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to have been made by the prisoner,
were brought out and proved on the
stand.
DR.. WE. Baylor, who examined the
body and made postmortem before
the corners jury, testified ofthe woman's
wounds
Deskins sat through the entire trial,
apparently as little concerned as any
one in the Court room During all these
narrowing details he showed little or no
sign that the charge OF one Of the most
brutal murders ever committed In this
section if not in the state, was resting
upon him.
He was finally put on the stand In
his own defense. He answered every
question put to him by his counsel, Mr.
Werth, in clear voice with no tremor
or hesitation. At times he was dra-
matte, now sitting. now lying prone on
the floor to illustrate " hat he wanted TO
state
He said, that he had lived on verv
| affectionate terms with his wife. He
called her "honey" and she frequently
sat on his lap, and always hugged and
kissed him when he returned home.
On the night OF her death, he said, they
two sat up late before a hot fire, polling
sugar water, and smoking their pipes.
Becoming sickened from the effects
of hic pipe, he lay down on his bed
about ii o'clock, leaving his wife chunk
cred on the floor" in front OF the fire
a large bed of hot Goals and embers.
Sometime later ne was awakened by a
noise He sprang up, saw his wife
lying with head and shoulders in the
fire, on the right side OF her face. He
drew her out Of the fire and laid her on
on the bed-she was dead. He went 70
the door OF his cabin and called several
times, as loud as he could, as .stht
Lord told me TO do" No answer, except
, big owl hooted three times in reply
from a tall tree in the woods near by
He cried, walked the floor, sat down
: The wind howled and shook the fraE
T building, the night was inky black. A.
a soon as he could see the narrow foo
{ path he went TO the nearest neiohbo
a and tod that his wife was burnt up
The Commonwealth charged that b
e. struck her with the hatchet and place
q her in the fire. The post-mortem. &C
l. cording to DIR. Baylor, revealed clearl
e that she breathed heavily In the fire
e Her lungs and stomach containe
ashes and pieces of fire Goals.
a The blood on the clothes and pillo,
q was accounted for by Desk ins as tn
It result Of former sickness Ia his hom
IL during the lifetime Of his first wifi,
d months before. On the hatchet, tha
d L had been used to chop up hogs hea
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Our Cemeteries.

- f'he work of clearing OF the old
cemetery IL fairly under way now. and
the place shows great Improvement.
The masons will soon begin the rock
wall which is 90 be finished In front OF
the grounds, and the fence ON the
other three side. will be- put in good
condition and painted white.
A soon IA wOrlImen can be had. the
concrete curbing which Is TO mark the
dnveways in the new cemetery will be
laid and the lots will be marked with
concrete corner blocks.
The colored citizens have answered
nobly Ia the call for help. and so far
have contributed all the labor except
In three or four cases whore priynfe
parties have sent men 10 help us. Our
work Is far In advance OF what itwould
have been, had the colored men not
given us this volunteer service. for
workmen are scarce and hard 10
secure.
The following have contributed
labor-some half n day, others a day
and others two days each:
Leander Holly, Felix Warren. Frank
Carroll, James Miller. j. b. Warren,
Ballard Craig, VIM. Cecil, Chas. Holly.
Thaddens Warren, Chas. Campbell
Clarence Cecil, Chas. Smith. John
Paris, VIM. Murphy, Nose Dickinson,
Fieldcn Floyd, Benz Warren. VIM.
George, II. B. Worren. Geo. Sinkford.
Andrew Peery, II. q. Warren. ]. Nj
Warren, Cecil Horton. VIM. Smoot,
JOS. Peery and David Bandy. Az
many more men have promised 10
assist, and we feel we cannot say too
mudh in praise Of our colored citizens
for their liberal answer 20 our call for
help. They have about 300 dead in
the old cemetery, and il is proposed 10
get their lot graded and i'm good grass
and on 1t they hope TO be able to erect
IA memorial next year. 1t is suggested
that the colorcd children undertake.
this work.
Since last weeks report the following
contributions have been sent the fund:
b. w. stras, 50. J. S. Gillespie, So.
Judge Graham, 50. A. S. Higginbotham
50. Allen Higginbotham, SO. Barnes
Gillespie, 50. j. ID. Alexander. SO.
JEFF Ward $3.50. Mrs. w /. Boone.
S2. t. A. Repass, jr., 80.
The smaller contributions for the
week and the sale of klndlingwood
makes another So, and we hope the
help will continue to come.
II. s. HARRISON, Pres.
A. G., Boyer, Treas.
l.. Ward, See.
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HUNG JURY IN
DESKINS TRIAL
Eleven For Eighteen Years in
Penitentiary; One of Jury
For Acquittal.

