The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31

SihelbdtHef ana the speakers were.
Locke Craig. z. c. Chambers and DR.
c. E. Cotton. At bu,h places there
| were informal talks by local men.
der and Johnson was sentenced to
be hanged
Deals With Hoodoo.
| Before the day Of execution came
Johnson in some way had CONVEX
sation with hoodoo doctor. who
claimed to be able to resuscitate him
In the event that his neck was not
broken when he was launched into
eternity. This doctor iRave John
son explicit instruction at what an
gle he should hold his head when the
| drop was sprung.
| When the sheriff adjusted the moose
johnson was seen to assume as far
as he could sitting posture In the
hope of tightening the rope in order
| that his neck might not be broken.
In this Johnson was successful. dying
from strangulation. Before the hang
ing Johnson gave the hoodoo doctor
a considerable sum of money,
The Case of Cubbagc.
The other case occurred in this
county about ten miles south of Lu-
ray. and on account OF its brutality
became equally as celebrated as the
veritabie giant. living in one OF the
deep ravines of the Blue Ridge in the
year 1872, came down from his home
and announced one morning to set
tiers living below him that his wife
had died suddenly during the night
Many in the neighhorhood knew OF
Cubbage's infatuation for young
woman who lived near his home,
though at the time they did not sus-
pect he was responsible for the death
Of his wife. Cubbage was visibIy
AFFECTED and gave way TO stormy grief
in his rough way. He would not be
consoled. and all who witnessed the
apparent heart-broken condition OF
the uncouth mountain giant were
outspoken in their sympathy. This
did not last long, and in a few days
iCubhage was paving undivided atten
ton to the yodng woman.
Foul Play Suspected.
Then followed whisperings OF foul
play. These in turn were followed
by outspoken declarations that Mrs.
ICubbaee had been killed and that by
her husband Whenever these accu-
sations were heard by Cubbage he
Epointed to the fact that a coroner .
I 1Jirv had ratuTn@si d verdict that his
Wife had died from heart disease
pisquieting rumors however, would
not down, and Captain r. 8. Parks,
who had only a short time before
been elected Commemorative attor-
ney. insisted that the body of Mrs.
Cubbage should he exhumed The
wheels of justice then began to move
rapidly. and Cuhbage evinced con-
siderable uneasiness. He became
nervous, emaciated and appeared to
be on the lookout for something.
Eva rafnnf3an he NJ N, hoA ~,
disclosed that the left arytenoid bone
radiaung from the thyroid bone
| adams apple> in the throat had
received what was termed by medi-
cal men a green stick fracture" Sus-
picion pointed at once to the hus-
band as the murderer Of his wife.
Belief in Cubbage's guilt soon became
a ftxed conviction.
Cubbage at the time was the father
of Ave or six children the oldest a
girl about twelve years of age. The
lcupied IS sleeping quarters the attic
Tor the one-story Cubbage home All
of Cubbage's children were in consta mt
dread Of the big father
| However, to neighbor who dropped
in to offer coincidence the older Eirl
remarked that she heard her mother
scream one night. and peerinx down
from her sleeping quarters upstairs
she saw her father sitting aside of
her mother and choking her.
Commemorative Attorney Parks
tnow State Senator) at once had Cub
bage arrested, and upon the evidence
offered by the tweive-year- old girl
lCuhbage.4 was indicted. He, had ac-
formulated some property.
Employs Fine Counsel.
This ne began to sacrifice in EN- =