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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13
ASSAULT CASE
IN SOUTHAMPTON [ ! ] |. |. |
@ !. - -- -.------- -.
Youni Girl Carried Into the
Woods from from the /. Doorstep Of
Her Mothers Home.
5cRAWLs. HoME E: TELL STORY
.Bloodhounds Trace the Wretch to
Point Where Where He Boarded
Train.
.CRAWLs HoME.TO TELL STORY
Special to The Times D lspatch.

Especial to The Times-D ispatch)
WAKDF1ELD, VA, June 12-News
was received here early this morning Of
the assault on the eleven year-old daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Bette Branch, near Dory, Va.
Hurricane Branch was at once tele-
phoned for, but they were unable to To-
cate him until to-day, when he was
reached by telegram at Pamplin City,
Va, where he had gone with his blood
hound. Tiger.
He reached here this afternoon on the
Ocean Shore Limited and was at once
taken to the place OF the crime, where
on effort was made to start the dog on
tho trail. .5i5
After some difficulty the dog tracked the
negro to the surry, Sussex and South
ampton Railroad, about half q mile from
the place OF the crime, where the trail
could not DO carried further. Hurricane
Branch here gave up the hunt. as 1t WAS
decided the negro had boarded q train.
He returned here tonight and left for
Suffolk with his dog.
Story Of the Crime.
A strange negro came UP to the resi-
dence OF Mrs Branch near tho hour OF
sunset and asked for drink OF wa ter.
He was directed to the we'll after which
he left, and, coming up to the rear Of
the garden. where the little girl was
attending to some work, calling her to
him, seized her and carried her OF Into
the woods. .55 81
After choking her and tearing her.
clothes In several places, he left her IN
a semi-conscious condition. 5.l
AS soon as she could recover strength.
she went to the house, where she told
her pitiful story to her widowed mother
Friends at once gathered and began
searching for the negro, but without any
success. KS n
This Is the first case OF attempted as
sault in this community. The feeling
among the people lis high, and the nend
would fare badly II captured. The girl
is lying at her mothers home in q
condition.. Ss ii rs \. st75 n
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wv. c. 7. U.
Should Favor Beer
Miss Phoebe Cousins Speaks Plainly and
10 the Point on Temperance.

! Every day seems to bring US nearer q
sane. sensible and practical solution Of
More than one noted speaker and thinker
have OF late shown q leaning to q prac-
teal rather than theoretical effort to
aid in the cause OF temperance, One OF
n9e ia Miss Phoe Cousins. for a quarter
OF a } century the leader in the woman'a
suffrage movement in the West. She re-
Gently said: There never VII be s q,
thing for the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union to do Ia to aid In the subatl-
tuition OF mild, noursh!ng drinks like
beer, which seldom produces 'oe31' drunken l EN-;
ness" ~ Z Il VI Pr.
This broad assertion may bring storm
Of criticism from the tanatioal upon this
devoted woman's head. but IN the end
the living truth q hel wG9ds VII pseyal
tistics It has been clearly shown
that with the Increased use OF malt bey-
lerages in this country there has been
corresponding decrease ~ .lntemp p (.
the West operated canteens at three diff
ferent army posts. at Which only beer
was soldr-no alcoholic liquors whatever
were allowed. He made the oanteens SO
satisfying their demands. thai no actually
ran all the low dives Of the surrounding
lneshborhood out q business, Yet Il
was through the efforts Of the w. g. T,
out. Let US hope the many lle women
comprising the W. @. T, u Will be broad
minded enough to recognize their mistake
and Join Miss Cousins and others who
.i i,h r BY the substtution OF mild,
harmless beer for strong drink. In this
connection. It might be well 70 mention
that chemical analy shows Pabst Blue
known Of all bottled beers, TO contain
only fraction over three per cent. alco-
tol--as one eminent physician puts IT,
stomach while In food value It "a far
superior on account OF the Pabst exclu-,
Ssive eight-day process OF making malt"
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I Apology Stops $50 Duels.

