paterson murder the first honor€¦ · george, lay dying wlthin a atone's thii/vr »>f thm conrt...

V0LXVIIIN0 7 KICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901 PRICE 5 CEJsTS

THE PATERSON MURDERFull Penalty Inflicted on the Slay-

ers of Jennie Bosschieter.

THIBTY YEARS FOR THREE MEN,.While Kerr, the Foarth Meaaher ef

*->.> Gaaat. Gets Off With FlfteeaTfara-laa'i Dlasraee Ia KllllngKerr'a Father.

Pateraon, N. J., Jan. 30..Walter C.licAiiater, William A. Death and An¬drew Campbell. who were found gulltyof murder ln the second degree for thakilllng of Jennie Bosschieter on Oet.18. 1900, by the administration ofchloral and subaequeot rape, togetherwith George J. Kerr, who pleaded nonvnlt contendre to a charga of rape,were sentenced yesterday by JudgeDixon. McAlister, Campbell and Deathwere each sentenced to 30 yeara* im-prlBonment at hard labor and Kerr to15 yeara' lmprisonment at hard labor.The Bentencee of all the men are thafull terms of lmprisonment whlch thelaw provides. but ln the caae of Kerra flne of $1,000 might have been added.The 30 year sentencaa will be reducedby good behavior to 20 yeara. andKerr'a sentence will be reduced to 11yeara. The time off for good behavioria arranged on a sliding acale and in-creasea each year.The prlBonera made a statement to

the publlc yesterday in whlch they an-nounce their intention to earn thecommutation for good behavior. Theyaay further:"We feel that we have been vlctlms.

to a great extent, of the unreaaoningoatside opinion, whieh was basedupon the wild and lnflammatory re¬porta prlnted ln the metropolltan pa-pers to satisfy a morbid taste."While Judge Dixon was sentenclngthe prisoners Hugh Kerr, the father of

George, lay dying wlthin a atone'sthii/vr »>f thm conrt house. Mr. -Kerrla dying because of the disgrace of hisaon. George did not know until lastnlght that his father waa ao ill.Equally Ignorant of the son's Bentencewill the father remain. He does notwant to hear of the case at all.

THE SITUATI0N DISASTR0US.Amerlcana Menaced by the Inanr-

.renta ln Veaeanela.Port of Spain, Trlnidad, Jan. 30..

According to advices recelved yester¬day from Caracas a trustworthy en¬gineer. who has arrived there fromPitch Lake, reporta that the altuationla disastrous. He says that 150 En-gllsh negroes who were employed todo police duty fled, when the insur-gents began flrlng, into- the Jungles.only 25 Amerlcans being left to pro-tect the property and livee of Ameri¬can famlliea. The messenger fromthe Lake Implored the Unlted Statealegatlon at Caracas to afford protec-tlon, saylng that the llvee and prop¬erty of Amerlcans were exposed toguerilla attacks. flrlng around the lakegoing on nightly, and the Amerlcansbeing too few to hold out long.United States Minlater Loomla, ac¬

cording to the same advices, repliedthat these reporta were posslbly ex-aggerated, but that they eould not belgnored and that he would wlre thefacta to Washington.Tho revolutlon ln eastern Vene-

auela, near the asphalt depostts, is ln-creasing, but the dlsturbances are re-tnote from Caracas, whlch remalustranqull.

To I'rolill.K Vae of Gaaollae.Toledo, Jan. 30..State Oil Inspectora

Frank I. Baird, of Toledo, and JohnR. Mallow, of Columbus, yesterday is-aued a posltive mandate that all man-nfacturers of gasollne lamps in thestate must discontinue sueh manufac-ture and use at once. There are sev¬eral large factories in Ohio, and manythousand users. It is intended to servenotlce on all at flrst and if the orderla not obeyed in reasonable time radi-4*aJ measures will be inaugurated. Itla antlcipated that the manufacturerswill fight the matter through the450urts. The statutes of Ohio are verypoeltlve on the subject, but have neverbeen made effectlve by former stateOU Inspectora.

A Mam-noth Coal Order.Pittsburg, Jan. 29..Probably thelargest order for coal ever taken for

ahlpment through a elngle purchaserhaa Juat been consummated by thelionongahela River Conaolidated Coaland Coke company aelling to a NewOrleans agent and shipper 200 coalboata. averaglng 25,000 bushels of coaleach, whlch ia for export trade. Thetotal amount of 5.000,000 bushels wastaken at a price one cent a bushelhigher than the average prevalllngprice of last year in tha >"ew Orleansmarket.Eaglaul't ConiTaerelal Decadeno*.London, Jan. 30..The Times, in anadltorlal dealiug with an "Importantand perplexlnf questlon of true alg-niacance".the excess ln value regu-larly axhlblted by England'a lmporta

over her exports, especially looking tothe fact that during the last three anda half years the Unlted States have ex-ported over £400.000,000 more mer-chandlse, gold and sllve* than they im-ported.says: 4,It ls not easy, jet it lsa matter of the utmost moment, toaficertain whether as a natlon we areatlll saving and living withln our ln-eome, or whether we are beglnnlng toUva on the accumulated aavlnga of

- Ume8,',

West End Newsy I aroa-Lady Ch >ak-On the 8i . The Seoodrel Eaeap

ed.Inatantl} Ki led.

