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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
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ETHEL LIE NEVE
Thought She Would Be Better
Witness Against Crippen if
Given Her Liberty.

LONDON Specila- The charge
t5,--.ist Lonel Clare lie Neve. accusing
aer OF completely with DR.. II. II.
~rlppen i'm the murder of his wife
VIII probably be withdrawn as soon
as the proceedings in Canada are
wound up. '''
This was learned this afternoon
from Scotland Yard officials. who re-
Iuseo 10 confirm the statement that
ne siri VIII be deported from Can
a|a. she may return informally. hui
under the care of the police mstron
20 ne sent 10 Quebec and ON the SAM
ooat that brings Crippen back. Grin
pen trial VIII be sensational II Wa
earned today that high governmental
OFFICIALS. including important mem
oers or the home secretary's staff
conferred after the receipt of an i'm
Dew. 'SPectoI
The topic. it was understood was
ne possiollity of dropping the charge
against the girl. .
II is upon her story thar +b, c..
eminent places much reliance in t,,e
nope or convicting the doctor. Err
tterihore, were she 10 return in tbe
s.'tuS or fellow criminal. or as an
uhueSlrable citizen, il is possible tbot
't- leSal standing would be affected
'itN certainly her appearance before
q jury would bel ess effective.
since the charge on which she v,as
'IreSleo was first made, ACCORDING ~
-''''c OF the police commanders
- o"S evidence tending 20 elininata
'''. rom participation i'm the murder
'ul iurther discriminating Cripnen 49,
como To light; which necessarii,. -, no.
girl. '''''"e toward the
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LYNCHBURG MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Suicide Had Been Carefully
Planned Before He Told Hotel
Clerk Good Night-Was De-
spondent Because of Fail
ure to Get Work.

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
Howard Glenmore Rookie, forty-four
years old, a member of one of the
best families of Lynchburg, Va, COM
mitted suicide by taking gas and
laudanum at the Hartford Hotel, at
Pennsylvania Avenue and Four-and-
a-Half Street, Sunday morning.
His dead body was found Monday
afternoon when the proprietor of the
hotel broke down the door of his
room. He had been dead twenty-four
hours, the coroner says.
Rookie was found lying on a bed
with one end Of gas tube in his
mouth. BY his side lay an emptied
laudanum bottle.
That he carefully planned the deed
could be seen from the appearance of
the room. The gas tube was new and
was brought to the hotel by Rookie.
All the windows were sealed and the
doors locked.
Took Two Poisons.
Rookie drank six ounces of lauda-
mum before he inhaled the gas to dou-
bly, insure his fate.
He was q frequent visitor to the
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NEW COMMUTERS TRAIN
NAUGURATED TODAY

The new commuters' train, prom
lsed last Monday by President Finley,
Of the Southern Railway. at the re.
quest Of the Chamber of Commerce
and business men OF Richmond, was
put on today. The new train leaves
Richmond at 8 o'clock In the after
noon, arriving at Mosely at 1855; 1t
leaves Mosely fifteen minutes later
and reaches Richmond at sos In the
afternoon.
The commuters living beyond Nose
~ nave protested to Division Super
intendent Pierce, of the Southern
against eliminating them from the
advantage OF new train. The com
pany has not as yet taken any action.
though several schemes whereby those
living beyond Mosely's Junction NAV
be accommodated have been submit.
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NEGROES BATTLE
WITH The SHERIFF
And When Smoke of Battle
Clears Away Two Are
Found Dead.

