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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26

statement for the defense, expressed
his regrets that the State had under
taken to lift the curtain OF that awful
tragedy and bring before the public
again all the horrible details of the
horrible case. Mr.. Jeffries spoke OF
the popularity of young Bywaters, who
had lived inl Culpeper for eight years.
Speaking of the Strother family. Mr..
Jeffries said both the grandfather and
great-grandfather OF the defendants
had represented their district In Con.
gress. Abiding to the immediate FAM
lily, Mr. Jeffries sketched In graphic
manner the peculiar conditions exist
ing in the Strother family. Both moth
er and father dead, the care of the
tender young sister resting upon Philip
Strother. James. her. other brother, h;lv-
ing married. Bywaters was received
in the Strother honle as asbrother; fire.
quently staying at the house at night
to take care of Viola Strother In the
absence of her brother
He said she had twice pleaded with
Bywaters to marry her. in order to
hide her shame. He refused, but In
duced her to go to Washington about
the 18th OF October of last year and
see doctor, who made an unsuccess-
full attempt to perform criminal OPP
Grafton, upon her. A second visit re-
suited in the doctors refusing to at
tempt the operation.
After that, time Philip strother. said
Mr. Jeffries saw Bywaters, undressed
Strothers room one night. Philip
said he went in the house and
to the room where Bywaters pre-
tended to be lying asleep. Stroth-
cr had his pistol. and determined to
kill the man; but finally decided he
would wait. A family consultation
was held later. Viola declared there
was nothing wrong
Trip to Washington.
| The boys determined to wait q thirt
| time. Bywaters took Viola to Wash.
ington, Mr.. Jcftries said. This facts
we shall present Will show that VIII
Bywaters never intended to marry
Viola Strother, and no power on eartf
could have made him do so save thu:
found at the point of pistol.
The day before Thanksgiving By
waters took Viola strother to a doc
tors office in Washington. The doc
tor was absent, and attempt was mad
the following week to perform thu
operation 1t failed. One performed
a few days later succeeded. Prior t
entering the office of the doctor sh
said: .Will, you are not going tt
marry mo? You will drift away Whel
this is all over"
| Mr. Joffries said 1t would be show
that the suffering caused by the opera
ton was SO great and her screams
violent that the doctor performing tn
operation told her to shut her moutf
She was taken back to a hotel. wher
the child was born several days later.
i Philip Strother and his sister, Mr.!
Gaines. went to Washington, and mad
an unsuccessful effort to find thei
sister. They went to the doctors OF
flee, where 1t was said Viola had nc
been there. When Viola returned
culpeper she was confronted by he
brothers, but she denied everything
but while denying, she was seized wit
n terrible hemorrhage. VIII Bywatel
was sent for. Mrs. Gaines charge
, him with having had a criminal opers
ton performed upon Viola.
you can't prove It," said Bywater
Physicians were sent for An examine
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HAND;
ANOTHER CREW UP
Man Buried Amputated Hand and
Turnip Grew Up Shaped Like
Human Hand.
Human Hand.

WEsSON, MISS. February 25.-A rut-
abaga turnip. with the perfect shape of
four-fingered human hand. has been
dug from tho patch Of Judson Farr.
near here. Three years ago Farr. while
on hunting expedition. had the thumb
OF his right hand shot off. Blood poison
set In and it was necessary to ainputate
the memEer. The mutllatcd hand was
buried in plot adjoining what now
constitutes tho turnip patch. which was
planted only three months ago. The
vegetable freak ia minus tho thumb and
In its place is blunt stub. The spe-
cimen will DO sent to Wizard Burbank.
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WILL SOON RESIGN,
Judge Nicol Will Soon Retire
From Bench to Enter Race.
[specaI tie The Times DiBpatch.1

~ SnecIHI II. TIC IHI1ts-DIBpHtct'1
ALEXANDRIA, VA, February 3d.
Judge Charles p. Nicol, Of the Circuit
Courts for this district will tender his
resignation as such between March lst
ana 4th to Governor Swanson, Judge
Nlcol will then enter into the fight for
the late John II. Rixey's place. Judge
Nicol is sanguine over the outcome, ana
Expresses the belief that he VIII secure
tho nomination.
Many candidates for Judge Nicol's place
are now in the field. and lively scramble
for the office is anticipated. Attorney
John Nj, Johnson is among those favorably
mentlmcd here, and petition is being
circulated. which will be presented to the
Governor upon Judge Ntcol's retirement.
There seems to be considerable doubt here
as to who will be the successful asplrant.
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HONOR COLONEL HUT.
Memorial Services Held IN His
Honor at Montross.
[Speclal to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The 1lMlt ,p ~. r,.
WARSAW, VA, February aa':-I ~
services to the memory of Colonel J. w.
HUT, who for flfty-odd years was clerk
Of tho County Court OF West'holelanu'
were held at Montross to-day. heso'a-
.r l Baker. commemorative Attorney
~ the county. Appropriate culogies to
his memory were delivered by Mr. Baker.
Hon. g. Harding Walker, Joseph w.
Chin. Jr. VIM. D. Writ and W. T, Mayo.
InGro o. r. b. Wright. in ordering the
resolutIons recorded on the records Of tho
cont. maid a high tribute to the memory
81 Colonel IIutt. Judge Wright also read
and had entered upon the records of tha
court suitable resolutions to the memory
Of tho late Judge G, II. Ashton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26