William Deskins, charged with the
murder OF his wife, was tried here on
Wednesday and Thursday. The jury
could not agree, standing eleven for
eighteen years in the Pen, and one for
acquittal Deskins was ably defended
by W. H. Werth, II. o. Crockett and
j. n. Hartman * Son. The case was
ably conducted on both sides. 1t is
no exaggerahon to say that the YER
dict of the eleven men as rendered
was considered by many of the most
intelligent men who heard the ease, as
a light one The verdict OF the eleven
men expresses the belief of nine out OF
ten of the intelligent men in the com
munity. namely, that Mrs. Deskins was
murdered by her husband, VIM.
DeslZins.
The following is the jury:
II. G. Shuffibargen, G. o. Thompson
C.. J. Graybeal, J. F. Irsson, c.. T..
Peery, o. E. Hopkins. Archie Thompson
A. J. Higginbotham B. F. Lewis, w. II
Peery, Ross Thompson and Arch
Herman.
The history OF the case, briefly is as
follows: On Saturday morning, March
Bird last, William Deskins, a man
about 60 years Of age, living in the west
end of the county notified his neighbors
that his wife TO whom he had been mar.
ried about three months, was dead. The
neighbors gathered in quickly, and
found the woman lying across a bed
her hands and one side OF her fac,
badly burned, and three ugly wound.
on her head. A coroners jury was sum
moned, the house searched, and arte
obtaining all the evidenc
verdict was rendered and a warran
was sworn out. charging Deskins will
the murder of his wife.
A large number of witnesses for tn
commonwealth made out what SCENE
to be strong case against the mar
and showd up one OF the most horribI
deaths Ii not brutal murders, in til
history of crim- in this county.
The bloody pillow aud bed sheet.
bloody night cap saturated with bloc
and matted with hair bloody shin
and hatchet with blood stains, a
found In the house, was shown an
identified, Damaging statements, sal
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BIG CAPTURE
AT GRAHAM
Man Giving Name of ]. Miller,
Arrested at Graham-$I,SIs
in Bad Money on Him.

On yesterday, J. f. Warden, police
sargeant at Graham, arrested man
in Graham, who gave his name as ].
Miller, for passing a counterfeit five
dollar gold piece. When the man was
searched the amount OF 81 ,515 in five,
ten and twenty dollar pieces was found
on his person, all counterfeit. The
man had n bottle OF fluid in his pock-
ct which he used 10 polish up the met
al before passing it. Miller had also
$50 i'm good money.
What may prove an important clue
and produce n sensation is that dia-
gram and letter was found in Miller's
pockets, purporting TO give the loca-
ton in Scott county where moulds and
more money can be found There Is
considerable excitement i'm Graham,
and important results are expected TO
follow this arrest. Mr.. Warden is
being congratulated.
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FROM A WOMANS
POINT OF VIEW
The Park Scheme Il Good One.
The Men Whacked.
AIR. EDIroIe

ne Nlcu WhaCkcd.
MR. EDIroe
| am glad 90 see articles In your
paper advocating the opening of a
Park. | am sure that every woman
In town, especially those who live on
the street, In lots with small lawns and
who have children, will agree with you
that IA park, or some such place where
we can take our children during the
hot months for an afternoons outing.
II necessity. II IL hardship, and an
unnecessary one--to keep women and
children cooped up in a small house I'm
town during the hot weather, In n
country like Tazewcll. The men don't
need the park, and perhaps for that
reason are Indifferent. The women cnn
get little or no help, and are compelled
TO spend most OF their time bending
over "A hot stove, or washtuh. and
the rest OF their time. Sunday mclud-
ed, worrying with restless children.
The men work, ride over their farms
looking ut cattle and call IL "work." or
stand or sit around on the street. in
the shade, and come home only at
meal time, and then ON the street
again until late bed time The women
and children are confined for the most
part 10 four square walls which they
call "home." They don't complain. but
they do, like the owl, keep up a
mighty thinlin'."
If left TO the women the park would
be opened. But the women are help
less. The men hold the purse strings,
and spend the money for calves, colts
and sheep, and seem TO give little at
tention to the comfort OF their wives
and little ones at home, except 10 give
them the necessaries OF life.
There are lots OF things we women
think more OF than we do OF money.
The truth il we see very little money.
When We need "A few dollars some Of US
have to almost beg for IL, and are told
that we must economic in order 10
buy more land or stock.
II the women could hnye the sur
plus money lying around Tazewell do
ing nobody any good, as you say, we
would open parks, build streets, beauti-
fy the town and cemeteries, and make
life worth living, but We haven't got
the money, and 80, must depend upon
the mer.
wish every woman i'm town would
take the matter up, and get right after
the "lords of creation" with sharp
stick. Then the park and other domes-
tic improvements would be made.
Yours truly,
"a Tazewell Woman"
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CLOSINGOF
PUBLIC SCHOOL
A Successful Year-A List of
the Graduates - Prof.
Graybill's Address.

