The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-05
The OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned From All Over the
State.

Harry Stewart, who was jailed at
Winchester, charged with criminally as
Saulting Miss Ethel Owens, a white girl
of I3 years, employed as a domestic at
his home near BrucetOwn. had made a
confession and offered 10 compromise the
case, which has been declined by Magis-
trate w. ]. Best. Stewart has not been
admitted TO bail, and it is understood he
will be refused should he apply. His
wife IS i'll at home and there is no one
to attend to his children.
Walter E. Stairs, who disappeared in
the State penitentiary June IS, made his
escape from the prison walls some time
Wednesday night. Stars had existed for
I3 days on the ground beneath a closet,
place infested by rats and verrnin. He
had plenty OF canned goods on which to
subsist. During all that time he dared
not show his face. Stairs waited pa
tiently until the watch had been placed
on the wall for the purpose of prevent
ing his leaving the building had been
withdrawn, when he cut his way through
the walls. The man evidently had ac.
completes, who appraised him in his hid
ing place of the withdrawal of the guards
Mrs. Eliza Almond, wife of Mr.
James H. Almond, a carpenter of Scran.
ton, while picking cherries on the farm
of Mr. Hugh G.. Eichelberger. near that
city, fell from the tree and was killed
A passer-by saw her lying on the ground
and went to her assistance. She asked
for water, which was given her. She
died within IS slinutes and before
physician could reach her Besides hei
husband, she is survived by two sons
Messers. Newton and Allie Almond, OF
Richmond.
Norfolk is to have clock, said to be
the largest in the world. It'will be lac
feet from the ground, in flower on the
Garrett Winery Its dials wiz be 2s
feet in diameter and they will be so ar
ranged that the time may be told from
any point in Norfolk. harbor, the cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth or their
suburbs for Several miles around No
record can be obtained of a timepiece
anywhere in the world as large as this
will be. Plans for the clock tower are
now being drawn.
Mrs Lucy Taylor Gordon Willis, wife
of ex-Mayor NJ c. Willis. president OF
the Farmers and Merchants Bank. of
Fredericksburg. died suddenly at her
home of heart trouble, aged about 81
years. Mrs. Willis was one of the best
known ladies of Fredericksburg. She
was Miss Lucy Taylor Gordon, OF Spott-
sylvania, She was a member of the
Baptist Church and had a large family
connection She is survived by two chill
dren-Nliss Mamie Willis and Mr. NJ
G.. Willis, Jr.
"The application of A. Chadwick Bur
ton for pardon is this day refused.
There is nothing whatever in the appli-
cation to recommend itself for executive
clemency. Considering the offense of
the prisoner and his many offenses of
this kind in the past, he has been dealt
with very leniently, and ! shall not in
teriere with the penalty imposed" In
this language Governor Swanson Thurs
day made known his decision in the case
OF Burton, who is now serving term in
the city Jail for obtaining money under
false pretenSes and introducing into this
city as his wife a woman who was not
Mayor Carlton Mccarthy, at the request
of the Governor, called TO see his Excel
lency and acquainted him with full his
tory of the Burton case
In the Mayors Court at Danville Rob
ert L. Morris, who shot and instantly
killed an unknown negro who attempted
to enter the bedroom where his wife and
daughter were sleeping. was cxonerated
of all blame
The handsome silver service given by
the Colonial Danes America IN Nir
ginia 10 the battieship reinia was pre-
Sented at the Norfolk n. Yard i'm tire
presence of large aSSemblage Of Dame;
from various parts of Virginia, headed by
Mrs. Ruffin Cox, of Richmond, presid@n
of the society in this state The presen.
tation was through J. Aston Cabell and
J. Lawrence Campbell, of Richmond
Mr.. Cabell making the speech The ac.
ceptance was by Captain Schroeder, COM
manding the Virginia The silver ser
vice is unique. 1t is in three pieces
the centerpiece being an ovel-shapec
/ bowl of epergne, and the side pieces
being electric candelabra. The epergnc
| rests upon a block of ebony. with a SiL
yer base. and has adjustable parts fOi
cut flowers and fruits. Applied in reHet
! on one side is the seal of Virginia and
/ on the other side is the seal of the United
! States Navy Department 4 silver tab
let on the front bears this inscription
! Presented by the Society Of Colonia
Danes of America, in the State Of Vir
ginia. THY name givcS wannant o
heroic deed" :
Matthew Fortner, the preacher-sailo
from South Carolina. was diShonorabl
discharged from the United States Navy
FCnner is the young man who, Will
telling of his ministerial calling to re
cruiting officer, was advised to enlist il
the navy to study conditions which nigh
aid him in his work when he entered III,
army Of Gospel workers He was ar
rested in a divinity college in Soutl
Carolina, where h, was studying for til,
ministry. There was much sympathy 70
Former at the time of his arrest fo
deSertion, and President, Roosevelt, a
the instignation of several United State,
Senators and Representatives in Con
.grcss, agreed to look into the case an,
cndeavor to help the young man
/ Whether the President ordered his dis