The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-05
GIVEN LONG TERM
FOR KILLING CHILD
Emana Jane Randolph Who Slew
Her Ward Sent to Penitentiary
for Eighteen Years.
SHE PREFERRED DEATH
Begged TO be Sent to the Electric
Chair--Aged Lady Found
Dead.
SHE PREFERRED DEATH

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian)
SALuDA. VA. April 5.-JuGge
Claxeets Jones of Burlington. opened
the March term of court here on the
fwenty-ninth and closed court satur-
DAY. The attendance was unusually
large and the order very good Tho
criminal docket contained several In
teresting CASES. witch were tried and
disposed Of.
Emma Jane Randall. who has
been IN jail since Feb. ls, Tor snoot-
fng and killing Enoch Fitchett, her
1S-year-oid ward, also cciored, at her
home near Etormont, Va, was tried,
found guilty of second degree murder
and sentenced TO eighteen years In the
penitentiara.- 1t Is reported thai Ina
verdict WAS a compromise and that
several az the jury stood for sending
the negrsSs to the chair. When the
woman was sentenced she became
hysterical. after maintaining her II.
difference ever since the killing. and
rr-ts~+>-sAAa-@--- ntr7ruEr UTTTuagr=
able, demanding TO go to the electric
chair rather than be subject To the
verdict OF the jury.
Lloyd Wood VAS convicted Of Sec
and degree murder fer the shooting
ton. In Urbanna, Va, on March IL.
and was sentenced TO ten years In the
penitentiary. Senator John II. Sauh'
tters appeared FOR the defense,
Peter Thornton Was found guilty,
under the malning act, for an assault
upon another negro, on last Christ
mas. and was sentenced to pay a fine
ef sac and costs.
Thadaens Lehnson. colorad. nova
Est fro 81 FA G&d ~,
hts absence. found guilty OF run.
ming speak easyh and WIS fined
$50 and thirty days in Jail lie had
been summoned bat appeared not
Found Dead I'm Bed.
Miss Matilda Hoskins, of Saluda
was found dead I'm her bed last week
Miss Hoskins was an aged resident
Of this place and respected by all wh'
knew her. She was an aunt OF Mrs
Ex-Governor Montague, Of Rich
mond, and Mrs senator John ;.
Eaundsrs. of Ssiada. Va. The re
mains were taken TO West Point. Va.
for interment on Tuesday.
Dr and Mrs. A. @. Walden, o
Mathews Courthouse. ylslted witt
Mrs Saidens parents, MIR. and Mrs
Anderton. last week.
Rev. A. G. Boyd, pastor Of tn
Methodist Episcopal church South. a
this place. returned from Kighlan
Springs, Va, where he has been hold
ing q series OF revival services. F'ror
there he went to Miler's Tavern, 4
Esssx county. Va. and preached four
teen sermons in Ave days. preacnin
thirty-one serrnens In three week
and fwenty-ofae professions of religio
and accession to these church, lie
now home for weeks rest.
Miss Veita Boyd, daughter Of Re
A. c. Boyd. has gone to visit frienc
for an indefinite time, She is M
expected to return before the middI
Of the summer.
TIE March term af court was hel
here last week. The greatest attend
II ance for many years, WAS orderly an
II highly commented upon BY resident
and visitors Beside several intefes
Ing eases before the court, variot
candidates for county Offices were Ell
xAged In looking after their poiitic'
Interests.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunda.
school at Forest Cha pei rendered
fine program on Easter and wet
treated to Easter egg. all of whil
were greatly enjoyed.
Rev. A. &. Boyd preached the al
niversary sermon in commemorate
0f tire pastoral labors Of Rev. NJ
Hayes. OF the Antioch Rap't
church here last Sunday.