cilopaedia Americana. under "1naugura-
ton Day."
A short description of the ball given
ON the. evening Of Mrj Lincoln's in,
nuguration and the inaugurations OF
the PRESIDENTS to 1861.-Harper's Popu
lar Encyclopedias of United States
History, pages 6g8-872.
PERIODICALS..
Plea for the change OF date OF N.
pages $3.50. December o. 1908.
Incidents OF Presidential Inaugural
tions.--World's Work. Vol. l.. page
All.
the Inauguration Of the President &C.
&. Mott Nation. Vol KILL, page 27i.
Inauguration, 1905 tF. II. Hitch
cock).--Harper's Weekly, Vol. XLIH.,
pages 3oi-6, March a, 1905.
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Policeman Not Lost.

77 TSpeciul to The Times pIspatch1
CHIFFON NORGE, VA, February 70,
Policeman G, w. Kimberlin, or TINS
city, who went to Norfolk recently.
and whom his chief went to look TOT
when he did not return promptly, y
at home and we'll, and wishes the pun
5lic to know that he Is not lost'
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Dr.. Teeter III.

BRISTOL, VA, February 25.--Dr. W!
III. Teeter has been critically III OF blood
poisoning at his home. a few miles NORTH
OF Bristol, but now shows signs OF m-
provement. His illness is due TO sepuf
Infection Of the hand, the poison havlna
entered Ills hand as the result OF surg
lcal operation which no performed,
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Thoraas--Millcr,

E3G Isnaclal Ia The Timea- plspateh,l
TREpI'ERIcKsguRg;a,, VA Febrn Y, "
MScl1ia Milier, both OF Mathews county,
Vera married at Cetnral NJ, y; Church.
so,,th, IN that county, on February
Goth, by NeY, Richard TurgesoA.
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GROOM FACES STORM.
Rev. A T. King Leaves Bride fol
Long Drive in Snow-Storrn.

ETN4A MILLS. VA, February u.s.
Rev. "A. 7. King. pastor Of Hebron and
Beulah Baptist Churches, in this coun-l
ty, came out from Richmond Saturday
evening to fill appointment at Hebron
Church yesterday. but did not do so
on account of the snowstorm, but he
drove seven miles from Difficult
HILL" the home of Mr.. j. Nv. Atkinson,
to church Finding but four people be-
side himself. he drove back to Han
over Station. distance of ten miles,
to make the 3:15 p. NJ train, calling
by the homo of Deacon Alexander
Moren. who Is III. through the storm.
Rev. Mr.. King was Just married
Friday evening at S o'clock to Miss
Dasesy Hancock Of Richmond.
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Increase Salaries Of Police.

ALEXANDRIA, VA, February 26.--Ae
a. special meeting of the board OF police
commissioners. held this evening. u was
decided to recommend to the City coun-
oil that tho salaries of the memhers Oh
the-polIce force be Increased. The matter
viii be presented 10 the City Council al
Its SECULAR semi-nonthly meeting to-
morrow evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26

This week even our best and
highest grade overcoats have
met the price revision.
Here they are with $40 to
Sis reduction.
Our rnotto-Sr1all advertise
rnents-bfg Inducements.
.7B-select from the $36
and $40 overcoats.
$17.76 takes you up to the
S28 ranks.
Is They're new styles and will
be the vogue naxtwinter.
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Rouss--Allen.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. VA, February
225.-T. w. Rouss and MISS Josephlna
Allen, both Of Hssex county; were re-, nus -
tho tho bride, rev. Il, H. lseale officiating
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26

TAKE kAxATIvp nRoMo Qulnine Tablets.
Druggists refund money II It falls to cure.
y. w. GROVES signature " W each boS ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-26

Rub 1t on the chest, under the vest
Gowan's Pneumonia Cure-and tell tho
undertaken to drive on>
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THE WEATHER

