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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
MANY VICTIMS
OF SLICK CROOKS
RIG MoND VA snecial.-

R c II NJ On d VA Special
"Pickpocket Day" opened in Police
Court this morning with Justice
Crutchheld squarely on the job and
a number Of the Hght-fingered gem
try gazing through the wrought-iron
bars Of the pen. To enable the de-
tectives to procure further evidence,
most of the cases were continued,
however, to next Wednesday, on which
day One John says he will break up
pocket-picking forever.
Detectives Wren and Wiltshire yes
terday picked up at the ball park a
man who they think is the chief Of
the visiting pickpocket gang. The man.
calls himself Thomas Cherry and says
that honesty" is his middle name
He also says that he has wealthy and
prominent relatives in Norfolk
Joe Duarant, an alleged pickpocket
was caught by Detective Wiley and
Frank Brott who, while on a street
car, had been robbed of IS. Duarant,
in his haste to square himself, gave
back to his victim three times as
much as he was charged with steal
ing. Detective Wiley refused to re-
lease him, and later the man was
positively identified by ]. w. Carson,
local commission merchant, as the
dip" who yesterday robbed him OF
his $500 diamond stickpin.
Next the case of Henry Mountville,
an employe at the booth of Charles
Alpert, a State Fair concessionaire,
was called. Mountville was arrested
yesterday on the charge of trying to
steal $57 from his employer and leave
the city. He was arrested at Elba
Station.
This morning Alpert refused to
prosecute the case. He refused to
swear out the necessary warrant, and
| declared that II a bench warrant were
| Issued he would not remain in town
/ as a witness.
Just to show him who was who
Justice Crutchfield Issued the bench
warrant and instructed the sheriff tC
Fput both Mountville and Alpert in jai
until November Sd, on which day
Aountville will be given q hearing IL
Police Court and Alpert will be TASK
ed" to testify as a Commonwealth
witness.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
WEST POINT CADETS
ARE EXPELLED
INQUIRY INTO DISMISSAL OF
STUDENTS REVEALS ERRO-
NEOUS STATEMENTS.

LYNCHBURG, VA Special An
inquiry into the facts in the case Of
the dismissal OF four West Point ca
diets. which was confirmed last week
by President Taft, has revealed state
ments sent out from Washington and
published In various papers as mis-
leading and seriously erroneous
The dismissed cadets were Ralph L.
Sasse. Delaware, third class; Tatnall
ID Simkins, Georgia, fourth class; FL
third class; James bearing Christian.
Virginia, fourth class.
One newspaper publishes an arti-
Gle entitled Taft Confirms the Dis
missal of Four Drunken Cadets and
states that they were recently con-
Victed of intOXication."
The four cadets were tried in the
regular way in which all cadets.
charged with violations OF the rules
of the institutions are tried, and the
records OF the evidence are kept at
the offices of the War Department in
Washington. These records, which
have been carefully examined, plain
y show that none OF these four ca
diets were Intoxicated.
The evidence with regard to the
first three named showed that they
had bought a pint Of blackberry wine
and had consumed it. All three OF
them returned to the barracks in a
perfectly sober condition. The evil
dence in the case Of young Christian.
as 4 appears upon the record, show
that he had not consumed any intoX-
icating liquor at all, but had in his
possession bottle OF whiskey which
was unopened and the seal intact
Young Christian was accosted by a
captain and two ieutenants, whose
duty II was to question cadets who
had been out of the barracks. They
asked v here he had been. The records
state that he frankly told them that he
had been to a saloon, and that. in re-
ply to their inquiries, he had In his
possession a bottle of liquor unopened.
The officers, il was brought out in the
record. smel}ed his breath. and found
no trace Of his having consumed any
intoxicating liquor, and that he was not
in the least degree under the infu-
ence Of liquor.
AS a matter OF fact, the unopened
bottle Of whiskey which young Chris
tian had in his possession was not
his at all At the inquiry, however, he
did not attempt TO involve any one
else and took the entire responsibility
for having violated the rule against
having Intoxicating liquor in his pos
session, according to the records filed
in Washington.
Young Christian is the son Of Judge
Frank Christian, of this city.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
0RGANIzE SONS
OF FIGHTING FIFTH"
VIRGINIA CAVALRY ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ENJOYABLE REUNION
AT MURPHY'S HOTEL.
RIG ND VA Special

