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Pamphlet on the Davenport Case
Issued for Attorney,
CONTAINS NO NEW INFORMATION
Substance of All Matter in the
Publication Has Appeared in News?
papers and MucW of it is Copied
From Papers.
A pamphlet purporting to contain
a story of the life and I he confes?
sions of Andrew Lt. Davenport, the
negro murderer whu wa.i hanged in
the jail yard here on Friday raorn-|
lug. July IU, was issued yesterday
from a local printing plant for Mr.
E.. S. Robinson, junior counsel for |
the defense In the Davenport case.
The pamphlet contains practically |
nothing that has nut been published
in the newspapers and much of the |
matter has been copied from ths
papers. If there was any object In
the publication, other than the cash]
which,.may he derived from It3 sale,
ii apparently was to cast insinua?
tion!; against the police authorities
and court officers, ~
The following letter from J. T.
Newsomc, the negro attorney whu
assisted Commonwealth's Attorney
C. W. Robinson In the prosecution of
Davenport, explains itself:
i ?i i
"Editor Daily Press:
"In reading the ' confessions (for
there are two) of Andrew Lord Dav?
enport, as given in a litle booklet
just published by Mr^ E. S. Robinson.
? < ne thing stands out clear ami dls
tlnct?Davenport was a murderer
of the most calculating and cold
l looded kipd and was, at the samel
time, an unscrupulous^-. vindictive
liar a3 well. In one confession he
. charges complicity In the crime,
naming Mittle Sanford und Willie
MICHAELSON'S
SECOND WEEK OF OUR 20
PER GENT. DISCOUNT SALE.
Many have taken advan?
tage of our semi-annual dis
? i .........
count sale?a sale designed
to rid our store of every gar
merit in the season for which
it wa? made, an established
policy which prevents us from
carrying over clothes from one
season to another.
"Vye are enabled to perfect
this. clearance solely on ac?
count of the fact that we of?
fer a liberal reduction on sea?
sonable "stuff"---Ckthes madoj
up especially for us of the
very best materials and by
the leading clothing makers
of this country.N This reduc?
tion applies on every Suit of
Clothes in the house, and not
on a lot t f odds and ends, or
shop worn goods, as is often
the case in other stores.
Included in this sale is hun-l
dreds of suits suitable for all
theyear-wear, and those whoj
anticipate needs will find this,
iale of wonderful money-sav-j
ing helpfulness.
Each garment bears its orig?
inal ticket and price. Deduct
'20 per cent, and you have the
cost to you.
7r<Arr\
Clothiers, Tailors, Furnishers,
2 6 0 7 Washington Avenue
Wimbuah as his confederates, later,
as if his conscience was seeking onse
through a revelation of the truth, ho
writes auother confession In which,
he quotes Scripture about bearing]
false wltitess and comes out boldly
nu.i says that Thuuins was shot by
him, (Davenport) at the spot where
his body was found, and that Willie
Wti.ibush was not even present, and
then the same old Davenport that
has shown such remarkable venom
throughout this sad case, says that
WlihUusb knew all about It, though
he was not to share In the proceeds
of tie (iisurance policy. How any
anno man can put credence In the|
Ktntc-Mients of such a character as
Davenport was Is beyond cotupro
h?nsl?i.".j ' especially when he impll
rate) a hard 'working, Intelligent
Co' man like Wlmbush, who not
u:iy I at lived In tlit^ vl'lill'.ty for
l<! y.ais, but who could h'vt> had
no 'litcreal In Die <ienth of Wllllo
Thomas since he was not to share
In life heuellts coming from his
death. I Tor one, think the ofllclala
of this city deserving of the highest)
praise for not arresting Wlmbush
upon the unsupported statement of
a self-confessed murderer, and Wlm?
bush ought to feel happy that it
remains for such a criminal as Dav?
enport proves to be to be the first
lo accuse him of a crime. '
"Very truly.
"J. THOMAS NEWSOMIC."
