Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-18
ALL OVER THE STATE.
PETERSBURG AND vlcisfrr.
Ceuvicsien az Bufsiars, Lens Sentences 20
he OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Cenvicsicn az BufaIars, LONG Sentences ..
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iCarespcndcncv OF TIE Richmond p,spatch.I
OCTOBER ~. 1884.
= IT. was mentioned In my letter of yester.
day thai william Wright (negro) had been
convicted In the Hastings Cont on three
separate charges Of house. breaking and SEN
tened 10 six years imprisonment In the
rcuitentlary. AT the evening session OF
the court Wrigh; was put on trial for bur.
gisiy, convicted, and given ten years addi-
ilcnsl, making M aggregate sentence OF
sixteen years 10 the penifeuiisry.
The court mot this mornng al 1 O'Clock,
with large crowd present. Alter giving
the bank cases into the hands OF the grand
jury, the criminal docket was proceeded
with.
Burwell Cole lnegro) was convicted Of
burglary and sent 10 the peniteutiary for
ffieen Nogrs. he was convicted OF house
breaking IN two other cSscs, and sentenced
20 a term Of fouryears In each case. making
. total term Of tWenly-three years.
Hardy Warren (negro) was convicted on
three separate indictments for burglary.
snd i'm each ease was sentenced 10 six years
Imprisonment IN the peuttcntiary, making
total Of eighteen years.
recently been committing some Of the many
hurgiaTiCs. Other parties are 10 De tried
for like offences. and Will likely fare as
badly rs these.
The grand Jury tonight found three bills
Of indictment for felony against W. w.
Whyic. late teller If Planters and Mechan-
les Bank. In FIST indictment he IL charged
with having fraudulcntly entered In the
teller's book, as deposited hy II. A. Young,
three several sums as follows: November
>, lSSS. S3,oC0; November @, 1888. $1,000;
January 2. 1884, 5000; when In truth and
IN tact no such deposits were made
The second indictment charges him with
making fraudulent entries OF like character
IN The tellcr's book. whereby Il. w. Thomp-
son was given credits for deposits as fol-
lows: October II, 1880, Si2j; January %,
1853. SG00; January 81. 1882, 5000; No
vcmber 3, 1883, 81 600; when in truth and
IN fact no such deposits were made.
In The third indictment he Is charged
With having frauduleatly entered on the
iCllcr's book ~ deposited by Thomas
Whyte. (ibc casber,) the following sums:
,anuaIy Is. 1855, S5.1j0; January %, 1883.
s5I5O; when in truth and in fact no such
Icrosis were made.
Cn The Indictment against John Beck
viii. the book-keeper who was charged
with making fraudulent entries on the in
diyidual ledger. the grand jury returned
"not true bill.
The grand jury were adjourned over
l,util next Wednesday, when action will
be iakeu on the indictments against Thomas
White. The cashier. who is charged with
being accessory before the fact TO the above
oiltncts.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Rev. nr. John +. Edwards, whose min
i,try in The Methodist Church extends
through o period OF over fifty years, will,
~ request. deliver The Semi-centennia adj
dress on Mcih0di>m at the approaching an
rual session Of the Virginia Conference.
No enc better flicd for that purpose could
have been selected.
10 is reported that ut the coming session
II the General Assembly bill will be in
irojuc6G providing for the transfer OF the
inmates Il the asylum for the insane at
Williamsburg 10 the new asylum near this
clty. and for the use Of the Williamsburg
s.yium for the colorcd lunaticS of the State.
4 ire broke ont this morning about 10
O'clock in a tenement house on Gill street.
belonging TO MIR. .i0hn IlalhGan. and occu.
p'td ly colCred people. The family lef;
ihc house 10 20 20 work without eXtin.
luishipg the fire in the crate. from which
It was accid utallY communicated TO the
building. The house was destroyed and
several others ncsr by slightly damaged.
\ large ard beautiful flag, bearing por-
iuit II Grover Cleveland. naS been thrown
acioss Sycamore near Washington street,
hy tie Democrats Of this city, whose en-
tAUSiasm hos moi been at all cooled by the
recent elections.
During the la>t day or two fires have
been burning in the county east and west
Of The city, and very near the suburbs.
The Democrats Of Chesterfield had fine
meeting and barbecue near Woods church
yesterday. and again last night in Ettrick.
Both meetings were addressed 10y Hon.
George II. Wise, benjamin Nash, and
others. ROBIN ADAIR.