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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26

corrected himself. and said 1 think
this is the gun Then he showed me
how the man acted. He said he found
his wife had fallen in the foot OF the
car. He jumped in and put his left
arm around her and ran in with mis-
right hand"
He said her head fell to the left
side. Is there any doubt about that?"
asked Mr.. Wendenburg.
None in the world. sir
Mr.. Carter then took the witness
in hand.
Did you see any blood on the sun?"
NO. sir
Did you have the gum"
Yes"
Did anybody call your attention to
blood on the gum"
No"
He was asked as to the speed Beat
ties car could make. but said he was
not Judge OF automobiles He stated
that he didn't notice the stumps so
frequently referred to. He went to
the scene with Scherer. John Alsop and
picked up Ben owen on the way When
he arrived Wren and farrell were
Keeping traffic away. and one man waa
standing near the blood spot. He did
not know whether Henry Beattie saw
the gun before he did.
W. w. sydnor was then called. He
said that he was deputy sheriff OF Hen
rico county and has charge of the
county's two bloodhounds. He arrived
at the Owen home at 23S o'clock on
the morning of July ls.
Did you put your dogs out?"
Yes"
Did you see any tracks around
there?"
Tracks In Gutter.
There were two in the gutter on
the left side, going west. One track
was towards the blood spot, the other
towards the bushes. The footprints
were In the sand, in shallow ditch"
He saw a good many stumps. and no.
ticed one particularly. for good rea-
sons, he said. He stated that the foot
prints were little to the right of this
stump
did you have any conversation with
the accused?"
Yes. shortly after I arrived at his
residence"
Tell us Of the conversation. Did he
give you any reason for stopping the
carp"
HE said he was coming towards
Richmond and came in contact with
some man. who halted him and asked
why in the HI he didn't run over him.
He said he told the man that he had
plenty of room and that he ought to
run over him. When he stopped the
Car he said the man pointed the gun
In his face. He stopped suddenly, so
suddenly that the brake was caught
tight He said no leaned forward so as
to release the brake and lunge forward
and get by the man. The man was on
his right. AS he leaned forward tho
man fred and struck his wife"
witness said that he asked DR. Mer-
Ger where the wound was and learned
that 1t was in the left side of Mrs.
Beattie's face. He said that Beattie
was near enough to hear him ask Dr.
Mercer.
IT said to Beattie How about that?
He walked off, hut am not sure
whether he heard NO. He described
the man as being six feet tall. with q
scraggly beard and was almost POSI-
tive he was white"
Examined by Carter.
Mr.. Carter then took the witness
He pressed Sydnor closely to find out
whether there were many people stand
Ing about near the blood spot. He SAID
that there vera five or six standing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26

about, among them Ben Owen, scherer
and himself. but there were none be-
tween the blood spot and the stump.
ne said that he went to the stump but
didn't know whether anybody else did
and stated that Scherer showed hin,
the footprints. Afterwards he was not
positive whether II was Scherer who
showed him the tracks
Did you examine Beattie's shout.
der?" he was asked.
Yes. to see II there were any
marks
Did you find any?"
No. There was only slight hruiss
on his nose"
Where did he say the man WENT
He said the man went down the
road"
Then came Mandy Alexander tcol.
ored). and Mandy wasn't anxious to go
on the stand. She lives on the War.
Wick Road, about mile from the Mid
iothian Turnpike. She told Of how
she found the gun lying between the
rails OF the Belt Line track.
II turned It over" she said. "and saw
that there was a piece off it. and | laid
1t right back" She pointed out the
spot to Sergeant Wiltshire and sa..
nim take measurements. 1t was about
. o'clock when sine found the gun
what side of the road were you
on?" asked Mr.. Smith.
Il was In de middle OF the road"
DID you see Mr.. Pettlgrew them"
No. sir. l met him and he told me
about the murder. and told him abou,
the sun"
Looked Like the Gun"
Mandy made room for Jerry Rey-
nolos. also colored. Jerry also lives
on the WARWICK Road about n n,iln
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26

