Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-15
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accompanied TO the police court room
| by Mr.. William Knewstep and Mr..
and Mrs Donald Monroe. but they
were told 10 appear again Wednesday.
Young Thomas was on hand TO stanu
trial. His bail bond was continued
and the case will probably be taken
| up tomorrow afternoon. II is not
thought that Mr.. Golfer will 20 into
the evidence for the defense at the
preliminary trial. but will merely let
the case be sent 10 the grand jury.
Shot Through Neck.
When Monroe appeared in the
police court his head was bandaged
and he showed evidences of being
weak from the loss of blood. The
bullet entered back OF his neck and
after passing through his collar, took
o glancing course and made an ugly
rocking flesh wound along the neck
and then passed into the cheek. DR..
W. H. Howard. who attended Monroe.
said that the ball failed by only one
hundredth part of an inch of sever
ing the jugular vein in his throat. in
which event it would have meant
instant death to the Portsmouth man.
1T was merely an act of Providence,
said DR.. Howard, that Monroe was
not killed" However, the physician
says that unless some unforeseen
troble occurs, that Monroe will be
able to return to his work within
week.
Monroe's Statement.
Monroe told the officers that he left
the home of Mr.. Darden about 10: 40I
O'Clock Saturday night. intending to-
come down to a hotel. The lights
were out. owing To the storm and the
streets were in extreme darkness
Shortly after Monroe left William s
dug store corner. he says he became
aware of the fact that some man
seemed to be following closely behind
him, but thought nothing of if. When
nearing Tennis lumber yard" said
Monroe, 81 heard some one slip near
me, then revolver went eff and be-
came unconscious. The closenes of
the revolver to my head knocked me
down. When | regained consciousness
found that | was bleeding freely and
heard some one running through the
lumber yard"
Monroe. after being shot, ran to the
store of Mr.. c. r. Todd, at Marsh
Market corner. Mr. Todd recognized
that the man was dangerously shot
and he gave hurried call for Dr.
William II. Howard. The physician
responded in a few seconds. Monroe
was then taken to the home of Mr.
Darden, in Melrose avenue, where his
iniu' les were dressed and cauterized
by the physician. 1t is understood
that Monroe gave the police officers
a description OF the man following
him before he was shot, but the Of
icers have decided to hold back much
of the information in their possession
until the trial of Thomas occurs.
The report ef the attempted assas-
sination was made TO the police of
fees and 2s stated Officer Cunning
ham and Watts were on the scene
within a few minutes They dis
cussed the case with Mr.. and Mrs.
Monroe and the family of Mr. Darden
and then decided to put the blood
hounds TO work.
Thomas Refuses to Talk.
Thomas has taken his arrest cOolly,
but acting upon the advice of his
attorney, ne has not discussed the
case. Ii is said that he will attempt
to prove an alibi. He has been pay
ing Mrs. Monroe. who was known as
Miss Knewstep. much attention and
those who are close to the young man
say he was very fond of the young
girl. Thomas is said to have informed
his lawyer, Mr.. Collier. OF the secret
marriage existing between Miss
Knewstep and Monroe, although tol
the police officers the Young man alb
solutely refused to discuss any feature
OF the marriage or To make any state
ment concerning his knowledge of the
shooting.
Considerable commentator was
given the police officers for the
prompt manner in which they went to-
work on the case and the officers are
using every effort to get the facts sol