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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
CONVICT NEGRO
AND SPIRIT HIM
AWAY FROM MOB
Trial and Sentence of Con-
fessed Assailant Take
but Ten Minutes
AUTOMOBILE CARRIES
HIM OUT OF STATE
Extreme Measures Are Re-
sorted to by Officers OF
the Law to Prevent
Lyhehing Bee
Extreme Measures Are Re-
Gated To hx Officers oil
sp.e,a, to The Richmond v,rginian.)

Especial 70 The Richmond Virginian)
CAPE CHARLES, VA. March L.
Indicted last night at SALISBURY. Ao-.
Courthouse, secretly tried. convicted
and sentenced and then hurried INTO
an awaiting automobile ana rusneo
on, OF the State was the history OF
ave minutes Of the life OF Emmons
Waller. the confessed assailant OF
Miss Ella Bailey. on Monday after
noon.
The trial and conviction OF Wallet
started when Sheriff Roy Smith re-
csived a telephone message that the
mob was forming. Not more IMAM
ten minutes elapsed from the time the
negro was brought from the county
jail until he was sentenced to ten
years at hard labor In the pentten-
tiary and on his way to place OF
safety.
Mob Was Waiting
The Judge was informed that . To-
cal mob was waiting In front OF the
courthouse deter mined to lynch tho
cuiprtt, not waiting for the mOba
that were marching 10 the county
5gxy from Hrpron and other points.
Sheriff Smith was notified to spirit
Waller away. and instead OF return
InE him to jail he was thrown In an
awaiting automobile. covered with
blankets and q real race for life be-
gun.
To throw the angry crowd OF the
track, southern course was taken
until well out OF the city, then
record run was made to Laurel, Del.
The party arrived at 1880 last night.
The few people on the street were
told that the prisoner was n youth
they had caught on the charge of
selling whiskey
Oniccr Stands on Mob.
No ono knew better until after
midnight. Then messengers we're
sent calling upon citizens to avengc
the assault upon Miss Bailey.
Before the crowd could organize.
however, the 1870 O'Clock express
came and with drawn guns the Mary
land officials. with local officers. land
cd the cringing convict on the train.
The greatest Indignation prevailed
throughout the section. and It y fear
ed another race outbreak will result
In the slaughter OF innocent negroes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
DONKEY
SMASHES UP SALOON

NEW YORK. March i4.--Leadinx
4 small donkey by the halter. Rich
ard Schoas. . visitor from Sullivan
county. entered the cafe Of hts friend.
Rudolph Offenfost. at Atlantic ave-
nue. and Smith street. Brooklyn. to-
night, and asked for drink. Then
ne added:
..Givc my friend something. too"
The donkey drank freely and wan.
dersd over to the free lunch counter,
who're some ono gave him spoon.
ful OF tobacco sauce.
Things began to happen. Tho dom
gkey kicked over the lunch counter.
wrecked part Of the bar and got 70
the street. He stopped 70 do some
more kicking three blocks away ana
was captured and locked up ror tn
night II livery stable.
Tho next time 6choas comes "a
town. he declares he will bring !
hound or : goat- He r looking Tor
sosne ona Il taks the tacka1 "A ~
handa @
IN ssys ~ bonght M jaehses ~
IN HRS ehll6eo n hao Goo1e|o4
lt,els n y i M 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
JUDGE MAss|E,
man. Of ABILITY

Judge Thornton Lennon Mass1e.
who was murdered In the court 10, n
at Hlllsville yesterday. w. born In
Nelson county, Va, October l, 1865.
Hts parents were Patrick CabeIl Mas
sic and susan Catherine Massie. who
was Susan Catherine Withers. He was
educated at home by private tutors.
and later at Pantops Academy. near
Charlottesville. from which he enter
cd the academic department OF the
University Of Virginia and later the
law school Of that institution After
leaving the University Of Virginia he
taught school for two years. and dur
ing that time studied law privately.
In 1855 he settled at Pulaski. where
he built up . successful legal prac-
ttce.
Judge Massie was . Democrat who
never changed his party allegiance,
Before being elevated to the bench
several years ago he had held no
political Offices except those Of menu
Der OF Council and attorney for the
town Of Pulaski. However, he always
took an active and prominent part il,
the politics OF his section. He was
director and attorney for the Peoples
Bank Of Pulaski. and for the Bank
Of Pulaski county at Dublin, Va.
He was . member Of the Kniyhts
OF pythlas, OF the Royal Arcanum
and Of the Sigma Chi college frater-
nifty.
Judge 0assie was 2 member OF the
Protestant Episcopal church. In which
he had been veStIyman since he was
twenty-five years Of age.
On June -. 1888. he married
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
BAR ASSOCIATION
REGRETS TRAGEDY

