"WHEN A HAN MARRIES”
IN TO-DATC VIRGINIAN.
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VOL. 1.—No. 127.
THE WEATHER—Fair.
RICHMOND, VA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1910.
10 PAGES
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KILL DSK MOIL
Earl Nicholas Tells Mayor
How He Saved Mr.
Cohen’s Life
EXECUTIVE LAUDS
BRAVERY OF YOUTH
Will Send Detailed Description of
Act to Carnegie Commission
Earl’s Own Story of Bat
tle With Death.
A ten-year-old boy. slim, barefooted
and so greatly embarrassed that
■!>««< h was difficult, stood In Mayol
Richardson’s office Wednesday morn
ing. and stammered out the story of
how he single handedly fought with
a raging current and saved the life ot
a man twice his sir.e and weight
The boy was Karl Hampton Nichole.,
hero. He hav*d the life of Meyer
Cohen after the latter's two children
had be n swept to their death In the
muddy, sullen, snarling current or the
James river, and thu father was being
borne swiftly down the muddy, snarl
ing current to a simitar fate only the
boy'* wonderful presence of mind,
added to a flawless courage and grim
d< termination kept the death list lr-m
being three Instead ot two. Cohen
was unconscious w hen little Karl push
ed his body on a fish trap.
Wants M<>dBI For Him.
After hearing the boy's own stor'
of the tragedy Mayor Richardson an
nounced his Intention of sending an
account of the affair to the Carnegie
medal commission, in an effort to f*e
cure some material recognition of a
bravery that has seldom been equalled
in Richmond.
- There Is nothing about thr appear
ance of this boy to suggest the hero.
He stands only four feet ten inches In
height, and weigh* only seventy-two
and one-half pounds. He seem* rath
er delicate. i>nly with an effort can
one picture him as battling with rag
ing torrents, cleaving a true course
to the Side of a drowning man. then
pushing him. lifting him, drawing him
and finally dragging him to a place
of safety.
Vet alt this was done, and more
Mr. Cohen was unconscious when Karl
pulled him up on the fish trap, and the
boy rolled him over and over, and
worked with him tirelessly until a gasp
from the hum*. Wjio had been close to
d|kth .told him that his effort* had
not been In vain.
Thought of Hoys.
Then he did still more. Mr. Cbhen *
first words, on regaining conscious
ness, were for his children Karl knew
that these children were dead, for he
had seen one of them grasp leebiy at
the branch of a tree, miss and go
down. He hud seen the father swept
over the race, into the river, where
he sank for the last time
Uut Kail also knew that if he told
all this to the grief- rased father the
latter probably would leap back into
the. water.
For an instant the boy hesitated—
but only for an instant. Then:
• The boys are sale, ’ he told the fa
ther. "They are up on the bank now
waiting tor yon.'"
This satisfied Mr. Cohen.
“I/aldn't thtnk 1 was doing much —
‘twain t much for I'm a good sw im
rner." said Karl, in telling Ins story
to the Mayor.
Then hesitatingly, bashfully, with
many pause* and much stammering
and Hushing, he proceeded to describe
the tragedy from the beginning. He
told how he had been toned to run
a distance equal to about three blocks
In order to get near the drowning man.
He told how he ran along a high wall,
then climbed down a wlie, a distance
cd about eight feet, then dropped sev
en feet more to the ground, then leap
ed to a small Island, waded Into the
water and finally hurled himself into
the switt running waters, swimming
feverishly in an effort to reach the
man before the latter was swept aver
the race into the deeper waters, where
It would have been Impossible to save
him.
Saw Hit Brava Act.
Mr. J. K Burch, claim agent of the
Southern Railroad, told Mayor Rich
ardson Wednesday that he had seen
the entire thing.