RIG MON d. VA Special
Captain I. j. Davis, of the State
Penitentiary Farm in Goochland, was
last night elected president OF the Vir-
ginia Cavalry Association to succeed
Captain Peter J. White. who resigned
the position over vigorous protest.
Sam G. SHIELD was also reelected sec
rotary and treasurer against his
vigorous protest. The meeting was
held at Murphy's Hotel.
An organization, to be known as
Sons Of the Fifth Virginia Cavalry,
was formed and its Officers elected to
perpetuate the memory of the ever
famous Fighting Fifth The re-
union was fraternal and enjoyable in
the extreme by the veterans, and it
in the citS in February next during
the session Of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons.
Former State Senator II. O. Kerns
of Halifax, was chosen president Of
the Sons of the Fifth Virginia Cavalry
and Harry Tabb. of Gloucester, was
made secretary. The executive COM
mittee is composed Of w. w. Ware
of James City county; O. b. White
of Richmond, and Samuel w. Will
liams, Jr., OF Bland.
Veterans Of the Fifth Cavalry pres
ent were G. D. Crittenden. King and
Queen county; G. W. Tyree, Company
II, James City county; T. J. Davis,
Company II, Goochland county; r. T.
Hewlett, Company X, Chesterfield
county; ]. A. Chisholm, Company D,
South Richmond; Z. NJ. Clayton, Com
pany +, Richmond; Samuel w. Will
liams, Company c, Richmond; Peter
J. White, Company G, Richmond
Mayor Harry Wooding. Company c,
Danville; Peter T. Cowles, Company
II, James City county; d. w. Marston.
! Company II, James City county; G. w.
/ Bacon, Company II, James Guy coun-
| ty; A. A. Saunders, Company f, Hen
rico county; George r. Mason, Com
pany a, Baltimore; Samuel ID. Poin-
ter, Company A, Gloucester county,;
John n. Tabb, Company A, Glouces-
ter county; DR.. w. +. Jones, Company
a, Gloucester county; A. S. Hughes,
Company A, Gloucester county; f. II.
WalthaH, Company D, Dinwiddie
county; W. .. Brown, Company /,
Richmond; L. 3. Quarles, Company
E, Henrico county; Sam Q. SHIELD.
Company a, Richmond; Frank Cos
hey, Company G, South Norfolk;
James D. Duke. Company G; Louisa
county.
Veteran guests were as follows: p.
p. Winston, Fifteenth Virginia Infan-
try, Richmond; Judge Charles Catlett
Twenty-fourth Cavalry, Gloucester
county; John Lamb, Third Cavalry
Richm w. S. Reid, Second Caval-
~, Richmond; Joseph v. Bidgood
Thirty-second Virginia Infantry, Rich
mond.
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HOT ON TRAIL OF
WHITE SLAYERS
Woman Detective Works Up
Cases for Federal Courts
in East,

NEW YORK Special.-An inves-
tigaton of alleged white slave traf-
fic" in this and other large cities. wider
in scope than that made by the grand
jury headed by John ID. Rockefeller,
Jr., was started by the United States
grand jury sitting in the Federal build
ing. The principal witness before the
body Will be the woman Investigator
employed by the Department OF Jus
tice, who, ii was said. unearthed evil
Hartford, New Haven, Boston, Pough-
keepsie and a score or more OF other
large eastern cities.
Girls ranging in ages from fourteen
to twenty, who, II was alleged, had
admitted that they were sold into
Of the Federal agents, following raids
on several illegal resorts. and they will
also appear before the grand jury.
Case Well Worked Up.
Assistant United States District At
torney Walton has been put in charge
OF the investigation by United States
District Attorney Wise. He is being
aided by a dozen special Investigators
from the Department of Justice, es-
pecially assigned to his Office.
With the beginning of the investi-
cation the true story Of the part played
by the woman sleuth. which brought
about the arrest of three alleged
white slavers and the freeing OF the
eight girls became public.
Saw Morris Cohen.
The woman. according to the story
told, began her work three months
ago on numerous complaints filed with
the Federal authorities of alleged
white Slave traffic in New York and
other large cities. Shortly after her
work began she was introduced &c
Morris Cohen. the alleged SLAYER. re-
Gently indicted for violating the Fed
eral white slave law, and today pris-
oner in the Tombs in default of heavy
bail. She told Cohen that she was
DESTROYS of purchasing an illegal re-
sort. Cohen's wife, Lena. took the wo.
man investigator TO Hartford and in.
| troduced her TO Jennie Luretta, Whose
alleged illegal resort there was re
Gently raided by Federal agents.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
WAR MAY INVOLVE
MTIM EUROPE

