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CRIED OUT when
SMITH SHOT HIM
Chesterfield Farmer, Now Under
Arrest, Declares He Didn t Want
Row With Dead Man-Feared
He Would Be Killed Unless
He Answered Shots.
RICH Nd, VA.-Special.-

RIG H NJ o n d, VA.-Special.-
Formally charged with the murder
Of Joseph Walker, a Chesterfield farm
er, Clement +. Smith will be kept in
the Richmond Jail until wanted by the
county grand jury. Smith, who lives
about six miles from Chesterfield
courthouse, was brought to this city
yesterday morning from Petersburg,
the Richmond Jail being the desig-
mated repository of all Chesterfield
prisoners charged with serious Of
lenses.
Though himself severely wounded
in the arm and side, the man is able
to walk around his room in the hos
pital ward. The physicians in charge
believe that he Will be entirely well
in a month.
He showed no uneasiness and SEEM
ed TO think he would be released as
soon as the magistrate, before whom
the preliminary hearing will take
place, understands the facts
If I hadn't shot Walker he would
certainly have killed me-" said the
prisoner. LAS il is he wounded me.
shot in self-defense, and did not
shoot until after / had been shot and
feared for my life. I am not scared.
They can't do anything with me. y
man has a right to protect his life.
That's all / did.
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ARREST negro FOR
CHINESE MURDER
RIC HMO -. VA.-Sneciai-

R c H NJ o y D, VA.-SpeciaI.-
NathanleI J. Motley, alias Profess
sor Scott, cOlOred, a musician. who
was arrested Saturday afternoon.
charged with being a fugitive from
justice from New York city. where
he is wanted for the murder of two.
and possibly three, Cinnamon, was
formally surrendered, in Police Court
this morning, to Detective Sergeant
Joseph j. Bryan. of New York who
together with Detective Sergeants
Wiley and kellam. effected the arrest
or Motley, or Scott, at a boarding
house conducted by William Thorn
ton at y West Federal Street.
The apprehension of the negro fol-
lowed a countrywide search, which
mas been prosecuted by the police OF
several clu-s -Or the last two years.
The crime for which Motley was
today taken back 70 the metropolis
10 stand trial was the killing of Wong
Lee and Wong Que. proprietOrs Of a
chinese restaurant at SO West one
Hundred and Thirty-siNth Street.
Motley. at the time OF the killing.
was a patron OF the restaurant The
meal did not suit him and he refused
TO pay for il. See and Que augrily
demonstrated with Motley, whereupon
he drew a knife, which he plunged
TO the heart OF both.
Motley admits that he is the man
wanted, but alleges self-defense. He
appears confident that a jury Will ac-
quit him.
Motley has been in Richmond
about year. He is said TO be an
excellent musician and is said TO have
amassed considerable money. Several
hundred dollars worth Of jewelrv was
taken from his person when arrested
and as much more in money.
Motley is said TO have admitted
that he was in New York last MAY
This last admission leads 10 the be-
lief that he may be able TO explain
the murder of a third Chinaman about
the time he says he visited New York.
An discriminating circumstance sur
rounding this last murder is that the
third Chinoman was q witness 10 the
other murders. The third Oriental
was found dead I'm his room with
Ratchet buried in his skull. As the
Ratchet could NOT he traced % the
place il was bought in New York and
adjacent points. il is believed that il
was bought from some distant point
for the purpose for which it was used.
Sergeant Ryan came to Richmond
armed with certified reQuisition ma
pers in the event that Motley resist
ed eNtradition. Motley. however.
evinced no disposition to do this The
man is about thirty years old and is
said 10 have relatives in New York
New Hampshire and Henderson. y.
Q.
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THOSE DIAMOND HEELS
NOT IN EASTER PARADE
NEW YORK. special.-Armed with

