest others 5hoMge there came
IL tempest FROM the wi derness g.wh ichs
}snlotc The spac us ediice AND n buried
struck from the iron heel 4of the laborerl
disappears before the eyG can mark 4 Is
transient tistre. blit ere expires It fires
d whole townsi lnrnins,a and spreads q round
III wide circuit alarm aud lanlentatlon,F
bereavement and dea tn. Tlu1s temptation
and calamity come to tho thonsands:5T1hey
that they are none the less mig lltY and
destructive e Il 3 NV MI q 77S;E3
81 know two men In Soul hern y ALBANIA /!
who for many. years were mel l,hors, To-
each other, and who were bound tOg 9 tlier,
IN 1, lmutna Il fIectlon ike hat Which
marked Inc 4. axid aa 5oeo
4 one B0f thsin invaded 4 no corn field OF hc
other. Tie next morning these ncishbors
met; the Injured man ma de his complaint;
The irrlla tsd by , Frey
both wcrc instantly llled. IA and Il lef t y q
heritage Of 4 incllrable sorrow to IN thcir
families. re Is. ,
r55.' "a single 1nomen n t may desoate4a whole
life. a man is walked from sliinlberS some
SnightEbY the Iron tongue OF the five bel !.
y He looks out of his wind low and secs !,
seurs ef9
ell of IS progeny OF Woes imnlediat
confront him. Orr he receives "a comm,l-
8nication from some s riend & tellins him
that an enemy has gone through the COM
smunltyi and circula ted reports about him
THAT will be utterly destructive Of his
social and noll Teal aproS fls sinks ::
Hope dies; life seems hot to be worth
living, and lie leaps into the q rms Of
death with tho decisive lthonght that he,
lnd ~ ths ahge tho
Issue of II moment OF dden.aunforeseen}
and unexpected temptatIo The case has
Interested mo profoundly; T. have studied
and a. fervent desire to reach dnteliigent and
t1Ests conclusions. Behind that dreadful
and ]diabollcal act 4 fail to find any eYi.
sdenee q plnnnlIng In
a sudden splsm OF Satanic passion. This
conclusion IS verified by the dying con-
tfession OF tho @criminal.# The strong pre-
sumption Is that a ma II reared by Chris-!
Ftianiparents. IN a home or refinement, in
"a community noted for It's good order,
culture and pistyWhoso disposl,Gn vas !;
naa eep apa
cial position and in that position had
shown himself to le capable honest and
had demonstrated his affec-i
ton for his wife and children by supply
ing them with every needed comfort, and
WHO had insured his life to the amount of
$4,000 for their benefit. could not have
dehperatey premeHffaTea ana
or the woman whom he had led to the
marriage altar nnd solennly promised 70
love, honor and protect SO long ms tho
providence of {; Cd should spare them to
each other. II $
All unprecedented.
34"'1f no had eylously planned tho tragic
deed. would he have selected as the place
close proximity~fto other houses? Would
8llc lavc selected as tho time AN early
hour in,the n!ght Mhensll h!s nei q fas
non as noisy. as n shotgun? we cannot
believe that no would
the evidence Eye,n IN te Z, trial l. OF
WAS no Iprearran cement Tor the area dI "
deed. What was the exact situation ~
tho home In the moments Immediately
preceding the preparation Of tho crime,
VIC do not know. But tho whole chain Of
events Tlor3to8tle hour when tho mai,
and his Victim returned from church ana
taat te sprt Of be-
in q sIngl 70 moment; + fingered but 70 for
an Instant, and yet long enough. 70 trans,
for him the plea Of temporary Insanity.
There was n6 ADVANCEMENT az ssp,sanfsi53 n
ro tn, I'LL 1,a,