Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-30

the scene OF a mysterious murder. An
old man was shot down in ambush and his
young and handsome widow soon after
ward married a man suspected or the
murder Nothing could be proven. how
ever. and on the day of the burial there
no clue to the perpetrator Of the
crime. Rev MIR. Fox buried the victim.
Mr.. Fox prayed that 1.-The trees might
speak against the real criminal and
lead to his conviction. So singular
prayer impressed his hearers.
Months passed. and spring was coming
without any clue to the murderer. When
the birds began to break forth in the 1T
tie valley and up the mountain sides peo-
pie noticed a zfgzag line OF trees which
were dead. Not a sign Of leaf APP
hut on the hillside.
Then some one suggested Mr.. Fox's
prayer was being answered. The sheriff
and commemorative attorney got hold OF
the story and went TO the house pointed
out by the bare row Of trees. An old
man was there, and broke down under
questioning and confessed he had killed
the man. He had been paid $50 by the
man who afterward married the attrac-
tive widow. The woman was convicted
as chief accessory and sentenced to be
hanged, butt this was afterward changed
to her Imprisonment for eighteen years.
Mr. Fox gave The Star correspondent
these facts this morning. though he mod
estly never alluded to the subject unless
asked about II.
Randolph Macon College. -.
Judge q. d. Newman Of Woodstock.
chairman Of the board Of trustees OF
Randolph Macon College. In an interview
with The Star correspondent gave some
facts as to the discussion which is now
engrossing everybody here. Judge New
man deplores the precipitancy Of the
Ant md hof IN
the board would have been ready to offer
to the church a full report OF the matter.
He thinks that II the conference pass the
resolutions offered by DR.. Denny and
others the moral effect Will be bad upon
the whole church.
Judge Newman does not think the ac-
ton OF the conference, which he regards
as largely a matter OF sentiment and
prejudice, will affect the Carnegie board.
That board has already placed the Wo-
mans College at Lynchburg on the bene-
fit roll. Mrs. Saunders, retired professor
Of modern languages in the institution, 10
already a beneficiary. There are now
between fifty and sixty colleges through
out the country on the roll. One hundred
is the limit After that no others OF any
sort will be admitted.
The board Of trustees was particularly
DESTROYS of placing Randolph Macon Of
Ashland on the list This has been once
denied the benefit by Mr.. Carnegie. Mr..
Carnegie contends that as there are about
fifty students of divinity there the bias
toward sectarianism would be too strong.
and he is unwilling to grant the bene-
At to that part of the college system.
The board of trustees hoped to overcome
this denial.
Commercialism Of the Age.
Mr.. George H. Lamar attorney at law
in Washington. contended yesterday be-
fore the conference that the CONNER
cialism of the age would get deserved
rebuke il the conference passed this pro-
test Loud applause greeted Mr.. Lamar
when he declared that rather than COM
promise its position the college would
better shuttle along as in the old days
when il was poor.
If the resolutions pass some Of the
trustees may resign, they will be- ut
terly unable to do anything requested by
the resolution.
The charter is about seventy years old
and cannot be changed without RELOCATING
dollars given to the college system under
it,; provisions.
When DR.. Blackwell. president OF Ran
dolph Macon College. at Ashland. rose to
make his defense of the boards action IL
was ne arly O'Clock. His history Of the
case was so clear and convincing that for
over an hour the audience listened to
his simple recountal OF justifying facts.
Especially were the people moved when
DR.. Blackwell referred to the sanity
Bishop Cranberry having left the chair.
while presiding and taken the floor in
order to put himself on record AZ ap-
proving the boards acceptance OF the
Carnegie benefit.