Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-02-07
MURDERED WOMEN IN VIR-
CHINA.

Every now and then somebody muir
ders woman, generally wifc-m Il
few cases, n sweetheart
The latest case in Virginia WIS the
sensational case OF Mrs. Hadley, Il
young wife, whose body was discov-
cred in the James River, few miles
above Richmond, month or so ago.
She is said to have been the wife of
DR.. Amos Hadley, n surgeon connect
ed with the military hospital at West
hampton. For weeks the police and
detectives were baillcd. Finally, the
people with whom she boarded in
Richmond identified the body ms that
of Mrs. Hadley, who with her nus
band, lived in the Richmond home.
DR.. Hadley has disappeared, and his
whereabouts is eagerly sought by de-
tectivcs all over the country. lie will
be asked to explain what became OF
his wife on the night he took her for
an automobile ride across Westhamp-
ton bridge. When the body WAS dis
covered a wire was wrappec around
the body, one end Of which seemed to
some kind. AS usual, it has develop
ed that there WAS another woman in
the case, who had no idea, so it is
said, that he was married man.
Another sensational murder was
that of Beatty, who took his wife fol
an auto ride, outside of North Rich
mond, and on lonely road shot her
dead, and claimed the shooting was
accidental. He was tried and elec-
trocuted. AS before. there was anoth-
er woman in the case.
Another foul murder, we'll remem-
bercd, was the McCuc murder. Me-
Cue was Il prominent, wealthy man
and Il Mason. 1t has often been said
that no Mason was ever hung. Ev-
cry effort was made mot by the Ma
sons, as we recalD, 10 save McCue
from the gallows. The evidence was
purely circumstantial, but, to the jury
convincing. And here. too, there was
81 woman in the case"
A little farther back another SEN
sational murder case occurred in
Richmond, which is recalled. This
time it was young girl, Lillian Mad
ison, school teacher. Her murderer
was her cousin, Il young lawyer nanl-
ed Cluverius. Her body was found in
one of Richmond's large researches
Suspicion pointed at once 10 Gu
verius. He was arrested and after q
long and sensational trial was found
guilty and executed. lie never con.
fessed. As in the Beatty case, the
family was prominent in Virginia.
And still further back, within the
recollection of the older people of to-
day, occurred another murder of ;
woman-a wife, Mrs. Jeter Phillips
Phillips married a girl very much be
meath him socially, and determined Il
get rid of her the quickest way. HI
left himc with his wife in a buggy
to visit some Of her people. In {
lonely spot below Richmond, ne sho
her, and concealed the body under
brush pile in the woods. Upon dis
covery of the body he was arrested
tried in Richmond, and hung. AS il
the former instances there wa:
another woman in the case"
The question readily recurs: Why
do men murder helpless women whei
there are other means of getting rit
of them? There is the divorce court
The trains run. If divorce is no
practicable or possible, the man ca,
leave, but instead of either Of thcs,
peaceful means, to do murder seem!
the height of either devlishness OF in
sanity, or both. In each and all of tn
above cases, and perhaps others, tn,
murders were men of prominence ant
of more than ordinary Intelligence ant
churchmen.
Why one man will kill another man
under provocation, is not so much O
a mystery. But why man will mur
der woman without strong provo
cation is mystery. Perhaps the saw
age faint Of millenniums past GRO