LONDON. Special Whether the war
between Italy and Turkey shall ne cOn-
fsncd to Trfpoli, or whether ii sail ex-
tend to Asiatic and European Turkey,
with the danger of embroiling other
European powers, hinges today upon
Turkeys final appeal to the powers in
an endeavor to ascertain the terms
upon which Italy ds willing to enter
into a treaty of peace.
Advices from Constantinople are to
the effect that Turkey is holding the
order for expulsion Of all Italian sub
iects In allegiance pending the result of
the latest plea, although it is duly APP
proved and ready TO become effective,
ii is understood. In the event Of Tur-
keys failure to interest the continental
powers in Immediate peace proposals,
Turkey will put the order of expulsion
into effect at once and impose a gem
eral tariff OF 100 per cent upon all
Italian goods
Turkey would then stand ready to
carry the war into both Asiatic and
European countries In an ultimate
strurgle TO implicate the European
powers and thus force peace.
Russia continues the concentration
OF troops IN Trans-Caucasia despite de-
spite Turkeys assurances
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FARMERS TO REPRESENT
NELSON kND AMHERST

MYNDUS, VA Special-hAlthoug
in the very heart OF great agricul-
tural section. it is a, coincidence wor-
thy of comment that for the first time
in the life of a generation the counties
OF Amherst and Nelson, constituting
the Nineteenth Senatorial District will
be represented at the coming session
OF the General Assembly by farmers in
both branches. Heretofore, for very
many years, when a farmer happened
to go 10 the House from one county or
the other. he usually found a lawyer
in the Senate, and a lawyer or physi-
clan representing his neighboring
county.
Hon. Bland Massie. a farmer. who.
after a lapse of six years. goes back
TO the upper house, had lawyers and
doctors for his colleagues in the lower
branch, but IL Will be different when
he goes to Richmond as Senator next
winter. From Nelson James 7. Horsey,
a farmer, will be in the House, while
Amherst likewise sends a tiller of the
soil in the person OF Walter p. Mas
sic Mr.. Bland Massie is the only far
mer who has represented the district
in the Senate since the war. He sue
ceeded Judge ]. Thompson Brown, of
this county, in 1898, and served for
eight years. He was succeeded in 1906
by the incumbent, Senator Aubrey +.
Strobe. OF Amherst, who is lawyer.
Prior to the service of Judge Brown,
which was only two years, the late
Judge Taylor Berry, OF Amherst, rep
resented the district in the Senate for
a long period, having succeeded Hon.
c. T. Smith, of Nelson, who though
not a lawyer, followed other lines OF
business rather than that of farming.
The late Judge Thomas P. Fitzpatrick
OF Nelson, was in the Senate for one
term shortly after the war.
For the most part. Amherst and Mel
son have sent lawyers and doctors to
the Legislature In the last several de-
cades. The record shows that Sen
ator Massie is the only farmer who has
been sent to the Senate in all that
time, while 1t reveals the names OF
but few tIIlers of the soil in the House
from the two counties.
Both counties seem to have had q
weakness for placing physicians in the
Legislature. Within the time men
toned Nelson sent the following doc
tors to the House: DR.. William l. Will
trick, SIX terms; DR.. John c. Everett
one term. During this period she was
represented by the following lawyers
Judge Thomas p. Fitzpatrick, G. s
Stevens, Judge ]. Thompson Brown, j
7. Coleman, III. Tate Harris anC
George w. Whitehead. Only three
farmers have represented Nelson IL
the House in all these years. They
were Captain I. A. Paul, Bland Mas.
sic and w. II. Goodwin (Republican)
Amherst also has a pretty good re-
cord for sending lawyers and doctors
to the House, rather than farmers
The late r.. A. Coghill went for many
wears and more recently there were
Beverley Harrison and Judge 9. j
Campbell, both lawyers, and the fol.
lowing doctors: DIR. r. B. Ware, DR.
ii. Don Scott and DR.. II. S. Myers.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
CHESTER'S WIFE
GETS DIVORCE
WIFE OF WEIL-KNOWN AUTHOR
GETS DIVORCE, WITH GOOD
ALLOWANCE.

