Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17

SEQ Chris, who had sent for her.
Mrs. e. c. Eldrdge and her son
"cro there also. Mrs. Vaughan soon
appeared and in reply to queries stat
Ell that Chris and Florence Lad been
married about four months.
DID NOT AGREE.
they did not get on wGl together
as HIS wife was hot tempered and dis
posed to fight. She did not know
that shc had ever been to the pcniten
tiary but she had heard since the
marriage that she had been there.
The couple had lived with her until
about three weeks ago when they 80
cured employment at second and
Grace streets with Mr. Boicc. Mrs.
vaughan stated that she had not
definitely decided upon Just what at
.orheys she would employ to defend
hcr grandson Chris Jackson. She was
gong down to talk with Chris thcn.
sss s2 ''0' NJ
The body Of Florence jackson was
removed to Prices Undertaking cstab
slShmcnt last Wednesday evening
mere II lay upon thc"cooling board
"here IL was viewed last Thursday
morning by tho Coroncrs Jury. She
was we'll built. A bullet hole iust be
10" 'h2 beast bone and almos. il tho
center showed where the death wound
had been made.
TWO OTHER DARK SPOTS
There were two ether dark .no,s
that looked rikr bullet wounds rho
autopsy had been held. The cuts mad,
by me surgeons knife had bccn COW.
cd up. Everything was being ac,,,.
Ell III order to hear from her sistar
III farkcl%burg, w. Va, All kinds of
rumor" are being circulated. The cues
uon mat Is interesting the public.
seems to be the identity of the man
who made hurried exit from tho
place when the shots were fired
CAME TO SEE ABOUT WASHING
Ellen Graham says Il man was
there. but she gives his name as Arch
or and says that he lives Oh Smith
st. She knows That he came to see
her about doing some washing. Hc
disappeared when the shots were
fired and she dOds not know which
way he went. Jackson says that he
saw man on the bed The idcntifi
cation Of this man will 20 far to un
ravcl this case which has attracted
so much attention among the cClored
folks Of this city.
TIE COOKS STATEMENT.
49,.
n visit TO DR.. Boicc' $ residence at
2ol II. Grace st. disclosed the fact
mat Chris Jackson had been employed
thero about five weeks and his VITO
aDouth three weeks. The cook, who
did not seem to wish her name used.
although IL is Mary CheeSeman stated
That she did not know anything about
tho affair. She did know anything,
about Florence as sho was not DIN her
class. When told tina Florence had
been raised BY Ellen Graham, she re-
marked that she did IN to have
beeA raised by anybody. '.'- - "@d T.
BELIEVED HER TO BE
A BAD WOMAN.
She regarded hor. as being a bad
woman, giving as her reason, her
general attitude and bearing. Chris
ana FLORENCE had had fuss the day
she was killed Florence had thrown
a flat iron a. him and she thought
IT struck him on the hip. She saw
FLORENCE throw the pieces OF the note
after she had torn the note up. inc
inc scuttle. Chris had told the Off
Ger where to find it and he had been
there and gottenthese pieces.
DID NOT WANT TO TESTIFY
=" did not want to be drawn into
the case as she did not know any
thing about the case. She had never
heard OF Ellen Ind thought that
mans name was signed to the note
that had. caused the rouhc. She
spoke symnathetically OF F1orence's
BOY. She had not seen any specific
acts OF wrong doing on the part OF
FLORENCE. although She was convinced
mat she was bad woman, gauginp
me same by her actions. She had
hcard certain mans name mention
ed i'll connection with the affair. but
further than calling The name Of tho
street on which he lived. she did nci,
care TO go, as it was only Il rumor.