NEW YORK. Special.-Armed with
suit of banana brOadclOth' Cthe
very latest Partisan Importation. dec
grated with bright and unusual hand
embroidery and wearing a large and
imposing picture hat-all soft blue
ostrich feathers and crinkly gold
framework and white creamy lace
and white lace all over her blue waist
and on both hands a searchlight bat
terry of diamonds. Mrs. Charles II. An
thOny, of Muncie. Ind. sunday morn
ing sauntered out Tor Fifth Avenues
Easter parade.
The banana broadcloth" affair was
designed by Mrs. Anthony herself in
Muncie. as was the hat. once design
ed. both were executed in Indian
apolis. So Mrs. Anthony told a World
reporter who found her in the writing
room of the Waldorf-Astoria Sunday
afternoon. From Mrs. Anthony's few
remarks one gathered that the after
noon hadn't been near long enough
TO suit her-and then the rain.
"Of course, il had to rain on Easter
sunday" said Mrs. Anthony, with a
sigh. well, I've seen it, the parade
hum! Very charming. but so quiet.
Nothing at all unusual about it. Things
the women wore were new, but / saw
nothing startling. And they all stare
SO. Women as bad as the men. Don't
understand such bad manners. Well
PariS-I mean the girls and women
some of them very fat, by the way. I
saw on Fifth Avenue today think
they'd better begin 10 think for them
selves and plan their own clothes ana
have them made at home like l do
Asked if her gold slippers with dia-
mond studded heels had twinkled NJ
and down the avenue. Mrs. Anthony
said they hadn't. Last night they ap-
peared.
Some $500 people had gathered for
the concert at the Waldorf when Mrs.
Anthony swept through into the din
ing room. Beneath the folds of her
emerald skirt those much discussed
gold and diamond heeled slippers stole
in and out (irst New York appear
ance). For the moment the concert
was forgotten.
AS Mrs. Anthony passed on into the
rose room one observed that her gown
was cut low fore and aft and that
from her bodice, like the crest on an
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Her FOE IS ADAMANT, She GOES
TO PRISON With BABE IN ARMS
II Want Her Suerl Cries Samarco of Mrs Parlag...a
and 81 Will Show Her No Mercy

NEW YORK Special "Oh, 20
think OF II! Tomorrow will be Good
Friday. Then will come Easter Sun
day. and L may stu be in that terri
BILE place. Oh. It's wicked, wicked, TO
treat me like this" Iamented Mrs In
nocenza Parlagrecco. in the sheriff's
ottice Thursday afternoon, as she
clasped her thirteen-months-old baby
IN trembling arms. Every effort to
keep her from being sent to Ludlow
Street Jail had failed.
She had refused to be separated
from the infant when she was COM
mitted to the prison I'm default of
payment OF $1,000 judgment obtain
ed in a SANDER suit by Fannie Sa-
marco, OF 3O3 East One Hundred and
Eighth Street Appeal was made TO
Miss SamarcO by Sheriff hamburger
70 forgive Mrs. ParlagreccO.
NO, No, No; 1 Want Her to Suffer-"
mo. no, no." she exclaimed. Il
want her to spend the Easter season
In jail. This woman robbed me of
the man who was going to marry
me. L do not want her money. I do
not want an apology. I am glad she
did not pay the judgment. 1t mat
ters not if you get her out tomorrow.
L want her TO suffer as 1 suffered
when she ruined my happiness. L
won't change my mind"
And the black willow plumes on
her hat nodded emphasis at the
sheriff in the growing darkness of his
otflce about closing time. The sheriff
had sent for the young woman in the
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down into the subway and went TO
the downtown platform. Several per
sons saw him walking nervously un-
der the stairway and mumbhng to
himself.
Samuel Lewis, Of 347 Troy Street.
Brooklyn. was near the man when %
sOuthbOund local pulled i'm. The man
wanted until the train was almost
upon him. Then he leaped into the
air and fell under the train. The body
lay between the rails and the wheels
did not pass over him, but he was
dragged by the brake beams and was
wedged under the forward trucks of
the second car.
Police Fight Crowd Back.
Both platforms were crowded when
persons saw the train strike him.
Patrick Mulraney, motorman OF the
train, applied the emergency brakes
and stopped the train so quickly that
passengers We're jolted from their
feet.
The police formed a line about the
car under which the mans body was
piniOned and fought the crowd back
a wrecking crew came and the car
was lacked up and the body taken
out after forty minutes.
At the West Thirtieth Street Police
Station the body was examined and
cards and other papers belonging to
Herbert \. Sawyer found. In the
pockets also were S47.90 and a gold
watch. i'm which was the picture of a
woman, later identified as the dead
mans wife.
\ reporter found James S. Sawyer
and Mrs. Herbert Sawyer in the
Grand Union Hotel. Mr.. Sawyer was
asked:
Have you seen your brother In the
last hour?"
Il have not, and I am becoming
very uneasy" he replied so that his
sister-in-law could not hear him. Il
am afraid Herbert has carried out his
threat and ended his life. He was in
a fearfully nervous state. Do you
know where he can be found?"
The police later told Sawyer that
his brother had killed himself The
body was identified by two employees
Of the Gorham Company and permits
sion was given by the coroner for it's
shipment to Boston for burial.
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GIVES LIFE CONVICT
MONTHS VACATION

