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URGED HIM TO REFORM.

| put everything before him. tell
ing him TO think of his dear father
and mother and his family: that if
his mother knew the way he was do
ing that IL would kill her, and how
thankful he ought TO be to have n
mother 20 do by him as mis-. But he
appreciated nothing she did and
would not be prompt in writing TO
her In thanking her for nice tnings
she would send. IL did no good. I
did everything in my power 20 stop
II, and ! failed. I did IL for her
sake, as we'll as mine. as I did not
want any shame or bad name on nv
sister, and for my child's sake.
He would leave and say he was
going TO work but would be WITH
Chappell, they would drive together.
take meals and car rides. The night
Waterman at the American Can Com
pany can tell how many times 7
came to the Office and found him NOT
there and IL did hurt me so. 5now-
ing what father and mother Chan
pell and / had been raised by and
TO know she was out with Marion
would almost kin me: that I could
not sleep; il preyed on my mind so
that only God alone knew what and
how much have gone through with.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
GREW WORSE.

But instead IL grew worse. and
unul one afternoon she took him a.
way from his work 20 go with her
20 the matinee. I then determined
] must talk 10 her. and from that
on II grew worse still. and then they
would so out at night. I then tried
so hard 20 keep them apart She
came 20 my house often. I was ex-
ceedingly careful and never left them
alone In the room or house for one
second. as for ChappelTs sake and I
did not think IL right and always re.
NAMED in the room with them
Last Christmas sac sent him n fine
umbrella and would try every wav
10 take him in. I would talk to Mr.
Standifer and then TO my sister. ask
them why they did il and would try
10 persuade and beg both not to 20
together. That IL would be thrown
az my precious little boy q little Ia.
ter how his father and auntie acted
and for his sake stop. il not for mine
as / never wanted a stain on his
name. ! asked Mr.. Standifer time
and again why he wanted to go Win
Chappell and TO let her alone. as he
had everything in store for him in
lie and such a bright. beautiful ba-
by and so strong and wen. never
gave him any trouble: just to look
az his little face and to cease: that
ne would not know where Il might
all end. and that il was all left 10
hlm now TO manage things
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
RUINED HER.

To ruin her life and happiness. 7
would plead with him so hard. Mr.
Standifer's time was taken I'D so
much with my sister that had to
look after the entire house-did all
my work. made fires. brought in all
the coal, split ali the kindling and
did everything there was to do about
the house; always had Mr.. Standi.
fer's meal just on time. and the
house always clean-he never saw
my room untidy, and I tried to make
home pleasant as / could for him.
Things went on that way. sent
FOR Chap; Mrs. Durham came with
her. and I talked kindly to her and
tried to persuade and coax her to
cease her conduct towards Mr.. Stan
differ and let him work, as IL meant
ruin TO her. told her that 7 had
rented my front room: that my baby
was compelled to have some shoes.
which | had just gone and bought.
/ talked and pleaded with her and
said, 'Chappell, YOU have no idea, nv
dear child, what you are bringing on
me ruin, disgrace. and shame I
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
THE Guilty. MAN NOT AT THE TRIAL.

keeping house at 2O3 West Alexan.
der street. where I now live. We
moved here TO be convenient 20 Mr..
Staudifer's work.
ON the 2d day of May. 1904. our
little baby boy was born. About a
year ago. i'm Atlanta. was a little
sic6. and Mr. Standifer thought it
best 20 take our baby TO his grand
mother in Gadsden. Ala. as Mr.
Standifer knew his mother would
give the baby more attention than
any one else. as we were boarding
and / In bed. In a few davs nv ba-
hy was taken very in i'm Gadsden.
and / was wired 90 come at once. I
went, and as soon as my baby was
able to travel which was i'm n few
DAYS, We returned 20 Atlanta. The
baby had been and still was very
low. While ! was in Gadsden the
attachment between Mr.. Standifer
and sister ChappeU began and he
sent Chappel a bouquet OF fiowers.
and from mat ON I could see plain
ly Chappell would try 20 take him in
and IN his presence. she seemed 90
he excited and did not act like sis
ter towards a brothcr-in-law, nor did
Mr. Standifcr towards her. Well. I
Jet IL go on. thinking she was young
and IL would cease. Ny sisters also
could see IT,
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HONOR PUPILS-BAKER SCHOOL.

