Daily press. [volume], January 23, 1907, Page 6, Image 6

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ERROR IS CONFESSED
IN THE PAVLINIG GASE
Hampton Man Murdered Wife to
Prevent Return to Eastern
State Hospital.
FIRED SHOTS INTO BODY Of WOMAN
Husband Prepared Corpse for Burial
and Then Told Details?Trial Jury
Was Not Properly Drawn, and a
New Trial is Ordered by the Attor?
ney General.
.Tqspph Pnvllnlc, of (Oll/.nboth
City County, tlto man who
killed his wife Bovorul months
uro ratli< r than hlivo her
roturned tu tho Eastern state
hospital .mi Wllllnniflburg, is to huve
it new trial.
The ntlornoy-gohhral ;.t Richmond
yoHlOrday confessed error on tho part
Of the State to tlx- trial of the man
hud In tho Elizabeth city Circuit
court, and tho ease Ih rontand'ed!
Pnvllnlc in tin Austrian, its was hin
wife. The man wohl to Newport
News after the tragedy, telling all the
details of hi."- awful crime, coolly say
ln>' that his wife had once been an
inmate of tho ISnstorh State hospital,
and that on her return front that In?
stitution she had exacted a promise
from him that he would lull hor
rather than permit her return to that.
Institution. - Pnvllnlc Bald hl? wife
told him she felt she would noon have
to return unless he kept his promise,
and he says ho not his seven-shot re?
volver, loadeil every chamber, and
fired all ,the shots Into the body of
his wife ns she lay In hod,
Following that.' he not the best
clothes of the dend woman and care?
fully prepared the body for burial. The
inan showed no regret for Ids act, but
was apparently confronted by the fact
that he had prevented tho return of
the woman to the Institution by com?
plying with her request.
The attorney-general in confessing
error on the purt of the State, said:
In the Supreme Court of Appeals of
Virginia;
Pnvllnlc
' vh. Confession of Error.
Commonwealth.
Cue of the grounds of error ullng
ed by the plaintiff In error in t%lu
case Is, that the list of venlremen
was not drawn ami made up lu tlx1
manner requested by section IQ18 of
the code of 10?4J hut that said list
consisted of twenty names selected
by the trial judge from the bystand?
ers, and not drawn !?>? the clerk ns
required by Bald section; and the
record, panes 12 and 13, shows tha*
said list WttR selected by (he Judge
In the manner stated.
The record, paves |;j and I I, shows
thai the plaintiff in error moved to
quash the list of vcnlrenien and the
writ of venire facia* for the errors"
apparent on the face thereof.
tinder the decisions in .lone's case.
Km Va . pp 842-848, and HobacK's
case, in I V?\., p ST I. and the Judg?
ment of this court ?untnihlng the
confession of error in Oliver's case
in January. 1005. tho above wns
plainly rover dtilo error.
1 deem it my duty, therefore, in
order to save unnecessary -osts and
delav, ie confess (irrer in this eise,
snbiect t < I'"1 J?dinnen) of the court
It is proper I should add that the
we Winter
Overcoafs & Suits 1
Are Going Af ying at these |
Tremendously Reduced |
Prices.
It's tho opportunity of the
season to save money, so act
quick!
men'S SUITS
and OVERCOATS
$20.00 Suits or Overcoats $15.00
$18.50 Suits or Overcoats 13.00
$15.00 Suits or Overcoats 11.00
$12.00 Suite or Overcoats 9.00
$10.00 Suits or Overcoats 7.50
$ 7.50 Suits or Overcoats 6.00
EISENMAN,
Complete Outfitters,
36 WE8T QUEEN STREET.
A Good Bank Account
Is exceedingly comforting in times of need.
And there's a feeling of security and satisfac?
tion when the account is kept at thi? bank.
Start the New Year right.
Eoyenton ?f Co. Bankers,
Next Masonic Temple. 'Phone 553.
commonwealth's attorney of Elizabeth
City county, who tried the case con*
ctirn in the above conclusion.
DR. COOKE IN PHILADELPHIA, j
Hampton Physician Becomes Assist?
ant to Dr. Davis, of the Quaker City.
Dr. 'I*. Clarence Cooko, who has
t??eii home on a short visit to Mr.
and Mrs. T. A. Cuoke, has ret tinted
to Philadelphia, where lie will be?
come assistant to Dr. Davis, of that
ell)'; who is a distinguished specialist
I In diseases of the eye, ear. nose and
thront.