AFTER A STEEL PLANT.
Negotiationo in Progress Looking
Toward Landing Big Industry.
'?Representative of u big New Yor>\
'concern hare been in this city and
Norfolk recently looking Into the ad?
visability of locating a steel plant
in this vicinity. It la said that this
city Is favored and the Old Domin?
ion Land Company bus offered a
free site.
If the industry should be located
here it would employ In the neigh?
borhood of 2,500 men in a short,
lime.
Mrs. Mary Leo Dead.
Mrs. IMary Leef, of this city, who
went to Baltimore two weeks .ago to
visit her daughter. Mrs. Charles C.
Collins, died yesterday morning at
her daubhtcr's home after a brief
Illness from typhoid fever." She was
f>n years or age and had lived In this
city for a number of years. She
came to this country from Wales,
where she was raised, but was a na?
tive of Irclanp. She Is survived by.,
two sisters, three sons ami three
daughters. The body will be brought
bore Ulla morning fur interment.
Funeral services will he conducted
from St. Vincent's catholic church,
of which the deceased was a mem?
ber.
?'auuLiDMrjifliiiuin iiui rcniiuiirc nil mmitnire
IS Social-Personal I!
Mr. .1. C. Hebdltch left yesterday
for Annrium, Buckingham County,
whether he was called on account of
the illness of his father, Mr. J. W.
Hebdltch, who was stricken vAth
apoplexy last Thursday.
Mrs. J. C. Hebditch, who under,
went a slight operation last week Is
Improving and her speedy recovery
is ex-pected.
Mrs. Mary Thurston has returned
to Gloucester after a visit to her!
daughter, 'Mrs. W. B. Barton in this
city. 1
|?1 - TT* -
| IMessrs. Charles Moss and Frank
McMillan will leave . today for a
week's cruise up James river in an
Indian canoe. *
Miss Mary Field, , of Petersburg,
will arrlver here today to. spend a
week with her cousin. Mrs. C. C.
Moss, on West avenue.
Mrs. R. G. Bain, who was operated
upon at the St James Hospital yes?
terday morning Is reported as get?
ting along very nicely.
Mr. John A. Upshur has returned
to his home In Richmond after a.vl?
it to his brother, Mr. W. S. Upshur,
I here.
Mr. and Mrs. Firth and Miss Alley,
of this city, have been called tD
Richmond on account of the death
| of Mrs. Firth's sister, Mrs. M. W.
! Alley.
(Miss Fannie Richardson, of Rich?
mond, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
W. E.? Nponan, In this city. <
'Miss Annie Robertson has return?
ed front a visit to Washington.
Mrs. J. H. Hales has returned
home after visiting her parents in
Utica, N. Y.
Miss Mollie Fentress, of Norfolk,
is the gueat of Mr. and Mrs. S. W.
Goddln, 637 Twenty-eighth street.
Mr. Claude Goodman and his bride
will return home from their honey?
moon this week.
WATT, D?X?Y & WATT
LADIES' MANNI8H '.WAISTS.
made of liuro linen. Just night fur
bunting or tennis. sizes 34-to.'4%,
regular $3,6.0 and $1.00 tfO QO
values. Sale price.... ^fciOO
MOSQUITO CANOPIES, full
size. $1.25 and $1.75.
H?sTT^E "TjT^'lTORE
Ir proving a great success. Seasonable, new, attractive
and wanted merchandise offered to you at prices consid?
erably lower than thes? goodB arc usually nold.
THE, MONTHLY STYLE BOOK,
Illustrating Trio .Ladles' ..Home
Journal Patterno Is furnlshod free
tu all our atore frleudr,'. it I? an
excellent fashion periodical, la!It.
will bo found the latest styles and
many helpful suggestions for tho
home dressmaker.
Black Dress Qoods--Specially Priced
CHIFFON PANAMA, rich .black,
tine sheer finish, neat open mesh
weave, firmly woven, 5- ipubgs
wide. BOr
Sale price. U*ll#
BLAOK PANAMA, with jjh id
ow plaid effect. 10 Inches
wide. Sale price .