:, Forecast. yirginia--Fair and colder
TUESDAY: Wednesday increasing cloudi-
ness; fresh northwest Wlnus.
North carollna-E'air Tuesday; colder
IN east porton; Wednesday, partly
cloudy; fresh northwest winds.
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county, took the stand. Before he BEGAN
his Testimony, muniltin used to hold
clothing for display In front OF Clothing
stores. was brought In and stood near
the witness, and on 1t were placed the
bullet-r!ddled coat and vest which By
waters had on when shot.
DIR. Lewis used the dummy In eSplain-
ing the wounds received BY Bywaters.
Captain Woods conducted the examine
ton. DR.. Lewis's story was not produc-
tive of anything OF fresh interest After
explaining the Interior arrangements OF
the Stroller homes he described the ma
ture OF the wounds and exhibited the
ball he had cut out Of the shoulder and
another from the back of the head,
mashed almost fiat. He had gone through,
the pockets OF the dead man and found
nothing in the way OF q weapon moro
two spots OF blood on the floor. There
was no blood near tho bed, The doctor
described oil the wounds, any one OF
several OF which would have caused
death. One In the back Of the head
would have caused Instant death. Tho
wound In the shoulder would have caused
death In thirty minutes. Bloody under-
wear worn by Bywaters when he met his
Death was exhibited by the coroner.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Jer,
fries, The coroner said 1t would hayo
been impossible to tell even with a
microscope where the blood seen on tho
floor. rlglnated.
r. II. Pearman, local photographer,
was put on the stand to authenticate
photographs he had made OF the intc-
rior OF the room where the shooting
occurred. He was not cross exam.
i Il. i 5t-r I'D
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CHINESE RELIEF FUND.

u =
The following additional amounts
have been received for the Chinese re.
lief fund:
Or. ). Il. Young, eurkevllie, VAS 2 90
Nancy SherWel, Norfolk, Va..... 90
Cash .,............ 1 90
z. II, Rowe, Buena Vista, Va. rs
j. q. Galloway, Atlas, Va. I 90
G. X. Keeling, Atias, Va...-..... 90
q. w. Hubbard, Forest Depot,
Fannie NJ. Preto>~, Franklin, Va. 90
Misses jamie and Fannie Somer.
vile, MltchelIs. Na..,,......... rs 90
A, g.. Chandler, Bowling Green. s 90
Baraca Bible Class, Ettrick, Va. 2 90
r. Observation-Disclosures. 90
F.. s. Lonetcids. -...........-... s 90
Percy f. Johnson. ............... 90
Subscriber Observation-Disclosures. I 90
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Has the Two Pistols.

d. w. Pnlliam, sheriff of the county,
testified he went TO the Strother home
soon after the shooting. He said he
had gotten two pistols at the house.
and was told to bring them into court
tomorrow. Questioned by Mr.. Jeffries.
witness said no effort was made to
conceal anything or to keep him or
anybody from entering the house.
Robert Johnson, who lives In sight
Of che Strother home. said he heard
probably two shots on the night of the
shooting. He went out on his porch
and heard several more in close sue
cession. Witness said he could not
tell whether more than one pistol was
being used, lie did not see a pistol
flash.
He heard woman scream at the
same time he heard the shots. Cross
examination elected nothing save that
Strother farm. had rented from Mr..
Thompson. when the shooting occurred
and removed thither on the first Of
January.
J. N. Judd, deputy sheriff, said
that Ph lip Stroller had stated In his
presence OH the4night of the shooting
| that he had fired thirteen shots. He
said he was given pistol yesterday
| by James Strother, who told him at
1
/ the shooting.
Cross-exanined by Mr.. Jeffries wit
ness said he had gone to the Strother
| home with ByWaters on several occa-
slons Bywaters always made himself
| perfectly at home. He recalled that a
month or SO before tho shooting he
and Bywaters had reached the Stroth-
ers's homo late one evening. and the
latter took their horses to the stable
and put them away. and fed them.
seeming to know where everything
was as we'll as a member OF the FAM
| lily would know.
Mr.. Keith suggested that court adj
journ, and Mr.. Jeffries asked tho court
whether 1t would not be possible to
have Mrs. Bywaters testify at. once
as she was in town and was in a
| very feeble condition. which would be
relieved by having the ordeal passed
as soon as might be. Mr.. Keith said
she would be called at the earliest mo-
! ment.
!. "To-morrow certainly" said Captain
! Woods, The court adjourned to e;S(
4 tomorrow morning,
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IMMATURE AI.MANAC,

Sun Sun rises, .,.,s;4s HIs { TiD i, y
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CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
clear. Range OF tho ther in ter:- CIV
u A 4 N .,,. "a s5P P Nh. AS
Highest temperature lyeste 81
hhLIp os,s Isinperature 'yestsrday..,.. rs
Mean temperature yesterday.....,. 4 3
Normal temperature yesterday...... A
departure from normal temperature. o.
THIS DAY LAST YEAR.
y M 4, M,,...'...A55 sPP. M n 3 ~ z
average. ,....,bO b-t
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Would Not Hang.