NEWMAN, GA Special BelieY-
ing that all work and no play makes
the convicts duh boys, Captain 5.
Nash, the oldest convict warden in
the State in point OF service, has an
nOunced that on May LIST he viii give
months vacation TO his cook. who
IS a hfe-timer, sent up on a murder
charge.
During the time that he is Off on
his vacation he will be absolutely free,
at liberty to go where he selects and
10 DO exactly what pleases him.
Inc warden will pay all his bills,
ooth to make his trip and to pay
MS expenses while away.
Nll he come back2" repeated the
warden, looking surprised when asked
the question. Why, certainly; he will
be back on the day and on the hour
set for him.
captain Nash believes that a con-
wet should have all the liberty posi-
PIE and he puts this theory into prac-
tee TO such good effect that he has
not had single escape in three years.
two men
Several days ago a reporter found
TWO prisoners working by themselves
two miles away from the rest of the
men. No guard was with them, and
yet both were hfers.
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nope OF convincing her how much an
opoioSy' which Mrs. Parlagrecco has
OitSred. meant I'm such a case.
Sne swung out OF the sherff-s ONE
with a girl friend
On an earlier appeal the sherlrr has
sem TOT samuel Albert. Miss Samarco'o
Iawyer and asked him to plead i'm thS
aVI rs StlenL and when she appeared
az the sherim's Office he urged her "a
forgive Mrs. Pariagrecco.
-, Ohiy Laughed DerisiveIy.
AZ the Sherlu office staff waited To
near the last word i'm the case. NisS
SsI1I,. CO listened to her lawyer with
nInlly SCI lips. Then she laughed
scornfully. The sheriff pictured m,
mother and her baby in JAIN and the
attendant hardships. but she would NOT
relent. "ON
Mrs. Pariagrecco has five children.
she lives at Zl4S Second Avenue. When
II was found she could not nav the
Judgment yesterday afternoon She was
arrested. Vain efforts were made TO
get some one to give s.. 600 bond. The
woman pleaded 50 hard 20 take her
Youngest child with her that the depu-
ties hearts were touched and they con-
scented TO place the matter before the
sheriff.
After Miss Samarco had left his Of
nee the sheriff sat for a long time gaz-
ing at the floor before he summoned IN
courage to tell the woman in the next
room that all the appeals had been in
vain.
I did not know it was as bad as
this" She cried. And Just at Easter
time. oh, please don't let me spend
Good Friday in taili Anyway. let me
The sherif gave orders that the in
rant should remain with its mother.
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ARREST OF THORNTON ON
HEELS OF THAT OF MOTLEY