7B GRADE-M Lillian Chiles.
Julia Deano. Cassie Nelson. Her
miono Jackson. Virginia Tomlin.
Mabel West Lille Wright. Bernetta
Young.
"A Esther James. Ar
meta Stokes. Erna Benjamin. Annie
Mosby Annie Brown. Katie Gupin.
Benjamin Bass.
6B GRADE Mercer Burreu. Ma
rie Brown, Irma Davis. Sallie Gavlce
Zipporah Noarmau
GA GRADE Minnie Brown. Frank
Cephas. Ira Deane. Irma Holmes,
Rosa Scott.
5B GRADE -Lottie Lewis. Ma
rian Miles. Mamie Robinson. Flor
ence Taylor
"a GRADE Fannie Henderson.
keNtord Ovelton. samuel Voolfolk.
Celeste Weaver Benjamin Wuker-
son.
4B GRADE Helen West Han
nah Giles. Minnie Boldin. Joseph
Brown.
"A GRADE Daniel Davis Iro
Nliams, Hugh Fountain. William
Jackson, Leonard Cephas. RlacS-
well Johnson. Sadie Wilson
BIB ADE-Gcrtrudo Choubers
Martha Chilcs. Rosa Robinson. Eth
el robinson, Vivian Lemas. Willie
Watts, Bessie Anderson. Joseph Mi.
Ter, charles Brown, Bessie smith.
"a GRADE-Ethel Lemas. Willie
Johnson, Lucille Payne. Rosa Meade
Horace Scott, Helena Tomlin. Annie
King
-B GRADE-Ruth Catlett. Hen
rletta Mason, Beatrice Harris. Alma
rope Ienohia Gilpin, James Chiles.
James Pearson, John Price.
NiNADt Aubrey Chambers.
Daniel Clarke. Samuel Harris AIe,,
ander James. John Minor. Moses rol
lver Maria knight. Pearl Vest Ade-
lalde Bridges. Daisy Crutchfeld No
ia Davis, Ella Fountain. Ida Hav-
den, Ida Johnson, Louise Shelton.
Bertha Wells
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HAD no MONEY.

AT one time he was awav did
not nave coal, and with no money
aid not know what 10 do as he could
not be found, had been away through
one night and day. / went and or
dered a little coal and asked the man
TO credit me until the next dav. He
tFled me every way on earth a man
could try woman. I took IL all
patiently and told him there was a.
mother world and that he would be
the one 10 repent, as we could be as
happy as could be. that il was all
LETT TO him. / was told they were
going 10 poison or get me out OF the
way In some way. Mr. Standifer re
marNed 10 a gentleman at the Amer
lcan Can Company, where he was
employed, that he did not care anv-
thlng about Chappell. that he was
only out for a good time: lust as
long as II would last that ne was ND
to it,
That shows he had no love for
my sister, and If il was pure love. as
he stated, why not all three of us
go tobether sometimes? And. If he
had had any love for my sister. he
would have never taken her on Col
ms street 10 such a place. Mr..
Standifer told Chappell that his
grandmother in Gadsden. Ala, would
soon be dead, and then ne would
have plenty of money, and would
not have 10 work. and they could
live fine. I would write TO nv broth
er, but they would write another
way, and the hardest thing was that
he Kept my sister from marrying and
doing we'll
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
DISTRICT DEPUTY PERKINS
WORK.
Another New Lodge i'm buckingham
County.
DISTRICT
PERKINS