"I never saw a braver act than that
of this boy in my life," said he. "If he
had been a moment later Mr. Cohen
certainly would have drowned. I
want to tell you too, that many a
strong mart might have hesitated be
fore taking the chance with his own
life, that this hoy took without an In
stant's hesitation. Indeed, had there,
been any hesitation Mr. Cohen would
now be dead.
Mayor Richardson had much to say
in praise of the boy—so much. Indeed,
that the latter flushed painfully, shift
ed his weight from foot to foot, twist
ed his cap and seemed most uncom
fortable.
have gone over all the ground,
•aid the Mayor, “and X want to say
that this boy is a hero. He risked his
life and the risk was great. If it pos
sibly can be done, I Want him to get
a Carnegie medal. He certainly de
serves it.”
"I intend to send a detailed descrip
tion of his bravery to the Carnegie
Medal Commission.”
Hopas to Gat Medal.
"I also expect to get affidavits and
signatures from everybody that saw
him save the man. I want to make
It sure. Such bravery as this boy hus
shown should not go unrecognized, nor
ahall It. if I can help it.”
After spending an hour in Mayor
Richardson office, during which time
he was patted on the back, and his
hand shaken by numerous city officials,
Earl went over Into police headquar
ters where he was weighed and hla
height measured. It was found that
he weighed 72 1-2 pounds, and stood
four feet ten inches tall. Mr. Cohen
whem he pushed through the water
to safety weighs about 13S. but con
sidering the fact that he was full of
water, and was virtually a dead
weight, the boy's task was almost gi
gantic.
Asked If he would like a medal, Earl
replied hesitatingly that he "guessed
"Anyhow though," he added 'halvely.
Hr. Cohen is alive. Gee, I wish I
mid ham cottas there sooner. Maj -
L:
mi
bp, If I had, f cowld have saved his
boys too. X did the best I couid—
but that wasn't much."
BATCHES DISMISSED
WITH A WARNING
No fine was Imposed upon Roy Mil
ton and Percy bane, the jftnall boys
who were charged with taking a lit- I
tie swim In the fountain In Jefferson j
I’ark, when they had finished talking
to Justice Crutchfield Wednesday
morning. Just a slight warning
against a too-frequent occurrence of
the bathing habit In such a place was
given and then the boys were led
away. "I-et's go down to the river,"
said one to the other, and they walked
'out of the city hall as happy as two
I little "shavers,” ever were.
Central Figure In One of Most
, Notable Commencement Cele
bration ai University.
i BOSTON, MASS., June 2!>.—It was
as president of the Harvard Alumni
Association and a Harvard graduate.
Instead of merely the only living cx
I’resident of the 1'nlted States, that
Theodore Roosevelt was honored to
day. He was the central figure of
commencement day at Harvard, and
was cheered frequently and heartily as
he participated in the various exer
cises that marked the annua! presen
tation of diplomas and conferring of
honorary degrees. Colonel Roosevelt
spent the night as the guest of Presl
dent bowel!, and when he arrived at
Massachusetts Hall, prepared to take
his proper place in the procession, he
was greeted by former classmates and
distinguished guests In a manner that
was plainly very pleasing to him.
Headed by President A. Ijtwrence
bowell. the procession of distinguished
guests and alumni marched to Sanders
Theater, at 10 o'clock, where the for
mal exercises and presentation of de
gree* to more than sno graduates, the
largest . lass in the history of the uni
versity. was begun. Five scholars of
the first group, chosen by the faculty
for scholarship, made short addresses. ,
They were Karnham Bishop. of An
con, (’anal Zone: W. K Huff, of Sell
ersville, Pa.; K. G. Schauroth. of Buf
falo; H. A. Bellows, of Boston, and
J. K. fates, of Vancouver.
Among the distinguished guests
present, in adttion to Colonel Roose
veIt, were Governor l'raper and all of
the State official*. Senators Crane and
bodge. Mayor Fitzgerald, or Boston;
Secretary of the Navy Meyer. Gover
nor Hughes, ol New York; Rev. Henry .