Charged with maintaining a dis
orderly house at u West Federal
Street William Thornton. colored
was fined $40 and costs by Justice
Crutchfield in Police Court this morn
ing. y dozen or more men and WO-
men. alleged inmates of the place
were each fined $40 and costs.
This is the house where Nathaniel
J. Motley, alias Professor Scott, who
was arrested Saturday for the MUIR
der of two, and possibly three. China
men in New York, has been boarding.
The arrest of Thornton followed
closely on the heels of the apprehen-
sion of Motley or Scott.
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NEW YORK Special General
Eastern Division of the United States
Army, with headquarters at Cover
Frederick d. Grant commanding the
nor's Island, has been forced to retire
from active service, temporarily, on
account Of his health. 1t is said that
he fears cancer Of the throat, the
trouble that caused the death of his
father, General U. S. Grant, former
President Of the United States.
Those closeto She general deny the
truth Of the reported cancer of the
throat affection, but admit shat state
of i'll health brought on by worry,
thought to be due to fear Of dying
after the manner Of his father, has
caused the retirement of the general.
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POLICEMEN RISK LIVES
AND SAVE FIVE WOMEN

NEW YORK SpeciaL-While an
excited crowd OF more than / 600
stood by and watched two policemen
risked their lives Thursday night to
save five women who had become
partly overcome by smoke in the
tenements in the upper floors of rs
Broad Street, near South Street, all
narrowly escaped.
The blaze was in the store Of the
Vulcan Asbestos Manufacturing Com
pany, on the, ground floor. Dense
smoke poured up through the hall
way to the lodgings OF the six fami-
lies above Patrolman Erichs' hair
was singed by the flames as he ran in
from the street, through the lower
hall and up the stairs. a number Of
the tenants had already escaped, but
Mrs. Mary De Mott and her daughter,
Phyllis, on the second floor, were
nearly unconscious from smoke and
fright. The bluecoat half pushed.
half carried them to the third story.
where were Mrs. Mary O'Connor. her
daughter, Irene, and Mrs. Joseph
. Neil, cropping Historically.
One Of the women remcW hcr.
there was a communicate . Iut.
lib, and through il Eric. .lpreu
and dragged the five women L. safety.
Meantime Patrolman NIackaN who
had sent in an alarm, had climbed up
TO a secOnd-stOry window and had
entered the building. the crowd
shouting that nothing had been seen
Of Erichs or the five women whom
he went in To rescue.
Mackay stumbled through a glass
door on the second floor and cut his
hand. but kept on cropping his way
up, shouting as he went, until he had
got TO the top story, where he found
the scuttle and escaped TO the roof.
Erichs and the women got out Of rs
by a rear fire escape. The crowd
cheered when il learned of the rescue.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-04-25
ASHLAND MAN A
-. Home BREAKER
Takes Married Woman From
Husband and Two Small
Children.

ASHLAND, Va Special II be-
came known on Saturday that John
Perrln, young man OF Ashland. and
a carpenter by trade. had eloped wirh
q married woman by the name OF
Weiss, whose husband is a blacksmith
ana lives about three miles from town
Mrs. Weiss left two small children
besides her husband, who plies his
trade in Richmond.
by their grandmother.
Nothing has been heard of tba
couple since their disappearance. and
II IS rumored that they have gone to
Mr.. Perrin has q number OF reIa-
ives ana friends IN Ashland who are
distressed at his alleged rosb act
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RELATIVES WERE
MUCH EXCITED
Scene at White Star Offices Is
One of Wild Con-
fusion.