Dillwyn. va, May I'd. 1906.
Grand Chancellor John Mitchell.
Jr. arrived here last Monday about
. o'clock accompanied by Capt. Juo.
G.. Smith and Sir s. s. Baker With
them also was Rev. DR.. Caesar Per
kins. District Deputy Grand Cnancol
Tor of buckingham county They
came to institute q lodge OF Knights
of Pythias organized under Rev. Per
kins' leadership. The party was
soon safely and comfortably located
40 the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam e.. Hemmings Dinner was
served and "a pleasant time spent.
The initiation took place at
Payne's Hall. The new body will
be known as Dillwyn Lodge. so. IO7
T1e following officers were installed:
Chancellor Commander. j. T.. Griffin.
Master of Work. John Cohbs: Vice
Chancellor, Ed. PAYNE. Keeper of
Records and Seal. William Logan.
Master OF Finance. solomon West.
Master OF ENChcqucr. William &.
Hemmings; Prelate. s. J. Ellis. Mas
ter az Arms, Roger Grimn. Inner
Guard. John Powell. Outer Guard.
Thomas Lee. Trustees. Alfred Forbes
q. a. Webber
The candidates We're much pleased
and the order is the talk of this
town now. TIE members OF the
party from Richmond left Tuesday
morning at about I O'Clock for BucE
ingaam G. H.. where they were the
guests of Rev. Caesar Perkins ON
his farm of about coo acres. They
returned here yesterday az about .
o'clock and shortly afterwards took
the train for Richmond. promising
to visit as again at an early iav.
There We're many visitors present.
from Rock Island Lodge. 40. S4 AL
ANten Va.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
Spring.

Ger hills and plains the shadow
spreads.
And throws a saddening pail.
No glistening ray it's fond hope sheds
But darkness covers all;
The songs OF birds are hushed and
still.
The streams imprisoned are.
The air repellent. cold and caill,
All springs of JOY bar.
But. presto. change, all things are
new,
Life springs waere death once
reigned.
The earth grows green and flowers
strew
The wastes where badness panied
The sense which sought for mellow
nues
Colors and graceful shapes.
And plants fed 10y refreshing dews
And vines which promised grapes.
The songs of birds break forth apace
The strcamlets leap for joy.
Squirrels o'cr carpets green now
race,
80 chilling winds annoy
All nature joins I'm gladstone praise
OF it's acknowledged king.
Creation wakes, tavauntt dark
days.
Proclaims 'Tis glorious sprinc,'
%. NJ. STEWARD.
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the house with IL i'm his pocket. and
he said that no one could ever catch
Ip with him and just dared any one
TO come near him. that they would
nave their brains blown out He
would get the pistol from the night
watchmau at the American Compa-
ny. Ny sister would come 10 me
and ask II Mr.. Standifer coul,i 20
with her 10 the theater and places
and / have always refused and told
them IL they were like sisters and
brothers ought TO be why OF course
sometimes I would not have object
ed. But it was not that way. They
continued TO meet each other and
drive late az night and IL became so
bad that she had almost won Mr..
Standifer away from home altogeth-
er and from his Suties-his little
baby boy would have been SO happv
20 have had his father spend n little
lime with him. Not even on sun
day was ne az home. lie only took
time 20 eat his meals and that was
all. Mr.. Standifer's mother remar1
ed 20 one OF nay neighbors that Chan
pell and Marion enjoyed pleasure
maybe more than 2 did. No one
likes a nice time more than I do but
""o NNN'A any money lclt TO
me Tor sucn as that. Mr.. Standifer
should have been protection ana
shield 20 Chappell and when 7 read
the letter I was stunned and speech
less 20 think he had so far forgot
himself and 10 ruin my dear sister
and 20 think his dear little cnild's
own blood aunt TO bring shame on
her. took my sister from his
stain-vile hands as 81 seemed that
could do nothing else.
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Hon. \. W. Harris Acquitted.