Van l>yck, of Princeton, and Re pro- j
sentative* of nearly all of the East- ]
ern colleges.
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BOLT PROM SKY !
HITS BATTLESHIP
Si rikf-s Wine*]ess Vole, if an i
Thrown Through Hatch and
Badly Hurt.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NOKKOl.K, V.V, June 29.—During
a severe wind and electric storm yos
terday afternoon lightning struck the
uirei. ss mast on the battleship Dela
ware, the only American Dreadnaught.
arid one tnan Is reported to have been
badly hurt.
The big ship was loading ammu
nition preparatory to her departure
from the yard this afternoon. There
was almost fifteen hundred pounds of
powder and tift.v six-inch shells on
the deck of the ship when the bolt
of Ughtnin ghlt the wireless pole, and
had It exploded from sparks the big
vessel might have been blown to
pieces.
one man who was standing beneath
the wireless station was hurled
through a hatchway by the shock and
was rendered unconscious; his Inju- ;
He*, however, consisted of some bad i
bruises.
The Delaware lit due to leave the 1
yard between 2 and 5 o'clock this af
ternoon. and the harbor master has
been asked to see that she has a clear
right of way to pa.
ASKS GOUAT TO IIAAKE
HUSBAND LET HER ALONE
.Mrs. Kellie V. Woodal Seeks Is
suance of Restraining. Order
But is Refused.
Claiming that her husband, Sir. R.
! C, Woodal, trom whom she Is separ
ated, had been annoying her, Mrs. Nel
lie V. Woodal appeared against him
before Judge Ingram In the Court of
I.aw and Equity Wednesday, and ask
ed that she be granted a restraining
order against him.
She also asked that he be forced to
pay her money which she claims to
be due for unpaid alllmony,
Mr. Woodal denied, that he had an
noyed his wife.
! He also said he was unable to give
her any money because he had been i
out of employment for several weeks, j
j Judge Ingram refused to hear any ■
! argument In the case and dismissed i
the churge against Mr. Woodal. At:
the same time, he advised him to bor- ■
i row the money to pay his wife, and
j to keep away from her.
Mr. Woodal Is the plaintiff In an ac
tion to recover the custody of his two
1 children now being cared for by Mrs.
| Woodal. The children are well-known
throughout Richmond as amatuer
1 dramatic performers of considerable j
! talent.
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LOCAL ASSESSMENTS
COMMITTEE TO MEET
The committee on local assessments
will meet Wednesday night at 8
o’clock. It la a regular monthly meet
ing, and only routine business will
com* up for consideration.
ti .
t'-'fixi*
IliSHIICE AGENTS
FINEDS5|0 EACH
Members of Southeastern Un
derwriters Association Held
Guilty of Conspiracy
—
EVERY CASE WILL
BE TAKEN HIGHER
Newport News Police Justice May
Have Absentees Arrested as j
Fugitives From
Justice.
NEWPORT NEWS, June ^9.—Po
lice Justice Brown, this morning ren- i
dered his decision in the case against
twenty-three members of the South
eastern Underwriters Association,
charged with raising rates. fining
them $500 each. The agents were re
leased on 11,00 bond, pending appeal
to the corporation court.
Those who were fined and were not
present must appear forthwith and
give bond or will he subject to ar
rest as fugitives from' Justice. The
men on whom fines were imposed
were; ijaniel B. Harris and A. B. An
drews, respectively, president and gen
eral manager of the Underwriters As
sociation, of Atlanta; H. Harris, sec
retary. Virginia committee; I., H.
Warren. IC~Y. Chatterley. E. D. Dew -
cy, George McOoodrldge, B. A. Hamlin,
E. H. Jones, Jefferson Pearse, Win. R.
Robins, A H. Travers. R T. Caldwell,
Guy Carpenter, G. H. Collins, A. T.
Brooks, R. M. Hughes, W. R. Pres
cott. Dana Clackmer, H. C. Hare. J.
