Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-01-07
S. ". VIRGINIA
NEWS ITEMS,
WHAT HAS RECENTLY TRANSFERRED
IN THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SECTION.

Jerry Trout, who several weeks .Uo
escaped from the insane asylum at Ma
ron and was recaptured in Roanoke
county after an exciting pistol fight
with officers, in which 40 shots were
nred' and retured to the asylum, made
his escape from that institution again
last week and is still at large.
The hand of the law interfered with
the elepemont on January 1st of Samuel
Collier and Mrs. Lille Jones, both of
Big Stone Gap, Va, when the pair were
arrested in Bristol, whittier thew had
flown. Both were fined in court and
Collier given so days in Jail. Collier de-
serted wife and four children to fee
with Mrs. Jones. The woman is the
ninth wife of her husband, who is now
serving term in prison for having two
wives in the same State.
Wade Holly, wanted in Russell coun-
ty, Va, for the murder of James Ra-
mey IN March, 1907, was capt1red bv a
detective at Giatto, W. Va. last week
and lodged in the Bluefeld jail. As
soon as the question of reward was SET
TIED between the officers from Russell
ana those who captured Holly, ne was
turned over to the Virginia authorities.
ana Is now confined in the Jail at Leba-
non. The shooting was the result of a
Ieud growing out of Ramey's killing q
dog belonging to Holly.
Yeggmen blew the safe in the nost
office at Coeburn, Va, on Tuesday
night Of last week, securing about $3.50
IN money and stamps. Although many
persons heard the report when the safe
was blown, no attention was paid to it.
those who heard the report merely sup
posing 1t to be Christmas bomb. The
Diowning of the Coeburn safe bears q
similarity to the other work which has
Deen done along the Clinch during the
past eighteen months; and, although
tnere are now six of the gang in the
ooils' 1t Is evident there are Others still
at large The safe, as in the other rob
oerles' was blown to pieces and the con-
tents scattered over the floor.
AT an election held in Roanoke. Va.
on December 30th, it was decided by a
} majority of sc to abolish the saloons in
that city for two years. The vets car
rled three of the four wards in the city
} with total majority of 107, while the
drys carried one ward by a majority of
1873. The saloon people have given no
} tlce OF contest, and the matter will be
up to the courts in a short time for set
tlement. With the Roanoke saloons
closed, there will not be a saloon
town between Chattanooga, Tenn, and
petersburg, Va, and only one saloon
town between Hsgerstown, Md, and
the Gulf of Mexico, when the Valley of
Virginia route is followed. This single
saloon town is Rocky Mount, Franklin
county, Va.
Luther and Clarence Dent, brothers.
aged lS and l6 years, respectfully, were
drowned In Roanoke river, near the citv
OF Roanoke, on last Friday while at
tempting to cross the stream in a two
horse wagon. The Dents were moving
from Roanoke into Bedford county, and
the boys were returning with the wagon
to get another load of household effects.
When in midstream, the horses were
swept from their feet by the strong
current and both the boys were thrown
from the vehicle into the river and
drowned. The body of Clarence was
was recovered the next day, but the
BODY OF Luther is still in the river. The
river Is still swollen from the recent
rams, ana It Is not thought the body
cede considerably.