The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-22
WILL Be EXAMINED
AS TO HIS SANITY
J. E. Stephenson, OF Amherst,
Taken to Jail in Lynch
burg.
CONVENIENCE OF ALIENIsTs
Bridge Foreman on c. & O..
Missing Since Monday, Found
Drowned in Canal.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.1

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Lynchburg. Va, February 2I.-J. Il.
Stephenson. the Amherst Courthouse
man who is charged with shooting 4.
d. Brown in that place last fall, was
brought to the Lynchburg Jail this
morning by Sheriff r. n. Drummond,
OF Amherst County, i'm order that the
alienists, DIR. Pritldy and DR.. King may
examine him as to his sanity more
conveniently than they could do so il
he were left at the Amherst Jail
When the case was called for trial
in the Circuit Court at Amherst il
was referred to the alienists. and the
future of the case depends upon their
report. Should the alienists find Ste
phenson insane he will he sent to the
criminal insane ward at the Marion
Hospital, but if they report that his
mind Is good. the case will then be
fixed for trial. 1t is not thought Ste
phenson Will he taken back to Amherst
County unless ii be to put him on trial.
Drowned In CannI.
w. y. Moss. aged about forty years,
a bridge foreman on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway, who lived at Tyree-
anna, several miles east of Lynchburg.
was found drowned to-day at noon in
the canal in the lower basin. lie had
been missing since Monday afternoon.
and the drowning is thought to have
been accidental.
The water was drained from the
canal this morning, and the body was
found near Hurts Mill, the mans
watch having stopped at 1850 o'clock.
MOSS leaves wife and four small
chlldrcn. The body was removed to
Duiguids undertaking establishment.
and DR.. Hammer will give certificate
OIL accidental drowning without an in
quest.
large number OF members of the
pus' OIL TINS city, expect TO go to Roa
noKe sunday TO participate In the con-
terring OF the degrees OF the order
upon a number of candidates several
or whom are Lynchburg people The
iSoanoke council is making extensive
arrangements for the occasion and the
onicers and members of the local coun-
GU are anticipating n large delegat ton
from this city and AN ENJOYABLE STAY
i'll the Magic City.
Separate Primary.
Inc CITY Democratic Committee to-
day decided that separate primary
Tor the nomination of candidates for
city Offices Is preferable to nomina ting
tnese ofhcers in the primary called by
the state Committee for August :, and
WIN that in view the committee de-
| cided to hold a primary Saturday. June
! q. for the nomination Of candidates for
clerk OF the courts. city treasurer
commissioners of the revenue Common
wealths attorney, high constable and
member OF the House OF Delegates.
me nomination for the member O
the lower branch of the General As
sembly will he made at this time
unless It's found that the party MA,
| requires this nomination to be made
IN the eubernatorial primary to be
held August :.
The committee decided that all
prospective candidates for these offices
must file their notification with the
chairman of the committee on or be-
lore May |. such notification being
accompanied with the assessment laid
by the committee to-day.
A conference was held at the Cham.
Der OF Commerce at 10 o'clock th,.
morning. at which were representa-
yves from Post G.. T. p. A. and tn,
ioc2l commercial organizations. a,
which II was intended to begin IN,
work of preparing for the entertain
mcnt OF the State convention of tn,
/. p "A. here in May.
AFTER gong over the matter 1t was
decided that the three committees he
ciocd upon at the meeting last nigh,
shouiu De composed of two members
from the Z. Il. A.. and ono from the
commercial organization. the three
committees having five members each
Ihese Will be named to arrange en-.
tertainmcnt. finances and program
The meeting of the post last nigh,
was largely attended the members
showing much enthusiasm over thf
coming of the state body. which ha.
not met here since the spring Of 1901
State Secretary n Il. IIarwood. OF
iHchmond, was present, and he told
inc meeting that arrangements should
be made for at least 500 visitors.