S. Middleton. B. J. Smith, and H. M.
Tanner.
KNOCKS DENTIST
DOWN WITH BRICK
College President Ilenders Doctor
l nconscious When lJra-s
Knucka Are Drawn.
(Special to The Klchmond Virginian.)
KOANoKJS, VA.. June —lor.;
William S. Gregory, a prominent den
ttat of this piaee, is to-uay in heel
with a broken head, la charged with
assault an a with carrying a concealed
weapon, while K. M. Coulter, president
of the National l-Cuslneas College, la
out on hail for knocking the dentist
senseless with a brick—the result of j
a tight which took place In front of ;
L*r. Gregory's home this morning.
Since Couiter charged Gregory with i
certain irregularities in practice a
year or no ago tnere has been bad
blood between the two men. and al
ready one personal Jilflculty had re
sulted.
This morning Coulter on Ms way
downtown passed Gregory's new house
while Gregory was standing In front
talking to a carpenter. As he stepped
around Gregory he says he heard the
latter make use of insulting language.
Coulter then cursed Gregory and the
tw<» men began righting, Gregory
drawing a pair of brass knucks.
Convinced that he would be struck
with the knucks. Coulter picked up a
brick, struck Gregory on the head,
knocking him down Several persons
ran up, but Interference was not
necessary, Gregory being unconscious, i
Cater he was moved home. His con
dition In not serious, although he Is In
bed. Coulter joined by friends later
In the day gave himself up anil was
balled for 1260. He swore out a
warrant charging Gregory with as
sault Gregory will also have to an
swer the charge of carrying conceal- j
ed weapons.
FOUR LIVES LOST
IN 8IECLOUDBURST
Searching Parties Still at Work
and -More Victims May He
Discovered.
hAt LEHSVI1XE, KY., June iiH.— ,
Four bodies were recovered to-day
following the cloudburst which swept
Mngotfin. Floyd and Knott counties
yesterday. Searching parties are at
work and expect to recover several
more bodies.
Bodies In Debris.
The bodies were taken from the ;
debris of wrecked dwellings In Sal
yersvllle. More lives are believed to j
have been lost In other part* of the i
counties.
The property loss will be heavy, !
stock* being swept away and crops
damaged.
On Mldle Creek, In Floyd county, i
thirty houses, many barns, several
stoics and a railroad bridge are re- j
ported washed away. In Knott coun- 1
ty. near Hindman and Preston burg, j
many dwellings are reported destroy- j
ed. and Beaver and Middle creeks
and Dickln river are crowded with !
floating debris and dead animals. I
Near Paintavllle searching parties!
are looking for the body of a woman !
seen floating In the swollen waters ;
of Beaver creek.
Three more bodies were found this
afternoon, making seven in all. Those
found this afternoon were Mr. and
Mrs. Qayhart and child. Fifty are
reported missing.
DKCLtHKS TO ACCEPT
RESIGNATION OP TIUTl.V.
The resignation of Major I. Walke
Truxtun, of Norfolk, quartermaster of
the First Brigade, Virginia Volunteers,
which he tendered on account of til
health, was not accepted. However
Major Truxtun has been relieved of du
ty for twelve months by Adjutant-Gen-1
eral Sale. This creates a temporary
vacancy on the stair of General C. 0.
Vaughan. It is likely that Sergeant
Hacker, of the ofllee of the Adjutant
General. will be appointed acting-quar
termaster of the brigade. He will pro
vide for the troops during their *n
oamoment nt Gettysburg.
POWELL GIVEN
Tim YEARS
Defense Suddenly Closes
Case by Pleading Murder
in Second Degree
PLEA OF INSANITY
NOT WELL FOUNDED
Court Accepts Decision and
Passes Judgment—One
Juror Unatile to Con
tinue Sitting.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
WAR RENTON. N. C., June 2H.—
The ease of the Sitaie of North Caro
lina against E. E Powell, for killing
Chief of i’olice Dunn, of Scotland
Neck, March 4, carfye to an abrupt
end this morning hen Charles 1!.
