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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
Positive of His Identity.

allow far away was Charley Mar
shall when you saw him." asked Mr.
Berry.
"About as far as he isnow," she
said as she looked coldly at Mar
shall sitting barely 10 feet directly
in front of her.
as there any possibility that you
Gould be mistaken" asked Mr.. Ber-
ny. "Have you known him long?"
None. she answered. II have
known him for five years."
On cross examination she said she
didn't actually know who killed her
father, her brother and her sister,
"but," she insisted, 81 do knew that
Charley Marshall killed the baby"
Marshall is on trial for. the MUIR
der of the baby.
81 was not excited" she insisted.
81 left the house because l thought
he would kill me, too, if | stayed"
| She said that three shots were fired
and she recalled with an accuracy
which was sweeping that Marshall
had on a black raincoat. a pair OF
laced boots and blue overalls.
For the next hour the state drew
the net in around these two facts.
J. B. Lewis, the sheriff of Monroe
County; Silas Noah, his deputy; Cal
Bolding, the marshal of Amory, and
A. B. Roundtree, the sheriff's son-in-
law. all testified that they went to
MarshalPs home the next morning
about sunup and found him there.
81 found him out behind the house
said Sheriff Lewis. 81 told him that
came to arrest him for the Miller
trouble. He said nothing then, but
later said he went to sale the day
before, came in that afternoon late
and went to bed about Z o'clock. ne
said nobody was at the house with
him that night and he knew nothing
about the Millers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
Sheriff Found Rainc0at.

Marshall is a bachelor and lived
alone. His house was about tnree
hundred yards from his fathers ano
about a half or three-quarters OF a
mile from the Miller home.
!" went into his ROOM" continued
the sheriff, land found black ram,
coat. 1t was wet. We searcne -
around. I went into his fodder lol.
and noticing that the fodder had peer
lately disturbed, searched afounu a and
found a pair OF laced boots, WEI a' =
n,nddv Out behind the stable IN a
Alton I found a pair Of blue overalis );
+ have them all here in this satchel.
AS he exhibited them Judge Clay
ton asked whether or not the over
ais would not have been wet from rom
having laid out in the drenchlne
rain of the nipht before. 4,o
"They might have" answered 1ne
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01

out well prepared and splendidly
presented case.
The defense will begin tomorrow
morning at half past eight.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
GUILTY AS CHARGED
SAYS MARSHALL JURY
AZ Ss
CONTINUED from page ~

and came to myself.
"Then my father and brother came
back into the ROOM. ! ran toward
the dining room. saw shot from
the window and papa fell dead with
his head in the door. / saw INN
fall. didn't see my brother fall,
but heard the shot. was then
standing behind the door that open
ed into the dining room toward the
meat box. Fannie Green was sit
ting on the box holding the baby. !
told her to come behind the door
with me. She said she would not;
that papa had been killed and they
would kill her, too. Just then shot
from the dining room window struck
her and she fell over dead.
81 crawled up into the loft. It was
not ceiled. l looked through the
crack. | saw Charley Marshall
come up through the hole the dyna-
mite had made. He hit the baby
over the head, and it rolled over
dead. do not know what it was he
struck the baby with. He then pick
ed up an oil can. It was not ours.
l saw him to begin to spill it over
the floor. l crossed over through
the loft into the other room, came
down on a bed and latched the door
leading into the hall Then / crawl
ed out the window and made my way
to Mr.. Ell Wright's, about half q
mile away, through the bottoms"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01
Marshall Bought Dynamite.

The other main line of the states
testimony on the physical fact turned
to the dynamite. Pearl May, OF
course, in the language of lawyers,
was not certain that dynamite caused
the explosion. In other words, she
didn't see it. If she had seen it, she
probably wouldn't have been in court
today. But Sam A. Grady, the mayor
of Amory, and Joe Adams said they
went to Marshall's house three weeks
ago and found three sticks of Dupont
Red Cross dynamite, seven caps and
some fuses in his barn. The dyna-
mite was under the floor, the caps
were stuck away under the roof on a
rafter.
Walter >Jones. brother-in-law to
Felix Marshall, Charley's brother
said his chaps found the dynamite
and told about it, he told Mr.. Grady
Jones moved into Marshall's house
about two weeks af.el .ne tragedy,
and has been livi., Chere since. He
said he didn't know how the dyna-
mite. came to be there. Judge Clay
ton questioned all these witnesses
about a gravel pit near the Marshall
home, where dynamiting had been
going on.
This turn of the evidence was
rounded out by Harry Wood, clerk in
hardware store at Aberdeen, who
said that on Dec. % he sold Charley
Marshall 10 sticks of Dupont or Red
Cross dynamite, Is caps and some
fuses. The dynamite found at Mar
shall's home was brought into court
by Mr.. Grady. 1t was interesting
enough from a distance. provided, of
course, that the distance was respect
able,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-01