The closing exercises OF the Taze-
we'll High School took place on We'd
nesday At 4:3O p. m. recital was
given under the direction OF Miss
Jeter, Principal of the Music Depart
ment. The large number OF pupils
taking part acquitted themselves finely,
showing careful and skillful training.
At S:31 p. m. the closing exercises
proper, took place. Diplomas were
awarded by Prof Moomaw TO the
following g"~duates:
Misses Katharine GEe VET. Hazel Wall
and Trula Kiser, and No. 'echie
Blu ahanan and Sidney Coulling. Som,
choice musical selections from Wagner
and Hitz were beautifully rendered by
Misses Margaret Steele, Bessie Crock
EFT and Bessie Jackson.
Prof. Graybills address TO the grad
uating class was greatly enjoyed. 1t
was fresh, clear and stimulating. Prof.
Graybill's long experience as an edu-
Gator and his wide reading and obser
vaticn gives TO his utterances on the
great subject OF education special
weight Prof .Graybill Is, also. a
genial, cultivated christian gentleman
whom it is "A pleasure to meat. And
then, he il from Botetourt county.
which rs also in his favor. He grew
up on his fathers farm, near Amstcr-
dam, and began life as IA teacher in
the public schools OF the state. His
father was n very prominent citizen Of
the community. He died a short time
ago at the advanced age Of "a.
Prof. Graybill had many pleasant
things To say of TazeweIi and her peo-
pie, and paid high compliment to
Miss Oewell, who IL teaching am art
class here, and with whom he was AS
sociated at one time In school work.
After Mr.. Graybill's address, Prof.
Moomaw made n short address i'm
delivering the diplomas, which was
pronounced fine. He paid fine trib-
ute 10 his predecessor, Mr.. Byron,
whose good work still remains. and
also 70 the faithful teachers who
had contributed largely 10 the
splendid success Of the past year
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On Exhibition.

The piano offered by this paper as
prize for new subscribers. was put on
exhibition at Hankins & Son store
yesterday, where it can be seen.
Quite number of people have al
ready inspected it, and express sur
prise that the instrument is such a
nice one. Premiums offered by news
papers are often OF the cheapest grade
Not so here. This piano is a beauty
and is good or better than it looks.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-06-08
No Stomach for Canned Meats
and Sausage.


II is said that President Roosevelt
has lost his appetite for canned meats
and sausage. And there an others. Read
this statement from St Clairs book
which caused the present investigation
OF the meat packers:
II saw with my own eyes the render
ing Of condemned hogs into lard, saw
them doctoring spoiled hams 10y pump
ing them full OF chemicals by means OF
a hollow needle, saw the rooms, where
rats, dead from poison, are shoveled
up and dumped into the hoppers for
sausage meat.
my statement that men have actu-
ally fallen into the lard watts and have
come out In the form OF puIe leaf lard
is literally true, / have proved alb
solutely that fingers of workers cut Off
in the machinery have been ground
into prepared meats.
"TheTecan be no question OF the i'm
morality OF the atmosphere OF Packing
town. There has been much doubt cast
upon my assertion that a forelady
employd In one OF the factories worked
in connection with a disreputable resort
in Chicago, The truth IL, this thing is
common.
"Do you eat meat?" / ventured to
ask,
"Never, except that which comes
from my own little farm. would no
more eat meat purchased in the
regular way In New York than would
eat poison or 9th"
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by his wife, and by himself, TO split
open rabbit heads for his puppy
rabbit brains being specially fine for
puppies. He contradicted every state
ment made by every witness or the
Commonwealth. He told wonderful
story-unreasonable and conflicting. II
Is safe to say that not one man out OF
ten among the jurors, or the large
crowd In attendance. which listened
closely to the evidence, believed he was
telling the truth.
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Warning TO Bows.