BLACK AND WHITE VOILE, a
?;li.eer open weave fabric, black
ground with a neat white, pin
stripe, strictly all wool, 412 Qua
Inches. Sale price . w??
59 c
MOHAIR SICILIAN, brilliant,
lustre finish, fast black,'width fl?
inches.
Sale price .
BLACK DANI8H CLOTH, dun
hie width', this 'material is hull'
wool und makes nice cool'.skirls
for .summer wear.
Sale price .
YARD-WIDE TAFFETA, rich
deep black. beautiful rustling
finish examine It carefully and
you will pronounce It
matchless value.
49c
225c
si. oo
' Table Linens and White Qoods
TABLE DAMASK?72 Inches
wide, fuli bleached, silver bleach?
ed and unbleached, wide assort?
ment of pretty patterns? 00?
Sale price . ?|UU
BLEACHED DAMASK ? 72
Inches wide/rosc pat- RT'f*
terns. Sale price . U I 2?
MERCERIZED DAMASK, fine
even weuve. 00 Inches wide, laun?
ders well and looks like real
linen; a number of chol?e de?
signs. A*)
Sale price.*t?0
ENGLISH LONGCLOTH, Bnft
finish, IL' yards to.It <P 1 CO
piece. A piece . ipitUd
INFANTS' LONGCLOTH, soft
nainsook finish especially adapt?
ed for Infant's wear. It!) Inches
wide. $1.98 a piece (ten yards).
22c a yard.
CHECK NAINSOOK, 27 Inches
wide, flno even weave, neat oliec.k
designs. 10c, lie. 12 l-'ie
ami.
30-INCH PERSIAN
beautiful clear
finish . .
15c
LAWN,
22c
Coolest Waists and Wash Skirts
MULL WAISTS
Hnihroldotod fronts, trimmed In
Val. lace and Inserting. Long or
Short sleeves.
Sale price .
$1.39
CHINA SILK WAISTS, made
of good grade of white wash >\llk
trimmed In tucks and Vulrnciou
$2 98
Value, Sale price
r-l
WHITE WASH SKIRTS?Wo
have had it tremendous sale of j
these skirls; assortments ate n?w
limited. We may Just
have your size. OSc and
LADIES' BLACK RAIN COATS,
very light weight, most desirable
for Uieae heavy rain storms; they
are strictly waterproof, and look
dressy; sale <M fj
$1.50
price
and
$14.50
Thomson's Qlove-Fitting Corsets
For tho average iiguro, habit hip?supporters at- ?Q?
titohed?regular 75e value: sale price . OvV
LADIES' RIBBED VESTS, all
sl/.os; sale -j -j
RIBBED
price .
LADIES'
tra size.
Salo price,
LADIES'
lace ruffle.
Sale price
MISSES'
White, light blue, ami
black. Sale price
INFANT'S LIGHT
shirts, long sleeves.
Sale price 2 for ?...-..
c
VESTS,-'ex
2 ftir . 25C
KNIT PANTS. Wido
.25c
LACE HOSE, 'pink,
23c
WEIGHT
25c
INFANTS' PART- WOOL
VESTS. low neck und short
sIouvoh, light
weight ..;.
H. & W. SKELETON WAI8T8
for buys and girls, strongly made
and neatly finished
.Sale price .
NOTION SPECIALS.
LIGHT WEIGHT DRESS
SHIELDS, sizes 2 and 11.IQo
Size four. 12 1-2o
"OMO" DRESS SHIELDS are
odorless mid contain no rubber,
17c and 22o.
23i
AI8T
nmti
25c
WATT. DOXEY
2909 Washington Avenue
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WATT
Newport News, Ya.,j
lUiiiiimimmiimiHuumuur
MARINE NOTES
Saturday, July 21, 1906.
Arrived.