Resolutions deeply deplor.
ing the tragedy 1t Hiilsvtllc
yestsrsiay morning when Judge
Thornton l.. Massie and other
ofIicials were Shot down In the
court room by Floyd Allen,
L. adsr Of tho desperate Alien
gang, were adopted last night
by the Richmond Iar Associa-
ton 1t its annual meeting and
banquet ~ the Commonwealth
Club.
In addition to the rcso,u-
lions. practically all the speak
ers Of The evening referred to
the tragedy and especially n.
nscnted the murder AZ judge
Massie. who wan personally
known ( omany members Of
the Richmond association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
judge Thomas Lennon Mas'
sic. Commonwealth Attor-
new w. Foster and Sher-
iffT.L. Webb, Victims
PRISONER OPENS FIRE
AND ISBACKED UP BY =
FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Fusilade of Bullets in the Court Roounl
Finds Victims Among Court Officer3|
Jurors and Spectators When Floyd
Allen Gives Signal by Shooting Judge
and Is Joined by Comrades--- Village
of Hillsville Is Terrorized and Second
Battle Is Expected When Detectives
Attempt to Take Wounded Outlaw
in Custody
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
GOVERNOR INCREASES
REWARD FOR ALIENS
Baldwin Detectives on Scene--Miltary Held in Readi-
ness-Judge Staples Will Reopen Court Session
Which Was Interrupted by Wholesale
Attorney General
At the Front


$500
eenvieten Of individual thereof
srner ssrsicss ard needed
o'clock
Ct andw
Judge Walsr r.
designated Hisv
Il
Baldwin
second Regiment
y HE and twenty % with amne1ntien HIsxh teday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
THE DEAD

Judge Thornton l.. Massie, shot three times.
L. F. Webb, Sheriff, shot four times @
William Foster Commonwealth Attorney shot
SIX times.
THE WOUNDED
Floyd Allen shot three times.
A. c. Cane, Juror, shot twice. sd
Stuart Worrell, Spectator, shot once.
c. c. Fowler, Juror shot twice.
Dexter Goad, Clerk of Court, shot once.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12
eooeLlNG IN OLD TENNESSEE
Rival Candidates for office Take the
Specific for Cold Feet, and
Then Some.

Major II. A. Pettibone OF Tennessee.
In his "Reminiscences Of Fiddling Bob
Taylor. formerly rivals for the same seat
In congress. gives a graphic account in
the New York Times of a typical po-
iitiesl fight in the Tennessee noun
tsins.
The first campaign for congress"
said Major Pettibone was Bob Tayior's
first essay In the political arena, and he
was then the same roliicking. gosd-na-
tured fellow that everybody knew after
ward He was full Of fun and life. and.
after We had completed the serious parts
Of our speeches and got down to telling
yarns and swapping jokes. he was IN his
element.
"As q matter Of course We did a lot
Of travelling together. and we were al
ways en- the best Of terms. / never will
forget q time when We were travelling
along togethsr from one little town to
another. In buggy and BOB alongside
on big horse. II was necessary for M
70 peso q certain Lack creek. and at that
tina tie creek vss tremendous stream.
due 10 heavy rains Of the past week
When We reached Il happened to glance
a. Boe's faos and II was the most woe
hsgons that ever looked ct Els sp-
psarsncs Indicated that TIA chances Of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12
NEW VIRUS FOR HYDROPHoBlA
-. Louis Doctors Method OF Treat-
nent Explained at DEBTORS
Convention.