Aytock, counsel for the defense, an
nounced that the defense had decided
to accept a verdict of murder in the
second degree and await the Judgment
of the court Solicitor John H. Kerr
said that the ^Btate was willing to
accept this verdict.
Judge tf. W. Ward, who Is presid
ing. stated that h« approved the
actton of counsel, saying that It was
his opinion that the Jury would not
take to the plea of Insanity advanced
by the defense and acquit the prisoner
and that while there was some evi
dence of premeditation and delibera
tion he had no Idea that a verdict of
murder in the first degree would have
been returned.
Thirty Years.
The sentence Imposed was thirty
years In the State prison. The ver
dict was received here with a little
surprise, but as far as can be learned
at this time there 1r very little ex
pression of disapproval on the part
of the people.
On account of the sudden illness of
a Juror yesterday afternoon, court ad
journed shortly bef >re 4 o’clock until
this morning This, it is thought, had
considerable tendency to bring about
the action of to-day. as it was thought
hardly probable that the sick juror
would be able to proceed with the
trial.
OVERCOMES WHEN
AND MAKES ESCAPE
Xcpro on War fo Penitentiary
Get? Away Xear Alex
andria.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA , June Wil
liam Eggleston, a colored man await
ing a guard from the penitentiary,
sentenced to serve two years, attacked
Warden Candler at the city ,1all this
morning. hitting him on the head with
a stick from a whitewash brush.
Mrs. Candler ran to the assistance
of her husband ami Eggleston attack
ed her, hitting her on the arm. He
then made his escape. Warden Can
dler tired three shots at Eggleston,
none of which took effect.
One Hundred and Fifty Cases of
Small-Pox Develop in
On* Locality.
(Special to Thf Richmond Virginian.)
LVNCHBURj, VA„ June 25r.—That
a atrip of country, five mile* long and
three wide, ts severely stricken with
a smallpox epidemic In Nelson county
is the report -ereived here to-day
from authoritative sources. Fully two
hundred vase* have occurred in this
strip of territory during the last
month, and there are one hundred and
fifty cases In quarantine at present.
I'r. W. M. Tunstall, a member of
the board of health of Kelson county,
this morning stated that a majority
of the rases were of a mild type, hut
that there were some of a most viru
lent form. No deaths, however, have
occurred so far.
The county board of health and the
supervisors have been making a hard
fight against the epidemic, it is be
lieved that It was started by negroes
who fled from here during the slight
epidemic which occurred last winter.
Burglary on Church Hill.
Burglars cn-.eraii the home of Mrs.
Watkins. 1105 north 21st street. Mon- ]
day evening and stole almost every- i
thing in sight. They were chased
away by a pedestrian who saw them
as they were leaving the house.
TO DISCUSS CONTRACT
FOR BROJIO STREET LIGHTS i
Undergouads Connection* May Be:
Laid by Same Firm That j
Digs Conduits.
The awarding of the contract for!
laying uncerground connections for
the proponed new ornamental street,
tamps for Broad street will be dis
cussed at a special meeting of the
Committee on Electricity Wednesday
night.
The mala contract for the laying of
conduits has already been awarded
to the McKay Engineering Company,
with a proviso that it may be increased
or dlralnieaed aa conditions warrant. !
This compfcny may be given the ad
ditional contract. It being the con ten- '
tlon of several of the committee mem- j
bers that mch an arrangement would i
save time, trouble and expense
Other committeemen are tn favor of
inviting competitive bid*
SENATOR DANIEL SINKING;
DEATH HOVERS NEAR
j Virginia Statesman Taken Much Worse and Death Expected in
Short Time.