Steamer Mae, Mason, Baltimore?
to Cheusapoake & Ohio Coal Ageuey
Company for hunker coal
Steamer Powha.tan, Kyan. Balti?
more?to Merchants & Miners''Trans?
portation company with passengers
and' merchandise
Steamer Howard. Chase, Provi?
dence, nml Norfolk?to Merchants
& Miners Transportation Cumpauy
with passengers and merchandise. |
Steamer Princess Anne. Tnpley,
New York ami Norfolk?to Old Do
passengers and merchandise.
Steame'ra Yemnssee, Simmons,
Philadelphia nnd Norfolk?to Clyde
Steamship' Company with ihercban
dise. , |
Sailed. I
Steamer Hamilton, Boat; Norfolk,
and New York; Howard. Chase, Bal?
timore; Powhatan, Ryan, Norfolk
and iProyldence.
Schooner Dorothy Palmer. Harding
Boston. |
Calendar for This Day.
Sun rises .e. 5:01 a. m.
Sun sets. 7:20 p. ni.
High water . 10:18 a. m.. 1040 p. m. ?
Low water .. 4:22 a. in., 4:22 p. m.
Calnedar for Monday
Sun rises . 5:02 a. m.
Sun sets. . 7:2t> p. m.
High water . 11:00 a. m., 11:26 p. m.
Low water .. 6:02 a. m., 5:03 p, ni.
MARINE- NOTES.
. The barge Ohio cleared yesterday
for Portland and the barge Sunbury
cleared for Allyns Point.
The cereal exports from this port
during the week ending yesterday
were below the average, ottly 6,50
? barrels.of flour being shipped during
the week.
NEGRO DEVELOPMENT CO.
Representative Given Hearing at
Washington Yestreday.
A committee, headed by Glie3 B.
Jackson, the negro attorney of Ricn
mond, representing the Negro devel?
opment Company organized in con?
nection with the Jamestown Expo
sltloni was given a heariug In Wash?
ington yesterday by Secretary^J. H.
Edwards, of the government hoar.l
for the exposition.
Plans--for expending the $100,000
apropriated ? by Congress for a negro
exhibit were dlsouajed. The commit?
tee asked that none but negroes be
permitted to participate in the de?
sign and construction of the building
and exhibit.
(' SOMMRVILLE & CO. HAVE THE
LEADING REAL - ESTATE BAR
GAINS AND ARE' DOING THE
SELLING. "? 7-20-3t
SABBATH DAY SERVICES ,
IN THE CITY'S CHURCHES
Subjects for Sermons Announcod by
Various Pastors?Visiting
Ministers.
/ "? . ? . .- >
First Presbyterian.
Rev. . K. T. Wellford, pastor of the
First. Presbyterian church, will oc?
cupy bis pulpll this montlUK at 11
o'clock and this afternoon at 5
o'clock. His subjects will bo as fol?
lows: morning. "The Fruits of the
Harvest"; afternoon, "The Joy of
the Lord." Tbl.? week Mr. Wei I Tord
will leave on bis annual vacation.
?Next Sunday bo will preach at II12
Northmlustcr I'resbylerlan church,
of Baltimore, and on August -Ii he
will preach at the Sinti; street
church, Albany, N. Y.- The lallur
part of August Mr. and Mr*. Well
ford will spend In the Berkshire
hills.
Next Sunday morning -Rev. W. B.
Beauchamp will preach at the First
Presbyterian church and in the af?
ternoon Rev. A. A. Butler will oc?
cupy the pulpit. On August fi Rev,
Dr. Bishop, of . William and Mucy
College, will preach morning und
atternoon and on. August 13 Rev.
George F. Mason will prench at both
hours. Rev. J. N. H. Somniervllle,
of Ghent church, Norfolk, will preach
On August IP. l
Trinity Methodist.
Rev. W. B. Beauchamp. pastor of
the Trinity Methodist church, will
preach today on the following sub
Jocts: morning, "The Authority of
Jesus"; evening, "The Soul PoUe of
I Jesus."