I97s V1ENNA, June 12.--The Isl duels be-
tween Richard Zombory, "a well known
Hungarian sportsman residing at Buda-
pest, and ON cials connected with the
Hungarian Land and Mortgage Bank
will not take place, the matter having
been settled by an apology by zonbory.
He now will only be compelled to fight
one duel, with Johann Sauces. the Orig
inal challenger. who was bitten by Zom-S
borys dog and insulted by zombory. for
railing at the dog. The date N or the
duel has not been fixed "A zombory. in 4
apologizing, said he did not intend TO
offend the respectable class OF bank
officials.
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at Culpeper.
{. 40 ~ n I's''-3 .'s''17 r. ~ n N
(Snecfal ~ 7rrha &rrftr,ea. Diana tohE> IA

Especial TO The 8Times-Dispatch)
CULPEPER. VA. June 12.--Thc cleo
stion for city officers here to-day resulted
IN the election OF Alden Bell for Mayor
for the fifth term, without opposition.
George w Keerl was elected Treasurer,
and r. Hudgins for Recorder and AS
SCISSOR; the following eight members OF
the Councils David Bailey, r. F. Booton,
He. burrows. Edwin Grimsley, r. b.
Macy, r. s. Matthews, Louis p. Nelson,
Jr., and T.. L.. Yancey.
The contests forFthe office of Recorder
and the Council were very spirited, the
rivalry. though, being generous and good
ma tured. 81 5si5i
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fred r. Norton OF Deloit Iowa, were
married this morning at z o'clock. The
the brides uncle. Mr.. G. F. Funk. It
strasburg, by the Rev. ]. D. Hamaker.
pastor OF the Christian Church. Mrs. G..
+. Funk, an aunt OF the bride, was
matron OF honor. and Miss virgtn,
Brown. flower girl; Miss Ruth Tuck was
license bearer. The bride wore go-5
ing-away gown OF mode cloth. The
groom Is n prominent merchant OF Delot,
to which place the couple started mme-
,diately after the ceremony.
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census, and the following showing 8

Inade. ~ AZ Nj ts ri SIX
Number Of establishments fortyrfo,T.t
decrease OF fye rer cent; salaried ofls
5cials. clerks, etc, ], 6l6. a decrease Of stx
per cent; capital Invested. $50 .02s. 284. an
Increase OF fourteen per cent; waxsg
earners, l4,2o1. an increase OF twenty
three per cent. wages paid. s5,l4a.ls1.s
an incsease OF twenty-thrse per
total value OF products, $50. 6a2. s53, IAN
Increase ~ twenty -sege.,$ per cent Il
sive fertilizers valued at s2.089.71 4, man
iufactured by establishments classIaed hi
slaughtering and meat packing. grcaaSj
ana tallow. glue, etc, 3 n
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At Roanoke.
special to The Times Dispat'

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
u ROANOKE. va. juno l2.--The NUNS
sclpal election passed eft quietly to-day.
For Board OF Aldermen-Demo !;
Republicans. j. Common Council--Dem-
ocrats. 8 = Republicans, 8; Labor. !.
w p. Remer Republican, for Alder
man in Kimball Ward, which has here to-
/ fore been ruled by Republicans. was de-
feated by w. b. Murphy. III
Joseph schwallerbury, Labor candidate,
was elected for the Council, defeating Re-
publican candidate Samuel Porter. q
Republican, was elected In 8A1elrose Ward.
defeating "a Democrat. Total VOTE lilo.
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"A PRETTY sWEDDING. #
Miss Emily Harper Baker the
Bride Of Mr.. Ernest E. Teller.


n, WINCHESTER - June ~ A pretty
wedding took place u at opequon, this
county. at 3 o'clock this afternoon, when
Miss Emily Harper Baker, daughter Of
Mrs. Maggie Heist-- Baker, became the
sington. & Rev. Dr. n. I; M.ssfWhite per-
formed the cere mony which was wit
messed byIE Q, large number ofS invited
guests. 81 q Il S; "a tt Il
Il, The bride wore g, oyelysgown tof white
\ silk fmul ana large picture hat, and car-
Rried BRIDES roses. and entered the &parlor
leaning upon the ARM OF; her ncle.
Colonel James Carr Baker. by whom she
was given away. Her maid Of i honor
was her cousin, Miss Mae 3 Heist;; of
Winchester, and the bridesmaids. Miss
Madge and Miss Mollie Tabb.f OF Ope-l
.quon. The groom best man was Mr.
William Geary, OF Woodstock. and the
sushers were Mr.. Joseph Baker and Mr.
George T. Baker, brothers OF the bride.
The parlor was beautifully decorated!
with roses daisies and 4eyergreens. After
the ceremony a reception was given the
bridal party, and the happy young people
left on the evening Baltimore and Ohio.
train for their future home, in Wash
ington.5 II. II. 3(Es .fs NJ
The bride is the daughter OF the late
Captain Samuel Baker,E%a former COM
missioner OF the revenue, and she Is
niece OF former County Clerk T. X. Cart,
nell. and has number OF relatives and
friends In Richmond. The groom for
.merly resided in Woodstock.s Both arc
popular young people,, and the bride is
a 6 pretty and distinguished looking
blonde. ,ssl
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h The Supreme Court.