Henry Gillespie, son of Squire John
Gillespie, of the Cavatt's Creek neigh
borhood, was rendered unconscious
for several hours Wednesday night by
jumping and falling from the street
car while it was in motion in front OF
the Court House. He was taken 10
the home Of Mrs. A. ]. May, where he
was tenderly cared for until this morn
ing, when he was taken 10 the home of
w. f. Harman, and later taken 10 his
home. This accident, which might
have resulted fatally, ought TO serve
as a warning TO the boys who are
constantly jumping off and ON the car
while it Is In notion
TRESPASSERS, TAKE NOTICE.
All parties are hereby warned not
TO trespass on my land by hunting
fishing or cutting timber or other wise.
Mrs. Nj. T.. Mcclure.
Cedar Bluff. June 3, 1906.
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Piano Contest

For Tazewell: Votes.
Miss Dolly May, $50
Miss Alice Grey Buchanan, 300
Miss Isilena Fagg, 300
Little Mary Gladys Painter 300
Maxwell
Miss Josia Gross, LOO
Wittens Mills:
Miss Cora Greear, 600
Steelsburg;
Mrs. Mamie +. Steele, 900
Paint Lick:
Miss Maggie Lester, 300
Hickman:
Miss Annie VI. Carter, 300
Graham:
Miss Mary Anderson, 300
Burke's Garden Academy, 300
Stuart Institute, Belfast. 300
Graham College, 300
Radford:
Mrs. DR.. johnson, 900
Goodwill, w. Va:
Miss Dixie Moore, 900
Finneys Siding:
Miss Martha Jackson, 300
Ceres:
Miss Jessie Groseclose, 80
Ruskin:
Miss Rachel Bowen: 80
Grafton:
Miss Rosa Burton, 100
Cove Creek:
Mrs. r. L. ShufiIebarger, 300
Cedar Bluff High School, 100
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Emory and Henry Commence
ment.

The closing exercises of Emory and
Henry College begin tomorrow even
ng. Baccalaureate sermon on Sunday
by Bishop Galloway, and Literary adj
dress on 18th by Rev. Carter Helen
Jones, ID. ID. Rev. Geo. Stuart lectures
at 7.30 p. m.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-06-08
Death Claims Senator Author
Pue OOrman.

Washington, ID. G. June T. Senator
Author L. German. who has been
i'll here for the last few weeks,
died this morning
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All parties are hereby warned not TO
trespass on our lands by hunting, fishing
riding or walking over said premises up
on penalty OF law.
Chas. X. Brown.
l.. A. rynaa
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-06-08

Schloss Dros. SmUs. Buy one and
be happy.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-06-08

Come in-it's our business TO show
goods, as well as TO sell.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
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Job Printing,

OF any character executed by our
Job Department. Phone or write.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1906-06-08

News, Advertisements, Etc, sent
us by phone will receive prom pit
attention. Telephone 81.
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TRESPASS NOTICE.

;edar Bluff. June 3, 1906.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-22

sTo bs ou.sass.l,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-22

{ --Its grossly improbable" Trove s.., gested thoughtfully. i Well, it ain't the kind O thing that happens every day or two," said the other. If you're innocent, you won't mind my looking you over . little to zee If you have wounds or weapons Understand. I've no authority, but fl you wish, I'll do it." "Glad to have you. Here's a hunt ing knife and a flint and some bird shot,. Trove .answered as he began tc empty his pockets.
 Spinnsl examined the hunting knife and looked carefully at each pocket. } Would you mind taking off your coat?' he inquired.
 The young man removed his coat,
 mcovering small spatter of blood on . shirt sleeve.
 There's no use going any further with this" said the young man i'm patiently. Come on home with me, and I'll so back with you in the morn ing and prove my innocence"
 The two mounted their horses and rode long way in silence.
 Tt Is possible" said Trove presently. that the robber was man that knew me and. being close pressed, planned to divert suspicion"
 Save that of the stranger, there was no sleep at the little house in Brier Dale that night. But, oddly. for Mary and Theron Allen 1t became a night of dear and lasting memories of their son. He sat long with them under the pine trees, and for the first time they saw and felt his strength and were as children before 1t.
 Its all schOol.'' said he calmly. And I'm just beginning to study the Book of Trouble. It's full of rather tough problems, but I'm not going to funk or fail in it."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-22
CHAPTER xxn.

