Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-19
JAILED AFIER THREE
HOURS STAY IN CITY
v. +. GIIIoeE Returns From AsW
York 10 Land Behind
The Beers.
WANTED FOR FEl0HI0ui CUTTING
William G. paxcn, Who Was Stabbed
BY the Prisoner on October 8, Lay
at Deaths Door for Some Time, but
He Has Entirely Recovered His
Health and Strength Now.

Within three hours after his return
to this city from sojourn Of two
months In Now York, w. Il. Gillock,
tho young white man who has been
wanted by the local police since Oct
ober s on the charge of feloniously
stabbing w. G.. Daxon, was arrested AZ
the home of his sister. 228 Forty
fourth street, about 8 O'clock yester-
day afternoon by Patrolmen w. j..
: woodward and r.. A. Johnson.
rho prisoner was bailed last night
by Justice Semmes for his appearance
In tho police court this morning for
preliminary hearing before Justice
Brown. The amount of the bond was
fixed Mt $500 and w, NJ. Stevens was
accepted MS security. When applica
Ation Tor bail was first made to Justice
semmes 1t was refused. Later, how
ever, Gillock's friends took the matter
UP with Judge T. j. Barham and
commemorative Attorney Clarence
- Robinson and inter Investigating
the case they decided to have the
prisoner admitted to tail In the sum
sof $500.
Story Of the Cutting.
The cutting with which Gillock is
charged occurred at 22S Forty fourth
street early on the evening of october
., According TO the story told the no.
nee at that time, Daxon on returning
70, the house from his work in the
Snipyard sta ted to strike match to
Sight u lamp In his room. Gillock was
s,"eping on Daxon's he'd and the noise
or the match awakened him. On he
inr';nroused Gillock, II was snld start
ed trouble and In the fight that on
sueu, Daxon received several ugly
cuts in the neck
ftJ nr, Il. j.. Butts was summoned IN
the houses and dressed the wounds
for several days Daxon hovorcd bo-
t@"'n life and death but he is now
ehtirely recovered from his wounds
the S,olice did not learn OF the at
Iair until several hours after Ito 90
ourahce, and In the meantime. Mrs
-1iiiock took her son to Norfolk. Tho
woman returned here several DAYS
at,erwards, hut she refused to tell tho
polce where her son had gone. Later
hoWever. IT was learned that Gillock
was In New York.
Employed at Navy Yard.
Since his departure from this civ
Giilock has been employed Mt tl,e
Brooklyn Navy Yard. When tho hat
,.efhips left the yard for Hamilton
Roads, however, Gillock and sovorai
! hundred other mon were discharged
and he started for this city on tho
va Dominion liner Jamestown Ue
arrived here at 2 O'clock YESTERDAY
afternoon and an hour later Chief a.
roiice REYNOLDS learned that he was
IN the city. The chief instructed pa
trolman Woodward to go to 22S Forty
ionrth street and arrest the man
Giiiock did not seem to DO pert,irb-
Gu over his Arrest. Int he freouentIv
ASKED ,,s,,ea ol a. Woodward who told the
fonce that 10 was in the city.
~ was re1crted last night that Day
On has no d,-irc to prosecute G,Iloch
Sometime asr Daxon moved from his
former boarding house to 900 Fortys
Second street. where he was locoto,
last night by Detective Sergeant Hen
~ Rridgers, and summoned to annea ;
IN tho police court today TO testify IN
mo case. Dir, Butts also was summon
ed to appear
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