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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
MISTAKEN FOR ANOTHER
IS FATALLY WOUNDED
Ncnturcsome Lad. Beating His Way
On Freight Train. Is Shot Down
In Amelia.
MAKES DYING
STATEMENT
Shooting Was Aftermath OF Another
Tragedy and Man Was Mistaken
For Negro Who Was Being Watch
cd For.

Arthur Edwards, n Venturesome
youth returning to his home in Char
lotte, y. c., from Europe. where he had
gone on n boat carrying horses, fell
before a fusiliade of shots. at Amelia
Courthouse. Monday night. fred at him
by a sheriff posse who mistook him
for a negro wanted in that county for
shooting another negro. He Is in the
Memorial Hospital here in a dying con-
dition with bullet wound through
both lungs A dying statement was
taken by Detective Sergeant Kellam,
in which Edwards stated that he was
shot by the station agent at Amelia.
The agent denies having fired the shot
and no arrests in the case have been
made by the Amelia authorities.
Edwards was shot as he jumped
from a freight train at that place, he
said in the dying declaration. without
a question being asked him as to his
identity. He was beating his way, he
declared and hoped off when the
train stopped.
1t seems that on Monday afternoon
that negro named Andrew Ward was
shot and seriously wounded by Rich
ard Branch. also colored. during a
fight, which took place near Amelia
Courthouse. Branch escaped. Ward
was brought on to Richmond and is
q patent mere IN the memorial NUS
pital also He will proba bly, live.
Negro Was Being Hunted.
Branch was being sought by the
Amelia County authorities. and out
going freight nd passenger trains
were closely watched.
Edwards arrived in Richmond Mon
day morning from Newport News,
having arrived there from Europe the
day before. He caught a Southern
freight out early Monday afternoon.
The train pulled into Amelia Court
house about $50 o'clock that night.
In his dying declaration Edwards
said that the train suddenly came TO
halt Fearing that he would be
caught on the train he hoped down
and crawled beneath 1t. In few
minutes IT started of again just as
suddenly as II had stopped, and he said
he was dragged for several feet before
he was able to gain footing between
two cars that enabled him TO pull
himself up. He jumped off the train.
As he did go dark form arose at
his side. There was Hash and he
felt a sharp singing sensation through
his body and knew no more. He was
taken TO the depot at Amelia, and
brought on TO Richmond last evening
DR. b L. Hillsman performed an
operation upon him last night in hopes
OF saving his life The surgeon found
that the bullet had entered through
the left side OF the back. had passed
through the left lung. and had emerged
on the right side after passing through
the right lung
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
70 ENTERTAIN TO AID
JEWISH WAR SUFFERS
splendid Program Of Music and
Orutory In John Marshall III. y.
Auditorium Tonight.

one Of The most attractive musical
and literary programs ever arranged
will be given tonight in John Marshall
High School auditorium under the
Auspicos Of the Herzl Zionist Club OF
he Federation OF American Iionists
Tor the benefit OF the Jewish war SUI %
ferers. The concert aud mass meeting
win be begun at o'clock
Orators who will he heard are Rab-
ia Calsch, Or. Schmarych Levin
member of the Russian Ruma. and
Or Harry Friedenwald, Of New York
local or instrumental music will be
given By the following artists Joseph
Wittemore, Mrs. Clifton NJ. Miller.
Louis Weitzel. samuel S. Schklar and
Mrs. +. - HequembourR
DR. L. Karp will preside and adj
dresses Of welcome vii! be made by
Lieutenant Governor Ellyson and DR.
raHsch. The personnel Of the cam
Hntees cooperating ia'
Arrangement L. f4evenson,
samuel Soaaenberg, Morris Schoer-
baum, Or. Rachel LoYenstein and
Miss Fannie Rose.
Receiving Miss selma sonnenberg.
Miss Pauline Ehrstein. Or. Rachel l..
LovenAtein. Miss Sarah Gerson. Miss
Fannie Rose. Miss Rebacea Sonnen-
Uere Miss Hannah PassAmaneck. Miss
snuic Foreman, Miss Rebrcca Foreman.
Miss Dora sharoVe Miss Matte sha-
rove.
Floor Jacob Loyenstein, Or. William
h+lrp. samuel sonnenberg. I. l. Leven.
stein. Dr s. NJ Hodes Morris Myers.
n Chasen. Ben Marks. Samuel II.
Sharova
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
William q. Evans