sheriff, "but l could tell that these
had not been there all night"
The sheriff said that they also
found a single barrelled shotgun in
Marshall's room. He took that along,
too.
This gun, so the evidence showed,
was 12-gauge gun. Ell Wright, to
whose nearby home Pearl May es-
capped through the rain and the fury
of the awful night, picked up couple
Of empty balls at the wrecked and
smoldering Miller home the next
morning. One was near the chimney
of the bedroom. the other was near
the dining room window, both out
side. He also said that Pearl May,
upon reaching his home, told him of
the tragedy and that Charley Mar
shall committed the crime. The hulls
he found were No. IL, of a ripe olive
color, marked Western Field" and
while it was a center fire, the firing
pin had struck them on the edge of
the can. Sheriff Lewis found a load
ed shell in/Marshall's gun, which, it
showed in the proof, was of the same
make, size and color of the hulls
picked up by Wright. To add to this
the state introduced R. N. Stockton.
former marshal of Amory who yes
terday experimental little with the
gun, and testified that the driving pin
struck the cap on hte edge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
YALE TENNIS TEAM
PLAYS VIRGINIA TODAY

Charlottesville, Va, March 3l.-The
University OF Virginia tennis play
ers will meet the Yale team on the
Virginia courts tomorrow. The Yale
team captained by Charles s. Gar
land, Jr., and playing six men are
making a short tour in the state and
will be seen in action at Soif folk and
Richmond after their match with thu
University of Virginia.
Though the condition of the courts
has made il impossible for tho Viz
ginians to get more than weeks
practice 1t Is expected that they viii
put up a good game with the Eli
tennis sharks. Arthur X. DavIs
Charles Y. Bidgood. Dave Jarvis and
Potter Sterne are four veterans of
former teams who have been getting
into action during the last few days
and will probably be used against
the yale men. There are other prom
Using players who will make strons
bids for places on the Virginia team.
The management of the tennis team
will be ready within few days To an
nounce schedule of matches which
will take in teams representing a
number OF coliegs and univrsities in
the South Atlantic states. Matches
are pending with Washington and
Lee, v. VI. L., North Carolina, st
Johns, Johns Hopkins, Catholic uni
versity. George Washington and the
country clubs of Richmond, Lynch
burg and Washington. The dates will
be announced later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
TRACK CARNIVAL At
BlACkSBURG SATURDAY

Special TO The Richmond virginiane
Blacksburg. Va, March 3I--Capta,n
Walter Pierce. Of Christiansburg. Va.
and his big track and relay squad Of
25 men will stage the annual track
carnival here next Saturday afternoon
coach Mathers. of Penn State, Virginia
Techs new track mentor. will be pres
ent at that time and have frst-over
on his candidates for south Atlantic
honors
Captain Pierce has wealth Of ma
teriai In both the field and running
events, and Coach Mathers should gain
pretty good idea as TO his prospsc-
tive entrants for the big games to be
run off here later in the spring.
In the dash events Pierce, Brettan-
ham. Barbour. Chapman and Crisp
stand ont very prominently. while
Linkous. the South Atlantic tItle-
holder. in the two-mile run, is show
ing improved form. AS distance
runner Linkous is without n peer II
the division. Byrd. the pentath ION
~star. should win easily in the shot Pit,
broad jump, 2ao-meter run and run
ming high jump, Byrd's work~wfth the
Jaselin this week has shown great inn
provement. and he should qualify with
ease for the Pennsylvania relay games
10 be held at Franklin Field, PhlIa.
delphia, April 1924.
Epes of Blackstone Academy is an
other man who is out for the javelin
and gives promise of developing into
IA star of the first magnitude in this
event. Tech Is somewhat shy OF hur-
dlers. but in Smyth she has a point
winner. He Is fast and takes the high
fences witr the dash Of a vetern He
saturday.
The meet here Saturday is expected
to uncover additional talent from the
several classes Greater enthusiasm,
Ia being shown here for track ath-
letics, and with a regular coach in
this branch of sport Tech should de-
velop some wonders on the. clnder
path. Linkous the two miller, Is cap
!, able of still greater development in
the distance runs, and with proper
handling by professional coach ne
should equal the record OF Chinn. who
holds the record for the two-miie in
the South Atlantic Linkous won the
event at Baltimore last year, but MS
time was slightly under that #
Chinn's
8 b, oglesby. of Lynchburg. man.
ager of the 1920 Virginia Tech track
team. announces the following schcd-
uIs:
April 1e--virgnla Tech VS. Penn
state. at Black sburg
April l4-Virginla Tech VS. Tristty,
NJ Blarksburg: sf.-*s~
April si--Yirginia Tech VS. wash
inEton and Lee
May Eastern Virginia intercol-
IsglAtcs. At Richmond.
MAY 7-s--Souta Atlantic games. at
BlacksbHrx ...,,1
May ls-virainia Tech Va cathollc
university. q Washington. b. G.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
CORNELL To PLAY
VIRGINIA TOhOI. RIO. \