(special to The Times Dspatci,) #373a5#5
W"Y'YTHEVILLE. VA. June 1.-THE
Appeals to-day were as follows: 4; 'iS.5 Si
Kent ct al. vs. Kent ct ais Argued
BY ]. H.: Fulton and Joseph Kelley
Tor appellants and A. A. Campbell for
d. Next cases to be called |: International
Harvester Compnnyssittvs. Smith, Batter
shall ct ais. VS.. Roberts Campbell VS.
kWa.Sfns, execute lliams VS.. Ken
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In Christiansburg,..

4 ;s g fSpecial TO The Times lllspa tch.
Z CHRIsTIANSBuRG,V A.. June 12.-The
town election to-day was quiet, there be-
Ing no contest except for councilmea,
on which n fight was waged by nm OPP
position ticket. All the old councilmen
we're elected by aBvote Of moro than two
to one. s 5{S
RI. Johnson G. a, Johnston, e. 8.
Hagan.B IL *. Tallant. G. w. Wilson and
Y III !. sBlount. are the names Of The sue
5ressful candidates.
vs. W.. C. &Flaggf was elected Mayor Wit out
2opposItion. and T., r. Rogers. sergeant.
he being the only candidate.
"a Sixty-nlne votes Wero polled. .5s s5
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Interest ii Waynesboro.

Especial to The Times Dlspatch).
UAYNESBORO. VA. June Pine in,
terest in the municipal election here to-,
day was greater than ever shown be-
fore. Almost every registered voter was
in place. The election resulted as fol-
lows: Mayor f. Cooke. Councllmen-s
w Glass, Jr., Thomas Alexander.
y I'd. Vhite,F W. g. Ellison, Or. Richard
son. T. J. Yancey. The entire ticket is
new 4ss gl Et9 ff55t55a
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GOVERNOR ACTS.
His lis. E!,x''cellency Loses No Time in
Meeting the Situation.

| 4 tIz ai y
Governor Swanson met the situation
promptly and lost no time In getting mil
i,a q, III, I.
800 : =. - ' =
t IN. scene en- ia o. exp cted troub
as soon as m ne was notihed py tne
authoritles tnat trouble was
.ie q 70 aea
me Tres WIN WIN stance ana tele-
graphic messenger ana IN la compare
i1au etle "
probable trouble.
Cape Charles last night which satisfied
MN mat tnere would most ilKely pc nc
further attempt 70 Int rfere With the
pil,oi lIes !: h, s3l . . IA 4. y.
The hrst intlmation Of me situa tlon
came to the Governor IN "a -olstance
pm 4. : =. =.
later ne received this 8 eles1am
Governor Claude =. = va va nson, NC hrnono.
Va Va # sis9 q. :. i 355l, 80
Pieahe order part OF sevenIy-hrs Il W =,
gina regiment 70 Eastv " At once: Mop 9
violence expecteo. Boa Ieauiliess p, =
y orfolk E. ~. WlLh1NS 9,
y : ~ = ~ = : ',
q Ine ~,
that q boat was n waiting az 2, 4. Cape p
Charles, and the eioverno {. rusneo q, . Inc
risnt, 81 ~ oTloih -
captain. y. -. " w riBnht,5 = y q
9'lI 1leri!l u y 9na. ~ c
Troops 10 preyenl. poa & -
IN Norlolk 70 stoops -
cape anu - -
suc an 90.
ola ana 60 g Eastyle. ana ~,
sen -
boat not mere, p'ocuie ~ : oSe
ana carry ~ Z, X neon, NJ
- 49,. - -, : y e.o,,sr,,a,
4, z. ~ ,e 81 l,u ~ :; :,
B f1is - cor, :, IN.
+ 1nessae ar,r, (, NnrTh
$Wealtn 8 + astoities aAu =
am pto . ~; =. I, !, : Z IA
2. y - ~ :,
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Turner .-- Bradley.