LYNCHBURG, YA., June 2!*. 1910—Senator Daniel ha?
suffered a relapse, hemorrhage having taken place on the right
side ofthe brain paralyzing him completely. Attending phy
sicians do not think lie can live twenty-four hours.
STROKE IS VERY SERIOUS.
WASHINGTON, June 29.—A telegram from a tneml>er
of the family of Senator Daniel, wha has been seriously ill
for several months, received here this afternoon, said that he
suffered a stroke of paralysis on his right side to-day and that
his condition was serious. TbeSenator spent part of tho win
ter and spring in Florida ami improved sufficiently to permit
removal to his home in Lynchburg. \ a. In view of Daniel's
long and servere illness grave fears as to the (outcome of the
present attack are entertained by his friends in this city.
This is the third stroke of paralysis sustained by the Scn
i ator. He is 67 years old. Daniel attended the senate during
only the first two weeks of the last session.
CHOLERA RIOTS
REIGN IN RUSSIA
Authorities Clash With Ignorant
Popolace Wherever Sanitary
Measures are Enforced.
OPPOSE C II E C K I N G
Natives Feeling That Pestilence
; is Willed by Providence Would
Allow it to llun.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 29.—
Cholera riots are breaking out
throughout southwestern Russia, ac
cording to dispatches received here
to-day. Wherever the authorities make
the slightest effort to enforce sanitary
measures, a clash wjth the Ignorant
populace Is almost sure to follow.
Ontfnafliy the government w%pid
not attempt to enforce extreme meas
ures with the people, hut complaints
have been received from the Austrian
and Prussian sides of the frontier,
and these have led the authorities to
increased activity. The people in many
of the towns w here the disease is rap
idly becoming epidemic not only ob
ject to official Invasion of their homes
but they believe that their sick will
be mistreated if removed. They also
have a vague idea that heaven has
willed the pestilence, and the authori
ties have no right to attempt to check
its ravages.
Fear Spread in Kuroi>e.
LONDON, June 29.—A spread of
Asiatic cholera is feared through Eu
rope to-day by the English health of
ficials. as the result of the official ad
mission by St. Petersburg officials that
cholera has broken out in the Russian
capital and the report of two deaths
from cholera in Berlin. The health
authorities are discussing the situation
and it is expected that orders for a
more rigid quarantine at all English
ports will be Issued.
THREE ARE DEAD;
3 INJURED;3 HURT
Freight Engine Runs Into Gang
of Workman on Trestle
in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. MD„ June 29—Three
men were killed, three others probably
fatally Injured, three others less seri
ously hurt by a freight engine which
crashed into a gang of carpenters on
a trestle on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at Twentjt-Flrst street and
the Belt Line railroad tracks here to
day.
FRENCH REPORT
1,300 are Kirrxn
TANGIER. June 29.—Thirteen
•hundred natives are reported to-<IS>
to have been killed in an engagement
with the French troops June 23 in
the -Tadla district. The soldiers were
on their way to the Shawla region to
suppress an unprecedented reign of
outlawry and were Intercepted In the
Tadla country. The French losses
were light. No details of the en
gagement have been received.
Mr. Nor veil Goes to Ocean View.
Mr. M. Waddey Norveil, for the
past year chief clerk of the Lexington
Hotel, has severed his connection with
that hostelry and will shortly assume
a similar position with Mr. Charles
H. Consolvo at the Ocean View, Va.,
hotel. Mr. Norveil is well known in
hotel circles of Norfolk and -Rich
mond. He has been succeeded by Mr.
George Leigh, formerly of the Lex
ington staff.
Pritchett—Cobbs.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
MARTINSVILLE. June 2#.—Miss
Elisabeth Flournoy Cobbs, youngest
daughter of the late Col. YV. W. Cobbs,
of Pittsylvania county, and Mr. Claute
A. Pritchett, of YVhttmel, Va., wete
married this mornlncf. Mies Virgin a
Cobbs, of Martinsville, cousin of the
bride was matd-of-honor, and John
Pritchett, brother of the groom, was
best man. They left for a tour to Ni
agara apd other northern polnta and
will make their home at Whltme.*,
where the groom la a merchant.
i
Woman Who Was Drowned With
1 hem is Also Found Near'
Sail Boat.