THE rickety stairway seemed to creak with surprise at the slownees of his feet as Trove <lc~,cDaol rt xu-oo <f~r,xs A~v
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-22

light there. While they stood looking . flame rose and spread. Soon they could see figures in the light, and, climbing the fence, they hastened across an open pasture. Coming near, they saw a score of men with masks upon their faces.
 "Give him the tar and feathers." said a strange voice.
 Not if he will confess an seek for giveness.' another answered.
 Flown to your knees. man, an make no outcry. an see you repeat the words carefully as I speak them or you go home in tar and feathers"
 They could hear the sound of scuf- fie and shortly the phrases of prayer spoken by one voice and repeated by another.
 They were far back in the gloom. but could hear each word of that which follows: 70 God. forgive mel am liar and . hypocrite-I have the tongue of scandal and deceit-I have robbed the poor-I have defamed the good and, Lord, l nm sick-wftn the rotten ness of my own heart. And hereafter I will cheat no more-and speak no evil of any one. Amen.'
 Now % to you. home. Riley Brooke said the voice. "an' hereafter mind your tongue or you shall ride . rail fin ter. and feathers
 They could see tbe crowd scatter. and some passed near them. running away in the darkness.
 'Stoop there an say not . word" the tinker whispered. crouching in the grass.
 When all were out of hearing they started for the little shop.
 Hereafter said Darel as they walked along. God send he be more careful with the happiness of other men do assure thee. boy. 1t is bitter. bitter, bitterr'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-22
edge that his father was a thief. A

edge that his father was a thief. A conviction was ever boring in upon him that he had no right to love Polly. A base injustice 1t would be, he thought, to marry her without telling what he had no right to tell. But he was ever hoping for some word of his father news that might set him free. He had planned to visit Polly. and on cer- tain day Darrel was to meet him at Robins Inn. The young man waited in some doubt of his duty. and that day came, one of the late summer. when he and Darrei went afoot to the Inn, crossing hill and valley as the crow flies. stopping here and there at isles of shadow in a hot amber sea of light. They sat long to hear the dron ing in the stubble and let their thought drift slowly as the ship becaimed.
 Some days" said Darrel. the soul in me is like toy skin. tossing in the ripples of duck pond an mayhap stranding on reed or lily. An then" he added. with kindling eye and voice, she Is a great ship, her sails league long an high, her masthead raking the stars, her hull in the infinite sea"
 "well." said Trove, signing, I'm still in the ripples of the duck pond"
 An sec they do not swamp thee" said Darrel, with a smile that seemed to say, Poor weakling. your trouble is only as the ripples of tiny pool" They went on slowly. over green pas lures, halting at a brook in the woods. There again they rested In q cool shade of pines. Darrel lighting his pipe.
 T envy thee. boy" said the tinker. entering on thy life work in this great land--a country blest O God. To thee all high things are possible. Where was born. let a poor lad have great hope in him, an all-aye. all-even those he loved, rose up to cry him down. Here in this land all cheer an bid him godspeed. An here is to be the great theater O the worlds action. Many of high hope in the broad earth shall come. an here they shall do their work. An its spirit shall spread like the rising waters. aye. 1t shall food the world. boy. it shall flood the world
 Trove made no reply, but he thought much and deeply Of what the tinker said They lay back awhile on the needle carpet. thinking. They could hear the murmur of the brook and c woodpecker drumming on a dead tree.
 Me head Is busy as yon woodpeck- CTS" Darrel went on. Its the soul fire in this great. free garden O God it's America Have ye felt it. boyT
 "yes: it Is in your eyes and on your tongue said Trove.
 "Ah. boy. 'tls only Gods oxygen. Think O the poor fools whitening on cracker barrels in HIllsboroueh an wearing away the lag end O their lewdness' have no patience with the like O them. I'd rather be . butchers clerk an carry with me the redoIenee O ham,
 In HIlisboroueh. where all spoke of him as an odd man of great learning. there were none. saving Trove and two or three others. that knew the tinker well for be took 10 part in the rearing gossip of shop and store
 -Hath 1t ever occurred to tbee.- said Darrel as they valked along. -that . fool Is blind to his folly. . vise man to his wisdomr
 When they were through the edge of
 
 hill and aw be3su then fhs ereaf round ahn6Dw ef Robin-s In cbey h- un ia hesoa CT seQa 0u egl11