The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-03

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most every friend Morris had some
word OF greeting. His desk was lit
tered with papers There was big
six shooter right at his finger tips.
and those who had previously remark
ed tnat Norris was bad man. thought
nat the little Georgia officer, in his
red sweater, was taking awful chances
Here's hat I've Just bought said
Norris to an officer II wish YOU
would send it back, and here is some
thing for Sergeant Bell"
a man with more feeling would
have been filled with pity and this
Is the hellish part was the remark
when young Mrs. Hancock, the chiefs
daughter, rushed into his Office
Sergeant Bell, the ranking officer
was put In command Of the force to-
night Mayor Wooding remained in
the Office for some time. He took pos
session Of the former chiefs papers,
but he didn't feel exactly like talking.
Still he expressed himself rather forci-
bly, a few weeks ago, when he imposed
a $40 fine on Norris for striking an
old soldier.
Such men as you arc not ut to be
| ing said.
Dramatic Time for Arrest.
| Although quite dramatic in the main,
The arrest came at rather dramatic
| time. Had he not talked SO freely TO
the citizen from Columbus Morris
| as Morris-would have been reelected
F; Chief by the Board OF Police Commits
sioners Tomorrow night That much
/ was settled lie rose into power on tho
-
was political uphcaval The town
went 'dry"--it is "wet" these days, II
You might ask--but on a showdown
| the anti-liQuor commissioners would
still be able TO control the election to-
| morrow night, That much was certain
which made everybody admit that
Norris WOULD succeed himself. When
the dry" people got control four years
/ ago they fired j. B. Akers. the Chief
of Police. Morris, who had then been
! living here only year, was patrol
( man with influence somewhere. He was
( elected. despite popular protest that
I he was not citizen. He got in by
| paying some back taxes, and he prom
| ised TO weed out the gambling joints
/ and tho blind tigers. But there are not
| many blind tigers in the city, which
| has saloons.
The new chief moved to Danville
from Reidsville y. G. He had pre-
| viously worked in a cotton mill, ana
was once employed by the Southern
Railway as a special onicer Not long
after he put on the big uniform he
! hegan 10 practice with his revolver
He killed negro one night while the
negro was trying 10 break into his
| home That may have been before his
election It doesn't matter, for the
| negro was killed Later he shot and
( killed Rufus Reynolds. a young white
/ man, IN that part OF town filled with
1 Questionable resorts and characters
again. he shot at negro who was
running away from him, and sent a
bullet whizamg through the soft part
OF his leg. And SO they counted M To-
night. and found after the Georaia -
turns same III that Morris had three
human scalps to his credit
deputy Sergeant Boisseau the same
man who served the warrant to-day
same near having serious trouble win
Morris some time ago. 1t was the kind
OF trouble that makes a man feel Tho
hesa ana comfor, % gun. While the
1917. aoillst lhfcldeht was not fatal it pro
Nokeu storm OF disapproval when it
lFecame known that the head Of ne
ponce nehartment in a progressive city
Na!a actua!ly cuffod weak old mar
iWhp Went through. the war
-EatprallN to-night everybody wants
III t'no" nov Ftripling happened to
taHc N" mama OF Morris ana where
and how he lived before he hobbcd I'M
y" doy In Dnnyille. y thousand oues.
ions nave beei fired hero and there
asd ilese mostly concern the name,
| = mis- identification. You can't urn
around in tle streets without catch
ing parts Of Motifs talk. ana YOU
Jnislll as We'll give Danville this i,
i'as fonle up Witi the biggest sensa :
| ijon ia lis history
| Are Children Ignorant.
| Satisfied that Mrs Morris KNOWS All
| about the Corrett murder, tie hight
| the change OF names and the lons hope
| lol seqtrlts. thcro Is Z question rs Il
| whether ~ not the Morris children
| knew the facts before to-day There
| are ten BOYS ana girls. The very can
! Kramer III "iich Mrs. Hancock accent,
| ca the situation, rather indicated tina
she hadn't been Kept III ignorance a
these years 8
i Just Deforc { o'cJocb Tonight Morri:
! went fome. i, was the cue nara no.
. iiient or tne dag wien hc .allled init
his own rcsiaence hanaculfed 10 De
,eetiyn SMITH che atcul Sands wcr,
slipped on Ills wrist ;Er>-is once. in,
OTHER ini. hclls attached 10 Snitl.
iieputy Sci Goant Boisseau sat with In.
other twc in Morris buggy ana Nor
ne held tn" rcius. NoDGdv II, III,
ati'eei c9pid iilyc told llnt he wa.
landonffed
lsecause 81 tha fcclinY against Nor
ris. and Inc fact tina, he is not poru
lar Witii o'dei men Oh tic force ne,
to lie oelicf that ono OF these officer
I had Dug into his sccret ana had givei
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