SAVANNAH, GA, Aug. "A spe-
cial from Pelham says that in a bat
tie with a sheriff and posse Monday
night two negroes were killed and 3
probably fatally wounded.
Sheriff ShOckley was informed that
negroes were causing a disturbance
about two miles from Pelham The
sheriff summoned a posse and went to
the scene. He found the negroes
who had learned OF the coming of the
posse, barricaded in a house.
The sheriff ordered them to sur
render. The negroes answered by fir
ing on the posse. The posse return
ed the fire, completely Kidding the
house with bullets. The negroes then
When the house was entered two
negroes were found dead. three almost
dying and four covering under beds
II is said the negroes had gathered
at the house TO shoot craps.
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old DOminion's part in the revolu-
ton is described i'm no flattering
colOrs.
"Of rebel paper soldiers" saws the
author. Virginia supplied 1885 and
Massachusetts SOILS. while the COM
bined paper strength OF the rebels
was SS5,224. During the last
year OF the rebellion Virginia had
fewer men under arms than she has
had from 1924 TO the present day.
During the entire inSurrecSiOn the
virginia rebel paper force. the bulk
Of which admittedly stayed at home.
was less than 5000 men. The average
paper force during the rebellion was
less than 10000 men, or about one
and one-half per cent. Of the whole
population or about one man out of
every $50 white men.
II ought to relieve those who still
reverse the memory of the patriot
fathers to know that Mr.. Neale con-
cedeS that lat least one gentleman
was reber'-the gallant Light Horse
Harry Lee though he prefaces this
concession with shocking state
ment'-highway robbers. the rabble
fought for themselves"
Undoubtedly the speakers I'M
vanished remarks about the Revolu-
ton will attract more attention than
he has said and we would
fain see some historian come out OF
the sassafras brush and prove him all
wrong. But il looks as if his data
is correct an dtha fort the mos part
he knows whereof he speaks.
President Taft is roasted TO a turn
by Mr. Neale who calls him an
American despot," while the peer
less one of Nebraska likewise gets
his-because he favors the income
tax amendment.
This man Bryau-no Southerner-
would take from the Southern COM
munities the little wealth and power
they have left to them" says the re-
doubtable dispenser of lemons" and
then he adds" 1 thank God that no
southern blood flows through his
veins"
AS a political document designed
to arouse opposition to the income
tax amendment, Mr.. Neale's speech.
with all its lack of conservatism and
despite its unbridled abusiveness. de-
serves serious consideration. 1t is
well and vigorously written and shows
honest research and thought. The
speech is vastly better than the
authors novel The Betrayal" and
however much it may offend some
ii certainly does not lack substance.
But as DIR. Sam Johnson would say.
the author-orator should soften his
asperitieS." When one gets into lit
erature he shouldn't stamp the CD
position with spiked shoes,
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straightforward story. refused 10 ac-
sept money. but did accept the clothes.
saying ne could get home by going TO
Alexandria. Va, where he had friends
VINO would aid him. That was the
last Agent Massie saw OF him until he
looked at the body In the morgue.
me belief is that Thorpe fell I'm
with friends and renewed his drink
ing, and after SOLDERING up became de-
Spondent and went TO the flats and
hanged himself. The morgue officials
say that Thorpe had been dead forty
eight hours or more when his body
was found.
Friends of Thorpe in Manassas have
been notified of the suicide.
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Clarence Minnis colored. wanted on
the charge of breaking into the cars
OF Chesapeake and Ohio train last
summer along with two others, but
VINO escaped at the time. was arrested
iaSt night by Officers Wiltshire and
Wrenn, of the city police force. ANA
turned over to Detective NJ ) AncIS
OF the Chesapeake and Ohio, This
detective Angle was notified Of the
arrest and going To police headquar-
at once taken TO the county fail ~
tective Angle is much gratified at tba
man capture, which was due in large
part TO his efforts. =
The Chesapeake and Ohio cars were
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NOT TO DISTURB
The LEE STATUE