Especial 10 The Richmond VIrginiar J
Blacksburg, April 6.-William q
Evans, sixty-three years old, and q son
of the late Monroe and Mres. Mary
Evans, died at the home of his Sis
ter. Mrs. Charles w. Gardner. early
Monday morning Funeral services
were held in the Blacksnurg Baptist
Church Tuesday afternoon at 1870
o'clock and burial will be In the town
cemetery.
For the last twelve years, Mr. Evans
has been an invalid and unable 10
take any part in the business or So
cial activities OF the community. but
he always manifested a keen interest
in the AFFAIRS OF his family. HIS friends
and of the Baptist Church III
Before his retirement from active
business he was closely identified with
the life OF Roanoke and served as
Mayor OF that city for several years
about 1880
During his long years OF invalisisrn
he had the untiring attention Of his
two sisters, Mrs. Gardner and Mrs.
ID. o. Mathews and they, with thres
brothers, survive him. They are
Charles r. Evans. Of Roanoke; Jud-
son Evans. OF Lynchburg. and r. n.
Evans. of Blackshure. He also leaves
number or nieces and nephews as
well az other relatives here and else
where.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
EX premier OF ITAIN IN
CONFERENCE WITH KAISER

Homo, Apfil Ct X-Premier Gioletti,
who was reported To have gone to
Vienna fortnight ago is now in
Eerlln. where 1T is likely that he
viii probably have an audience with
the Kaiser. il is not known whether
or not he has been entrusted with a
special mission
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
OBITUARY
Mrs. Ida r. Oliver,

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian
Ashland. Va. April 6.-,Mrs. Ida
/. Oiiver. wife of Charles H. Oliver.
VINO FOR many years. was supervisor
or the Beaver Dam District of Han
over county, died at her home near
oiiver. Hanover County, Monday,
April s, at noon. Mrs oliver had
been III for some time and her death
was not unexpected. The funeral
and burial services will take place
at the chapel near her home We'd
nesday, April I. AT . y. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
East st. Louis Fifty Years Ola

81. Louis, Mo. April 6--East ST.
Louis. Ill. is fifty years old today.
The formal celebration Of the event
has heen postponed mntA fall, hl4t
the daV Is made notable by the mayor
ally election, in which some 5000
women will cast their votes for the
first time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
GERMANY ASK FOR

shots were fired directly al her con-
trary to the rules OF international law
and that ii Is attributed to lucky
chance that by this attack no human
life was lost"
Had Adequate Reasons
Now that the German mhassv has
asked for an investigation. officials CT
the State Department declined To dis
cuss the Odenwald case, 1t NAV he
stated. however, that what was con.
sldarad both by officials IA Porte Ekee
and the authorities here. adequate rea-
son for Withholding clearance papers
from the 0denuald WIS nrescnI in
the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
WISCONSIN REGISTERS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Socialist for school board, Mrs. Meta
Berger, wife of the former Socialist
congressman.
Some OF the cities which went dry
after being wet were: Galesville,
Three Lakes, Milton Junction. Plain
Seld. Boscobel. bayfield,. Hayward and
Lady Smith.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
Bark AiaIe Elder

Brookneal. April e.--Bar sdale Ell.
der, of near this place died Friday
night and was buried Easter Sunday
ct Bulah Church. Funeral services
were conducted by his pastor, Rev
Mr. Royal, OF Lynchburg. Mr.. Elder
was married about year ago. His
brother. Shelton. a young man In the
prime of life, died less than three
months ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
Run I'm with Goode.
DEATHS