NEW YORK--Special.- George
Randolph Chester, the famous maya
zine writer and creator of Get Rich
Quick Wallingford." has been divorced
from his wife. Elizabeth NJ. Chester
in this city, became known at the fl
ing of papers in the suit.
Mrs. Chester named Lillian Deremo.
corresponding and charged that Mr.
Chester and the girl. who is hut TWEEN
ty-one years Of age. have been living
together as man and wife in the.
Gainsborough Apartments. The inter-
locutory decree of divorce was signed
yesterday by Justice Delaney, the evil
dence having been taken in chambers.
by referee. Mrs. Chester is allow
ed $1,6OO annual aiimony and $4,000
for the support of her two children
The Chesters were married sixteen.
years ago in Davenport, Ia, and came
to this city many years ago. They re-
sided at the Van Cortlandt Hotel I'M
til last July, when they separated.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-10-12
CRUSHED TO Death
BY AUTO TRUCK

RIG H M o. d, VA.-Special.-
Edward Turner, of Ill West Clay
Street was crushed to death by the
heavy automobile truck of the Purity
Ice Cream Corporation last night
about $50 O'Clock about 200 yards
north OF the grandstand at the fair
grounds. 1t Is said that witnesses Of
the accident allege that the driver Of
the machine drove off after the acct
dent. 1t IS also said that the truck
struck the man in the back while he
was running to avoid it. Chauffeur
w. M. Stewart. OF zoe South Belvi-
dere Street, driver of the truck, was
arrested shortly after the accident.
charged with the killing. Burgess
Ramos. OF 1902 Floyd Avenue, and
James Altman, Of 1920 Beverly Street,
who were said to have been in the
truck with him at the time of the
killing, were held as witnesses.
Some difficulty was experienced in
Identifying the dead man, but this was
finally accomplished by q small boy.
Apparently there were many eye
witnesses to the accident, of whom
the following have been summoned:
Officers r. d. Jordan and w. I.
Krug, of the city police; Jack Kimber.
Waterman at the Fair Grounds; Will
liam Titus, employed in the stables,
and j. c. Hurlburt, OF 1909 Grove
Avenue.
Inc Ice cream Jruck was en- route
to deliver cream to the booths at the
fair when the accident occurred.
The dead mans chest was crushed
in and the rest of his body badly
mangled. DR.. J. Fulmer Bright, the
county coroner, viewed the body and
is holding an inquest today. A whis-
key flask was found in the pockets
of the dead man. He is survived by
three sisters and one brother.
The coroner's inquest was adjourn
ed over this morning until Monday
at II o'clock, after the jury had view
ed the body.
The case will come up in Henrico
Tuesday morning before Magistrate
T. ]. Puryear.
The prisoner. w. Nj. Stewart. was
this morning admitted to bail in the
sum of $1,000.
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POLICE SEARGR
Fer ASSAILANT

NEW YORK.-Special.- of
police and soldiers from United States
Fort Hamilton are securing Long Is
land in the vicinity of Bay Ridge for
a man who last night brutally at
tackled Miss Agnes Waugh, the pretty
nineteen-year- daughter Of George
Waugh, Of Asa Eighty-third Street
Bay Ridge. The girls life is feared
for today.
The police say the girls assailant
was a foreigner, as man of foreign
appearance was seen lurking about
the Waugh premises several days ago.
Miss Waugh was attacked while she
was on her way home from Brook
lyn. In addition to her other inju-
ries, she sustained a fractured skull.
which may prove fatal. An all-night
sailant.
Found by Mother.
Miss Waugh's custom was to arrive
home at dinner time from the office
where she was employed as a steno-
grapher. When an hour had passed
last night and the girl did not ap-
pear her mother became worried and
started out to hunt for her. The
Waugh home is in a lonely section
without street lights.
AS the mother left her home she
heard a faint voice down the street
crying for help. Two hundred feet
from the mouse Mrs. Waugh diSttn-
guished something crawling along the
sidewalk, moaning and struggling TO
rise. The mother spranS forward and
was Mortified to find that the helpless
object was her daughter, bruised and
bleeding from dozen cuts. Mrs.
Waugh's screams aroused her husband,
who ran out and carried the girl into
the house.
Rendered Unconscious
The girl lapsed into inconsistencies,
and IL was not until today that she
temporarily regained her senses and
was able TO give a vague account OF
the attack.
Miss Waugh said that after alight-
ing from the street car some distance
from the house she heard footsteps be-
hind her. In the darkness she saw q
man wearing a cap rapidly approach
ing her. owing TO the absence OF
lights she could not distinguish his
features nor could she describe the
kind of clothing he wore
AS the man reached her side and
was apparently preparing TO pass her
he raised his arm and struck her over
the head with a blunt weapon. The
girl said that the rest OF her dreadful
experience was like a dream. She
vaguely remembered being dragged
into field, struggling all the time tC
release herself. Then she became un-
conscious.
Police visited the scene and fount
/ the girls cloak soaked with blood
Soldiers from Fort Hamilton, which 4.
in Bay Ridge, near the spot. Joined IL
| the search.
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OREeeA sore
WITH PRESIDENT

