The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-05

Special 70 The Richmond virsinian-p
PstersN urE. Va. March A.--Tha
mystery surrounding the finding the
dead body of Herman Huffman. thirty
FIVE wears old. . briokisyer. with g gun
shot wound In the neck near his home
about three miles from the city, stiii
ren1Glrla unsoivt1. Both the Dtnwfddie
county authorities and the local police
are hard at work on tho case, but "a
yet no clue h6s been brought to light.
The authorities are convinced in
their opinion that the dead brick mason
ives murdered II is believed that he
was murdered In this city and his body
carried to the spot sshere Il was
found No bioodstains were found In
the vicinity of tas spot and footprints
leading from the road TO petersburg
to where the body was found farther
bears out the opinion OF the police that
Muffin IN was murdered In this city and
MIA body carried TO the farm of June
Smith, 8 neighbor OF Huffman. The
body had evidently lain In the Acid fer
about twelve hourA
The nesh and clothing about the
wound ~ as scorched, the nsurderars evil
IDENTIFY having held the gun close to
the mans neck when the fatal shot was
hred. Bruises on the neck showed that
Huffman put uc sti1 night for bis
life.
Robbery ia supposed TO have been
the motive for the crime. II 10 said
that the dead man was accustomed TO
carrying large sums Of money around
with him.
When last seen alive. Huffman whe
10 survived by wife and three small
children, went into q local pawn shop
Saturday with an unidentified man and
purchased a shotgun. the one found
laying near the body In the field say
ing he was going hunting lie left his
horns Saturday, saying he was conling
10 petersburg TO see a physician and a
frisnd. When he failed TO return home
Saturday night. his wife became un-
easy and made Inquiries In the city.
Nothing further was heard Of Huffman
until his Head body was found by a
neighhor on his farm late yesterday
afternoon
THIS body has been removed TO u ioca
undertaking parior where an Inquest
will be held by the Dinwiddie county
authorities
The Rev. Xvi rIreh Masiisnsky, IA
NOUS Russian orator, WILL speak tr, this
city tomorrow at the Britt Ach.n syua-
soEue under ths auspices of the local
Zionist league. His subject viii he
Palestine and record crowd is ex-
pected 70 greet the famous Russian
An elaborate musical program hal
: been prepared.
8. z. ConnsfIy and Sarn ErHe. fwe
white men arrested several DAYS age
by Police Lieutenant Donahue, on .hs
charge Of passing counterfeit half dol.
lars In THE city. are being held pend.
ing tho action OF the federal authort.
ties In the matter,
Chief of Police Brocxwen TO-DAY re-
cetved letter. signed 60 r" Ia which
vas enclosed "A dollar bill, thu write,
of the letter contrasting that ne hao
passed two fake half dollars or aner,
/ chants In this city. He said h., had
lconfesssa religion since cor1ruitttnt~ the
act and has hurt him 10 such I'm oxten,
that he wished to return the money
TO his victims and wanted the chief "a
perform the matter for him, "G r"
said that he had found the fake halt
dollars In an empty building at Carnu
Lee while working theys
Rev. J.. NJ Roper. pastor of the First
BAPTIST church. in this city and n
member of the local committee which
went to Richmond last week 10 bring
Billy Sunday back TO this city for one
meeting. today stated that Mr. SUN
day would return to THIS CITY within
the next two years for a six-weeks'
'ne@ting II a tabernacle seating a, len ct
5000 people would be erected