Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-08-29
Negro Suspected with Causing
Death of wife

Negro Suspected with Causing
Death of wife
John Lolow, a Negro about oO
years of age, whose home is near
Flumen, was brought to Lexington
last Friday and lodged in jail,
under the suspicion of causing the
death of his wife, Ann Lolow. The
woman died Tuesdaylmorning, Aug
ust 18th, supposedly from wounds
received in q fall. Suspicion OF
foul play pointed so strongly to
the husband that the body of the
dead woman was exhumed Mon
day, August Goth, and an investi-
CATION was made. AS a result,
Lolow was sent to Jail to await ac-
ton of the grand jury at the
October term of the Circuit Court.
A jury was impanneled by Justice
II. E. Bolen, acting coroner, and a
number of witnesses gave testi-
mony. LolOw's home was visited
on Sunday, August 18th, by resi-
dents of the community, who knew
of the serious condition of the wo-
man. These witnesses testified
that Lolow's wife showed signs OF
having been beaten and otherwise
maItreated Both arms were broken
and large bruises were visible
about the head. A broken broom
stick and splotches of blood on the
porch floor and possibly on the
floor of the house, indicated that
the woman had been roughly
treated.
Nearly a week after the woman's
death her body was exhumed and
an inuuisition held at the home Of
Justice Bolen. Mr. Bolen testified
that Lolow came to his house the
morning of his wife's death, and
said she had died about the time
the B. & o. mail passed Decatur
That she had fallen the evening
before, breaking her arm. The
witness found blood on the porch
and ground, some having the APP
pearance of having been cleaned
over. Saw wounds on the body
From the circumstances the ught
coroner's inquest unnecessary.
Lolow's testimony was to the
effect that he was with his wife
at the time of her death. The blood
ON the floor he accounted for al
caused by his wife's nose bleed
ING when she fell. He declared
that he had never struck his viii
but once, and that was when NJ
was drinking. Said he stumbled
over the broom and broke tn
handle,
Dr. II. r. Morrison testified
3 that on examination of the BODY
= he found beth arms broken and som
bruises about the head. The bones
= he said, could possibly be broke
by the fall, but 1t was not probable
1t was hard to Judge on accoun
e of the advanced stage of decon
7 position of the body.
The jury's verdict was; TN
Jurors sworn 10 inquire when, no.
L and bv what means the said An
d Lolow came to her death, upo
their oaths do say that the decea'
k ed died on Tuesday morning
Y August IA, 1906, at about O'CLOCK
o and they further believe that a.
# cording to the testimony of sever
d witnesses that there are evidence
r of foul play or at least OF abus
3 neglect and mistreatment. Ere
Y the state of the body viewed ii
4 Jury could make no decision as
d whether death was caused b
IF violence or not The jury WI
y composed of Messrs. E. K. En-
i baugh, w. H. Toman,, G. G. Bar
j. l.. Morter, l.. B. Martin ana
ID d. Firebaugh.
rs It is suspectedlin the neighbc
70 hood that Lolow's wife was whi
TT woman. The rumor is that the
8. were married in Ohio, and re
1. years ago came to Rockbridge.