Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-12
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Lynchburg, Aug. 4-Specal. Wells
makes statement that he will not be a
candidate forpresident of Virginia Lea
que after this year. Business prevents.
Lynchburg, Va, Aug. Especial.
AT Lovingston today Robert John
son, colored, was convicted of the
murder of John Stratton in Nelson
county in May and was given IL years
in the penitentiary. A new trial
was denied and sentence passed. The
case will be appealed.
New York, Aug. 4.-Special-The
sporting world does not put much
faith In James j. Corbett's manifesto
that he has young giant named
Miles Mcleod, who is ready to win
back the championship for the white
race from Jack johnson. Corbett is
too much given to romancing to Salts
fly the average public and especially
those who know him best.
Roanoke, Va. Aug. AFTER ex-
amining several witnesses board of
doctors, consisting of Drs Joseph A.
Gale, 1. E. Huff and R. G.. Blaine
appointed by court to examine into
the mental condition of DR.. Samuel
A. Austin, charged with murder and
criminal malpractice in the ease OF q
young woman, who died here several
months ago, decided that evening
that the accused is mentally unbalanc-
ed. that ne must be committed to the
asylum for the insane at Maron.
DR.. Austin was born in Waynesboro,
and is well known in STAUNTON.
New York, Aug. At Billy Ford
the Philadelphia heavyweight, ever
had any serious intention Of engaging
incombat with Jack johnson he relin-
quished the idea with celebrity today.
Ford was unconscious for over an
hour early today from blows given by
Billy Brown in mill at the Sharkey
Athletic Club last night, and ply
sicians worked constantly over him
until brought to.
Ford was given an unmerciful beat
ing by Brown who whipped over left
and right swings until the Philadel-
phia pugilist fell unconscious.
Barcelona, Spain, Aug. "A col
lision in which weapons were used
took place on the streets today be-
tween the Carlist adherents Of Don
Jaime, pretender to the throne Of
Spain, and Republicans. One of the
Republican faction was wounded with
a knife. The police charged the fight
ing crowds and dispersed tenn.
Harrisonburg, Va, Aug "A
marriage license was issued Tuesday
to Jacob R. Puffenbarger, 2S years
old, farmer of Pendleton county, w.
Va, and son of Noah Puffenbarger
and Miss Nellie May Fadely, rs years
old, Of Rockingham county and daugh
ter Of Homer L. Fadely.
Aug. 4. While driving to
take the train Monday Miss Laura
Bears horse became frightened and
ran away. Mis- Bear was slightly
bruised and considerably frightened.
The horse was stopped however, and
she was able to resume her journey.
She attended the funeral in Luray
of Hunter Brubaker's. daughter, who
died IN Washington from extreme
heat.
While Miss Petronelle Watkins and
brother were driving to Elkton Mon.
day their h orse kicked the dashboard
off the buggy. The young mans good
management prevented 4 seri ,us raa III
Martinsville, Va, Aug. Am il.
licit brandy distillery was captured
by revenue officers near Bassett, Hen
ry county, last night. The distillery
captured was continuous process
plant, and there was every indication
that it had been in operation for
several weeks.
It was located in a very inaccessi-
BILE place, and the officers were com.
PEELED to wade Smiths River, both
going and coming from the distillery.
A large amount of pomace and other
were on hand, but no one
was found in charge. The operators
are known to the officers, and arrests
will be made later.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 3.-The Allie
gheny county detectives today made
the startling assertion that Edna Wal
lace did not murder DR.. George Muir
ray Stuart, of Virginia. They de-
clare that the woman and man, while
they were asleep in his bachelor
a apartments, were killed by one of the
woman's numerous admirers. This
man, according to the county detec-
tives, had threatened to kill the Wal.
lace woman time without number if
she did not give up DR.. Stuart.
Contrary to the statement that Dr..
Stualt knew the Wallace woman but
a year, an extended Investigation has
ELECTED the information that she was
infatuated with Dr.. Stuart almost
from the moment he arrived in Pitts
burg, about five eyars ago. DR.. Stuart
is said to have arrived in Pittsburg
with the wife of a Baltimore man,
who had become infatuated with
him while he was a student in the
College Of Physicians and Surgeons
at Baltimore. Shortly before his
this woman is alleged to
have persuaded him to come to Pitts
burg, and she left her husband for
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