Mr.. William D. Turner%and Miss Lettie
May Bradley We're united in marriage
Tuesday, May 18th, 81 at " the home OF
Fulton Hill. The ceremony was Ser-
formed In the presence OF a few friends
by Rev Walter a. Jeffries pastor 81
the Highland Springs Methodist Episco-
pal Church. 9s{g .55s
90 lr.s and Mrs. Turner left for a short
trip to N ortolk and III a tlanticas City, u and
on their return will reside on Fulton Hill.
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New Men in Bristol.
4 (Speclal 70 \ The TImes- Dispa tch

Il BRISTOL. va, June 12.--six out OF
nine OF the old members OF the City
Council were defeated in the Bristol.
Va, municipal election to-day. The new
3Counclmen are T. C. Adams. w. A..
Rader,3J. Bunting, 81. D. Gibson. S. L.
Willard, 7. J.. Campbell
81 It is intimated tonight that the re-
suit signifies the repeal OF the early
closing hour for saloons. ].
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Dance at lakewood FRIDAY.

Dance at lakewood Friday.
The Ladies' Auxiliary, No. i, A.FO H.
have arrange Z to give5a dance and festi.
val at Oak Grove on II riday Gnight. The
affair will be made las pleasant as possi-i
OF the ord err will be present on this 5oce
Scasion. NJ XXI .s5 nj
Il Oak Grove is situated near the popular.
resort. 1dlewood. land Is directly on the
"a summer evening $ outing. The plans
include dan cling. refreshments and b a
good time to all. I'd g45 4, M
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FERTILIZER INDUSTRY.
Preliminary Report Of Census BIZ
reau Shows Progress. 4

WASHINGTON, p, G., June IA pre-
liminary report by the Census Bureau
to-day on the fertilizer industry Of the
United States shows that while there
has been a decrease In the number OF es-
Establishments. as$well as In the number o.
salaried officials. clerks. ETC.. employed,
there nevertheless has been substantial
Increase In other particulars, Tho fig
sures are for the year l994SRas compared
with 1900. the year OF taking the twelfth
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DISPENSARY WINS,
"a Close Fight and the Liquor.
Forces Given a Surprise. 4S5s


A III Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
EMPORIA. " a.. June 1.-The Empo-
z ria dispcnsary people won out to-day in
the election by majority OF sixteen
votes. This fight has been one OF the
most exciting in the history OF the town.
I and naturally the saloon people are some
what disappointed oyer the result, as
they were confident OF winning IN to-
days contest.
Only about 1870 people were entitled to-
svote.&a large numbe + on both sides fail
ing to register during last fall. ts II Q dis
pensary faction Is jubi|ant over the re-.
suit to- might, and It deserves great credit
for the mastery way In which 1t con-
3trolled Its orgnniza tion.S
The dspensary Will be established on
the south side OF Meherrin River. and in
all probability a branch in Belheld. his.
will accommodate the situation fairly
well. ~ ~
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In Fredericksburg,

fspecal to The Times-D ispatch) 40 4
Il FREDERICKSBURG VA, June 12.--
In the election for members Of the CITY
Council here to-day, the following were we're
the successful candidates.; ]. P, Rowe,
" ~. bradley, H. 3, Lane w 8. Dm-i
brey, j, w. Masters, Henry Warden.
rhe frst four We're candidates Of the!
party. and the last two
Eere candidates OF the Good Government
League. The new Council will stand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13
.CO-EDUCATlO OF
RACES PROHIBITED
fRv 4 ssoc,ated. p,

(By Associated Press.)
FRANKFORT, KY June 12-The Ken;
lucky Court OF Appeals o-day upheld OF
the constitutionality Of the State law Of
1904. prohibiting co-educa ton OF the races;
Il ntfe school OF the Commonwealth. The
court says the new law does not vio-@
late the bill OF rights or the fourteenth
amendment OF the Federal Constitution:
The case will go on appeal TO the United
States Supreme Court.ts Esss III M
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AtsIawrenceyilIe.