I Since Dr. Cooke'fl graduation he
has made this a special study, hav*
j hue served six months In the .leffer
! son hospital and other institutions of
His kind in the treatment of diseases
I of the eye. ear, nose and throat,
j Hr. Co?ke exnpcts(.to return about
mid-summer and locate in Norfolk,
! Vn., when- he will practice this spe?
cial line of work.
LIEUT .BUCK STILL MISSING.
Nothlnq Has Been Heard from the
Missing Officer at Fort Monroe.
Nothing has In i n heard from First
Lieu tenant Lords F. Duck, who has
been missing from Fort Monroe for
tie- pas) (en days. The officer bus
'three months in which to return lie
fore he can lie posted ft* !l deserter.
The charge ugainst him up to the
present time would be absence with?
out leave.
Lieutenant Buck's friends do not
believe that he v "1 r^'urn to the
Fort Monroe \rtlllei*) :hool in the
m nr future, nllltoiiRb those close to
I him declare that he will be able to
clear Up his absence when ho does
I return;
I NICHOLAS P. NICOLOPOOLAS
TO WED MISS CHANGIKA
Hampton Merchant Will Claim a
Bride In New York City Tomor?
row?To Reside Here.
Nicholas p. Nlcolopoolos, who con
ducts a confectionary store in West
Quc&n struct, has left for New York.
Wlterp tomorrow he will make Miss
Anna Chhrigukl his bride. The wed?
ding will be performed according tp
the Greek customs. After the cere?
mony Mr. and Mrs. Nlcolopoolos will
be tendered a reception and on Fri?
day they will atari for their future
home in Hampton.
Miss Changakl Is the daughter of
a well known commission merchant
in New York city, ami is considered
one of the pretties! young women In
the Creek circles of the metropolis.
Mr. Nlcolonoolos, who has been in
l-iislness In Hampton for years, num?
bers many of the business men among
his acquaintances.
j TO PLAY NEWPORT NEWS.
' Hampton To Tackle Y. M. C. A.
Team Again Friday Night.
The basketball team of the Hamp?
ton Young Men's Christian Associa?
tion will play the Newport News as?
sociation five in the Shipbuilding
City Friday night. Newport News re
cohtly defeated Hampton, but the
locals hope to put up a stronger
game and win this contest. Blum,
It. Cunningham, McAllister, Taylor.
Walker und Gatewood will be Hamp?
ton's line-up.
CHECKER TOURNAMENT.
?
Hampton and Fort Monroe Players to
Meet Friday Evening.
A checker tournament has been
arranged between players from the
Fort Monroe and Hampton Young
Men's Christian Association on Fri?
day night. The games are to bo
played in the Hamnton association.
As Hamilton an,] the fort uro quite
evenly balanced, the tournament will
prove very exciting.
COURT OPENS TODAY.
Judge Blackstone Too Unwell to Con
vene the Tribunal Yesterday.
Although Judge John W. G. Black
; stone arrived from the Eastern Rh?n
j yesterday morning, he was too tin
t well to convent? the January term o'
the Circuit Court. Quite a number
of attorneys and the men nnnimonei'
to anpenr on the jury were at tie
courthouse when the hour for ronven
Ing court arrived.
Ft Is expected that Judge Black
stehe will be able to begin his court
I this morning.
PERSONAL NOTES.
JThe Coming and Going of the PeopU
You Know.
Mr. James M. dimming returner"
yesterday from n trip of several day
in Now York city.
Mr. J. A. Harham has returned
from fi business trip to New York and
Philadelphia.
Mr". Frank C Rees will leave to
d*w for a visit to Miss Scott, in Ports
i mouth
Y. M. C A. TO ENLARGE
THIER QUARTERS AT ONCE
Directors Decide to Take In Whole
Building in Which Association
is Mow Located.
The hoard of directors of the
Young Men's Christian Association
met last night .and decided to so
enlarge the quarters of tho associa?
tion as to include all the building
In which ihe association Ib now
located. Tho llrst floor of the
building, now being occupied bu
busincos offices, will ho converted
Into a reading room, reception room
and an office for the secretary. The
second lloor of the building will
be used exclusively by the athletic
department and the gymnasium will
he. enlarged.
The directors' appointed a com?
mit lee to look into the ad visibility
of routing the vacant lot beside the
association. It is .probable that
a building will he erected on this
lot. the building to he used by the
Arms now ha vim; offices In the
association building.
Ten new m mbers were elected
lo (he association last night.
\HAMLET, N. C, SWEPT BY
WIND FANNED FIRE
Small Town Almost Destroyed by
Flames Which Had Its Origin
in Woods.