ALL HAD GONE SWIMMING
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Investigation Will Be Made
Though All Signs Point to
Accident.
ANNAPOLIS, JID., June 29.—Just
about one mile and a half from the j
Naval Academy, the bodies of Mrs.
Joseph MrC. Bowyer, daughter-in
law of Captain J. M. Bowyer, super- i
intendent of the Naval Academy; M7d- .
■ shipmen Sherman N. Nason, of New- 1
i port. R. I., and Grigsby E. Thomas.
: oi Union Point, G»., were, found this
morning. The trio went sailing in a
small boat yesterday, and It is be
lieved that they decided to take a dip ;
in the Severn. Where they left the :
sail boat anchored their bodies were
only a few feet away. It is believed j
the unfortunate young woman and i
the twt, young men were suddenly
overcome with cramps and the three ;
were drowned before any aiii could
reach them. Their bodies were
1 brought to Annapolis and an investi- .
gation of the circumstances surround- !
ing the manner in which they met
death will he made, although every
sign points to the fact that the trio
met death through accident.
ITALY WILL NOW
DEMAND CHARLTON
■United States Will Be Asked to,
I
j Honor Extradition of Con
fessed Wife Murderer.
ROME. June 28.—The foreign min
! ister to-day definitely decided to de
I rnand the extradition from the t'nlted
States of Porter Charlton, who con
fessed In New York to killing his
wife near Lake Como,
Examine Charlton.
NEW YORK, June 29.—The second
: examination by the four eminent alle- i
nists retained by ex-Judge Charlton
1 to determine the mental condition of i
| his son,. Porter Charlton, held on a
charge of murdering his wife at Lake
! Como, Italy, took place to-day In the:
] Jersey City jail.
The final report of the investigation
will probably be completed to-mor
i row. An unanimous opinion that
| Charlton wu suffering from some
j form of dementia will likely be ren
dered by the alienists.
FIFTY STUDENTS
ILL FROM POISON
. Attend Alumni Dinner Last Night;
with Dire Results—Toxi
cologist Sent For.
W1LUAMSTOWN. MASS., June 29.—
Fifty students of Williams College are:
111 here to-day and one. A, B. Hawaii,
i of Mont Clair. N. J., is In a critical1
; condition from what seems to be j
wholesale poisoning. A toxicologist
has been summoned from Albany.
The supposed poisoning occurred at
the Alumni dinner last Thursday. Soon
after many were taken 111. but the
I majority recovered.
No one knows what caused the
i poisoning. Those who ate different
I foods were similarly affected.
UNITED BOARD HOLDS
SECOND MEETING
The United Board of Agriculture
created by a bill sponsored by Qov- !
ernor Mann during the last leglala- j
ture. will hold Its second meeting In 1
the Capitol Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
The first meeting, which waa large
ly attended by agricultural Instruc
tors, school authorities and railroad
officials, was held three weeks ago
and a good start waa made. At the
meetlhg Wednesday afternoon fur
ther plans will be discussed, the board
will be formally organised and a sec
retary will be choaen.
ms umi
Ml STRI
Councilman Powell Thro
From His Buggy and Pain
fully Bruised
m
MULES STOP THE CAR f
AND DRIVER IS THROWN
-Motorman Harrison Lost Coo*
trol of the Reverse Current
Lever ami the Accident was
the Consequence. —|
Dashingtori through crowded Main i
street shortly after noon Wednesday*
car No. 325 in charge of Motorman X,
V. Harrison and Conductor A. I*.
Hackney, tore Into the rear of the
buggy driven by Councilman JelterMI :.,
C. Powell, tossed the buggy to the
south side of the street, throwing Mr.
