The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-07
CLAIMS SHOOTING
WAS ACCIDENTAL
Stephenson Must Face Trial for
Having Seriously Wounded
Brown.
FAMILY soRELY STRICKEN
Fruit Growers Expect Big Yield.
Corporation Court Will Con
vcnc To-Day.
Especial to Tho Times-Dlspatch.1

| phenson. who Is charged with shoot
Ing A. ID. Brown at Amherst Courthouse
seven months ago. will not escape trial
under lunacy test, for Stephenson has
been declared sane by commission
after all exhaustive examination by
DR.. a. S. Priddy, superintendent of tho
state Epileptic Colony here and DR..
j. G. King. superintendent of the South
western state Hospital. Marion both
of whom are alienists of we'll known
ability. The formal report OF the allen
lists was made to the Circuit Court at
Amherst Courthouse, and 1t is believed
mat the case VIII come to trial at the
next term OF tho court. Stephenson
shot Brown one night and has always
claimed that the shooting was acct
dental. as he holds that he was firing
ms revolver at random and accident
ally struck Brown. The wounded man
| hovercd between life and death in a
hospital here for weeks. but has re
covered completely. Stephenson has
| been In jail here practically all of the
time since the shooting. having been
brought here the night OF the shooting
because OF the strong feeling against
him in Amherst.
Gently I'm Carroll County. who was
/ ninety three years OF age and prob
ably the Oldest resident OF that county,
! Was the head OF family consisting OF
eight children. forty grandchildren
and forty great Observation-Disclosures. The
old woman dropped dead while taking
y walk near her home
The family OF William NJ Vest. of
this city. has rcceatly been sorely
stricken by reason of an epidemic of
measles. AT one time eight meInb.rn
OF the family were ill of that malndy.
] pneumonia. died The other scvcn have
now iuily recovered.
| A large barge belonging TO the
Lynchbnrs Milling Company. whict,
! was used FOR transportation Of grain
/ To the company's mill across the James
| river went over the water works
| dam this week and WAS wrecked
/ -Four men at work on the barge had
marrow escapes, being forced TO swim
/ for their lives The barge WAS not
injured by the high freshet last week.
| 1t was lost because the motor stopped.
leaving the machinery without power.
and drifted over the dam,
The report OF the engineering de-
/ partnent OF i.ynchhurg as to the opcr-
! alton of the municipal garbage crema :
( tory FOR the past year, shows that
J 6.s65 tons OF garbage was disposed OF
| during the twelve months. at "a cost OF
80 cents ton for fuel and labor.
/ The Chesapeake ana Ohio Hallway
, Company has been able to restore
. freight and passenger traffic on tho
James River division between Lynch :
burg and Clifton Forge. though the
heavy damage done 10y the James River
| ireshet last week has not been entire
~ repaired. II Will ne months before
all effects OF the freshet will have
| passed
Well informed fruitmen In this sec
ton stiil hold 20 the belief that the
carly fruit crops are yct safe, and
thht If there are no late frosts there
| viii be "A large yield OF all fruits in
Central Virginia this year.
Lieutenant :. -. coiquit and his
wife, who nave been visiting friends
here, have returned to Texas. and he
VIII Iejoin his regiment. lie ls a son
or Governor Colpuit. OF Texas. and
his wife Is n daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs, j. w Garrison. Of Washington.
who formerly resided in I.ynchburg.
Lynchburg is contributing to the
erection Of IL now bridge leading to the
island playground OF the Y. M. c. a..
which structure was washed away last
week in the food. The new bridge is
to cost $4,000. and II is believed the
entire amount will he subscribed in n
day two. The association is not
working for large donations. but
rather for many smaller ones. though
some have been made as high as 500
The new bridge is 10 be constructed
In manner that will put il out OF
the way of future frcshcts
The April term OF the Corporation
Court viii be convened Monday morn
ing by Judge Christian. with half a
dozen cases ready for investigation BIS
the grand jury The report from tho
pzIt -.
bond given by j. j. Grim the former
baseball manager Will be before the
court. but this proceeding will prob
ably be dismissed because Grim has
been taken to the insane hospital al
Marion.
Or. j. a. Pollard. "a prominent prac-
ticing physician Of Huddleston. was
stricken with paralysis Tuesday night
while in the home of n patient on n
professional call. His entire left sid,
is involved and II is feared he cannot
survive long.
Rev. Earle Whitley. d. ID. pastor OF
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church
Washington. Will hold an ovangelistic
meeting Mt the First Christian Church
here beginning April % which will
continue FOR two weeks at least DR.
Whitley has visited here twice in the
past eighteen months. and it liz though,
he Will be heard by large audiences
pecause VI MS popularity III Lynch
burg
H. NJ. Bunch, who was recently elect
| ed head consul OF the Virginia juris-
dlction Of the Woodmen Of the World
is ono OF the most active fraternal
| order men of Lynchburg. He Is chief
| clerk in the Lynchburg post Office. Mr.
Bunch is Az prominent in several other
| State fraternol bodies as he is will
| the Woodmen OF the World.
rho meteorological report of the looa
| station OF the weather bureau for
March showed that the precipitation
was $50 inches, or an inch and hall
above normal. this bringing the rain
fall for the year 100 inches above the
nnrinnl for a ncrind OF thirtV- nj n