We were going towards the scene Of
the murder"
Gould you see any distance In front
Of vou?"
I'VE could see seventy five or
hundred feet"
If you saw man in front Of you,
would You have any difficulty in de-
ter"'tning whether he was white or
blal..
No, I don't think we would"
Take the witness. gentlemen" said
Mr. Wendenbure to the defense.
Are you In the habit of running
automobiles" asked Mr.. Carter.
II never ran one in my life"
You can't say that under the cir
cumstances which have been described
that a man could tell whether n man
was white. black or yellow. can your"
II think from what Beattte told me
he could have told"
Witness was asked to tell OF the
various parties which had visited the
scene OF the murder. IL appearing that
counsel for the defense will attempt to
show that the two tell-tale tracks
from the blood spot to the stump be-
hind which Beattie Is supposed to
nave hidden the gun could as we'll
have been made by some one other than
the accused. Witness said that he
stood right beside the spot when 9TH
ers were present. He saw the ma
chine as soon as he got back to Tom
owens house.
Henry told you that he had his left
arm around his wife when he drove
back?"
Yes"
Isn't there a sort of double curve
a; Tom owens house?"
"A man taking that curve would
have to use both hands on the steer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
CHURCH HILL NEWS
tNsv.s
Ai>on

Hay, Joe Falkiner, Mesdames Walter
Wood, Joseph Wood, l.. Il. Reams,
Richard Eaeho, Bessie Klein. Cary
Peas, John Cavedo. Kirk Vaughn and
Ray Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. McCook have
returned to their home in Norfolk, af-
ter a visit to relatives and friends.
Temperance Sunday was observed
in Denny Street Sunday school last
Sunday morning. Councilman Jacob
Umlauf addressed the school.
Mrs. w. III. Reekes, of Fulton Hill.
stuck nail In her foot last week and
is still confined to the house.
Rev. V. w. Bargamin is able to be
out again. and is assisting the Rev.
Mr.. Loving In a series of meetings In
Epworth church.
The funeral of Mrs. Lena Clarke
took place from the Fulton Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at 1:s0. Bu-
rial in lakewood cemetery.
The Builders League OF Denny
Street church will meet Wednesday
afternoon in the home OF Mrs George
Barker on Louisiana street.
Henry. the little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. III. p. CARRIER. who has been sick,
is improving.
Miss Laura CARRIER IL able to be out.
Miss Ida Bransford ID improving at
the Virginia Hospital.
Mrs. Frank Walker, OF Fulton Hill.
continues sick in her home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22

daughter. Miss Torsythe, viii spend
the spring months at the homo Of her
brothsr-in-law,t the Rev. E. L Goodwin.
OF st. James church.
DR.. Hart has returned from Louisa,
Where he has been recupsraung Tor
several weeks
Mr.. r. A. Trice. Of Buckner, Louisa
county. was visitor In the home OF
Mr.. M. q. Gardner, on Tuesday.
Miss Mary J. Sitman In the guest OF
Mrs. A. B. Jones.
Captain Daily and his daughter. Miss
Lillian Daily. left to-day for Old Point,
Va,
r. X. Quinn. treasurer of the F'idei-
ity Mutual Life Insurance Company OF
Philadelphia, is the guest OF d. X.
Midyette.
Rev. DR.. Ball, OF the Baltimore Con-
ference. and his daughter. Miss Ball.
who Ia a teacher OF English In John
Marshall High school, Richmond. were
visitors to Randolph Macon College
campur In yesterday afternoon.
Rev. George III. Ray. Of Amherst, who
was called to Ashland by the death OF
his father, and has been the guest OF
the brother, DR.. A. G. Ray, left to-day
for Nottoway county, where he viii re-
main q few days before returning to
his hona at Amherst Court House.
Mrs. Hafdin johnson, Of Ashland
Park, has returned from Washington.
ID. c., where she visited her daughter,
Mrs. A. r. Anderson,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
FUNERAL SERVICE
|. OF COLONEL W|NGO.
ATTENDED BY VAST THRONG OF
BORROWING FRIENDSHIP.
RIAL IN HOLLYWOOD.

