The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-11
MURDER CHARGE
TO NEGRO DOCTOR
CORONER TArLoR PERFORMS An
AUTOPSY on THE body or
MRS. ROSA stage.
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FREADRICIE IS SAID TO HAVE
SERVED TERN IN PENITEN-
TIARY. nut HE DENIES
THE CHARGE.
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Coroner Taylor performed an au-
topsy yesterday on the bouy oy Mis.
Rosa inez stagg. wife OF J. ilnen
ktaxs, a painter, OF IL Government
roao. who died Friday following an
operation by Antonio + readricie, a
hayt,an negro and so-caied herr
doctor. who was arrested Saturday
by Detective Wiltshire. Dr. Taylor
decided that death WAS caused by an
internal hemorrhage and an inquest
will be held Tuesday. The funeral
OF the dead woman. which was to
have occurred yesterday. has been
postponed until after the inquest.
Freadricie is held at the + Irst Po-
lice Station charged with beng a.
suspicious character, suspected OF
murder. A warrant charging him
with murder will be sworn out and
he will he brought into Police Court
this morning. The police say the evil
denre against him Is conclusive, as
the husband. who is the witness for
the Commonwealth. was an eyewit-
ness to the operation. The husband
has not been placed under arrest.
Has served Term.
Detective Wiltshire discovered yes
ter6ay that t'readricie under the
name OF Tom Antonio served a term
mi,ted In Lynchburg. although the
nature OF the crime could not be dis
covered. as the records at tho penI-
Tertiary could not he gotten at yes
terday. When questioned IN his cell
al the First Police Station Last n il Hat
F, reE6ri-tc wcuff neither affirm or
deny that he had served time in
the penitentiary. although he stoutiy
protested that he was never In Lynch
burg In his life.
Two more alleged victims Of his
practice have been unesrthed by the
police. One OF the women Is in a
hospital Both VIII likely be sub
pocnaed MS witnesses against Fread-
ricie when he is brought ~ trial. and
the police are OF the opinion that
more cases Will come TO light before
Freadricie is brought to tho bar.
The suspicious circumstances con-
corning the death Of Mrs Stage came
10 light on Saturday when Coroner
Taylor vas notified 10y Arthur Nell
sen, an undertaken. IF SEQ State
street. Fulton. and when the coroner
made an investigation he unearthed
enough evidence TO warrant Fread-
ricies arrest.
The coroner reported his findings
to Chief of Police Werner. who sent
tor.
Freadricie lives at 2l2i Last Main
street and was not at home when
the detective went there, so the lat
ter waited In the Henr!co county Jail,
across the street, until he drove Jp
in buggy. and then placed him nm
der arrest. He resisted somewhat
when he found the detective did not
have warrant for his arrest. but
finally agreed to go to police head
quarters. after which he was taken
TO the First Police Station.
He In a burly negro, weighing 200
pounds. and claims that he Is a.
years old. but the police discredit this
statement. az he does not look over
so. He is a very intelligent negro,
and when questioned weighs the
question carefully before answering
The police have secured no inforna-
ton from him except that he Is In
nocent OF the crime with which he
Is charged. He said yesterday that
he was born in Port au Prince, but
came to the United States before the
war between the States. in which he
served in the hospital corps of the
Fifth Alabama Regiment He claims
to have lived in Richmond for fifty
years. and said that at one time he
was fireman on a boat belonging to
Harhormaster Curtis.
He Is what is known among the
blacks Of Hayti as voodoo doctor
or conjuror but the police believe
his Illegal practice among the white
people of Richmond was very extern
sive.
Coroner TAYLOR ia In possession OF
much evidence against him. and has
ordered an inquest at 20 O'Clock
Tuesday morning at the City Hail