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian.)
Ithaca, n. j.. March 31.-The
Cornell baseball team left Ithaca to-
day for short spring vacation
Southern trip OF four games. The
Ithacans will open their season at
Washington tomorrow when they
cross bats with Georgetown
ON Friday, April 2, they will play
University of Virginia at Chariottes-
VILE and on Saturday Johns Hopkins
at Baltimore. The last game OF the
trip will be played in Philadelphia
on Monday. with the University of
Pennsylvania.
After six weeks indoor pratice in
the baseball cage, Coach John F.
Henry has selected sixteen players as
the nucleus OF the squad from a total
OF more than 1875 candidalAs who re-
ported at the beginning of the season.
Five pitchers will make the trip,
T. D. Dodson 20. NJ. Rickard '2f, y
II. Andrews az, J, NJ, Maloney '2t,
and Gordon 81. Two Of these. bod
son and Maloney. are southpaws,
Dodson is the only one of the quintet
who has pitched on the varsity be
fore. having taken part in several
games last year. The two catchers
y
II and Raul Guttieriz 81. both Of
whom were on the varsity squad last
spring but did not win a regular po-
sition on the team.
The inheld Will be composed of:
H p. Murphy ~ at first base: H.
spiers 20. second base; Fl. l. How
ard 20, short stop, and A. Bonagura
20, third base. Murphy and Spiers
were on last years team. Howard and
Bonagura were on the 1916 and 1917
teams.
The squad includes four outiielders
q. F. Ellsworth 20. g. L Cross go
II. +. Davies 20, and c. \lyer .2f.
Ellsworth and Cross played in the
outfeid last year and were among the
strongest hitters on the nine. Davies
was left half-back on the football
team last fall, but this is his rst APP
pearance in varsity baseball
On its return from the Southern
trip the baseball squad will begin
outdoor practice on Percy Field and
VIII have two weeks of development
before the opening of the regular sea
son.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
SELLING YOURSELF
To YOUR EAPLOYt

Big organizations are gradually
learning that it Is quite as important
10 sell themselves to their applica ats
for positions as IL Is to select en-
ployes. The reason is plain. and in tas
current issue of Forbes Magazine IN.
~ William Marvin Jackson tells che
following story;
There's young man outside who
refuses TO FIJI out an application
blank says the employment maa-
ayers assistant: says he wants tn
talk to YOU first"
'Did you tell him that he had to fiji
out an application before he could b."
Intervene ed ~ asked the employment
manager impatiently
Yes. sir, but he says he's not sure
that he wants to be considered as an
applicant until he's talked to you"
TO the employment manager this
vas something new. He had people
kick at filling out such a long applica-
ton blank before. but he had never
had anyone put the matter up to him
In just this way Well, send him m
he said
= have q position" said the young
man. but / have heard some good
things about your company and
thought | would try to get some first
hand information. II I'm convinced
tina: this is good place for me, I
would like TO Ale my application. II
You don't mind my Interviewing you a
bit about your COMPANY, then of
course | shall be glad to have you in
lerview me about myself Unless |
want you. you don't want me II it's
too much bother for you to so about
1t in this way either now or later.
then III know already that this Is not
the Kind OF connection I'm looking
for"
The unshot NJ teS matter was that
the employment manager f1rst sold tho
company to the young man. and then
the young man sold himself TO the
company's representative.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
SUFFOLK EXPECTS
BANNER SEASON