Judge J. NJ Mullen OF the Hust
ings Court of Petersburg. Va, rem
dered an opinion Friday, April goth.
which Will result in the quashing OF
the cases against Hon. A. w. Harris
wAo was charged with the larceny
OF a bale OF cotton. Mr.. Harris haI
been previously acquitted OF the
charge in the Mayors court AMI il
was a practical affirmation OF the
law that person cannot have his
liberty placed In jeopardy twice for
the same offense.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
Passed Away.

WALKER-Died in New York.
April %, Mrs. Anna Walker. She
died in the full triumph of faith. be-
cause she lived the life. She leaves
Two sons, one sister. five grand chill
dren, nieces and nephews and a host
OF friends 20 mourn their loss. 1t
is our loss but heavens gain.
\ precious one from us has gone,
\ voice We love is still:'
\ place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
Her niece.
CHRISTINA ROBINSON
New York City.
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Richmond Hospital Items.

Mrs. Ella Donaldson of SIG North
'th Street. mas just undergone n
very delicate operation at the Rich
mond Hospital
Mrs. Emo Banks of Charles CITY
Co. is M the Hospital being prepared
for an abdominal operation.
Mrs. Alice Cralle of 1I2 W. Leigh
street upon whom Laparotomy and
Perineorrhaphy We're performed has
been DISCHARGED in good condition.
Nr. Marshall s. Wells of Fork I'm
ION Fluvanna Co, Va. is suffering
from pneumonia.
Mr.. NJ. Theo. Walker OF the V. u.
Y. and Mr.. Julius Smith OF y. 18Th
St. have been discharged in good
condition.
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she would get ont up the street Be
fore turning out the gas Mrs. Dur
tam went out with me i'm the hall.
noticed Chappell's trunk was
open in the hall and took up
letter which was from Mr.
Standifer TO my sister watch told
they were out and the whole story.
There were more. but 1 did not
search her trunk nor did I care TO
read more. That told me that they
were out together. We'll. so slock-
ed, ! said this has to come TO an
end. ! waited until I had TO take
the last car before they stopped. still
they had not come. Taat was 10
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
PHONED TO OFFICE.

Mr.. Standifer had my umbrella at
the Office / then phoned over
there for II. but could not get any
one up so as il was so near and to
be sure ] went over TO get il myself
and found no one in the Office. 4
man was going in with a lantern and
told me Mr.. Standifer had not been
there since supper. that no one was
IN the Office. Well, / then knew
they were together so ] came back
home so worried 10 know CnappeU
was out with Marion I hardly knew
what to do and could not rest. and
told my aunt that ] was going over
10 see if Chappell had returned. 4
lady whom ! had rented two rooms
TO in the house. / went and knocked
on her door and asked her if she
mad pistol, and she replied YES. I
asked her III she would lend IL to
me for little while, that I was GO
ing over to my sisters and that I
was alone, that / thought il best to
take one, as Mr.. Durham had told
me 1t was not safe TO pass the dark
corner near his home alone and AS
j was alone borrowed her pistol
Bat when I got there 7 found that
she nad not returned. nv sister.
Mrs. Durham. said she was sure thev
were together, but Mr. Durham per
suaded me to return home. that she
would be in, he thought, in a little
while. / came back and then could
not content myself. so went back a.
gain at eleven o'clock end they aad
not returned.
WANTED TO SEE THEM ToGETH-
! wanted 10 see them together. so
Mr.. Durham told me to go out in
the hall, turn out the gas and I
could see them come up together
out knew they would not do that,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
WOULD GO ARMED.

would tell Mr.. Standifer 1t was
such disgrace to me for people to
come to me and say I saw Mr.. STAN
differ and Chappell down town to-
gether. He always was armed when
he went with Chappell and came TO
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