Thuradav evening. Jan. 24'h about7:80 Mibb Edmonia Brown, age about19 waa returning to her home 1218Cbaffin tit from ber aervioe plaee. Inoider to euter tha front door ahe hadto aaeend long atepa (rom the atreet.Juat aa ahe attempted to go up, a

tall,atout man with a big hat pulleddown over hia facj Bprang upon herfrom behind, graaped her bj the throatnnd ohoked ber aimoat inaensible.Her aoreaaQB aroased ker mother and

oider aiater who ruahed to her relief.Io the mean time the neighbors next

door and across tha atreet eame eutand tbe aeonndrel diisppeared in thaderkness making his *soape towardsKando.'ph at. siiaa Brown waa muohfrightaned and qoi e aeriously hurt.Owmg to the exiitement aod dark.

neaa the aassi aot oouid not be fullyioentifl-d. Mr. Brown. her brothereame home sbort'y after the oeo rreneaaod msde evr-ry tffortto eapiure theman but without suceeaa.This family has recently mored into

that neighoorhcoi and are among ourbest snd most respeoted oiticna, andmuoh sympathr and regret are enter-taioeJ ana ezpreaeed for the youngladv and her family.A few nights ago some one made an

attempt to break into a house aoroasthe B'.reet but waa unBueeesaf 1 beipgfrighten.d away by a young man iuthe house who flred several shots.

k bout Chtiitmsa robbers entered thehome of MrB. Brook and atole nearlyall her provisions. The party or per-tieB entered by catting the aia'.a of thewit dows. Besides taking away half abarrel of Hour, pr* .ervea, oooked breadand meats, they also took wood aadeeal. Mrs Brook ie a wldow lady w.t iBeversl ohildren, ail airla. Bhe haaatruggled htrr' to educste and p-oper-ly oare for her ohildren and feel. verykeanly her less, but pre.sea oa andbeara up like ihe Chriatian lady whiehahe ia known in the oommunity to be.

It ia q-.l'e dark along that St ard allpera na ehould be on vhtir guard wh-npaasina. or around their homes.Mr Richard Winston wbb inatantly

killed >aat Haturday abiut 7:30 p m.near tbe new reaervoir. Winsion wa.driving a horse tn a Dayton wsgon be-longing to Mr. Ed Wiili. when thehurae beeame suddenly frightened attha approseh of an elee'rio car. Iorunning aftt-r the horse W.naton waaeaught between the rehiele and a treeHis forehead in strikina the tree was

eruBhed in. He ia a brotber of R?v.Philip Winaton of Wea flin, vaalt and monu-ment had been p-epared by Hare before his death There has been no pub¬lic readiog of ihe will, but it ia underatood that Hare's vaat raal te'ete go*atoState'a Attorney Elward E. rdollant. of Suffok. and Dr. Joha G. Hol-land.o/ Nanaemond Oo.Laura Ann White, Hare's onlydaughter, wbom he had reared for awhite man'a wife, and who incurredhia diapleaaure by msrrying a colored

man, is out off wich ten doliara.

Fulton O.hi No. 1, K. of P.

Sunday evening, Jan. 27tth, 1901, 25of Fulton's best men aaaembled at theresidence of Mr. W. H. Soott. Fulton'spopular tonaorial artiat and formedtbemselv 'B into a olub to ba known aaFulton Club, No 1 objee*. of which iatojfouni a lodge of K. of P. They wereinatruoted by D. G C. F. L» LueaaSir KnightB S. S. Baker and Dr. E. R.Jefferson.The following offioers wera elaotcdand members enrolled:Rev. F. W. Williama, Chairman;John O Dawaon. Seoratary: W. HScott. Treaaurer; R H. Wbiting. R*G. Porter, Thomaa Page. Jamda C x*Chas. Harria, Roland Yaney. Wm!Hewell, Philip Hilliard, Joaeph BrownWiliie Hill, Wm. Robinaou, HowardSmith, St. Paul Henley, Leroy MorriaThomaa Nelaon, '

a ?l^tingJ?"xt Buad»* afternoon, Fcb8,1901, 5;80 p. m.