Powell between thg wheels of
omnibus, and then sped as raf_
down Main street until It was blocked§
by two mule* that had been dragged
for ten feet or more in front of tha
fender of the car.
No more exritlng accident hae hap«
pened In Main street for years. A
crowd of more than three hundred
congregated within five minutes.
Street car traffic was necessarily block**
ed for the mules that were lying al
most beneath thcar had to be cared.’
for. and no cars either way cpoMri
run. • '
• 'ouncllman Powell was not injui
seriously. He was slightly bruk_
about the hack and side and was »ut» ;
faring a good deal when placed in tlkj|
seat of his buggy.
Speed I n slackened.
The sounding of the gong of the
car was heard when it left Eleventh :
street but there was no slacking of i
speed and It was Impossible, so It*
seems, for Mr Powell to get out ot
the way until he had crossed Twelfth
street.
The street car struck the left wheel *3
of his buggy and skidded the vefcicl* *1
around, throwing the city father out
and landing him beneath the wheats ?
of the omnibus that stands In front
of the hotel. A bystander whom Mr.
Powell does not know picked him up ‘
before the vehicle was moved and held
him on the sidewalk.
Hut speeding along as though there yl
had been no accident, the street car
ran full into the front wheels of a
large wagon belonging to I. J. 8*
& Company and being driven
i-ucian Burkley, a negro man.
i The wagon was almost dent
I and both mules were thrown *
In front of the car. Thoir _
stopped the car In its downward’
towards East Richmond. Each
mal was bleeding and badly brufg
but fortunately neither suffered
broken limb. »
host Control.
Motorman Harrison, apparently, loet
control of his car. The emergency
brake was never applied, and when
the car stopped it was because the
current had been cut off and the bddy
of the mules impeded its progress.
The negro driver was thrown at
least twenty feet from his high
in the wagon, and that he escaped
jury is due to the thickness of ht
skull, for those who saw him
through the atmosphere and afk^
w ards landing say he atruck the brick
head first. /
Mr. Emmett Taylor, agent for ti
Society for the Prevention of Cl
to Animals, was at the corner
Twelfth and Main within five mini
after the accident, and he paid
tlcular attention to the
mules. They were unhitched
taken to the stables, other anil
being sent for to draw the
away.
Several officials of the street
company were on hand In a II'
while and traffic was resumed.
wage*'
THIEF AFTER CASH
AND CASH ONtl
Thives entered the saloon of W81*
lam Krause, II west' Broad atreeC."
Monday night, and stole |9 from
rash register.
Entrance was effected throng!)
window- in the side of the bulMT‘‘*J‘ ™
the entire sash being torn away.
The police were notified early *k;,l
the morning of the robbery and IwjS""
to land*one of the criminals—for I
Is taught there was more than
man—before the day is closed.
None of the bottles was touch
and so far as can be learned not
w as taken but the change from the .
cash register. ;«sB
SHIP YARDS WILL
HAVE PRIZE BO
Unless Officials Interfere
icau and Russian Will Eight':!;
in Norfolk.
(Special to The Richmond Vll
NORFOLK. June 29— Unlew
is nftielal Interference, there
several prize fights at the
navy yard on July Fourth,
cipal bout will be between Tom t
of the receivlngshlp Franklin
aranski. of the battleship Vll
aranskt defeated Ed Phillips
wireless station for the we|f
championship three weeks
Cherry Issued a challenge a
later.
The Russian is said to be
promising fighter the navy
dueed since the palmy day*
Sharkey. The enlisted men"!
rlous ships at the yard are ,
terested in the bout and
money Is being waged on
News of the Jeffriee-JO
will be flashed to the
Sams' warships by wl
Sam takes particular pains
the men In his service
with all the llve newa of 1
on board ship, and such
as a prize fight will hS\.
in frequent bulletins
to all veaaele at sea <
or within reach of the