The funeral of Colonel Charles At
kins Wingo took place at noon We'd
nesday from the First Baptist church,
the services being conducted by the
pastor. Rev. DR.. George w. McDan-
lei. assisted by DR.. Ryland Knight.
The interment WIS In HOLLYWOOD
The church was crowded with sor-
rowing friends and few funerals In
Richmond have been attended by so
many people prominent In every walk
of life. Although the hour was one
Of the busiest In the day, men from
every branch of business We're pres
ent in respect to the memory of the
man they had loved to honor when
living.
Governor Mann and other distin-
gufshed State officials We're unavoid-
apiy kept away from the funeral on
account of the exercises in St. John .
church incidental to the unveiling of
! the memorial tablet in honor of Pat
rick Henry.
IN the city attended the funeral in a
body. as did also the Richmond How
itzer Association. OF which Colonel
Wingo was a member.
Committees from both branches Of
the Legislature attended the funeral,
having been specially designated by
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ely
son and Speaker Richard Evelyn
Byrd Those from the Senate were
T. Ashby Wickham, j. 3. Watkins.
E. c. Folkes. A. c. Hartman. House
John s. Harwood. Edwin p. Cox. John
A. Curtis, W. w Baker. Roosevelt
Page, c. W. Throckmorton. r. E.
Byrd and Clerk John w. Williams.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
MANY ATTEND CONCERT
AT BLACKSTONE INSTITUTE

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirginian. }
BLACKSTONE, VA. March ga
The seventeenth spring concert OF the
Blackstone Female Institute was given
Monday night In the auditorium OF
that building. There were between
500 and loco visitors present. The
exercises were of high order and
showed most excellent training and
diligeut work by both teacher and
pupils The nfHsic was much enjoy
ed by all: Ii was not SO operate as
We sometimes hear on such occasions,
but 1t showed good taste in the must
cal directors~and skill in the perform
ers. The recitations by Misses Luz
clle Barrow. Ida May Diggs and
Master Richard Cannon reflected great
credit on teacher and pupils. The
institute In indeed fortunate to- have
such an able elocution and physical
culture teacher as Mrs. Pimlot. and
SO competent a musical director as
Miss Saunders.
There are nearly 400 pupils on the
roll The health Of the institute has
been unusually good. and the work
very satisfactory. The principal ts
planning to make the music depart
ment equal to any in the State the
next session.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22

Church Hin was invaded Monday
by the Block Day ladies with their
envelopes for collecting money The
object for which this il done, Belle
Bryan Day Nursery and Free Kinder
garten," 10 q worthy one, and should
appeal to all child lovers, and 1t Is
hoped that when the envelopes are
collected on Wednesday a goodly sum
may be Church Hills contribution.
The Harmon Temperance League OF
America will meet Thursday evening
in the home Of Mrs. McNiekels. sic
North Twenty-seveuth street, at S:15
o'clock.
Mrs. w. AZ. Sampson and grand
daughter. Annie New, have returned
to their home In Eatonton, n. c.. at
ter visit of several weeks to Mr..
and Mrs. West. of Chimborazo Park.
Mrs. r. n. Dunn, of 260s East
Broad street, has returned home from
Roanoke, where she has been the
guest OF friends -
Mr.. C. p. Bounds OF Weldon, n. c..
spent the week end In Richmond, TO
be 1t the bedside of his wife, who
has been operated on at ST. Luke's
Hospital Mrs. Bounds Is the niece
OF Mrs. L. A. Guy. Of 1901 East Broad
street.
Miss Mamie Morris. of n street, Is
very sick In her home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
DR.. ALDERMAN IS
RETURNING HOME
DUE AT UNIVERSITY WI.DNES.
DAY--DR. SMITH SORE OVER
RUNTsBUR6 INCIDENT.

Especial to The Richmond VirEiuiau
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA
March 22.--The university community
Is much rejoiced that President Ed
win A. Alderman Is expected to re-
turn Wednesday. and viii at once re-
sumo his official duties. Dr. Alder
man will arrive from Atlantic civ
where he has been regaining his
health for the post few weeks. In his
absence Dean j. Nj. Page has been
acting as president with much credit.
and he will now resume his duties
as dean of the university.
Harry l. Si,-attr eff the second year
law class. left Monday for Augusta,
Ga. to join the Boston National
League team, which Ia doing it's spring
training there. This is Spratt's first
venture into the big leagues and his
many friends here sincerely hope that
he viii make good. Spratt Is an i'm
fielder of considerable ability Last
year he played third base on the
Roanoke Club OF the Virginia League,
and besides fielding his position in fine
style, he was enc OF the best httters
In the league.
DIR. c. Alphonso Smith, professor
OF English in the University OF vir-
gfnia- who has been absent in Lreip-
zig for the past six months as the
Roosevelt professor, returned to the
university Monday. The entire COM
munity will be glad to welcome DR..
Smith back. He is universally popu-
lar here. where his abilities as a lee
turer are recognised, and all the
friends OF the university and DIR.
Smith as well feel Justly proud of the
enviable record he made abroad
DIR. Smith is stiil somewhat intig-
nant over the treatment accorded him
by his colleague. Professor Hugo
Runtsburg. of Harvard. who was also
acting as Roosevelt professor at Leip-
zig. The facts Of this controversy.
which have been made public before,
were to the effect that American AM
bassador Hill had taken steps to pre-
sent DIR. Smith to Kaiser William In
appreciation Of the splendid lectures
he had gfvef. the German people,
when Professor Runtsburg interposed
an objection. saying that such q step
would have q tendency to beltttie him
(Runtsburg) in the xaiser's estima-.
ton. Whereupon the ambassador
abandoned his plan OF presenting DIR.
Smith to tho kaiser. DIR. Smith seems
justly indignant that q fellow profess
sor should have acted in such q small
manner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22