NEW YORK Special a scene
closely rivaling that which occurred
at the time of the disaster to the
White Star liner Republic off Nan
tuckeS shoals was presented Monday at
the office of the White Star at 90
Broadway.
passengers aboard the Titanic clam
ored for news, and the insistent state
ments of the company officials that
the Titanic could not possibly sink,
and that they felt assured there would
be no loss of life, had little effect in
Quieting the fears.
Bankers and brokers, men Of at
fairs closely identified with the bust
ness and professional life of New
York, elbowed their way into the
crowded offices, and with faces tense
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WAS ROBBED IN
POLICE COURT
MoND. vA--special.-l

RIG H mon Nd, VA-Special.-
What Is perhaps one of the most
daring r1ooerles yet reportsd TO the
presence OF upwards of two score
policemen, plain clothes men, sergeants
captains and upwards OF two hundred
N: s. Hermann. merehandise
Ca, was the victim: Mr.. Hermann
who was an Interested spectator in
court this morning. was relieved" or,
20 use his own expression, touched"
OF a wallet containing $40. divided be-
tween two checks, each for $50, and
about $40 in currency.
Aside from these Valuables, the
pocketbook contained a fire line badge
Of the Savannah fire department, a
theater pass. an Identification card and
Whatsoever except to Mr.. Hermann.
Mr.. Hermann was sitting behind
the rail directly in front of Justice
Crutchfeld. He was interested in the
mindful OF his SURROUNDINGS until he
felt tug at his left hip pocket
Il could feel the pocketbook slip
ping" he said a few minutes after
wards, and l instinctiveiy grabbed the
first person nearest me
What's the natter" his neighbor
I've lost my pOcketbook." Mr.. Herr
mann answered.
Il know nothing about IT," the
This did not satisfy Mr.. Hermann
however. and he called an officer. still
holding on to the man Detective
Sergeant Fred Krengel took the man
as also a companion, into custody and
escorted them 10 Justice Crutchfield's
private Office.
Mr.. Hermann was called into the
Office and Identified ore Of the men as
the man who was sitting next TO him
when he first missed the pocketbook
He pointed out the man. whereupoD
the detective carried him 10 the office
Of Major Werner, Chief of Police
Prior to this both men were search
ed by Detective krengel, but the miss
ing wallet was not found. They were
shortly thereafter released.
Mr.. Hermann last saw his pocket
book when, at about 9:15 o'clock this
morning he boarded an east bound
Broad and Twenty-fifth Street car at
Allison and Broad Streets. Mr.. Herr
mann is stopping on West Grace Street
He went directly to the CITY Hail and
to the court room. While ne last saw
the wallet upon boarding the car and
paying his fare. Mr.. Hermann is
confident he had 1t when he entered
Police Court.
Il could feel it on my hip" he said
Mr. Hermann is in Richmond on a
checks were signed by NJ. :. Hermann
& Bro and were made PAYABLE 10 NJ s
Hermann. Mr.. Hermann declared
ms intention OF having payment on
the checks stopped s soon a s he could
ascertain the numbers from savannah
This, he said, he would do by wire or
long-diStance phone.
Following the discovery Of the rob-
berry an officer was stationed at the
several exits and entrances Of Police
Court and no one was allowed 20 enter
or depart.
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HOLD ADOPTED son
g FOR MARSH MURDER

LYNN, MASS. Special.-A war
? rant was issued Monday for the
arrest OF ". y. DOrr, who is
charged with the murder of
George T.. Marsh, the wealthy
soap manufactures, found shot 10
death here on Friday. Dorr
comes from Stockton, Cal.
Chief of Police Bnrckes, of
Lynn, wired ali of the principal
cities OF the country today TO ar
rest Dorr on the charge OF first
degree murder.
Dorr is fifty-five years of age.
Chief BurckeS said he had evil
dence which lie believed would
convict Dorr of the crime charged
against him by the police.
Dorr is the adopted son OF the
murder victims dead brother,
Charles Marsh, who went West
I'm the California gold rush in
1S49. He is said TO have had diff
ferences with George Marsh, who
was administrator OF his adopt
ed fathers estate.
The information that led the police
10 ask for a warrant for the arrest
OF Dorr came from q Boston druggist
named Taylor-a Californian.
Taylor read of the murder in the
papers and came TO Lynn today OF
his own accord TO tell what he knew
Of the case. He told Chief BurckeS
he saw Dorr on Commonwealth Ave
nue., Boston, at 8 o'clock last Thurs
day afternoon. the day upon which
Marsh was slain.
Dorr was in a black automobile
He had as a companion man who
answers the description of a mar
known in Lynn.
DOrr appeared very much surprised
to see TAYLOR. TAYLOR knew DOrr was
coming East, but thought Dorr was
going to New York. Dorr told him
he was in Boston on business and was
going TO Lynn.
Taylor told Chief Burckes Dorl
was well fixed in Stockton. Cal. Tay-
lor also gave other testimony which
the police did not make public. 4
Lynn man is being watched by tn,
police night and day, and should he
TO leave the city he Will bC
arrested and detained on some minor
charge.
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OLD DETECTIVE FIGHTS
\ YOUNG HOUSE THIEF