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
me OPINION of Attorney General
NickershaT. that there is no provis-
] ION OF law by which the statue of Gen
RAJ X +. Lee. in Confederate uniform
| can be moved from Statuary Hall
! the Capitol. meets with disapprova
y many Union veterans, yet il is no
robable That the G.. A. Il. posts O
re District will take any official cog
-'zance OF the opinion, though vet.
ran ORGANIZATIONS OF the Grand ARMY
n other sections of the country NAV
do so.
The District posts occupy a peculia,
position, in that nearly their whole
membership is made up of veteran.
Nho are employed in the various %
partments. AS President Taft has
approved the Wickersham opinion. the
'eterans OF local posts. as Government
employees, are reluctant to comment
IN the matter, even privately.
AS one of the leading veterans OF
he District said yesterday:
ITS matter of bread and butter
with most Of the old boys. and they
are not going TO raise a racket and
quarrel with their Government Jobs. -
Veteran Bows to Law.
Another veteran said:
I object to this opinion. but cam
not say 50 for publication. After All
I republican Congress made the law
which permits the Lee statue TO 10,
"a the Capitol, and we can do moth
ing"
other Union veterans expressed
similar opinions.
The Confederate veterans in The
District are quietly congratulatinc
themselves that the matter of the Leo
STATUE mas teen settled. Few OF them
however, cared yesterday to tax 10.
publication. Captain Julian G. Moore
u nd. o. l,
confederate Veteran Camp, said:
. ttobcrt T.. Lee was the biggest
lGure OF the nineteenth century. J
followed him for four years. The
statue is where it is by the light of
the state Of Virginia. Why shouldn't
it be there?"
Sees End To Acrimony.
State Senator Don p. HaIsev q.
the Lynchburg (Na) District, was in
Washington yesterday. He is secre-
AIRY or the Virginia Commission
winch had charge of placing the Lee
statue In the Capital He said
Naturally l am gratifed at tho
Attorney Generals opinion. / sincere
y nope that the decision Of the At
orney General, approved by the
resident, Will put an end to the acri- |
nonlous resolutions which some G. |
\. X. posts have seen fit to adopt |
>othlng could have been further |
rom Nirginias purpose than to stir |
ID bitter feelings, and now that il has |
zen decided that she is within her
egal rights, 1 trust that everybody |
VIII be willing to accord to her the |
anne good feelings which prompted |
er action in the premises"
Now for Davis Statue.
The decision of Attorney General |
NicKersham has cleared the way for
utting the statue of Jefferson Davis /
resident of the COnfedeFacy, in Sta
nary Hall by the State of Mississippi
s there is nothing in the law to re-
trict the State in selection Of their
lost distinguished citizen to honor
I this manner.
Under the law Congress, according
D the Attorney Generals opinion, has
o right to censure any selection |
lade by a State.
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'1ty and registered at the hotel SAT
fCay night. He called a cbocr,.
Good night" to the proprietor of IN.
house. who accompanied him TO the
loom. Nothing further was seen O.
nm until his dead body was foun,
yesterday afternoon.
The body was taken to the morgu,
ana Edgar Rookie. a brother, residing
n tlO r Street Northwest. was no
tined. He gave orders that the bo,,,
he prepared for burial. The body W
ne taken TO Lynchburg for interment
~ the coroner's examination Of the
oody Yesterday a letter addressed 70
Leonard Rookie, care of II. s. Hicks
x Co, Lynchburg," was found in his
pocket The letter spoke of several
business deals, and there was but p
single line that indicated Rockies con
templated act
In the letter was written: IF any,
thing should hanpen to me bury mo
by my sisters side" The epistle was
signed, Your loving father"
Man Was Despondent.
Rookie was respondent. it is said.
because of his failure to get work
he came of excellent stock and WAS
reared to every luxury. In his youth
he attended several schools. and va,
later a famous huntsman in Virginia
AFTER his fathers financial misfor
tunes young Rookie set out to earn hi,
llNlng. He came to Washington lasl
winter IN search of a position. but
met with no success. For several dsvs
ne roamed the streets almost penni-
ieSS. lie then became connected with
a New York clothing firm and was
mere frequently on business trims.
He lest this position and bccar,e
discouraged. His efforts TO Ger new,
employment were fruitlesS His friends
mere offered assistance. but the man
refused all proffers of aid.
NltSr searching Ia vain for work. il
5 said. he deliberately planned tn taise
MS life. ''N
roc Ne was well known among The
lrSi.ia colory in Washington IA
whom the news OF his tragic end WIS
CISiiGct shock. Relatives in lynch
lnrS have been notified.
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Logical and Popular.

