Evening star., 1909-05-23
vas shot and badly hurt night or two

was shot and badly hurt night or two
ago.
Williams has been to the prison three
times. being paroled several months ago
The police and detectives kept watch on
him for some time, until he got work
and was apparently a reformed man. He
finally managed to get wagons and horses
and began to do teaming work in the city.
In the neighbOrhood was a man whu
was continually missing feed of all sorts
from his stable. He watched for sew
eral nights, and when he heard some one
tampering with the door to his feedhouse
he called out to know who 1t was. No
reply was made. The man blaZed away
with double-barreled gun.
A few hours later, when policeman
was patrolling his beat, he came across
the prostrate form of a man on the side
walk, half a square from the scene OF
the shooting. He said he had been shot
by a man who had tried to hold him up.
He was taken to the hospital.
1t was Williams who had been shot
while trying to enter the feedhouse. Sew
eral shots fired at him had gone wild and
were to be seen in the woodwork of the
house.
Williams is now in the Jail hospital and
will be held for the grand jury. He has
been convicted of stealing rings from the
hands of woman who was Ill in bed, OF
stealing calves and selling them and of
other crimes. III ne is convicted ne Will
60 to prison for life.
G. A. r. Men There.
Scores of the Grand Army of the Re-
public veterans who attended the cere-
monies incident to the unveiling of the
Hantranft monument in Petersburg this
week came to this city Thursday and
many of them are still here. They Wis
tied all the battlefields around the city
Seven Pines lFair Oaks. Malvern HILL
Yellow Tavern. Dutch Gap. Cold Harbor
and others in the vicinity
Many attended the weekly meeting of
Lee Camp Friday night. number made
speeches during the evening.
Serenaded by the Girls.
Ashland was the scene of an unusual
demonstration this week. The college
team from Randolph Macon came to this
city and played a game of ball and by
winning landed the championship for the
college. The faculty demanded a pledge
of the boys that they would not take a
drink, engage in any demopstration on
their return and that they would get
back to Ashland on the first train from
the city.
The boys complied in every way. They
got back home and retired for the night.
The usual services were held in the
closed and the people had said their
prayers for the night pandemonium broke
loose.
An immense bonfire was started on the
college campus. The quarters of the
members of the team were surrounded
and for half an hour there was noise in
large quantities. The serenaders used
tinpans, horns. cowbells. drums and any
sort of a thing that would produce
noise. regardless of harmony. They went
n q homes nj
them out for a speech.
1t was discovered that the serenaders
were young women of the town. who had
organized for the event, and who were
chaperoned by dozen married women
and their husbands. 1t was a night of
revel for the girls.
The alleged gamblers arrested at the
races here this week for operating books
and for operating faro layouts are to be
tried in Henrico county Monday morning.
There is no let-up in the building boom
in the city and activity in real estate
seems to be on the increase.