Anew treatment Of hydrophobis, the dis.
covery Of which marks the most notable
advance in combating this terrible dis
ease since the introduction Of the Pas
teur method in 1855. was described to the
physicians in attendance 1t the closing
session OF che twelfth annual meeting Of
the American association Of Pathoiosisss
and Bacterioiogists In the College Of
Physicians. Philadelphia. April 6. While
the treatment in its essentials Is similar
to that OF Pastsur, II IL 90 far an i'm.
provement on the old method that Il can
be administered easily at every hospital
in the country and even by the ordinary
practicing physicians In the small towns.
avoiding the dangerous delay and the sx-
pense Of sending the afflicted person to
. hospital or TO medical institute which
specislIzes in such cases.
The first human being on whom the
new treatment was tried was the dis
eoyerer himself. DR.. L. d. Harris, city
bacterioloEist OF ST. Louis. who owes
his life to its use. While conducting his
experiments on dogs and rabbits In his
laboratory he accidentally became In
fected with rabies from one Of the ami !.
mas and demonstrated the efficacy OF
the treatment by making himself i'm
muns from the fatal results which would
otherwise have followed the accident IN
jeetions OF I,coc lethal does were made
on successive days. In conformity with
the experiments that had been made upon
dogs and rabbits previously. and DR..
Harms recovered without serious illness
or Inconvenience
Because Of the horrible sgonies through
which the victim OF hydrophobis passes.
this disease has been one Of the most
dreaded in existence, and until the intro
duction Of the Pasteur method seventeen
years ago the person who had been Bit
ten by q dog or other animal with rabies
was almost certainly doomed 10 death.
The Pasteur method consists OF inject
Ing into the patient an emulsion made
nom the spinal cord Of a RABBIT killed
BY rabies. but the treatment is made i'm
practical for general use because Il IL
necessary TO Kill q rabbit every day,
owing 10 the tendency OF the. virus IN
the spsnsf cord RAPIDLY 10 lose strength
After fifteen days u is practically use
less. BY the Harris method, however.
the virus retains almost its original
strength after more than i've months
Or. Harris made graphite comparison
m telling of his nsw-found treat
msnt when he said that material
MANUFACTURED By HE method had rstssnsd
more Of its orisifsi viraisncs sftsr .
period Of 10 days than had tAe Passsur
vi-us st ths End cf tvo dsyA M Pas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

between Sherman avenue and Eighteenth
street TO j. r. DalIinshaus for H.O59
Small house and two one-half-acre lots
in Vernon Heights addition. just north
west Of Fort omaha, 40 Peter Jerysnson
for N,8e.
Half acre lot in Vernon Heights addi-
ton to Charles r. Hart for 800.
Four lots In kountze place on Evans
street between Sherman avenue and
Eighteenth street. to N. 3. Copeland
for 90
Lot il vineisnd addition to George
White for SIS.
Lot in Mystic Park addition. Just west
Of Krug's park. to Walter IL Lyeke
Tor 800.
Small house and three lots in Creighton
Heights addition. south q the Deaf and =.
Lot in Mystic Park addition, Just west
Of Krug's park. to Ralph F. clary for
seven-room bungalow in Kountze place.
1915 Emmett street. sold for W. Bodeman
for $500
Lot in Mystic Park addition. Just west
Of Krug's park. 10 z. Shirley for 500
Lot in shuil's second addition to George
Crush for $50
Another lot in shulrs second addition
10 W. Jobson for 500.
Small house and lot in Lincoln Heights
addition to Rose Hedrick for $500
Three acres and six-room house located
at Thlrty-sixth and Curtis avenue to 8.
Hill for s, $50.
Lot in Mystic Park addition, just west
OF Krug's park. to Lacy Shriver for 800
Lot in Yineland addition TO r. c.
Oglesby for S5I5.
Contract 10 build seyen-room house in
Collier place on Meredith avenue to R.
c. Cline for 500.
Lot on Nineteenth street in Kountze
place. between Evans and Pratt street. to
f. johnson for 500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12
TWO MEN SETTLE A MUTINY
Question of Military Discipline
solved when sandy Went
Over the Ropes.

A story comes from London about a
military not that took place at Long
moor camp. At Longmoor there is a
mounted infantry school connected with
the Aldershot division.
II seems that certain Scotchmen among
the troopers were out on New Years eve.
When a scotchman goes out on q New
Years eve to have a good time, We know
pretty well where he will fetch UP. These
men carried out all the traditions Of the
High street in Glasgow.
when they came In the next morning
they were duly reproved and several Of
them were put in irons. Others were
made to carry tubs and shoulder brooms.
The Scotehmen rebelled. claiming their
right TO do as they pleased one day in
the year. The officers refused to accept
the round robin, but ordered the men
punished.
Then II was that the whole division
bombarded the officers quarters with
bricks smashed every window. broke in
the roof. and declared that II any one
OF them was to be punished all must be
punished.
The assembly was sounded, and all the
officers turned out to quell the disturb
ance. The mutineers refused to fall into
line. Instead, they formed hollow
square around big pile OF bricks and
requested the officers to come on. The
officers drew their revolvers, but. Of
course. dared not shoot
Then It was that happy thought came
to one Of the officsrs--a captain--who 10
noted boxer. He got the men quiet
long enough TO challenge them TO pick
out any one man 70 fight him, and they
would settle the matter In single contest.
This pleased the scotchmen very much
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