(Hy Associated Press.)
CHARLOTTE, N. C.| .Inn. 22.?Fire
which had its origin in nearby woods,
tanned by a high wind, swept. Into
the town of Hamlet. N. C. late this
evening, burning over a large portion
of it. The plant of the Carolina Dis?
tilling company, seventeen' loaded box
cars of the Seaboard Air Line, eight
residences and the Seaboard freight
depot were destroyed. The loss Is
S7G,000, partially covered by insur?
ance. Hamlet is sixty miles east of
Charlotte.
Hunt I'nr it tliiumiian.
The llrilish army was once in difll
cultie.i through Hie lack of a hangman
Murder was comihittcd by a saldier In
the Crimea, but nobody could be found
to carry o?l tho sentence of the court
martial. It was announced that Jt?O
and a tree discharge would he grained
to the man undertaking the (ask. At
i last a man did volunteer; Ije was a
newcomer to the army. On the night
prior to the dale fljteil for the execution
they locked up the hangman In a sta?
ble to keep him safe. Iu thej morning
the parly at the gallows wilted, but
there was no hangman. He had gone
mad during the night or eli* he was
now simulating madness? The officer
In command turned to one of bis cap?
tains with, "Captain, you wil|
gODilnoss to hang the prison
cnplaln changed counlenanc
pulled himself together and
to the sergeants with, "Will
will hang this man'.-" And to
captain one of tho men volunteered.
He afterward bad the satisfaction of
flogging the man who bad volunteered j
and failed.
have the
ir\" The
, but ho
appealed
h of you
spare his
Cliocrlntr Tommy I
The obstacles which beset
way of a photographer whin ho cu
doavors to secure "a pleasatH expres
Bion" arc many, particularly]
sitters are of a tender age
"1 <lo not believe whipplngjdoes chil
dn ii a particle of good,"
Oleen, returning Hushed anl
aged from a visit to the phitogrnpliot
with her Tommy. "Here VO spent
over hii hour in that bot root! trying to
make this child look pleas nt. I've
slapped his hands twice, and he looked
crosser each time than he difl before"
?youth's Companion.
tho path
when hi*
aid Mrs.
dlscour
Thc Corpse Pl.in<
The corpse plant
carnivorous specimen thai
tho colony of Natal. Us
feature is a bell shaped
a throat opening Into a
It Is almost black and cov
A thick, glutinous secretion,
odor is very offensive. Th
carrion feeding birds to it.
they alight on It they arc
daws become entangled in
lion, the hell shaped mouth
and they are literally swallchcd.
Correcicil.
Teacher ? What are pnrajlel
Micky Mulberry, what nre
ning at'.' Micky Mulberry
Miss Sharpe, but any lo
make de same mistake,
parallel bars, don't ycr??Pi
rimarkable
;rows in
principal
untith, with
ho(ow stem
red with
while its
attract*
[and once
Their
he score
folds up.
Ifat.
II nes 'i
you grin
?cusc mo.
ly mlghl
er mean*
NO NEW RECORDS FOR
THE RAGING AUT0I5TS
Competition for Honors ot Ormand
Beach Results in Victories
lor the Steamers.
GASOLINE MACHINES FAR BEHIND
Drivers Were Not Pushed to the
Limit In Any of the Contests and
the Result Was That There Were
No Hair Raising Brushes on the
Beach.
(By Associated Press).
ORMAND, FLA., Jan. 22? Three
five mile events for ours all weights
and powers, a mile event, for the
American championship for touring
cars fully equipped, and a touring
car test, marked the opening of the
fifth annual Ormond-Daytona Inter?
national Automobile tournament this
morning. The steam cats had a. run
away match of It. easily distancing
the single real competitor they had.
Not. pushed to the limit, the drivers
did not let their cars out fully and
no records were broken. The car
(.hat established the five mile record
last year at 2:47 2-5, today was 3:44
l-G making the distance.
The match race between a steam
car entered as a 30 horse power and
a gasoline car entered at the same
power, proved a runaway for the
steamer.
The American championship for
touring cars fully equipped, was won
by Durbin, in a 20 horse power steam
ear. 53 3-5 seconds. A quarter mile
slow race, run high speed genr, was
captured by Adriance, time one min?
ute, 13 seconds. A mile event for
touring cars, currying passengers,
was won by ltalph Owen In a 36 horse
power gasoline car. Time ottu min?
ute, 37 2-5 seconds, with three pas?
sengers up.
Summaries:
Five miles from standing start?
