The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-17

the river opposite Blandford YESTERDAY
morning. established the fact, accord
Ing to opinion of the coroner. that
sne was dead before she touched the
"uter- NO water was found in the
stomach or lungs
mere were bruises on tho woman's
'hroat. as the tell-tale story of bloy
on the head. Isaiah Brooks. the hus-
oand, is under arrest suspected OF
having killed his wife and thrown her
body In the river. When questioned
Brooks said that the last time he saw
MS wife was about S O'Clock the eve
ming before her death When con-
fronted by witnesses who testified that
they saw the two together after l
O'Clock In the night at a point not
FAR from the river, Brooks admitted
that he had lied. but denied killing
his wife There was a violent quar-
rel about midnight between Brooks
ana his wife. when she left him and
went TO the home of a cousin Some
time later Brooks took his wife away
from her cousins. They were last
seen afterwards. as stated above
Conference Saturday Evening
II Is understood that a conference
OF friends OF Senators Martin and
swanson will be held here Saturday
evening. the object being to consider
work The meeting will be attended
By number of leading friends of tho
Senators.
Died Of Meningitis.
Albert o. Ivey. the bright little six
year-old son of a. 2. Ivey. died last
evening in this city Of meningitis. af-
ter brief Illness. The burial will
be in the family cemetery in Chester
field county tomorrow afternoon.
New Trial Refused.
Judge Mullen yesterday afternoon
heard argument on motion for new
trial in the case OF the damage suit
OF Robert Newsome's administrator
against the Petersburg Telephone
Company and the Virginia Railway
and Power Company Jointly, for negli-
gently causing. at alleged, the death
OF Mr.. Newsome last year. The trial
OF the suit resulted in a verdict for
the defendant comp anies. and a motion
to set aside the verdict was overruled
at the time. Tho motion for a new
trial was argued yesterday afternoon
on newly discovered evidence. but was
again overruled.
Sudden Death In Dinviddie.
Mrs. Kate N. Lewis, eixty-six years
old. widow OF DR.. r. z. Lewis, died
suddenly this morning In her home
near Dewitt, In Dinw'ddie county. She
was widely known and respected In
the county. and IS survived by two
sons-Charles L, and Richard Lewis.
of Dinwiddie. and one sister. Mrs. May
Davis. of Raleigh, y. c. The burial
will be in Blandford Cemetery to-mor-
row afternoon
Married in Newark.
kilograms received to-day an
nounced the marriage in Newark. y.
j., OF Miss Maude =. Crowder, of Pc
tersbuTg, TO Luther P. Ford, OF Rich
mond. The bride Is the organist at
the Second Presbyterian Church. in
this city, and the ceremony was per-
formed at the residence OF her sister.
Mrs. w w. .uller.
Personal and Otherwise.
Miss Catherine spotswood has gone
to Ottawa, Canada, where she will
join DR.. and Mrs. r. P. Kerr. former
ly OF this city. now OF Baltimore. and
spend @ month with them at a hunting
and fishing lodge.
Miss Laeta Hartley. daughter of E.
n. Hartley. OF this city. who sailed
abroad on August 2. is now at Nun
ich. where she will remain for the
opera season.
1t is thought probable that the in
dependent policical move In Dinw!d-
u
the district senatorial fight. the par
ties to the movement declining to so
into the Democratic primary.
Judge ]. NJ Mullen has adjourned
his court. and this afternoon left for
Hampton to spend his vacation.
Conference Is Held.
An informal conference OF few OF
the friends and supporters OF Con-
sressmen Jones and Glass was held
o-night in the Strattord Hotel. at which
Democratic League. was present. The
object OF the conference was 20 In
formally discuss the senatorial sltua-
inp in petersburg II was decided to
have Congressman Jones speak in the
Academy OF Music on the night, of Au-
gus. % and Congressman Glass to
sneak on September !. The confer
ence did not undertake any orsaniza-
ton at this time.