The appointment by Governor
Mann of Ex-Governor Swanson to fill
the uneXpired term of the late United
States Senator Daniel will meet with
general satisfaction throughout the
State. Mr.. Swanson was not only the
logical successor to the lamented Dan
iel, but he was, without question. the
most popular Democrat mentioned II
connection with the United States
senatorship. 1t may be that. had Gov
ernor Mann consulted only his per
sonal feelings, he would have made
another selection. but he could no
have made a more popular appoint
Misunderstanding Progress.
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CHOLERA SPREADS
over RUSSIA
Victims Dying by Score in South.
ern Russia-All Cars Domain
May Be Stricken.

81. PETERSBURG.-SpeciaI.-
with cholera victims dying by the
score In Southern Russia. the
plague threatens TO spread until
all Russia Is stricken. The Gov
eminent today awOke TO the fact
that energetic measures are ne
cesSary 10 check the disease. ana
as result rigid quarantine will
be established. This step was nor
decided upon until foreign ma
lions conveyed 10 the St. Peters
burg authorities the intimatioD
that they would bar all Russian
exports IL Russia did not act her
self.
The establishment of the ouarap
inc is rendered difficult by the PAM,
-mong the miners in the stricke,
)onets River district. They are at
empting to fee.
Reinforcements have been sent :,
he garrisons of the district and strict
ines will be drawn.
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The doctrine recently enumerated
10y John Armstrong Chaloner that
Where autoists refuse to obey the law
commanding them to stop when re-
quested by drivers on the public road.
the driver may become an officer of
the law, has won many converts in
Henrico and Hanover counties.
Ihis time il was st. George BRYAN.
OF Laburnum, who was the victim of
the practice.
Yesterday afternoon at about :
o clock Mr.. Bryan was speeding
homeward along Chamberlayne Ave
nue., and when he approached the
seminary, Hanover farmer. T.
Tfgnor, coming to town with his pro-
duce, hove in sight. The farmers
morse was lust a bit skeerish" as the
farmer stated the case this morning
ana warning hand was held up TO
stop the automobile. Evidently Mr.
Bryan did not see the motion; at any
rate he kept on going. Then the
farmer reached into the back of his
wagon, and when the automohiIo
came near he had large pistol in his
hand. The driver of the machine saw,
mat without any trouble. and he
stopped. Then the farmer drove on
ana the automobile continued on its
journey.
County officer Tiller witnessed the
comedy, and this morning saw the
men 10 see if either wished to take
legal action. Both expressed them
selves as being satisfied.
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WAS TO MARRY
A VIRGINIA GIRL
DR.. Stewart Was to Have Mar
ried Miss Simpson, Belle of
Laws, Va.-Slayer Suicide.

PITTSBURG, Pa Special
Police investigation today reveal
ell the fact that an anonymous
letter was the cause of the double
tragedy which has shocked Pitts
burg, the murder of DIR. George
Murray Stewart by Edna Wal
lace, woman of the half-worId.
and her suicide. A few hours
before their bodies were discoy-
cred in the rich physicians home
yesterday many OF Pittsburg's
foremost society folk received i'm
vltatfonS to his wedding to Miss
Alice Pauline Simpson, Laws,
Va, beauty. Friends OF Edna
wallace, whose real name was
Bertha Neuland, today declared
tiAat the doctor had promised to
marry her and that she was pre-
parlng Tor the wedding i'm Sep
tember. BY the bodies was found.
torn to ribbons, the suit i'm which
ne was to have wed Miss SimDson
on August 10th.
The police said that an unsigned
letter from Virginia had given the
woman the news OF Stewards impend-
ing marriage to Miss Simpson. In
VeStlgatlon in the house where the
tragedy occurred. the doctors home
1t 56O4 Pennsylvania Avenue, TODAY
showed that all arrangements had
been made for his marriage at the
Kockland, Va, Methodist Episcopal
Church.
DIR. Stewart was a son of Frank
well-to-do farmer living
lear Winchester. Va. His body will
pc shipped to his former home at
white Post, Va, tonight.
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INJURED MoTORNIAN
DIES OF INJURIES