Cards are out announcing the mar
rage Of Miss Lima Edwin Bowles,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. N.
Bowles, to Mr.. Howard Eustace Bruce
on next Wednesday night, the 22d. at
S:lE. In the Fulton Baptist church.
"A st. Patfick's social was given FRI
day night IN the home OF Mrs. Joseph
Wood for the benefit Of the Nicholson
School Mothers Club. Parlor games
we're indulged In and refreshments
served. Among those present were
Misses Maud Childress, Lillian Rice,
Celeste Cavedo, Erma Cavedo. Mary
Mum. Louise Vaughn. Alice Wood,
Edith Cavedo, Alice GIL. lawson, vir-
tie Jolly. Lille and Edna Wood.
Messrs. Ray Marshall, Rosco Atkinson,
George Britton, Leslie Britton. Lin
wood Klein, while Deoppe. Roy
Brockweil. Arthur Kay. Frank Brown.
Ernest Day. Lewis Kaufelt, Archie
Street John Rock. Gerehart Eddie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
NOTHING WILL COME OF
ASSAULTONWASHINGTON
Negro Educator Does Not Care to Return to Press Matter
Unless His Counsel Thinks it Necessary-President
Taft Writes Warm Letter Expressing Com
plete Confidence in Negro Educator

has no desire to GO further with the
matter unless the lawyers insist.
Or. Washington said to-day that ne
did not believe the incident would
have any III effects on his work atIus :
keyee. He hos received thousands OF
letters and kilograms from every sec
htion of the country expressing SYM
pathy and offering support 1t Is
expeeted- that the trustees of Tuske-
gee will adopt formal resolutions OF
confidence in him.
Before going to court yesterday Dr.
Washington said he wanted the en-
tire truth known, as he had nothing
to hide He gave a new statement oil
the Sunday night occurrence, clearing
up a number of points that We're
vague heretofore. He said he received
letter from his secretary, r.. j.
Scott. telling him that Auditor Smith.
of Tuskegee, was finishing up some
work and that he would be In New
, York at the same time the doctor
was. He said he would stop with
relatives or friends named McCrary,
at II Ia West SiXty-third street, and
that Il might be we'll for the doctor
to get into touch" with him.
Sunday night Or. Washington went
over to look for the McCrary fiat.
He could not find that name, but
IOuHu one WHICH ne tulEhs WdS
"Eleary," and he pushed the button.
but got no response. Thinking the
occupants at church, he went out and
walked around the block. When he
came back he rank the bell and again
got no response. He waited few
minutes and then went back. He had
his eyeglasses on and was looking at
the name under the bell when a man
rush ed in from the street and hit
him. The man accused him. Wash
ington said. OF having been hanging
around the house for five or six
weeks" AS he was trying to explain
smaller man, who, he thinks, was
Uirich. rushed out Of the house and
hit him with a club. In conclusion
DR. Washington said:
las | am a man OF honor, I spoke
to nobody either on the way to the
house or in the vestihule. l certain
ly followed no white woman, and I
would not know Mrs, uirich IL saw
her. l do. not recall that anybody
passed me In the hallway and nobody
spoke to me there. did not peep
into any keyhoIe. That is ridiculous.
To do him justice, l think that the
man who struck me made the mistake
OF thinking perhaps that / was a bur
glar."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22

the day. however, Sergeant 6ouls 90
tanned information that q pistol -
swering 20 the description Of the o0e
stolen from Representative Parsoa1
house had been seen In the hands OK
Eddie Runnels, who lives near 10
colored Methodist church. Informine
Mayor Hawxhurst OF thiss>a visit va
made to the homo Of Runnels by the
mayor and sergeant and q search "
the room Of young Runnels was mAdE,
but the pistol was not found. soon
after, however. Runnels was appre-
hended and the pistol secured frpni
him. The Washington authorities
were notified. Runnels obtained tn
pistol on Sunday from Calvin Dbl
lard. AS soon as the pistol was -
Gated billiard confessed to having
committed the robbery. but refuses ~
tell where the other articles are.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
PAYS SO LITTLE NO ONE
WANTS TO BE POSTMASTER

