The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-20
JEALOUS HUSBAND
TURNS MURDERER
Newell Walker Almost Sewers
Wiic's Head From Body
With Razor.
suaRgNDERs TO SHERIFF
Woman Had Sought Divorce
Fearing He Would Attempt
10 Kill Her.
rspeoialto The rimes-pispntch.


Binns Hail. Charles City County, Va,
MAY is.-crazed by jealousy. Newell
Walker. a we'll known young man of
this place. murdered his wife. Mary
Weaver Walker. about o'clock sun
day afternoon by cutting her throat
with n razor in Il lane running across
the meadow between the homes of
Matthews Gary and c. L. Babcock
treasurer OF Charles City. After com
hitting the crime Walker returned to
his home nearby. washed his hands.
changed his clothes. and then went out
To seek Sheriff Hartwell Major. to
whom lie surrendered.
When news of the brutal murder
spread through the county. feeling
against Walker ran high but the au-
10 guard the prisoner ut the county
Jail, at the county seat. and no trouble
Was experienced nor is it believed
there will lac any
Walker Will be given speedy trial.
Matthews GARY and his son. Matthews
Gary. .Ir., to whose house Mrs Wakes,
vas going on a visit when she met her
death. saw the tragedy, being within
loo yards of the couple when the hus-
band attacked the woman and threw
nor 10 the ground. However thay had
No idea that he intended to kill her.
and did not know until the son talked
with Walker that the young husband
had taken his wifes life.
according TO young Gary. Walker
talked coolly about the matter lie
left the bloody razor beside the dead
body. but his hands were bloody after
he left the body and went TO talk
with Gary. No attempt was made by
either the elder or younger Gary to
arrest the man. as he told the son that
he would surrender himself to the
sherif as soon as he could wash his
hands and change his clothes,
Friends Of the dead woman say that
her married life had been unhappy
The husband was said TO he jealous
of a eoarder living ut the house where
the Walkers lived. and that was the
cause OF the trouble. Two months aeo
Mrs. Walker left her husband and went
10 live with the family of the county
treasurer. Mr.. Bahcock
several weeks ago she talked with
Attorney y l.. Henley. OF Williams
burg, with reference to divorce proceed
ings against her, husband. and is said
to have told the attorney at that time
that she feared that her husband would
XIII her. alleging that he had threat
ened TO do SO on more than one oc-
casion. Fear OF bodily harm is as
signed by her friends as her reason
for separating from her husband
II vas about . O'Clock SUNDAY ,f
ternoon that Mrs Walker left her home
10 go half n mile across n meadow to
the home OF Matthews Gary To sec Mrs
Gary Walker evidently had expected
her 10 make the visit as il was her
custom to d" so on sunday afternoon
about that hour, and he was waiting
for her. When she was half way down
the lane through the meadow he an
peared from the fence and started to-
wards her.
apparently the woman was not ex-
pectins any serious trouble, as she did
not appear TO be alarmed That there
was likely 10 be scene between the
couple whenever they met was well
Known among the neishhors. and
when the husband was seen walking
toward his wife il attracted the at
tcntion OF Mir. Gary and his son.
Walker overlook his wife when she
LAS about 100 yards from the Gary
nome, and words ensued, but what
SAID is not known as they were out
OF hearing distance OF the t;arvs
After the husband and wife had talked
few minutes he spranp at her, bore
hei 70 the ground and, as il was SUB
sequently learned. almost severed her
mead from her body with a raxor.
After Walker had surrendered him
self. the county coroner was potiiicn
and AN Inquest: was held, ,hc jury
hndinG that :Mrs::. Walter came to her
oea,n rom Wounds. made by a razor
In Walkers hands. The BODY. i'm tho
meantime. had been taken To the Bah
cock home, and there prepared for
burial
Owing 10 the fact that no church
meetings are allowed, in Charles City.
hecads" Of the cpedcmic of smallpox
In the county. no funeral services were
held before The body was sent to the
home Of Mrs. Walkers father a, Ash.
New Kent County. the former home
"f the young woman. The funeral
services will ne scld there Tuesday.
and interment will bc made in the
family burying ground.
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