NEW YORK.-Special- Two men,
both well dressed. sauntered through
One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Street
Friday afternoon and entered an
apartment house near Broadway.
They rang the bells of several apart
ments and then went to the street
walking east.
William Brown, a retired detective
sergeant, who lives at No. 3O7 West
one Hundred and Fourteenth Street
saw the men enter several other
houses, and after sounding bells walk
away. Suspicious. he followed. At
LenOX Avenue they turned north and
walked up to One Hundred and Tween
ty-ninth Street. Turning east they
entered the Dakota apartment house
at No. 81. They did not come out at
once, and Brown took his stand in the
doorway.
Half an hour later the men again
appeared. One was carrying q large
bundle wrapped in a sheet.
fight started. Brown knocked
one man down, but broke two fingers
men overpowered him. One ran east.
the other. Selling the bundle, heade
for LenoX Avenue. Brown pursued
him.
At One Hundred and Twenty eighth
Street a man tripped the fugitive. Be
AOlS ne COulQ get TO ms lGel brown
was upon him. Policemen DeVlin and
Hayes ran up. Devlin was preparing
to lead Browns captive through a
great crowd that had gathered when
the fellow kicked Devlin i'm the abdo-
men. Devlin fell, but blows from
Hayes club subdued the fighter.
DeVlin marched the prisoner along
l-enOX Avenue and turned west at one
Hundred and Twenty-siXth Street. In
front of the Alhambra Theater the
prisoner squirmed loose and darted
up Seventh Avenue. AS he turned into
one Hundred and Twenty eighth
Street DeVlin fired three shots at him.
but he ran on and disappeared in the
house at No. 27S.
Reserves from the West One Hun
dred and Twenty-fifth Street station
surrounded the block, but the thief
could not be found.
The bundle he carried contained
1ewelry and clothing valued at $3.50.
which belonged to Samuel s. Els
worth, who lives on the second floor
of the Dakota.
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LICENSES REFUSED TO
TWO LYNCHBURG SALOONS
LYNCHRTRG

L4NCHBURG, VA Special.-
twenty retail liquor dealers in the
CITY were given new licenses by Jufga
CHRISTIAN in the Corporation Court To-
gay excepting Desmonds. at the Hotel
SSarrolI' and Hin Barnes Manning. the
5Oa iIier DelnS held up for selling to
drunken men and the lottar for -, ~
ing TO minors
Judge Christian held today that q
NAN ~ !, VINO plainly showed the influence
VI Hquor was too drunk to be so1d
10 at all under the law.
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MRS. SMITH TOOK
OUT A WARRANT
Charged Dead Man With Shoot
ing Her Husband as Under
taker Worked.

PETERSBURG, Va Special.
saturday afternoon Mrs. smith
came 10 Petersburg and sUore
out warrant against Walker.
charging him with shooting her
nus band with murderOus intent.
Vt the same hour Petersburg
uhuertakers were preparing a
caslet for the BODY of WoII,e,.
who had been killed bv smith
Both Smith and his wife pro-
iesScd ignorance of the death. or
even the WOunding. Of Walker.