First Balkely, 70 horse power gaso?
line; time 4 minutes 25 seconds; Sec?
ond, MacCready, 20 horse power gas?
oline, five miles from flying start;
tirst Fred A. Marriott, 30 horse ]>ower
steam, time ,'! minutes 11 1-5 seconds.
Second. MacCready, 20 horse power
gasoline, five inllo match race, won
by 1 (erogers, 30 horse power steam;
3 minutes 51 4-5 seconds.
..ae nine American touring car
championship, won by Frank Durbin.
20 horse power steam; time, 55 2-5
seconds; MacCready, second. 20 horse
power gasoline. Motor cycle mile
trial, Curtis, two cyclinder; time, 53
?1-5 seconds.
MR. ROOT HAVING FINE
TIME IN THE DOMINION
Premier Laurier of Ottawa Pays
Fine Tribute to the Secre?
tary of State.
(Rv Associated Press.")
OTTAWA, ONT., Jan. 22.?The
Russell House dining room was filled
and many were ttnabln to obtain
seats at the luncheon given by
the Canadian club to Secretary j
Pool this evening. Mr. Root de?
livered a speech on the good re?
lations existing between Canada and
the United States for the past 90
years.
He\paid his first visit, to Ottawa,
be said , forty years ago and had
kept, in touch with its develop?
ments ever since.
Sir Winifred Lautier in proposing a
vote of thanks to Secretary Root
said that when he wanted a restora?
tive for 111 health he would go
to the United States' and when Se?
cretary Root wanted a restorative
ho visited Canada. So that If the
two countries could not have a
reciprocity in trade they had one
In invalids. The premier paid a
higli compliment to Secretary Root.
After luncheon Secretary Root and
party departed for Montreal, enronte
for Washington.
Warren to Go Back.
(By Associated Press.}
CHEYENNE. WY? Jan. 22?-Fran?
cis E. Warren (Republican) was re
elected United Slates Senator today
receiving 46 out. of a total of 70.
WANTED.
WANTED ? TO PURCHASE A
tract of 15 to 25 acres for truck
farm, near Hampton. Address. "X.
Z." Box 330, Hampton, Va. l-22-2t.
WANTED?FIRST-CLASS COLORED
man cook. Good wages and perma?
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Hampton. 1-22-3L
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The New Bee Hive Store's
anuary Clearance Sale
Is in full blast now. Here's the chance for tho thrifty houl
wife to fill tip the culinary, dining room, and kitchen departmeif
with the very best" goods at the very lowest prices.
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Near LnSalle Avenue?Desirable home, 6 rooms, good lot. Prl]
?800. Terms, $300 cash, bnlance long time.
Truck farm?U acres, located on main road. 1 mile out
town. Good six room dwelling.
FOR RENT.
Raleigh Avenue . ?10.
Txionst Street. 10
LaSalle Avenue . 5
Rudds Street. 10
County Street. 10
Near LaSalle Avenue . 8
Rlvervlew, Car line . 10.
Riverview, Car line. 12
Newport News Avenue .'.. 18
King Street.;. 14
Fulton Street, modern . 26.
Marshall Street . 30.
Old Point Road . 10
Hotel Hampton, Queen Street.
Stores?Queen Street, centrally located. 4 v
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HAMPTON,
SK2S
THREE ALLEGED BAD
MEN ARRESTED AT AIKEN
Nothing Beft
in
Can bo found in Hampton
the tine stock of ready-to-w{
goods al
They Are Believed to be PostoffIce I
Robbers and Blowers of Bank
Safes.
(By Associated Press).
AIKEN, S. C. Jan. 22.?Thomas >
Nolan, Charles Howard and Edward j
Dnggan, alleged members of a gang
of poatofflce robbers and safe blow?
ers who were released from tho fed
oral prison lri Atlanta, were brought
here today. Latet Nolan and Howard
were taken to Marlon county, where
they were charged with the robbery
of the Bank of Mulllns. Duggaii Is
charged with the robbery of a store
and postofflce nt Montmorc, S. C.
Tho men were sent to the federal
prison at Atlanta In 1002 for a term
of five years.
To Investigate Soldiers' Riot.
(By Associated Press.)
COLUMBUS. OHIO, Jan. 22.?Major A power over a man's subs
Glenn, commandant nt the United amounts to a power over his
States armv barracks here, says that|H ? ...
he will thoroughly investigate the " ? ?
riot in the "bad Innds" participated I -?
in by about 30 recruits Inst night. A wlfo speaks and spurs.?He|
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