SHELL--Died, at her late residence.
No. 1926 West Cary Street, April 9,
1915, at $3.50 p. NJ, MRS. BETTE
WADE SHELL. widow of Alexander
Y. Shell.
Funeral notice later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07

Officer Goldsby declared that Commits.
sioner Mccarthy had called his atten-
tinn 10 the presence on the street Of
women from the segregated district
telling him that they should be looked
after. Il thought well OF him for
that" he said. He testified that Mr..
Well had called his attention to the
existence of a house which was later
raided
David White. counsel for the Social
Service Federation here, asked the wit
ness what he would have done IL a
private citizen had told him, as Com
missioner Goode ia alleged TO have
done. that he had exercised poor 1udg-
ment in raiding the East Main Street
house. Witness replied that he would
have considered it interference with
him in the discharge of his duty.
In reply to questions put by the
City Attorney. Mr.. Goldsby expressed
the belief that liquor was sold In the
segregated district.
Pollard; Why did you not make ar
rests?
s3oldaby: Because. there werss htsser
guns behind me. believed the Of
ficers over me possessed as much in
formation as to the sale of liquor as
did and they had never given me
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
Captain j. II. Wiugate

Special TO The Richmond virginian
Roanoke, Va. April Captain r
II. Wingate. former city engineer Of
Roanoke. who was attacked with hea n
trouble and taken to Jones Sanitoriut IN
here, Friday at noon. Died yesterday
He was a son Of John r. and Dru-
silla c. tDowning1 wingate. both
natives OF Delaware and was born in
Sussex County. Delaware, May IA
1882.
He Is survived by a brother w r
Wingate. and swo sisters, Mrs I
Wallace Brown and Miss Eva T.. VIM
gate, OF Philadelphia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07

North Caroiiaa- FaF "Wednesday aud
probabi} T7I3=tjay n.oa.lafe south
west WtAtt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
j. III. FauIeoner.

Especial to The Richmond Virginiar.
Gordonsville. Va. April s.--R. Fl.
Fauiconer died at his home On Main
Street. 0ordonsville. Tuesday morn
lng at 2:2b o'clock. after an Illness
OF two months with pernicious amaze
mia. Deceased had been for many
years consistent member Of Christ
Episcopal Church. He is survived
by ono brother. Henry Faulconer. Of
Greensboro. y. c.. and three sisters.
Misses Josephine and Norma Faul-
coner. and Mrs. T. ". Ross. all Of
this place
The funeral services Of Mr.. Fau!-
coner will he held Thursday after
noon at o'clock, after which the
interment Will take PLACE In Maple
wood Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-07
WOWAN'S PRESENCE

Smith: Mr.. Good was angry with
you. wasn't he?
Sweet: | can't say.
Smith: Didn't Mr. Goode really say
hat if you all continued to watch
his place he would not rent the fiat.
sweet: 1 did not understand ii that
way.
Smith; Don't you know that Mr..
Good had an opportunity TO rent the
Tat at $50 a month and refused be-
cause he feared il would be used for
immoral purposes aed rented 1t to
others for s35?
Sweet; l never heard thaS
Mr.. Pollard then resumed question
ing the witness, asking IL he had ev3r
seen Commissioner Wen in the red
light district or In houses OF ill-fame
outside the district. The witness had
never seen him in the segregated dis
houses several times.
Saw Mr.. Well
Officer r. H. Galbraith testified
that he had seen Mr.. Wen in a dis
orderly house on one occa5Nu. August
IL. 1913. Asked how he remembered
that date so we'll. he raised a laugh
BY saying that he had put 1t down
in a book
Detective S. r Goldsby. Of the
morals squad, corroborated Chief
Werner's account OF the alleged dc
ANNEXATION OF him and Detective Cam
podonica in the chiefs office. He did
not take the commissioners words as
a Joke. Asked If there were other
cases of interference by MIR. Goode
with him III the discharge Of his
duties. he said that while he was en-
gagged In raiding house on East
Main Street the commissioner had
come up and told him that he was
exercising damn poor Judgment"
officer Goldsby testified that Mr.
Well had told him that the house on
North First Street was an orderly
house and that he sometimes went there
himself Let me know. witness tes-
tilted Mr.. Well said. III there Is any
trouble and I'll make It all right" He
also said the commissioner had told
him that il he went TO that house
again he would shoot him. He said he
thought Mr.. We'll was joking about
that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
WINS OVER MRS. HARTMAN.
Miss Lynch Gets u Verdict for 49,
500 Against Insurance 90.