St. . Vincent's Catholic. .
Services will be held at St. Vin?
cent's Catholic church today ns fol?
lows: First mass at 7 o'clock; sec-,
ond mass at 10:30 o'clock. Sunday
school at 3 o'clock; vespers and ben
' edict ion at 7:30 o'clock.
1 1 _____
Thirtieth Street Christian.
At Thirtieth Street Christian
church today services will, be held
at the usual hours. At. 11 o'clock
the pnstor, Rev. w'. R. Jlnnett will
preach on the subject, "The Power
' of Truth to Emancipate." This ev?
ening the subject will be "Tha. Sin
of Anxiety."
Second Presbyterian.
' Rev. W. M. Hunter, pastor of the
Second" Presbyterian church, will
preach this morning at 11 o'clock
and this evening at 8 o'clock.
CHestnut -Avenue Methodist.
Services will b held at tha Chest?
nut avenue Methodist church this
evening from .7 to 8 o'clock instead
.of at the usual hours. Regular ser?
vices will be held this mroping at
11 o'clock, preaching by the pastor,
I Rev. J. T. Green,
i .
?? ?-.;?. I >.'.;,.'w *v. V.rj.u
t Newport News Baptist,
t Regular services will be hald at
' the Casino building thu morning
EDUCATIONAL.
. .?.;
State Normal I
Twenty-second Session begins 8E
Information concerning State Scholar
Excellent
Preparatory Work.
Newport News Academy will pay
especial aUerillon In Ihia department.
(Children'of :ird. lib and 6lh tirades,
I can get hesi personal attention In
Hmall classes. Session opeuu H?pt.
Mtli. For catalogue, address
E S. LIGON.
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HO COVI3P8 ALL COSTS
to Virginia i ml i'iii?ni men mid tuition In rlllier'
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. 13. Hund Tor catalogue.
lieu.Win Wl.saTON, Kcsldrnr, ]
I'tw fuSt Ci nrlotle-vlile. Vs.
. and evening by the congregation of
I the Newport News Baptist chinch.
Trinity Lutheran.
Rev. K. A. Shcnk, pastor of the
Trinity Lutheran church, w|l| preach
tlila morning on the subject, "Scrip?
ture Its Own Beat Commentntrtr."
Rev. w. Tj. Seabrook, pastor of the
church of the Redeemer, Newburv
S. C, will preach this evlnlng at 8
o'clock.
Massachusetts .Sits.
The Massachusetts commissioners
to the .Jumeetown. exposition are ex?
pected to arrive at the exposition
grounds tomorrow to select a site
for their State building.
A delegation of North Carolina
newspaper men visited the exponi
ition grounds yesterday.
co?* i ton to Catffljrfev . <
There are some Interesting anecdote*
of the lending British literary lights of
the middle nineteenth century In "Mr>.
Ryookfield. nud Her Circle." On o.no
occasion there-.was greet embarrass*
ment ot one of their gatherings. The
majority of the party were anxious t?
hear Tennyson rend "Maud," the first
copy of which bad Just reached blra,
but It was Known that-Carlyle could
not. endure t> bear nuy ouu reading
aloud. What ^yas to be. done? A plot
was laid to have the rending during
the time of Cnrlyle's morning wnlk,.bui
,for this be alwari demanded an appre?
ciative companion.Mrs. Btookfleid
?Aya: "Chairs bad been arranged In a
quiet,sitting room- /.The .visitors, flffffa
taking their, places. Alfred '.was ready,
So wa* Oai'lvlo-in the hal}. waiting
: for a companion in his walk and /evi?
dently determined not to stir without
one. It was quite an anxious moment
At length Mr. Goldwin Smith generous?
ly stepped ' forward aud joined the pbl<
losopher, anil then Mr. Brookfleid Joby
; ,ed them both,' while the rest of us re
1 mained to listen with enthralled atten?
tion to the unw words of the peel"
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