Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-25
NEGRO MURDER SUSPECT
RELEASED ON $500 BAIL
Little Progress Made in Apprclcn-
Sion Of Slayer OF Miss Farmer
Near Lynchburg.
FUNERAL OF VICTIM HELD
Wen Guard Body in Woods All Night
because Of Delay In Arrival of
Coroner - Officers Raid Alleged
Illicit Distillcry. \

!.fNCHBURG. VA. November "a
ME Russell. the negro arrested
eHnesday night as 4 suspect in con-
losii"n with the criminal assault, and
"tFdeT OF Miss Rosa Farmer near her
enc on Gamblers Mountain last Tues
~ itiernoVn, was before Squire John
Il" fortune at the fair grounds yes
n'"y morning TOR preliminary hear
on o., n out on account - the Inability OF
DC away from court at Rustburg,
Us hearing was adjourned until next
AIarday. The negro was bailed in the
'.n OF YOU Tor his appearance at that
|siylns the bond
me accused was represented by John
Ice. who after the case had been
''atponed. assisted Squire Fortune in
rsther lengthy examination in which
ne negro gave an account of his
Esnins. these statements coinciding.
. The main. with statements made by
rs .ather, with whom he was hunting
IS; he was TO the location OF the crime
fas three fourths OF mile.
70 p@i:ceman r. F. suter, Of the local
nurdered woman. has taken fuil charge
" me effort TO hun; down the perpe-
ra;or OF the crime. Mr.. Sutcr. who
' "a. made investigation OF the condi.
MISS Farmer had been attending 10
|. lot of box traps since the rabbit
,eason opened. Until the day of her
efnoon , "' rebss her traps traps and aiwaYs
,,eturning between ESQ and o'clock.
mother began n search for her. Mrs.
GARNER went half-mile TO the near
tst neighbor. but learned nothing bout
her there. II was then tina, she l.,
K: be known that her daughter WIS
Missing. and search was organized
e es ioun sSu aboni oeiock ae' Dn ss
was thought that Miss Farmer nal
iad her neck broken by the premature
ss OF sapiip hs,s USED cr Tor anrG
" murder and the coroncr's inquest
disclosed the fact that anu;hcr crime
tai heen ps'petr1ied. p-ohrhly before
Ii was learned that the failure Of
he county coroner 20 go TO the scene
II the crime units Wednesday morning
'r!ends 10 move the body until the
;o'oncr arrived and gave such author
" This necessitatcd the building "f
Tres in the woods through the night.
IND mon who volunteered to guard the
lody watched all night until the hodv
ratched all night until the body could
De taken home.
Miss Farmers tmnera! was conduct,
ID a, the home OF the family. in The
presence OF large gathering -
'riends, Rev: NJ; Jones. of Kns'hnri'
~
.athey, ~ IynchburE. conducted the
.ervice. Tho pallbearcrs We: Robert
Johnson Walter Hendricks. James
Coles. Learner NcMastc., {. a. KIDD
tni w r. Gambler.
u VAS learned that there has been
10 offer made az yet Of Il reward for
he cap'urc OF the perpetrator of the
'ri-1c. Squire Fortune said that Com
Attorney Light had
Promised to write a letter TO Cover
io- Davis TO ask FOR u reward on the
,art of the state. and that ne would
,ring IL to tho attention OF the mex,
Meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors.
squire Fortune said the hoard wonld
not meet again until December. unless
allied for special meeting.
People recall that few months ago
:. Z sale. an Evi0gton merchant. was
murdered in his store hy a negro. who
':teruards walked out of tho store and
ias never heen apprehcnded In Novem-
yer, 1914. Henry a. Brandt, who was
~ charge OF the Southern Railway
pump station at Montvicw. was muir.
Tered and his murderer was never
trough, to Justice. although the crime
ras committed on a public road and
almost on the right Of way OF the
Z. Z. Cumbie was held UP and robbed
II more than 500 by negroes only "a
GU miles. from the scene OF the muir
fer OF Miss Farmer. and there have
seen no arrests in this case. despite
he fact that Mr.. cumbie personally
'a!sed reward in the case.