Miss Sarah Lynch. a writer, has won
her suit agains, the Mutual Life lnsur-
auce Company for $500, no,withstand-
ing the adverse testimony OF Mrs. T.. III.
Hartman and Charles 4. Peabody,
president of the insurance company.
Jury before supreme Court Justice Scud-
der In Brooklyn returned verdict for
the full amount. The case went 10 the
Jury on Wednesday afternoon so late
that Justice Scudd.r directed a sealed
verdict. which was opened yesterday
morning
Miss Lynch sued the insurance COM
pany for breach OF contract, alleging
that high official presumably Mr.
Peabody, had advised Mrs Hartman
not to insure through her, although an
other official OF the company had au-
thorized her 20 interest Mrs Hartman,
with the promise of good Job II she
succeeded. Miss Lynch set forth that
after she had obtained the promise Of
an interview with Mrs Hartman she
got word tina; she was 10 go no further.
MIR, Peabody denied that he had ever
talked insurance with Mrs. Hartman
or discussed Miss Lynch
Mrs. Hartman, who said that she
had lost sympathy with Miss Lynch
after being subppnaed by her, denied
that she ever had any intention OF In
surfing through her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
DAVID sLADE SURRENUERS.
Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty In o.
borne-Tanzer Case.

David SHADE of the ls..T, iirm of Slade
& Slado. attorneys for Rae Tanner when
she started to sue James ". osborne
for $4,000 for breach of promise,
showed up yesterday ~ the FEEDER Al
building and was arraigred beforc
Judge Cushman In the United states
District Court on two indictments grow
ing out of Rae Tanzer's suit. Slade
pleaded not guilty and gave $4,000 ball.
Albert J. Mccullough. private detec-
tive said to have been employed by the
SHADES In connection with Rae Tanners
action. also pleaded not guilty TO the
same indictments and gave the same
bail
David SHADE came - court with his
brother Maxwell, also indicted. AFTER
pleading David Slade said;
81 am not guilty. An innocent man
has nothing To fear and fear nothing"
Neither he nor his brother would say
more. but David Slade did remark that
~ Oliver Osborne. whom Rae Tanner
saws she mlstook for James w. were n
real person he would have been pro-
duced ere now.
The Grand Jury met again yesterday
afternoon. but No further indictments
are expected nj present as result or It's
inquiry into this case
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
ALLEGES 100000 LIBEL.
FiNh Avenue Dentist Sues DObb~
Ferry Man.