(specialto The -Dispatch.)
8LAWRENCEVI1sLE VA. June IL
Judge N. S. Turn bull was reelected May
or to-day over I. e. Spatig by maj rity
Il of eleven. The following men will CONF
\ pose the new council: Nv. s.. Thomas ~.
II Claiborne. j. w. Upchurch. ]. n. . Os-4
+ borne, Il "a. Harris. L. s. Purdy. #
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a Gentle Hint.

"oh! yes,'' Mr.. staylate was saying
8boastfulIy, eve never felt the least hi
unstrung; my nerves are always stead,
as a,Iclock, I. .as
rAs a whaty'' asked the weary girl.
"a clock. M
"Ahl yes, q clock q clock. THE Cath
ollc Standard and Times. sss
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One Bank Charter.

The state Corporation Commission has
granted acharter to the Bank Of kun Z. y,
Hurt, first vlce-president, Blackstone I; -
", Bridgforth. second v!ce-presdent,
Thinking; H. II. seay. third yice,presldent.
~. Kennedy, Blackstone. Capital. $50. 900.
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SeEt on for Murder.

d James ward 3 the negro who shot and
killed Carrie Meekns q negro women.
was sen. on to the grand Jury BY Y, Justice
dict OF the tcoroner's jury was that the
woman came to her Heath by gunshot{
wounds inflicted by Ward. The evidence
prisoner, and 1t looks as though he Will
have close shave for his life. e: q
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Gun instruction Finished. 4

Lieutenaut and Mrs. Donald c. Mac
Donald, who have been the guests OF
Capt. illiam NJ. 1yers, Of 1922 West
Myer, Va, where Lieutenant Macdonald
lis stationed. g33 VA Ven sS ~
Lieutenant Macdonald has been tenn
sporarily stationed here to instruct the
HoWitzers IN the use OF their new arma-
ment recently given to them by the
ordnance department OF the United
States Army. 4 FL * is,
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Rowe-KennIll,e..v,;,.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch.) n
q HEATHsv1LLE. VA. June l2-Mr.
Lloyd Carson Rowe. son % Mi. H. u B.
Rowe, prominent lumber dealer OF this
place, was married to Miss Leila 3McKen.3
ne e Of Lancaster county. The wedding
took place at Edge Ray Methodist
Church. in Lancaster county, this after
noon at O'Clock. 81
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= 80 * - 49, = J

Especial 70 The Tinr,,e,s-I)lspn7t 4

Especial to The Times Dispa tch)
u NORFOLK, VA J une IL. -Bi,tslittle In
terest was taken in the city election to-
day. Three members Of the Board of
Control. councilmenE and aldermen, were
voted for. There was no opposition to
the ticket nominated by the Democratic
May primary. and the election was but.
"a formal fair. with few voters taking
rart In It, M MOS VS., FIJI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13
8 81 COMMON COUNCIL. 81
7 Resi- in Other Wards.

The, returns from other wards were as
h follows: s1l
Marshall--Forsthc Board: satterfeld. 1aS;
Washer 1913. For the Council: Carrier,
1 1876; Eagle. 70: Pollard, 4 Richardson
1875; Richards. 19s Il a35 As
Madison Ward, For the Beard: ionna-
4 hue. 2s3: Masurier, 1888. n For the Coun-@
E ell: Barber. t2aa: Tiobson, 2s4; Pollard. 23i !;
"a. L.White.4 2a4;; T. White. 2a3
Clay Ward: For the Board-Seay, 24s;
4 Cottrell 24S. For the Couucll--Da yis,
247; onLeavy, 24s: f. Richardson. 2i7;
Minor, 2i8: Ijmlauf. 249.
8&s Henry Ward: For the oBard-G rundy.
#15s; Peters. 155. For the Council II obs
son. 755; Well, 1853; Cary. 157; Huber. 157;
lie Ward II: For the Boaa@rrd-Elle.A leo;
Gilman, leo For the Council Cannon
100: Ferguson. 1so; Morton. 1860; Phillips.
100: Pollard. 100. RI 34f ss5
5f3 Monroe Ward; For the Boa d--Gnnst,.
80. For the Council-B liley, s220; Green,
go; Lea, go: Spence. 2ao; Williams, 22o.
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Mr.. :SELPH is REMEMB E D
Receives Sixty Votes by Scratch.
ing Of Other Names Small
Vote Polled.

