Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-14
o. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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When Miss Violet Eciinc;. decided
10 reject Frank liiapman and ss,rry
Waller Harper, Enapman ihirstcd for
revenge. Ono night. six months after
HE inarriagc, as lie WAS Soing 10 his
boarding house after l.ulng detained
ut his office. he mot Harlcr. There
was q lumber yard occupying one eide
OF the block. and there were no houses
IN The other. Harper Ind hcen drink
Ing and was In an ugly mood. In fact
II was proved LATER on that he had had
II bitter quarrel with his bride and
mat II was not the first. He replied
to knnpman with sheer and taunt.
The latter fired up and struck him
Win n heavy came lie was carrying.
sud lie threw. up his hands and wen,
down like Il log.
hnapnnn waited for moment for
his victim TO rise, ana ns hc did not liz
bent over him and found TINT lie had
probably inflicted fatal blow. His
FIRST idca WAS TO summon assistance
lie rejected that and dragged The body
lnto the lumber yard between two piles
at lumber and hurried away. No Que
had noticed him. Next morning the
body was found aid the alnrru given.
Within three days an arrest was
made. II was that OF n butcher named
Sandcison. lie had had Two ur three
rows with Hnrper over Il bill the latter
had refused tn pay and II. the pres
cnec OF witnesses had threatened 10
ret even. 1t was shown that lie was
ont tia, night. His Wife admitted that
iir came home in n state of agitation
His assistant ut the shop said that he
acted strangely next day. The butcher
AZ first vigorously protested his limo
cence, but upon being told of the proofs
coilcctsi against him he at once owned
M. He said that he met uarpcr at
the lumber yard and offered to make II
reduction IN The bil!. but that the man
called him u swindlcr nud cheat and
finally provoked him So TINT he lost his
temper and gave him the fatal blow
He had started 60 summon assistance
when fear of The results iinpcllcd him
TO turn back and sccrclc the body.
Before the butchers examination
cniue up II singnlar thing happened. 4
farmer living two miles ont OF town
hwokc unc night 10 find IA burglar in
Ills house aud 10 give him the contents
of shotgun. Tile fellow was fatally
wounded. and on being SO lfoiucl ny
the doctor he said he wished to make
confession. He WAS the murderer OF
Harper. He was stranger 10 the
plnce and had planned to break into IL
store That hight. He hah been hiding
IN The lumber yard for an hour when
he CAME out 10 look around bit and
iect Harper face To face. Harper de-
iDandcd what he WAS 1elng there.
threatened him with arrest and even
TOOK MN by the collar. In defense the
roopcr struck HIN with silol; he had
picked up In his place OF hiding. The
roDber lived for thirty hours, having
MS senses 70 Inc lasi, ami they could
NOT snake him in his story.
here vas pretty miSup for the Of
ncers' hut worse one awaited them.
hnapnan hnH been amazed Mt tho
butcher" confession, and the confess
slph OF Il second man Tor the crime he
hiHiseir had committed made the law
yer Wuhucf II lie VAS nor going crazy.
four dnNs aitcr the death OF Tie rob
INT Az i1a'iah navy entered Il mousse
!" ,no suourpS OF me Town ana stole
a water. ana o,Hcr th.iga- lie was
sce,i a'"i t'"rs"eu- nc turned and hred
~. ,'S Purs'ers' put ,i'ey c!oSed IN on
.Nn, anu hc was MADE prisoner. Inc
WV "Hs ~ s'i'e "' eAciuiheht' ana
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