Roy II. Mattern. a wei % do resident
OF Dobhe Ferry, was sued Ia the SUI
preme Court yesterday for 500. GOO FOR
alleged libelous statements made IN a
letter concerning Walter - Douglas. a
dentist AT sac Fifth avenue, who lives AT
~ West Thirty-ffth street pr. Doug
las says in his complaint that he has
been a licensed surgeon dentist OF good
repute for sixteen wears and that on
January 20 last Mr. Mauern wrote a let;
ter to Robert Nassauer OF 81 Fulton
street. New York, in which he said
DOUGLASS plan was to convert into
cash Anna's share of the estate, which
together with what he had would he
sufficient to allow them TO go off and live
together He did try to cash In. Last
summer they went West and took up a
homestead claim"
The plaintiff alleges that these state
ments are false and malicious and that
they refer 10 a MARI ed woman. who Is
Mattern'S sister-in-law and IL living
apart from her husband, Dr. Douglas
contends that the sta tements concerning
him In Mr.. Mat,crns letter not only
charged him with planning to commit
a crime in converting "Annas" share OF
the estate into cash and going off 10 live
with her but with committing crime
in being guilty W misconduct with her
while on trip TO the West.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
SUICIDE CAUSES EXPLOSION.
Gas with which Man Il HE'D Him
self Ignttcs-Thrcc Imperiilcd.

William PIonge. 80 years old and out
of work. succeeded In committing suicide
Yesterday by turning on the gas IN mis-
room at 759 Elton avenue. The Bronx
lie was also the cause ~ an cXplosi m
IN which three lives We're imperilei and
"A fire,
Tlonge rented the room three week :
ago from Philip krtuscH who runs =
saloon on the ground floor. plouse
had been out ~ work and ~ \
lodge Of which he was a member had
been supporting him Yesterday evo-
ming a member of the lodge Called and
found the door OF the room locked.
NJ and Mrs. krausch broke into the
room with a chisel \ lighted candle
carried by MIS- kriusch ignited the
gas with which the room vas filled
causing an explosion.
The room caught fire and a hvstauier
seeing the flames turned I'm an alarm
plonge was found dead ~ bed. NJ"
and Mrs. krausch were burned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
POSTAL REPLIES TO
OPERATORS PLANTS
Telegraph Company. Through
Manager. Says Grievances
Are Not Justified.
EXTRA LIST EXPLAINED

Cutc,Go. April 1.-THE Postal Tele-
graph-Cahle Company replied to-day to
the grievances made by i've OF its opera
tors before the tinted S.atca Commits
sion on Industrial Relations yesterday
through r. ~ Powers. manager OF the
operating department. Of the Chicago
office
Mr. Powers said that these i've men
were comparatively new men and did
not represent the force OF operators lie
testified that the low rate OF earnings
of one ot the operators who testified
yostcrda. was due to mis- absence that
another of the i've men was employed
and was given extra WORK through an
appeal from large leased wire Gus
toner WHO dropped this operator when
the stool, Exchange was closed nj the
beginning of the war
Commissioner Garretson referred to
the evils ~ tho extra list
We can abolish IL to-day II YOU
want to throw these men out OF work
We do not uccd u 1t * only maintained
80 give . ltrger number of men chance
to earn som, money instead OF being
thrown og' c'.t.fc!r,' replied Mr.. Powers.
Tn. witlcss said np limit was placed
cr the number OF messages to he han
died per hour. IN honest days work
only was required
is II impossible at times for the men
to obtain lunch relief" asked Frank
v Walsh. chairman Of the commission.
"At tines when business was very
heavy az the beginning OF the war In
such emergencies, operators were served
lunches at their desks Mr.. Powers re-
piled. and he added. When business
decreases an extra list is created by
men who are anxious 10 pick up what
money they can rather than be idle
chairman Walsh referred 10 tho state
'ucNt Of one Of the operators who test
fed yesterday that lie would Ice dis
charged 10y the company for appearing,
and asked Mr.. Powers DO YOU recog-
MIC the fact that this is an ordinary
Governmcut agency for ascertainirg
these facts ara every man who comes TO
testify should he allowed To do sor''
Mr. Powers replied. Yes. absolutely .
hut OF course that does rot prohibit us
from compelling him TO live UP to the
rules and regulations Of the Office
lie testified that large percentage
~ the operators were rated from $50
20 S'5 per mouth Expert operators
ctrn from Slt5 10 $3.50 per month under
the bonus system for not more than
nine hours work q day.
y charr" that the low scale Of wages
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
SEVEN HURT ON DERAILED CAR.
Brooklyn Trolley Humps Into Eic-
waited RoRd pillar.