q There were a few over 1900 votes cast
yesterday in Richmond out Of about 1000
who ate qualified to vote, n fact that In
Itself serves to show that general apathy
held indubltable sway Mt the election.
q AT no time and a no place was there
n any excitement. The day passed with
out Incident at any OF the polling places.
Even in Jefferson Ward, where 1t was
cald early In tile afternoon that there
was q deal OF scratching. going on in
favor Of Mr.. John a. Eclph. the recent
contrasting candidate for the Council.
there was the same lack OF interest OBJ
served. 0E sE al
There was some independent voting
for Mr.. Seiph. There was enough to
show that he had excited some popular
interest in his cause, demanding an In
vostigation into the result OF the recent
primary. but not enough to-. In any, ray,
effect the result OF the election. in the
e four precincts, he received a total OF
sixty woes. a.
Vote in Jefferson.'
81 The vote AT Jefferson Ward by
precincts was as follows:
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
LIST I'd. ID. Atm Total
Adams $500. IS Is 9s so 29l
5Turpin $50. SIS IS 101 IS e92
COMMON COUNCIL.
Atkinson -. 81 IS 80 asss
Gates 49,. 9. 50 81 10 10 25s
Lynch 81 IS 90 70 go
Mills ........S 81 IS 100 Z9l
Wiltshire ...67 IS as 70 2s9
selph ..-.....2 Is u 6o
yc1,t ! II
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maryland MOB
||NYADEs VIRGINIA.

Continued from First Page)
by a tug boat to Cape Charles at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
The remainder went over later this
afternoon on the; regular Cape Charles
steamer. under command OF Major Owen,
of Portsmouth. III rs t3j5 81 ~
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Morto1l-Funk. 58
Especial to The Times Dispatch)
sS. WOODSTOCK VA. E June 12.--MiIsf
Mary s.. Funk. Of strasburg, and Mr.. Al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-13

Mr.. II. J. Jarvis. Eastville. Vas
II mob is In your county from Mary
land endeavorlng to lynch prisoner in this
State have them all arrested and prose-
cuted according to law. Military will DO
there to aid you In enforcing the laws
of this State. RI asF Sls s553
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-04-14
PLEASE CAP'N LE' me- GO"
Pathetic Appeal of Old Plan
tation Darkey Proves
Effective.


The old-time negro seldom appears
IN the local station house 70 answer to
the pesiy orenses charged to his race.
one day this week one Of the genuine
antebeihm darkics was arrested
charged with yagrancy.
He was found early in the morning
walking the streetA thlnly clad. home
less. friendless and hungry When
taken to the station. and after some
hot coffee had been given him. he was
asked his name
Andrew coliax, sah.'
Age ane residence. Andrewg' said
the desk sergeant
"Tb9eescore aud leben, cap'n," said
the old fellow. "Ah has no place to
lib, sab. since NAH ole oman and chile
,done died All is all lone. sshs but
den lis old chicken am able to work
for IFS libin An reckon alb is strong
deed ah is and the old fellow lifted
his right hsni as If 10 attest the truth
Of his statement
why, Massa Cap'n.7 continued the
darky. "ah Is des as strong rs in der
cl days on der plantation When ah
was er young buck. ebry night, when
der cotton were weighed. my picldngs
we're der fust in weight And nov to
tink dat dis Niger, when he is done
,sady to cross ober der Jordan and
meet on der shore whsr der mind am
free from truble and der soul enjoys
itl recreation, am brought befo' der
bar Of justice; TO tink dis would a
happen to me, when ah ain't done
muffin to nobody Please, Massa Boss,
you'se not gwine to hurt dis ole Mig
ger, is yer? Ah'se rite smart han
at mos anything, deed ah is. An II
yer please le'me loose, all viii nebber
do muffin agin. Le'me go, massa,
won't yer?7
When the prisoners were lined up
IN the morning for the journey to the
police court. Andrew was among the
missing.