Frank Hockman's examination enoeu
abruptly when, in response 10 the
courts question, he said lie was op'
nosed to capital punishment. W. Q.
Lautz said be had formed an opinion
from reading the newspapers. IN re-
sponse to question from Mr. keith.
Mr.. Lautz said his opinion was very
aecided, but it could be changed by
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
DOG FOUND MISTRESS
AFTER LONG JOURNEY.
Story Sounds Like a Nature Fake and
Perhaps Government Will
Investigate 1t.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Left in Colum-
bus, o., more than 300 miles away, on
March Is last, Trix Clark, pet dog and
companion of May Clark. age Is, of 235
North Clark street, suddenly turned up
in Chicago yesterday and discovered
his mistress, having made one of the
most remarkable journeys performed
by an animal on record, and accom-
plished the additional feat of singing
out the family with whom 1t formerly
lived.
When Miss Clark came put of a res
taurant yesterday the dog was sit
ting "a and gaunt in front of her
lodgings. At the sight of her he dashed
forward. and before she realized what
was happening he had both paws
around her neck. With a glad bark
from the dog and an affectionate hug
from the girl, the recognition was COM
plete. To make sure of his identity,
however, the dog was put through
some of the PAGES he had learned as n
pup. He was then taken home, fed
and put to sleep.
Miss Clark and her mother have been
living in their present quarters only
three weeks. When they left Columbus
the dog was left in care of a friend,
but disappeared a few days later.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
SEALED PROPOSALS.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.


STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals will ha received by the
Building Committee of the New Jersey State
Normal School at Montclair Heights, at the
office of the Commissioner of Charities and
sey, at IL o'clock noon on Tuesday, October
%, 1907, for all labor and material necessary
for the complete furnishing of the Normal
School at Montclair Heights, New Jersey, in
accordance with the plans, drawings and speci-
~fcations prepared by the Commissioner Of
Charities and Corrections, at which time and
place said Building Committee will imme-
diately proceed to unseal said proposals and
publicly announce their contents. Copies of
said plans, drawings and specifications are on
ties and Corrections at the State House. Con-
tractors must submit with their estimates the
names of their sub-contractors- Each bidder
must his proposal with a certified
check for one thousand $1,000 dollars, on a
bank acceptable to the committee, payable to
as a guarantee that said contractor will enter
into a contract for work If his proposal be
accepted. Within ten days after the award, or
such other time as may be granted by said
building Committee, the successful bidder viii
be required to enter into a contract for the
performance Of the work with the bonds Of an
approved security company for Sc, 900.
The right is reserved to reject any and all
bids and to waive any defect or informality
that may occur in any bid. should It be
No bids can be received previous to the hour
designated In this notice and none can be re-
ceived thereafter.
Proposals must be enclosed in envelopes
the Normal School, Montciair Heights, New
Jersey and addressed to
EDWARD RUSS,
Chairman of Building Committee.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18