NEWPORT NEWS, VA spec,aI-
Motorman II. S. Riley. of Hemntn.
who was fatally injured in a rear-end
trolley crash near Buckroe Reach a4
10 o'clock last night, died this more
ing at the Dixie Hospital. Several
passengers injured in the crash ara
reported as doing well today.
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FOUND DEAD ON
POTOMAC FLATS
Wnen Cut Down 1t Was Found
That Death Moose Had Been
Made Out of a Necktie.
While Intoxicated He
Was Robbed.

WASHINGTON, d. c. Specia1
me passing through a thick undar
- NV III IN the Potomac flats near tba
10y orluSe over the Potomac Riv~
er Monday morning on his wav 70
~- LINSI TO hsh, l.. j. Desner. of 1O9O
III III monroe Street, Baltimore. orr
pIoyeu In the Jersey freight wards nf
me PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. in this citTt
Iouhu the body of a man hanging froy,
Tree. The face, neck and hands
IH.e pIdcK, and at first glance Desner
lhought the suicide a negro or, -.
er investigation he perceived IN lbs
Was that OF white man. probahi
thlrty years old. The discoIora tinS1,
vas que 10 long exposure to the sIn
ana the elements. The body was re-
moved 10 the morgue.
The spot chosen is an isoIa+oa -
some distance east of and haioI,, o ne
TaIIroao bridge in that portion Of 49,
fotomac flats little frequented rrhe
man had hanged himself with an 90.
uiindIy hecktle. which he fastened
= H., 'he neck ueing the free end TO
q HInp OF the tree and jumpine into
space. His weight pulled the tree nut
Vi perpendicular into a half oroS
making his feet nearly toncb ~
eround. The heavy underground con-
1891 . me lower part of the legs
SWING the impression that the ho1S,
vas standing upright. The man O 10y
t I Ieet SIX inches in height of ~
num weight, and had brown haE-
ne wore blue and white strined o~an
shoes. - ana tan
Body Is Identified.
Late Monday afternoon C. NIos
Sc SIC, OF the Prisoners Aid Society ider
me I,Iled the body as that of WiIiian,
Ihorpe. or Manassas, Va. Mr. No
sic sald Thorpe had at one time 80,
SIlpioved at the National SoIdie,.ai
rome In this city, and at the GoUor,
nent Hospital for the Insane H.
saIo ne was enabled to identify tbe
man positively by the clothing. ybinS
ne mao given Thorpe on Friday Iast
when ne was taken into police conrt
charged with disorderly conduct NJ
tence 0iii d jail SEN
Thorpe told Agent Massie no rva.
iarmer, and that his people lived neor |
manassas, Va; that he had recenti,,
come 10 this city and had worI,aS5
at the Soldiers Home and ST Eli1o
apeth's Hospital. He said that ~,, |
wednesday last ne had drawn s97
que him at st. Elizabeth's and CON-
on spree. He went up the river sn6
was robbed of his outer clothing ana
when arrested protested, for which
he was hailed into court.
Told Straight Story. ]
Agent Massie said the man told a
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o roAsh into last summer by three No
stoIe5 ana no quantity OF mercha ndise
ceysh. Two or the negroes were Soon
ea11ght by Angle and other Chesenss soon on
d fbe Shio DETECTIVES, and convicteda re 1e
cafxa SSounty Circuit Court Eacb rau
ffarvu 1Tlghteen years in the penitan-
beaSS the third man escaped. ana bsS
Detno at large until his arrest last n,s1ht
hat ons angle has possession OF q
cars aS OF the articles stolen from +ha
SS sct, ana expects this to be a n oi the
oner. the quit OF the pris-
Minnis is expected to emn,o,, .,
anu make a night for his freedom uhsei
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RELEASES
FIELDER HOFENTANJ

