The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-30
mullen HELD FOR
MURDER: OF COLE II:
Coroner Holds Investigation and
Jury Charges the Crime to
Him.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES TO-DAY
celebration Under Auspices Of
Petersburg Ladies to Be Of
More Than Usual Interest.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
100 North sycamore Street,
petersbtirp. Va. JNlv 81


Or. Fl. g. Leigh the coroner, and
a jury this Afternoon held an inquest
over Elijah j. Cole. who was killed
Mullen, at the iatter's home on Rose
street. Some half n dozen witnesses,
Including Mrs Mullen, testified. Police
OFFICERS Hedan. Brister and Hubbard
testified mainly to the facts OF tho
arrest. They were called to Rose
man was chasing woman and trying
to Kill her with an axe. When they
got to the street they saw Mullen COM
ing out Of his house, and stopped him.
Ind when they asked him what the
matter was. he invited them into his
house. saying he would show them
what he had done. They found Cole
Mullen told them he had killed the
man with an axe. They found Mrs.
Mullen at the house OF Mrs. Susan
ZONES. nearby. in which she had taken
refuge from her husband.
DR.. w P. Hoy. who was called in.
testified that Cole had five or six
wounds about the head. inflicted by
The sharp and blunt parts OF the axe.
In two places the skull had beer cut
through into the brain by the axe, and
broken and the face mashed. He found
Mrs Mullen suffering from four
wounds two on the scalp and others
on tho shoulders and arms.
But Mrs. Mullen's evidence told a
.tartling and disgraceful story, though
In direct contradiction of the statement
made yesterday by her husband In ex-
cuse for his act. Her evidence bore
out the statement made TO The Times
Dispatch correspondent last night. only
she went much more into detail
me evidence seems to indicate that
ne Inc murder of Cole was deliberately
The Jury rendered a verdict in accord
ance with the evidence, and the case
y ~ r. now go into the courts.
ca Cole comes r. OF a good family In North
here to-day to take charge OF the
pody. The burial will be in Bland
lord Cemetery at - o'clock to-mor-
Confederate Memorial Day.
Confederate memorial exercises. un-
Der the auspices Of the Ladies' Memo
Ilal Association, Will be held in Bland
These exercises have heretofore been,
and in the future. will be. held on the
9Th OF June, a day sacred in the his-
tory OF petersburg. They were post
improvements then being made by the
association in the soldiers grounds In
The cemetery. and which have Just
been completed at heavy cost. Among
q beautiful stone and iron pagoda
stand on the site OF the old wooden
stand on the annex of Memorial Hill.
which will be dedicated tomorrow to
the memory OF Petersburg soldiers
killed IN battle in the war of issl-'s5.
The address on the occasion is to be
delivered by Hon. Charles T. Lassiter.
The Confederate Veterans and Sons OF
tersburg citizens Viii take part in
these ceremonies, and 1t is expected
that business generally will be closed
In the city during their progress.
Personal and Other News.
Mr. David Calender, Jr.. we'll
now Assistant City Engineer OF Norfolk,
was married this afternoon at 5ofclock
in st. Luke's Episcopal Church, Balti-
more, to Miss Louie II. Anderson.
late Judge Clifford C.. Anderson, OF
that city. The Rev. Warren X. Da-
muth performed the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs. Callenden will spend some
turning to Norfolk.
Mr.. a. G.. NJ Martin left this morn
ing for New York TO meet his wife
and daughter, who have been visiting
relatives in Cincinnati.
Health Officer Martin reports a total
OF ffty-eight deaths in the city during
the month ending July 26th-whites.
dren under five years OF age.
The number of births reported to
the Health Department for the same
month was rty-eisht-whites. 10;
Eolored. 10.
Mr. James Williamson and Miss Bo-
melia Kiersey. both OF Chesterfield
county, were married yesterday after
noon in the parsonage Of the Second
Presbyterian Church by the Rev. D.
II. Rolston-
It is expected there will be sharp
shake-up and change In the personnel
of the Petersburg baseball team by the
first of August. Some half dozen
or more new players OF good record In
the field have been brought here for
trial.
The excursion to Norfolk and Vir-
,Einla Beach this morning, given for tn g
benefit of Market Street NJ. E. Church;
{ carried down about 900 people.