SALEM, ORE.lSpecial-
Taft came here today to take up the
administration defense. He made an
address to a large crowd. in which
he reaffirmed his purpose to stick to
his policy of tariff reduction upon the
findings of the Tariff Board, whose
report he expects the coming winter.
The President found in his stay in
Portland last night and again here
today that Oregon inclines toward in
surgency.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, who was
out of range of the President in Port
land last night, is reported to be
working hard to have a La Toilette
delegation sent to the next conven-
ton.
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chores at the barn. He followed me
and renewed the trouble. felt he
was trying 20 start a fuss. and, In re-
fusing to get down some hay. used q
little strong language toward him.
Then he rushed at me with a stick.
He struck me on the shoulder, max
ing a slight abrasion. Dropping the
club. he sprang at me. and 1 struck
him over the eye with my fist We
fell TO the floor. He was on top, and
I tried to get loose. EndeavorinR to
release his hold. 1 twisted his ear and
tried to choke him. i then got a half
nelson grip on him and released his
tainted After Struggle.
asked I am a good boy I replied
Then he suddenly collapsed in my
arms. Thinking. that he had tainted.
the we'll for water and bathed HIS face.
Then 1 took Springmann's knife, which
I had borrowed yesterday, and cut his
then went to the house and told Mrs.
Springmann and her daughter. After
her daughter had gone for the neigh
bors. 1 returned to the barn and hitch
ed the horse to the buggy, and was
preparing TO so for a doctor when she
returned She IAN up to me, and think
away, and insisted that 1 allow her TO
go. 1 did. and 1 went to my room,
where waited until 1 was arrested
Of the Springmann home. All wit
nesSes testified in the presence OF the
corpse. Mrs. Springmann, then the
daughter. and the brother, George w.
Springmann. all told the jury that they
heard Philbrooks make the threats
against Springmann. Edward Ma
gruder, q neighbor, also was a witness,
but none saw the tragedy.
Died OF Choking, Doctor Says.
One OF the jurors insisted upon
knowing whether Springmann was a
disagreeable employer. Magruder re-
fused to answer, and was sustained by
Nj. Hampton Magruder, States attorney
OF Prince George county.
DR.. Schoonover, the Springmann fam
lily physician, testified that Springmann
was not in strong health and suffered
from acute bronchitis. In his judg-
ment strangulation caused death. II
know OF no other of my patients" he
said. who would be easier to choke
20 DEATH
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new RECORD SET
BY HYDRO

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special
In an attempt to establish a record
for overwater flights Lieutenants The
odore G. EIlyson and John H. Tow
ers. u. S. N, started in the Triad,
station at Annapolis. Nd, yesterday
afternoon for Fort Monroe, Va, lac
miles down Chesapeake Bay. When
Smiths Point, Va, the mouth of the
Potomac River, sixty-three miles
away. had been reached the aviators
were forced to effect a landing. Lieu
tenant Ellyson Immediately reported
his failure to the Navy Department
by telegraph.
The torpedo boat Bagley followed
the aviators, who lowered over the
water all the way down the river. al
though their air craft IS fitted with
pontoons that enables it to fly or
travel on the water at the will of
the aviators.
Rise from the River.
With Lieutenant Ellyson as pilot
and Towers as his passenger, the
at Annapolis and continued on in the
air, apparently without difficulty, un-
/ til lost to sight around Thomas Point.
q distance of ten miles. During this
time the Triad was in sight of a
! large gathering of spectators.
| No reason was given for the landing
at Smiths Point. The course that was
to have been covered by the aviators
was thoroughly familiar to both, they
| having made frequent cruises over It
Lieutenant Ellyson is one OF the firs-
men who ever sat In the seat of q
| hydroplane. He made the flight witt
| Glenn M. Curtis, the inventor OF the
| machine, in the early experiments al
San Diego, Cal.
Make a New Record.
Both he and Lieutenant Towers are
| graduates of the Curtiss school and
have been working in the hydroplant
on the waters of the Severn River al
| summer. Lieutenant Ellyson is the sor
| Of II. Theodore Ellyson, Of Richmond
Although the officers did not reacl
their destination, they succeeded in &C.
comprising a new record for hydro.
plane, as the greatest distance covered
In croSS-Water flight before wa.
fifty miles. The officers will probably
continue their flight today. The figh
was really an endurance test.