We call the attention Of o,r
readers TO the advertisement Of
w oodVille Lots on another page of
TINS issue \ good many families
have purchased one or two lots and
are now living on them and enjoy
ing the comforts of a home You
can make no mistake by buying one
or more of these lots. and as tbev
are sold on easy payments most anv-
one can pay for them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
Odd Fellows sixty-third Anniversary

The Sixthy-third anniversary of the
ODD Fellows Will be held at the 5th
ST Baptist Church Sunday. Nav 13.
at $3.50 o'clock p. NJ.
The following program will be
rendered; Sermon by the pastor.
Kew a. r. Edwards: Paper by Mrs.
Matte r. Tyler; Eul0gy on deceased
members OF the order. r. Beecher
TAYLOR. Special singing NJ. V. p.
). $, Master OF Ceremonies.
Members Of the Order will meet
at Prices Hall, , p. NJ. Nav 18th.
Sisters OF II. III. OF Ruth will meet
at the church
5. 5. RICHARDSON Chair.
r. BEECHER TAYLOR, Sec.
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WAS \ RUINED MAN.

Well, / am a ruined man. and life
holds no more for me. have a
child by another woman, so she saws
II is mine and don't know what 10
do. Then he threatened TO take
my child. He wanted to rush things
and he wanted a divorce at once.
wanted il before ChappeIl was mar
ried; and ne remarked 10 me that he
guessed / would quit him when Chan
married, thinking she was going TO
marry that day. II IL was pure
love for my sister, why not all three
so 10 different places. I repeated
time after time to her that she first
must stop paying Mr. StanIifer anv
attention, even If he was in fault
knowing that she knew lust how
hard II was for me 10 make ends
meet and what I had suffered and
had 10 suffer. Mr. Standifer na5
drawn three months ahead from his
salary and they spent IL in two
nights. She was breaking up our
home and everything else. would
ask why she did it-that Il was
serious thing to come between ous-
band and wife. She would only
reply and say. I have not done anv-
thing. and that you could not sion
me IT / wanted TO go with Marion
but TO Kill me and don't care for
that. Mr.. Standifer owed her a III.
tie debt which could have been paid
long ago with the money that was
wasted and we were to pay her $40
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
a SISTERS HEA2TLINEss.

IL was hard. and she would only
laugh and say even. Willie. if Won
had us arrested it would do no GOOD
as no law can touch Nr. Standifer
and !, even III we did 20 toget1or.
and II is him running after me. not
ne after him. ! said. Channel
you could put an end 70 this i'm "a few
seconds IL YOU would loved my
sister. and / knew what it an meant
and did not want any disgrace on
ner. as / wanted her 20 do we'll. and
/ told her ~ was for ner own sake
as we'll as for mine fCr ner TO stop.
Ihere was never Gloss word be
tween as. I would no ANYTHING for
her interest and welfare. and that
We could all be happy: that it was
Ieit 10 her. But She would never
promise. Time after time / would
talh To her. and told ner IL w1ould
mean ruin for us both. and ask hor
JUST 20 put IL the other way. AMI thar
i would come i'm between then,
Night after night / had been awake
waiting for Mr.. Standifer to return
sometimes n would be a night and
uay before I would see him. and
when he would stay out. WHY he bad
Cnappell posted 10 come over and
see now ] was taking IL: and about
TWO months ago ne came in from,
work and demanded OF me TO Get u
divorce. and that AT once. and threat
ened me every way. 7 was stunned
and trembled all over. for 7 osla,l
hlm what 10 meant. and 'Would Won
asked him, give up your child - Nv
aunt came in the room and asLos
what the trouble was as nv my
LOOKS she could tell something voe
very wrong, and We had had no
quarrel, and / asked him could he
give me any reason for acting so
and on what ground. and ne said he
couIc not give any reason. but t9lat
! must. So he went of and wired
ior his mother 10 come from Gads-
den, Ala. as I guess he thought he
could scare me into IL. but she vos
SICK, and his father came. We told
MS father IL was no trouble in Tho
mousse; that IL was on the outside
His father said mis- say would be he
lore us both. He told the nfobt
Waterman. Well. my father came
and he is on my wife's side and no
stated that I did not want nim. that
he wanted mis- mother-that the mon
ey was all he wanted. Well he
then came in the next night and sai5
10 me that ! was not his lawful wife
that ne had a wife in Texas. ana the
thing for me 10 do was Just to leave
and people would not know it. You
can imagine how I felt. knew thar
was not true. He threatened me
every way; then he came in and said
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