Seven persons were injured YESTERDAY
afternoon when IN. rear wheels Of "a
Flathush avenue trolley -ar bound for
Manhattan ran into Al open switch 1T
flatbush and Atlantic avenues. Brook
lyu derailing the car and hurting II
against an elevated road pillar
Charles Ward, 40, 81 $50 - Mark :
avenue. was the most seriously injured.
He suffered a fracture Of the right leg
and internal injuries The other
suffered slight cuts from broken glass
and Commissions. and after being treated
u> ambulance, surgeons left for their
homes.
They are Catherine Donohuc, So ~
Ridgewood street Estcllr Hunt, 49,
Gates avenue Rertha Scgist, 80 Il Z
Thirty-ninth street Eli2'n"th Hatfield
2N2 ocean Parkway, ana Mary o.Hll"'
ran, aga East Tw. nty-'irSt street,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
100000 OF GOLD
ENGAGED IN OTTAWA
Largest Single Order for I'M
port within Memory Of
Wall street Experts.
FOR LAZARD FRERES

Announcement was made yesterday of
ths engagement of s7.Oo0.0oO gold at
Ottawa for import to New York. This
is the largest single engagement OF gold
for import that has been made. within
the memory of the Oldest foreign ex-
change exper, In Wall Street and brings
the total gold engagements from all
sources since January l. 1915. up to
sls,s75,o 900. or this amount Canada
has contributed s37,300.00o.
The announcement of the engagement
Of s. 100000 gold 10y Lazard Freres
came as surprise to the financial dis
trict as 1t had not been anticipated that
any further gold engagements would he
made while exchange on London was al
it's present rate. Several foreign eN-
change experts said yesterday they did
not see how the transaction with ex-
change at i.793, could BE- profitable. as
they had figured gold could not he i'm
ported with profit at above as and "A
fraction.
The fact that credit negotiations are
understood to he under way between
Great Britain and the United states to
prevent y further flow OF gold from the
Bank of Englands reserves also had led
exchange experts and bankers to assume
that no gold would he imported until the
negotiations were either completed or
broken of.
1t was pointed out that Lazard Freres
are understood to have an arrangement
with the Bank Of France and that this
gold import might In some way DO con-
nected with that understanding. In
view OF the fact that France has re-
Gently established credit In this coun-
try OF $50,oo0.ooo through a sale OF
bonds this H. however, considered i'm
probable. Whether the import had any
connection with the stock market was a
mater OF conjecture Il was recalled
that during the days OF big stock adj
vances in 1Se9-lo0l gold was imported,
Some discussion has been aroused ir
banking circles over the report that the
Bank OF England is planning to issue
treasury bills daily. This. II ls said
will obviate the necessity OF bringing
out war loan from time to time. a,
the Government will only offer the bill,
In as many pounds as the leading bank,
are In a position to take from day e
day. I; will also he cheaper and les
troublesome than a public issue. Thi'
will give the Government stronger con
irol OF the money market and will d,
llluVn W ltAl II prevent Eplh tNpoi
In view OF this decision there has beef
some discussion In financial circles al
20 whether England would lind 1t neces
sary to establish credit In this coun
Try.
Practically the only feature In IN,
foreign exchange market yesterday wa
the rally in the price of German ex
change. Marks advanced from 81 1871
for checks and 81 ISIS for cables. tn
price at which they closed Wednesday
TO SCI. and s2ss at the close last night
Foreign exchange experts said the ris
WAS probably due TO the fact that bill
against dyestuffs shipped from German.
were coming due.
Demand sterling closed unchanged a
i1?A. with cables at 4.1sa. Franc
closed at 5.S2L for checks and 53l
Tor cables. Italian lire were steady a
SIS and Austrian kronen declined I
1880.