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Special Correspondence OF The Star. 80
:. RICHMOND. Va. September g. 1913.
What promises to be one of the inter-
esting struggles before the coming ses-
sion of the general assembly will be
the election of a judge for the, supreme
court of appeals. There are at this time
four avowed candidates for the place
which Judge John A. Buchanan will va
cate January. 1915. The position pays
$4,000 a year and the term is for twelve
years. The candidates are generally
from that section of the state regarded
Dis the southwest. Judge Frank B. Hut
ton is from Wythe, Judge, L. Kelley,
Bristol; Judge Waller r. Staples is from
Roanoke. and the fourth, Capt. Richard
B. Davis. Is from Petersburg. He has
been for three years assistant to the
attorney general
While the ethics Of the profession pre-
Eent. any of the candidates from MAX
ing campaign. 1t Is fact that they
sre writing letters to their personal
friends and declaring their willingness
to accept In fact. some of them have
gone q bit further and are asking their
close friends to see what can be done
toward getting them the Endorsement or
the bars in various sections OF the state.
toll, Judge Staples has been Endorsed at
Roanoke, and Capt. Davis has been in
dorsed by the bar of Petersburg.
Il May Contest Nomination.
while Attorney General Williams will
not make any statement whatever Of his
Intentions in the matter of q possible
contest before the state democratic COM
naittee OF the nomination OF John Gar
land Pollard as attorney general, the
fact that he is known to have gathered
considerable data and has been fur
n5shed with many reports Of alleged ir-
Irregularities leads to the conclusion that
be is not at all satisfied with the OUT
come of the primary.
Newell Walker, the young white man
Who cut the throat of his young wife
last May. will have to go to the death
eAair That is what the supreme court
OF appeals decided when 1t refused to
srant him d new trial OF to interfere in
Ahy way with the verdict of the trial
fRurt Walker lived in Charles City
county. his wife having left him and
made her home with relatives because
OF his bad conduct and insane jealousy.
Walker accosted his wife as she was re-
turning from church, implored her to
faturn to him and care for her children.
She refused. The man then drew a
razor and attacked her, almost severing
her head. He then went to the sheriff
and surrendered himself. His wife was
Only twenty-four years old and had
three children.
Girls Are Unruly.
Managers Of the Virginia Home and
Industrial School for Girls. an institu-
tf0n operated and managed by charitabiy
disposed persons. are in a auandary az to
what to- do with the girls which have
Wen committed to them by the state.
Several weeks ago the negro boss Of the
farm was removed and a white man
placed in charge of the place This an
Ssred the girls. A few days ago they
got on the rampage. took Mr., Turpin. the
foreman. and bound him hand and foot.
They then loaded him into q wagon and
cRrried him some two miles into the
woods. Before they left they united the
ropes and delivered warning to- HIM
*. he did they would kill him. He came
10 this city and reported the case to the
managers.
!. !. City Against Railroad.
,,.For several months the city Of Rich
nlond has been at loggerheads with the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad over the question of building q
new union station. The road wants to
build the station outside of the city
limits. The city has no jurisdiction over
uhS property and cannot control the
rSad on that score. The business men,
TIE travellers and the shippers of the
city favor the building Of the station
down town. The railroad has built a
belt line around the city and many Of
the through trains do not come to the
city at all. In the vicinity of the down.
town station there are business enter
nd 70 ctoH lfotVv 20
representing nearly $1OO.OO0,OOO. Nine
tenth Of the city's business is done within
q radius of half a mile either direction.
There are at this time two roads-the
Chesapeake and Ohio and the Seaboard-
which go into tho station, and third
will enter there IL. short time. The
proposed new station would be at least
three miles away more than mile
from the nearest hotel while the sta
ton now favored by the business in
terests has seven hotels within a mile
of the station.
Back From Colorado.
Gov Mann and his wife. who have been
attending the conference of governors in
Colorado, have returned to the city.
The governor enjoyed the trip. the first
OF consequence since his recent severe
illness. He appears to have gained
strength by his stay in the west.
Reuben Johnston. a negro. has been
held by the coroner's jury for the MUIR
der of William Bland. also colored. Both
men have extended police records and
have been known as gamblers for years.
Such nuisance are the speed fiends
on the roads of Henrico county. and SO
many are the accidents because of their
refusal 10 have any regard for the safety
Of persons who use the roads. that steps
have been taken to Jail the persons who
are convicted Of attractions Of the law.