Suffolk. March SIN n e r
Street has signed Maggie. an indelder.
who will play either third or short.
and who has a good batting average.
All OF the players have had their
transportation sent them, and will re-
port in suffolk tomorrow. when daily
practice will begin. Manager Street
today discussed some of the new
rules which will govern the playing
this year, among them the barring
of the freak delivery on the part of
pitchers.
Manager Street saw active service In
France and wears the button OF the
American Legion.
In counting up his years of service
on the diamond, he stated that he
had caught in 2s00 scheduled games
OF league baseball, and had been play
ing twenty years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
PARSONS DEFEATED
BY JOHN MARSHALL

John Marshall high school opened
its baseball schedule yesterday af-
ternoon by defeating Union Theologl
| cal seminary on the iatter's home
grounds. Both mines player good
| pail throughout the contest and the
! nnsa score of to 1 was Well earned
by the Marshallites, Coach HAY
changed his men from one position
| to another in order to find the place
| In which they would fit best and
A. he used a number OF substitutes II
Is impossible to tell who the regular
men will be. However ii is certain
that the high school will have one Of
| the strongest teams turned out in that
school in years.
Hudson. twirler for the victors was
the feature OF the game, He held the
older men well in check at all times
and struck out three men. He also
/ scored two runs. walden lead in the
] hitting with two safties Fer the
| Preac Craig and Williamson play
| ed the best ball.
| Lineup:
John Marshall. Pc. Seminary.
| Doggett -. Short Stop .... Worth
Ryder 49,, First Base Williamson
Turner ... Second Base Murray
Leesfield go, Third Base .. Craig
| Hudson $3.50. Pitcher -. Wilkinson
Durrett $50. Catcher .. Buckles
Sharp .,.. Right Field 80. Currie
walden .... Left Field Alexander
Holiday 49,. Center Field McCfoy
Substitutions for John Marshall
Todd, for Durrett. Crouch. for Holla-
day; Flippen, for Sharp; Blankenship.
for Flippen.
Seminary-Currie. for wilkinson,
Wilkinson. for Currie,
Pinch hitters: Il. r. S. Mann and
Allen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
WORLDS CHAMPIONS
HERE NEXT MONDAY

Tho first big game of the sea
son will be played at Boulevard
field TN next Monday afternoon.
beginning at $50 O'clock when
tfn. worlds champions and
Clark Griffiths senators win he
sx~as In action. the game here
Monday viii wind up an extern
sdwe series of games between
these two teams, who have been
playing at all OF the cityS ON
their way North from the train
ing camp at Miami, Fla
Zach team win place its first
string men i'm the lineup for this
game which is expected To be
hotIy contested from start Ia
finish. a. the senators are anxi-
Gus tn show their mestlH before
the Richmond public who have
always pulled for them whenever
they appear here.
Advance notite from thu. mar
ayers of the two teams arc tn
the effect that Walter johnson
and Jimmy Ring, will b. the
opposing pitchers when they APP
par here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
ELLETT SCHOOL WINS
FROM hARSHAlLITtS

In "a hotiy contested sketball
game the Virginia Randolph Elicit
S hool for girls defeated the John
Marshall High school sextctte by the
score OF 81 To 3. The Marshaiiites
were not up to their regular standard
of play and were outplayed through
out the contest The, frst half was
"a nip and tuck affair with the score
standing to 3 at the end OF this
period. The Elicit girls came back
strong In the last period and ran up
Il total of 6 points to their opponents
g.
Misses Anderson and Rufiin were
the outsta nding stars of the contest
Miss Shaffer played good Fame tor
the losers.
These two teams will meet again
April rs, at the Y. W. G. a.
Summary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
PUBLIC INVITED TO
PARK PLACE aEvlv0

Much interest is manifested In IL
evangelistic services at Park PfAcG
Methodist church. 81
Rev, II. NJ. white took for H.
theme Tuesday night: The euro CT
Naaman the Leper." making d force
ful appeal to the unconverted.
AS result OF the earnest efforts
of the pastor and his people, many
will unite with The church on EastsK
morning. The public Is invited 10 It
tend these services.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Full Drove Of Colts Expected
Here for Practice During Day

Members Of tho Richmond
baseball team are arriving ON
every train and Ii IL expected by
Manager tsooch that the entire
team win be here in time for the
afternoon practice today. which
viii M hei,i daily from = to
4. NJ.
In addition In MANAGER Es,os-h
and catcher Rr-ss who have been
here for several days the squad
of aspiranfs was increased to six
last night when Baker, DauSh-
ton and Abbott of last seasons
team reported TO the manager mt
tho Richmond hotel, where the
team viii make Its headquarters
during the training season.
JARVIS DROPS IN
In addition tn the above nam
al players who were with the
club during the 1918 campaign.
Jarvis. promising recruit also
put i'm his appearance last night
and viii he arn In u Richmond
uniform for the first time this
niorntng.
ARAGON COMES MONDAY
Manager fstsoeh, rvssivssi n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
liutos Collide: Nobody Hurt.