Orange. north side Madison street, 205 feet
from Bell street, $2GQ.
David Hooper to Charlotte e. Rabbit.
Orange, north side Mt. Vernon place, 100
feet west from Mt. Vernon avenue, 81, 500.
Zacheus Mueller ct al. to Nicholas Web
err, Irvington, southeast side Lincoln place,
$50 feet northeast from Weber nlaee, ST.
800.
May A. Greacen aud husband to Freder-
lex r.. Hasselman, East Orange, north
side Webster place. lO feet west from
George f. Bauer ct al. to Malvinia B.
Condit, Orange, south vest side Freeman
street. corner land formerly of Simeon
Joseph M. Mullins ct al. to Essex Title
Guaranty and Trust Company, Montclair,
corner west side Claremont place and
south side Claremont avenue, S,500.
Edwin Ii. Thatcher TO Prudential Insur-
anee Company of America, East Orange,
south size Edgar street, 2S7 feet east from
Sanford street, $1,000.
Edwin II. Thatcher to Lydia G. Miller,
East Orange, south side Edgar street, 231
feet east from Sanford street, $1,000.
Charles Weber TO Alfred j. Harrison,
West Orange. east side Mountain avenue.
northwest corner land Foster Hennion,
trustee. $3.50.
Charles Webber to Lowell M. Meeker,
drustee), $525.
Company, West Orange, northwest corner
L~lddington road and Overlook avenue,
81, 500.
Margaret M. Petit and husband to Har-
riet G. Taylor. South Orange, west side
Baker street, east corner land Harriet c.
Taylor, 81. $50.
Peter Janlszewski to Eben L. Griffith,
Bloomfield, south side Liberty street, 50
feet west from Davey street. $3.50.
Frederick w. Leithauser to Essex County
building and Loan Association, Glen
Ridge, east side Hillside avenue, 454 feet
south from Washington street. 5000.
emma L. Moore and husband to Eu-
phemia F. Stager, Nutley, east side Frank
lin avenue; ITO feet porth from celere
James A. Dunn to Florence NJ. Preston,
Glen Ridge, north side Linden avenue, 272
feet from west side Midland avenue,
$500.
William II. Sufith to Mary e. Bond,
Montclair, south side Lincoln street, 213
feet west from Franklin place, $400.
Trustees OF Orange Valley Social Settle
ment to George A. Elsasser ct al. (execu-
kins street, 1875 feet north from Freeman
street, $1,000.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.


OFFICE Of the clerk of the Centre Market
Newark. n. j., october IA. 1907.
Sealed proposaIa will be received by the
Council Of the city of Newark, at a meeting
to be held at The office of the clerk of the
city Of Newark, on Monday. October 81. 1907.
Inc committee VIII be In session TO receive
bids from $50 20 c p. m.
The bids will b. opened promptly at 6 p. m.
The work TO be done is to comprise the re-
nloval to some proper place outside of the
city limits of all rubbish, garbage, shells and
waste and refuse matter which may acoumu-
late In and about the grounds of the Centre
Market, the streets near to and adjoining the
same, including the south side of North Canal
street, and all such streets and places as may
be used for market purposes, and also the re-
moval OF snow and ice which may
on the grounds, roofs and sheds of the build
ings, for a period OF one year from the
twenty-hfth day of October, 1907.
Specifications for said work may be obtained
at the office of the clerk OF the Centre Market.
Bidders will state their prices in writing as
well as in figures.
Said proposals to be accompanied by the
consent in writing of two s~uretles, who shall
at the time Of putting in such proposals each
qualify as to their responsibility in the amount
Of such proposal, and bind themselves that,
IL tho contract be awarded to the person or
persons making the proposal, they VIII, upon
its being so awarded, become his or their
sureties for the, faithful performances of said
work, and that II the person or persons refuse
to the city of Newark any difference between
the sums to which he or thew would have
been entitled upon completion Of the contract
and that which the city of Newark may be
Obliged to pay the person or persons by whom
such contract shall be executed.
The committee on public markets of the
city of Newark reserve to themselves the right
to accept or reject any or all proposals for
the above work, or to waive any defects there
In. as they may deem best for the interests
of the city. Proposal firms will be furnished
by the market clerk.
BY direction of the committee on public
markets of the city OF Newark
THOMAS ]. ROWE.
Octl4-ot TIarlr
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18
MACHINE GOING TOO FAST.
Father of Little Auto Victim Hit by
Evidence.

TOMS RIVER, Oct. .1S.-The State was
hit a hard blow yesterday In the triaI
of Louis L. Brinsmade and Joe Landers
for the death Of little Laura d. Brown, of
Mt. JOY, Pa, in an automobile accident,
near Barnegat, in June last, when Mrs.
Tillie Bowers, of Barnegat, told the jury
that while in DR.. BunnelFs home, at Bar
negat, she heard a conversation between
BENJAMIN Brown and his wife, the father
and mother of the dead girl. while Mrs.
Brown was lying on a couch and her hus-
band was sitting at the head Of the couch.
Mrs. Brown said:
ben, you were going too fast" He re-
piled. mo. l was not
you did not turn out as soon as you
ought" He answered: Il had been turn
ing out all the morning, and I wasn't go
ing TO turn out any more
she replied: Eyes, Ben, o turned US
all out"
4 Joseph B. Hoff, who was there the day
after HE accident, qualified as an expert,
and said, IN his opinion. the Brown car was
in fault. judging from the marks In the
road and the positions the autos were in
after the accident.
Harry Birth, bartender at the Ocean
House, Toms River. said each of the
Browns had a Scotch highball that day at
the bar. He also told Of the Browns ar
irving lust before dinner and asking If
they could get dinner then, but he told
them they could have dinner In fifteen or
twenty minutes. They said they were In
a hurry and couldn't wait.