would tell her that Mr.. StanJifer did
not love her, or any one. that il
man did not love his wife. and es-
pecially his dear, bright, beautiful
child. that ne did not love any one.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
LAST CHAPTER IN A PATHETIC
TRAGEDY.

The last chapter in one of the
most pathetic tragedies that ever Oc-
CURED in Atlanta had ended. 4
poor frail woman upon whom death
is about TO set irs seal in "cOnsump-
tion's CHASTITY FORM" had been ar
raigned at the bar OF justice for slay-
ing her own sister. Her plea was
that she was so goaded to despera-
tion by heartless husband. who
mad found in her young sister a vic
tim for his faithlessness. that she
became so madly insane that she
slew the sister TO save her from dis
honor. and to protect herself aud
little child from the social ruin that
must follow.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY
DOWN IN GEORGIA.
Killed Her Own Sister. jealousy the
Cause. A Husbands S InfatuatiOn.
PATHETIC RECITAL. OTHER KINFOL Ks TO THE RESCUE
MAN NNOTA TRIAL

One OF the most remarkable cases
in the criminal annals of this Coun-
try has recently been concluded at
Atlanta, Georgia. All OF the par
ties 90 the unfortunate affair are
white people and residents OF that
state
II is evident that lawlessuess be-
gets lawlessness. As they nave sowed
now they are reaping. The Attain
Ia, Georgia Constitution In it's issue
of the 2Nth ult. tells OF the trial of
Mrs. Willie Standifer. VINO was the
self-confessed murderer of her own
sister.
we. the jury. find the defendant
not guilty"
That was the verdict reached in
less than ten minutes in the case of
Mrs. Willie Standifer. who was tried
in the criminal branch OF the su-
perior court yesterday for the kill
ing Of her sister. Miss Chappen
Wnsenant, ON March last
The verdict given at 1870 o'clock
yesterday afternoon was received In
silence that was oppressive. The
stiffness was so intense that the
breathing OF the people Ia the pack.
w 'NNll room was duNlnle.
There would probably have been
an outburst OF applause If Judge
Roam had not commanded that there
should be no demonstration. no mat
ter what the verdict was. He called
TO the sheriff 10 stop the jury. as it
was about TO hle into the court
room, and said:
There must be no demonstration
whatever the verdict in this case
may be. This is a court room, and
/ instruct deputies 10 arrest the first
person who makes a demonstration. -
That was why the verdict was re-
ceived in such deep silence.
The woman who sat near the pris-
oner, her sisters and her friends,
dropped their faces in their hands
and wept.
Mrs. Standifer looked about her
like a frightened child. and clasped
and unclasped her fingers nervously.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

WANTED-Neat colored girl to
iook after children. Apply between
y and p. VI. at The c. F.. Sauer
Company 1912 South 2lst Street
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

Mrs. \. j. Johnson. who was
SIC" SIC. TOT four weeks at 1914 Jacquelin
ST., is out again
Mrs. Y. a. Smith. wife of Cant
John G.. Smith, who was indisDosed
is much improved.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-05-05

Are You Going to the Baptist State
Convention?
Delegates from Richmond and Vi
clnlty may take the c. and O.. p.
M Tuesday, May Sth, and have a
special car, fine and comfortable
II is expected that Drs Graham. Ed
wards, Cyrus and Ashburne will 90
that way and on that train.