Broad and Main street car til.
charge OF Motorman G.. l.. Wright,
collided with an automobile driven
by j. F.. Carroll of 2222 West Grace
street Yesterday afternoon, on Rob-
inson street between Grove and Han!
over avenues Roth cars were bodily
damaged. but no one was hurt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
ssblegesi Theft Charged.

James Peatross, was arrested by9
Detective Sergeants Tiller and Way
mack yesterday on warrant changinGs
him with the theft of a suit on
clothes valued at $40 from Mrs ID. W.
Bendan, it9 North third street He
furnished bail for his appearance inF
police court this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
ON THE WAY

Word was received by Man
ager Gooch yesterday from PEN
fold, big leftlIander, who
recommended to him by Baker,
AS being one OF the best tuiriers
In the New England league last
season, and who practically pitch
cd the Lew istown, Maine. club
to the championship. He says
the terms made to him by the
local owners had been accepted
as satisfactory and that he was
leaving his home I'm Maine for
Richmond and expected to arrive
here TN time to start practice
with the team.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Wonder Did He Sit on FRIDAY.

Teacher: Now that you have read
the story Of Robinson Crusoe. Willie
tell me what kind of a man you think
he was.
Willie. He was an acrobat
Teacher: What makes you think so,
Willie?
Willie: Because it said that after
his days work he sat down on his
chest-March Boys Life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Hendrix:

letter from Aragon. the dtnlinu-
tive tnfielder, who was formerly
"a member of the Richmond club.
and who has accepted terms with
the Colts for this season, in which
he stated that due to the w.
ness Of his wife, he would not be
able to report here until Monday.
at which time he win be ready to
start the SEASON as he has been
working out and Is in good con-
ditfon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Dog Gone.

r hear your dog died7
1T cid"
Was it a lap dog ="
Yep. it would lap anything
w hat did il die Oft"
at died of a Tuesday
II want 10 know how it died"
1T died on its back"
What did it die Off"
1T fought circular saw"
what was the resuit?"
Lasted only one round. March
Boys Life
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
RESUME RACING ON
MARYLAND TRACKS

Annapolis. Md. March s1.--The
Burke racing bill, providing for a
statewide commission form OF con-
troll, and heavy taxation of race
tracks in Maryland. w passed this
afternoon by the state senate by a
vote OF II TO 10 after one of the
bitterest legislative fights in the his
tory eff the state
The bill has already passed the
house and now goes to the governor
Tor signature, 1t is expected the
governor Will approve OF the bill.
The opening Of the Eastern racing
season beginning at Bowie tomorrow
Is now assured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Tod Miller Here.

Tod Miller who was secured from
ths Texas league in exchange for
Jim Poole. and who is expected 10
fill the vacancy left by Poole, report
"a In Manager Geoch at the Rich
nond hotel at late hour last night.
ard viii be put with the rest Of the
players who have arrived.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Petition In Bankruptcy.

W. +. Evans. r. D, No, 3. Hen
rico county. filed a voluntary petit,
ton IN bankruptcy in the United
States District court yesterday, aileg-
ing 1855 of liabilities and $50 In as
sets. 80
Petition was also filed by James II.
Nowlan. liabilities s54o,65, assets
$40 Exemptions were claimed III
both cases.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01

Reynolds Vaughan was held for me
grand jury yesterday in police court
on the charge OF stealing six dresses
from the store Of II. II. Butter, ~
east Broad street. valued at s3A*'
Vaughan was arrested by betectiVe-
Sergeants Tiller and WayfnacS- a.
Harrison and Broad streets yester~
day with three Of the suits in MS
possession He admitted that he nad
sold the other three suits. The ROB
berry was committed about three
weeks ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-01
Holm Marshall
POLICE NOTES

Manly Il. Harris. 2o4 west Cay
street was sent on to the grann ]u's
from oulice court when arranged o,,
the charge Of stealing electric arm
valued at 1855 from his employ ts'
+, l. Taylor q Co. Harris was ar
rested by Detective Sergeant LOUIS
Bertuccl who found the drill conceal
cd in bis home.