Especial to The Richmond vfrganian.
ROXBURY. VA. March 22.-Kims-
sies and Bradley's Store. which for
years has been receiving daily mail
by a star route from Roxbury. are en-
joying q better service than they have
ever had before. Up to March Is
the carrier only met the eastbound
morning mail. all other matter having
to lay In the Roxbury office twenty
four hours. Now the carrier meets
both the eastbound and the west
bound mails, and the people arc pro-
vfded with q most efficient service.
The post office at Mountcastle, about
Ave miles east Of Roxbury. has been
closed. The postmaster resigned. and
the office pays so little there was no
one willing to take the place. Mr.
w. Forrest Gillian. postmaster at
Providence Forge. has been instruct
ed to take the supplies from Mount
castle TO his office.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
Ashland

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
ASHLAND. A.. March 72.--The Home
Mission Society met Monday afternoon
In the home OF Mrs. Floyd Tucker. II
was the regular time for reelection Of
Otlcers, which took place. All Of the
present ofncers were reelected with
tbs exception Of Miss Helen Hentnk.
treasurer. who resigned. Miss Mar
garUt wightman was elected to All
her place.
Al the meeting OF the WomAn's Club
on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. r. n
6mither read . most Instructive paper
on Rome. Mira J. ~ Cox conducting
onrront evonta
l6iss Harr1ett Campbell. Of 0lsn
Caa1n, 10 visiting Mrs. Henry Carter.
NJ. George Wright, Of GpartAnAburg.
3. G.. q visiting her mother. Mrs.. Josie
wright.
Mrs. Forsythe, widow OF the Rev.
pr. Robert w. Forsythe, rector Of st.
banfs church Richmond and hsr
- .f ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
NEGRO LAD STOLE
.PARsON' PROPERTY

Especial to The Richmond VirginiAn.)
FALLS CHURCH. VA. March 3D.
A robbery OF over $1,000 of articles
took place In Warrington last week,
the property OF Hon. Herbert Par
sons, representative In Congress-. Cal
vin billiard. = colored man. SON OF
Lizzie Anderson. living here In the
house CT Mrs. Henderson. on Wash
ington street, near the council rooms,
was suspected OF the theft. and on
Monday Detectives Cox and Berman
came to Falls Church. and. securing
the services Of Sergeant Souie. a
search warrant was sworn out before
Mayor Hawxhurst and the house OF
Lizzie Anderson was searched. but
none OF the articles were found
The detectives found . search light
and other articles. however. supposed
to have been stolsn. and took them
back with thsm To ne oatS. LAtAS n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-22
"A Days Doings in Old Virginia

CULPEPER.-CIyde r. Bowers. a
prominent young lawyer of this place,
has announced his candidacy for
State senator to represent the coun-
ties OF Culpeper. Orange, Madison and
Rappahannock. He is opposed by the
incumbent. Senator Carter. and Hun
ter Wood. both OF Rappahannock
county.
RYVTLLE.--Dragged across
the road on TO a stone fence by a
runaway horse, DR.. Archibald p. os-
borne, d weil-known physician. is con-
fined to home, suffering from numer-
Gus cuts and bruises on his head and
body.
ROANOkE.-Mr J. H woollins
and daughter, Miss Josephine. OF In
dianapolis, are here visiting their
brother and uncle, Mr.. w w. Wool
ling. This is Mr.. Weddings first visit
to Virginia In thirty years, and while
he had eften heard of Roanoke. he
was not prepared for the fiourishing
and substantial city which he saw.
ROANOKE.-Mis Flora Strout.
international representative of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
in Japan. gave an Illustrated lecture
Tuesday evening In the Jefferson
Street Baptist church. Miss Strout
has travelled thousands OF miles in
Japan. and In her address described
the people and customs of the coun-
try. During her work In Japan she
has addressed nearly 10000 students
Of the higher schools.
TAPPAHANNoeK. a meeting