teur material IL adaptable for use only
IN hospitals and Institutes where the rab-
bits are infected and killed. while the
material manufactured by the new pro-
cess Is In powder form and may be dis
patched easily to any accessible part OF
the world.
The Harris virus Is obtained by grind
ing up In q mortar the dry brain of an
infected rabbit Dust enough water 70
added to make II the consistency Of paste.
Then Il Is subjected to a freezing pro-
cess which renders II extremely brittle
and gives II It's ability to retain so much
OF its virulence for so long period.
After being ground again to q light yell
iowish or brown powder. every particle
Of moisture u removed and the material
II ready to be placed In Dramatically
sealed glass tubes for use when needed.
Experiments have shown that the powder
retains from 30 to 60 per cent OF its
original virulenoe, but a. II loses at the
same time nearly % per cent in weight
II really contains a. great a percentage
Of strength as when taken from the skull
OF the rabbit.
Dr. Harris said that the experiments
he had conducted proved to his satisfac-
ton that the virus would establish sbso'
lutte immunity from hydrophobia in prac-
teally every case that was taken in
time. He said he had demonstrated this
repeatedly on, animals IN his experiments.
Because Of the recentness Of the dis
covery emily few human beings have
received the treatment. Besides DR.. Har-
ris. nineteen persons in 81. Louis have
been treated by the new method and In
each case immunity was established
Philadelphia Record.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

his being left behind were very bright.
Major he said. you reckon ! can
get across with this animalr
"'well. Bob7' I said. you get off and
get In the buggy with me. and I will
make my driver ride your noble steed
over
This was agreeable TO Bob, 80 down
he got and up he came into the buggy
with me. and we Immediately started
across. Now. It happened that the creek
was even deeper than l though Il was.
and by the time We reached the middle
the water was way up in the buggy. and
we had 10 hold our legs away up in the
air 70 keep from getting soaked. For a
while II looked as II we would have to
do some swimming. and the prospect was
none too pleasing TO either Of US. FL
nally, however. We hit the other side and
the danger was over"
"'Bob.' said I after that. amt we \
bit wet about the feet?'
"T think we ere. major he said
"'well. Bob l said. getting my feet
wet always gives me bad cold II don't
take something. I have bottle OF good
mountain whisky under the buggy seat
and
Bob beat me to 1t by a second
Then we googled.
"A little later our feet began to get
cold again and We googied again. Before
We got to our speaking place Bob put his
arms around my neck and with genuine
tears in his eyes said:
Major. forgive me; I amt worthy
God knows i ain't-to run against as
noble man as you are for congress. I
admire you. love you. major. and I
hope you viii beat the very stuffing out
OF me-
Il returned the embrace and we googled
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

again.
Bob said ]. after Q while-this time
putting my arms around him-'you ara
mistaken about that little remark you
made just now, and by CAD. sab, 1. am
going to tell 'em so at the next .meeting.'
"'oh, major said Bob. hugglng me
again with tears in his eyes. don't do
that, for Gods sake. don't. But II you
do, major. it would Just confirm what
Just said about you and your noble
nature
Well. I don't remember much about
that next stop except that we drove up
to a plsee where hundreds Of mountain
people stood around to hear the two fs-
nous orators OF the wautauga valley.
BY that time neither Of US could have got
out of the buggy to save our lives. sx-
cspt on our heads. 80 we Just sat where
we were. and put my arms around Bob
and said:
Fellow citizens. this man Is the Hon
Robert L. Taylor. my honorable opponent
in this race for congress. and / want you
TO elect him, for he Is genius and the
best fellow that ever lived. The fact Is,
We are both great men, and so It don't
make any difference whom you elect. be-
cause. anyhow. you will elect a man a
darn sight too good to represent such q
lot Of fools as now see before me.
Whoop-rah- Hurrah for me and Bob
Taylor!
And / grabbed up the reins and drove
off (for ! didn't know what might hap
psn). And the gaping crowd OF hill
hlllies stood there wondering what in ths
devil II all meant.
I found out later; They took me at
my word. much to my disgust. and voted
solIdly for Bob"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

This Is the time OF year for opening new
additions. and promoters are meeting with
success In settling up their plots.
Half Of Elmwood View. sixtieth and
Pine streets. opened BY the Byron Reed
company two weeks ago. has been sold
and some buyers are figuring on resi-
dences on the new property.
Hastings & Heyden are making arrange
msnts TO plat seven acres Of ground BE-
tween rhirty-seventh and Thirty eighth.
Brown and Fort streets into city lots.
The lots will be sold on the easy payment
plan. The plot lies high and is within
four blocks OF the car line. The new
Grand Avenue school house is within a
short distance from IL.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