TERRIBLE CRIMEINJJAMES^CITY.

A Mystery Cleared Up ByCircumstantial Evidence.

WOMAN MUtDERS HEB HUSBAHD

She Ib Ab*? s'ed by Another Man.TheytheBrdy a Milein a Boee it on the Railroad Ti

To Bide Their Crime.

["Take tbe Brdy a Milein a Boat andPlaee it on tbe Railroad Traek

Tcavo, Va., Jan. 80 .One of the moatdarmg mnrdera ever eommitted in Vir¬ginia took plaee laat Monday nightnear Dlaaeund S'ation, Jamea Oityenunty. when Jamea Beaeh (eolored>wbb killed ii hia own houae by hia wifeand a eolored man who had taken upwith her. After they had killed Beaehthey put the body in a biat. the houaebeing on a creek, and went up thecreek a di*tanee of ot e mile, to theCheaapeake and Ohio railroad wherethey larded their victim'a body. Herethey plaeed the body on the railroad'traok, feeling aatiafl-'d they had donetheir work and that they would aeverbe suspeeted of the murder of jameaBeaohE irly Tueaday mornirg when Mr.

Rawle*, oeotion master at Diaacund,went to hia work, he found pieoea ofthe dead man'a body eeattered alongthe railroad trask a d atanoa of thirtyyards. Ao east boun I trai i had r traekit. Mr. Rawlee notiflMl Mr. E. T. Gatewood, a mngiatrate of having found ad-ad rn'in on hia traek. Mr. Gatewoodaummoned sx nr.en to aet aa j ircrs.»>eaara P. T. OowleB. G. W, Tyree. R.V Timberlake, W T. Hayoea, R. L,Hioka ard M. L. Cottrell, with C. P.Maraton aa Bpeoial onatable. Upontheir inveatigation they found witnouta doubt that Beaeh was murdered aaabove stated, ani hia wife Sarah Beaehand her aceomp'ice, Roland Holmeawere aent on to the grand j iry,Blood in the bottom of the boat and

blood leading to the dead man's housealong with cinfuaing atoriea told bythe woman led to the discovery of themurder.

MODERN LULTTJRE MAGAZINE.

Gontenta For F-bruary, 1901.A R man St. Valentine'a.Day .by

William Wsrner Biahop.L-ve'a Little Diary by Edgar Faw

oett andlliff M. Simpaon.Soulpture at the Pan-Amerioan Bx-

poaition by N. Hudaon Moore.Glimpaea of Life in the Phllippinea.¦.

II. by Saia D nton WilaonIn our County.II: The Big Revivan Pine Creek by Marion Harland.Tha CireuB in Winter Quartera by

W. Henry Sheak.Aaron Burr by Alioe B. Morriaon.Beyond the Pale.I by Leo Warren.Amerioan Arobiteeture by G. Merser

Adam.Drifting on the Mediterranaan.III

by Bella Hieki Haaaetr.A Royal Bride by Robert C Auld.Waahington'a Ableat Ally by William

Barrett Millard.The Houae Behind the Cedara.VII'

Chaa. W. CheanuttThe Domestic Life of Shakoapeare

Time.VI, by Sidney Lanier.Current Eventa by The Editor. 1From a Qaiet (Jorner by Alioe E.

Hanacom.The Literary World by Ellen A Vin-

ton A A E H.The Reading Club by.Thomaa Wal-

ton.

aa-w t!T BBBa DBPABTMBBTB.MuaiOj and Drama.Folk Muaio^.by

Franeia L. Robinaon.Woman and the Home.The Miasion

of the Studv Club by ^E!la OarolineLapham.

Around the^Table.Ah! by Edwin L.Sabin. , iA Book-Worm'a Dream by H. W. B.

in the "Ioterlude." me. ^; 4The B . 611N. 8rd St , and while he waa inaidesome one took the bridle from" thehead of tha horse. tied the weigh»Btrap around its neek and left tha animal. MThe blanket and a sutt ef olothea"iuthe buggy were not disturbed. " afMr. Crump had to borrow a bridlefrom Mr. Price before he eould reaohthe Btsble. w

.Mrs. M J. Reid of 309 E Grase'St.haa been confl iei to her bed for* thelast two weeka with La Grippe but Ianow a httla better. Her manyfriendswill be glad to hear that ahe ia tlowlyimprovtog.

..Ex-C)onoilman Benlamin Jaekaon ia quite ill.-Mr. O. M. Steward la q lite^siok-Prof. J. Hugo JohBBton, Preaident of the Va. N. AO. L, ealled on ua;Ha reporta hii work aa proaparing.