The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-30
PASTOR P|CKARD
GOES TO GEORGIA.
Leaves First Baptist Church,
Lynchburg, for First Church
in Savannah.
FIVE CENTS CAUSES MURDER
Two Men Charged With That
Crime as Result of Game of
Cards.
FIVE CENTS CAUSES MURDER
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch. )

LYNCHBURG, VA. January 90
Rev. DR.. w. l. Pickard, who for the.
past four or five years mas been tho
energetic. successful and very pop
ular pastor OF the First Baptist
Church. OF this city, has rendered his
resignation as pastor of that church
in order to accept the call to tho pas
torate OF the First Baptist Church. OF
Savannah, Ga. Tho formal announce
ment was made Sunday. and while it
was expected, II brought sorrow to the
large congregation which DR.. Pickard
has so successfully led as pastor for
about five years.
The cali was considered carefully by
the board Of deacons OF the church last
week, and before tho formal announce
ment was made that the pastor would
resign 1t was generally known that he
would go to Georgia.
1t Is understood that DR.. Pickard will
remain in Lynchburg for two weeks yet,
and then he will go to New Mexico to
spend several weeks with Mrs. Pickard
and his daughter, Miss Florence, where
the mother and daughter have been for
several months in the hope OF benefiting
the daughters health. After this visit
DR.. Pickard will go to Savannah and
begin his work some time during the
month of March. 1t Is not known now
whether or not the condition of Miss
Florence will permit her to be taken to
Savannah. though 1t is hoped that the
family can be reunited shortly after DR..
Pckard begins his work in Savannah,
after having been separated now for
more than six months.
Faces Charge of Murder,
County officer l.. II. Brown returned
from Danville this morning. bringing
with him Otis Williams and l.. CARING
ton, who were caught In that city by
members OF the police department. The
men are charged with the murder OF
John Hunt at Otter River on November
goth last.
It is alleged that Darlington and Hunt
were playing cards and that they quar-
relied over cents; that Darlington went
tn get his pistol to shoot Hunt Will
liams met Darlington and asked him, it
is claimed. to let him do the shooting.
It is claimed Williams shot Hunt three
times. causing his death in ten hours.
Oficer Brown took the prisoners to
Rustburg this evening. and they VIII
be given a preliminary hearing In
few days before Justice billiard at
Lynchs Station.
Danville police department had accom-
plished some very clever work In
rounding up these men in that city.
Receives Fatal Injuries.
e. c. Bowers. coppersmith. who has
been working in Lynchburg, died last
night at the City Hospital from in
juries received by being struck by a
freight train at Casey's. two miles be-
low the city. yesterday morning.
The right arm of the man was ground
off by the train, and he received a num-
Der Of other and less injuries
He was brought to the city on pas
senger train and taken to the hospital.
where Drs. Lille and Carroll removed the
arm at the shoulder Joint.
1t was thought at first that Bowers
would survive the operation.
The deceased halls from Washington.
and he has a brother. Mr.. ]. G. Bowers,
who is employed with the Russell &
oliver Company, on railway contracts for
the Southern below the city. The remains
OF the young man will be placed in a
vault in the city until arrangements can
be perfected for the funeral
The temperature this morning dropped
to the lowest point in Lynchburg, Feb
+, ruary 2, 1903, the record to-day being six
degrees. or three degrees higher than in
February, 1903.