The list Of real estate sales reported
by Hastings q Hsyden in the last two
weeks shows the good demand for dif-
fsrent kinds Of Omaha real estate:
Lot a. the southwest corner Of sher-
man avenne and Evans street IN Kountse
place TO Il. r. Nicholson for u,im
Lot on Evans street in Kcuntze place
between Sherman avenue ard Eighteeath
street for Ne9 10 W. r. B1mhiett, who
expects 10 build q new home On H.
South west corner Of Eighteenth and
Evars street IN Kountxs place 10 Otto
Thompson for N.N1
Lot on Fourteenth avenue IN Sulphur
spring addition. between Lothrup and
Emmett streets. 10 Clarence A overton
fer ts7k
EorsheAst cornsr Of EzEhtesnth ana
.Eyans street KountEe plaza, to Frank
Whipperuan for y -
Not on Evans street Ia Kozn<zs place
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12

At the last meeting Of the Real Estate
exchange. the Gay following the city cleo
tion. the political faction OF the orEaniza-
lion was at loss for q topic Of discus
sion. The many members who have been
opposing making the exchange into a po-
htical camp may not all have been ex.
aetly suited with the outcome Of the bal
lotins. but they wore those II told you
So smiles. They had won their point
and had been indicated in II
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-27
 CHECK BABIES
 AND PARADE
ButtermiIk and Sandwiches Sold
 In Booths on Line of March

Columbus. O., Aug. 27.--A pretty woman dressed in white, with short skirt. small hat and stout walking shoes stepped up to an attendant at the checking booth, handed over a small bundle of humanity and in re- turn received an obIong piece of pasteboard on which was the number 27s.
 The woman was a suffragist- She was checking her baby that she might participate in the big Sufkragette pa- rade, the important feature, today. of the Ohio-Columbus centennial.
 Hundreds of other women, who are followed her example. The parade was led by women famous through out America. s.
 ButtermiIk and sandwiches were sold by women along the line of march to help defray expenses of their campaign to secure the adop- ton of the suffrage amendment on September 3.
 pr. Alice Littlejohn, woman's phy- sical instructor of Ohio State Semi nary, acted as grand marshal.
 Among those in line were Miss F'oIa LaFollette. daughter of Senator La Toilette. Dr. Anna Shaw, of New York, Harriet Taylor Upton, presf- dent of the Ohio League, Miss Eliza beth Hauser, of Cleveland and Miss Harriet Stanton Blach, of New York, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of the earliest advocates of wo-- man suffrage.
 The women left vanity behind. They wore plain white dresses, small hats, and discarded French heels for sen- sible walking shoes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-27
POST OFFICES
 PRACTICALLY CLOSED SUNDAY
No General Delivery Service : Nor Mail Assortment
 Lobby to be Open

Postmaster William H. Marigold to- day received official notice from Washington relative to the closing of post offices on Sunday. provision for which was made in the post office bill passed by the Congress that ad- journed yesterday. The notice from the first assistant postmaster general reads, in part. as follows:
 Under this law you will close the general delivery and carriers win doWs and lock boxes and discontinue all deliveries by carriers on Sundays. Note, however, that special delivery mail is excepted and you will ar range to have on hand a sufficient force to handle the special delivery mail promptly.
 The department desires to reduce the Sunday work of the post office employees to a minimum, so that as many of the employees as possible may enjoy a complete day of rest on Sum- day. You should, therefore. require only a sufficient number of clerks to report for duty on that day in order that transient mail collected for dis patch may be handled without delay. If no mail is dispatched on Sunday a very early collection should be made on Monday morning and the mail for local delivery distributed before the carriers leave for their first trip
 In Interpreting the ruling, Post master Marigold says that practically the only change required here is in the closing Of the general delivery window which heretofore has been open from g to 10 a. m. Sunday. The post office lobby will be open and box holders may get mail from the boxes. This mail will not include anything received between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday.
 At present there are usually Il men working in the post office and branch stations Sunday. This number may be reduced to seven by the new rul- ing. It will require a couple of weeks operation, it is, said, to ascer- tain whether additional help will be required for the distribution of mail after midnight on Sunday The fact that other offices in the country will be closed will tend to lessen the amount of incoming mail.