=, LYNCHBURG, VA-Special.-Harrv
81 i Na; lett fielder of the locals nm
III morrison was secured and Hai1a,.
went to left has been released H.
WIZ return to the Eastern Carolina
League. Hoffman, a hard worker e,
hardly fast enough for the Virginia
League. "sinia
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III RETURN TO WORK ON
THE GRAND TRUNK TINT,

MONIREAL.- Special.-Announoo
nent was made today that an agree-
[ G,t has been reached between tho
Snes trunk Railway and it's striko
nneto otd. IN The employees are ex-
eight hours. "''iiih Iorty-
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Say Girl Innocent.

- say Otrl Innocent
| q HC' aug. Ethel lie Neve
Is innocent of any share in the rnnro
oer of Belle Elmore. She has toi,7
complete story which is suff,ciort
10 clear her. l am in communicates
win scotland Yard now and detoc-
prove her story" A"s 10
This statement was made todo,.
Inspector Dew. The girl who a.
al oss the ocean dressed as a bo1, ~
.. idst gwen way under the tremen1-
Sus pressure brought to hear against
and father Si Hlother
She Is doing all she can TO sbie,o
oIIppeh. however" added Dew. and
instantly in her discussion NJ ~
- she repeats her belief that he
Inn, IrIhnoeent We know better"
tfor, duthorlties. under the direc-
uon OF inspector Dew. have d.
thelr utmost TO keen her r,oo,.a,,'',it
$500 serae since she landed here early YES
U iudy morning from the NTontros,
rom the Parliament House nrison -
~ hidS Jenrey Hale Hospital and tn tbe
he -, vi Sniei Mccarthy. Of the One
pec provincial police. at 81 co,,~ttH..
Sne mas been whirled. In sni+a - 81
mans IL developed this mornine -
S iaT nad spent the night al Nc
Her condition is the opnosi,o - 81.
OF Crippen. Crippen tod9v s s 10 that
tence OF having furtb ,O'ay save evil
sti us. lie ate hearty break go ms
who 49, i,p.teu 10 Jest with the a.1ards
he e.4 day and night every mo-
com m glad you're there; misery 1ova,
smile, when he awoke to en- az
c HIGipers Just beyond the bars OF me me
ov ne appears to feel slight concar,
Nv ms position to Judge supeTfctaIh
hour att IJbv VINO watch him hour after
state nf me ne mas reduced himself to a
'"'S VI nerEelesSneSS ~
IT, Way he Drug FIend
was st ugnu made in London while ba
this SUN fugitive was recalled ne ne
',l condition was attributed a. and
use OF drugs. 10 the
this iinS n3ec Dew went to Crippen's cell
pack, and for some time ~ Yer waved
cttectlVe talked earnestly i'm - iiIlsn
ed re WIN YIN the prisoner. Crippen seem w
part. LOT the most
no D 6aa was laying before him the facts
me mild form of three degree we've nn, In
i eo by the British authorities P pcnn1
Sri 10 the prison officers. ''''oIu-
employed w thbe1ht TAI s, the attitude he
ng freely on all topics se1a -, cohVers-
When When = skn6 in any way TODAY diG.
saw Me- SNeu ry wGat che ne thought when he
1TbfS away with a blanched face ~
left - ouu . appearance of Nine Gin
he death of taT leg the investigation into
1end, has had a stroneer aef Hear est
that aid the appea rance on on
.ose picle amer I Point. when the Mont
SGcrippen thought Nine. Climate
xitb lures away, and her connectior
''e case was unsupported by him.