The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-16
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
DEATH OF MINISTER
Authorities Inclined to Believe That lev. 5. H.
GrseLe Was Victim of Runaway Accident.
fort Louooun seminary Opens.
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Winchester. Va. september ls.-Ac-
cording to messages received here from
the mountain sections OF Hampshire
Hardy and Greenbrier Counties OF
West Virginia last evening. the au-
thorities have been using bioodhounos
for several days In the hope OF To-
eating the trail of the person who Is
supposed to have murdered Rev. 5. II.
Greene, the young minister OF the nal
timore Conference. Methodist Episeo-
pal Church. South, whose dead pody
was round early last week near the
top OF MuC0y Creek Mountain, In
Greenbrier County. and whose remains
were inferred several days since. Thus
far, however. the bloodhounds have
not struck a trail They were taken
to the spot where the body Of the
minister was found and the dogs made
several circles In the immediate neigh
borhood, but no definite trail has been
taken up. The authorities are said to
be inclined to believe the theory OF
Rev. Mr.. Greene's relatives and init.
mate friends that he was not MUIR
dered. but that his horse ran away and
threw him on. his skull being frac
tured AZ he fell on the rough noun
tain road. There are some people,
however. who declare they heard pis-
toll shots that night. but II they were
fired al the pastor they did not take
effect. as no pistol wound was found
in his body. He was formerly a men,
Der Of the faculty Of the Randolph
Macon Academy. at Front Royal. ana
was stationed at Gainesboro. this coun-
ty. last year, being transferred to the
Blue Sulphur circuit at the last annual
meeting OF the Baltimore Conference.
He leaves a young widow who has
been i'll for some time past. and who
was unable to attend the funeral, and
two young boys.
His widow is a daughter Of Wesley
Hammond. of Romney. W. Va, and
niece of Rev. william G. Hammond.
a retired minister. who is now living
at Herndon. Intimate friends here are
now of the opinion that the exact
manner in which the young pastor
came to his tragic death will never
be known.
J. E. Spurrier, who, for the past ten
Shenandoah Valley division Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. extend
ing from Harpers Ferry to Strasburg
and from Harfisonburg to Lexington.
with headquarters in Winchester, was
Yesterday promoted to a position on
the staff of General Manager c. W.
Galloway, and after tomorrow he Will
have his headquarters in Baltimore.
He will ibe succeeded here by u. b.
Brooke, assistant superintendent OF
Cumberland division at Keyser, ". va.
Mr.. Spurrier succeeded the late Thomas
c. Prince as superintendent OF the
Shenandoah division. He Is the Oldest
In point OF service on
the baltimore and Ohio Railroad eys-
tenn. Mr.. and Mrs. Spurrier and tneii
daughter, Miss Amy Spurrier' VIII
move to Baltimore in the near future.
All the owners and managers OF tno
race horses which have entered IN tne
track events held during the WIN
chester Fair last week. left last even
ing and to-day. some going TO ROANOKE
ma others to Lancaster. Pa, "here
thatr horses will be entered AZ the
S.irs The visiting track men were
loud in their praise Of the trea'"en'
~ corded them by the local fair ON
Ills and announced their 1ntentioh
81 returning next year with tne pan
NJ better strings. They CONSIDER 'ne
rack here as one OF the oes'
go tracks in this part OF the coun
trr A veteran patron OF the ioea'
tracl i. william Nicholson. o1 .d
nore. who lowered the trott'ns fe'o''