The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-08
VANpELT'S BODY FOUND.
HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE LAST
TUESDAY,.
Supposed to Have Fell In the Rivcr or Conn.,
nnittcd suicide--Bradisy, the Negro
Murderer, Gets New Trial.

PETERSBURG. VA, June Especial
Tho body OF MIR Robert Nanpeit aseo
about fwcnty-onc years. and a son OF MI
John S. vaapelt. OF this city. who mas
horn missing, was found this afternoon
about 2 o'clock in the river short DIS
lance from the wharf OF the PetersDuis
and Norfolk Steamboat Company Dy TWO
small white boys named Charles "orre''
and George Earnest who were out III
the stream rowing. The body was much
swollen and dccomposci. Papers ana le,-
ters we're fCslnd on HIS person ana also
h,s goid watch and chain. IL is supposed
that he either fell into the river or VIII
temporarily insane committed sulciue Ny
drowning. ,,. .,roo,
ahout 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, ana a
little later he was seen GONG up BANK
street by coiored man named DICK
White.
row morning. The unfortunate young man
was widely known In the community
and up to the time OF his sudden dlsaP<
pearance was In the employment OF
Mc.srs John H. Rodgers * Co, large
cotton and commission firm OF this place.
This Is the second son Mr.. Nanpelt has
lost by drowning.
Ntw LOAN COMPANY.
Judge g. A. Hancock. In Surry circuit
Court. on yesterday granted charter 70
the Citizens Land. Building, Loan ana ana
DEVELOPMENT Company. the pflnciPai
office IS TO be located at Claremont, ana
the capital stock is to be 5000
In Prince George Circuit Court the same
Judge granted n charter 80 the Chaates
n Romano Fire-Work COMPANY. n Inc
capital stock is not 10 exceed f2o,e0. Inc
factory Of the company when y nehr.g
completed. - located on Cox's farm, III
Prince George county, just beyond the
corporate limits.
nRADLfY Gr~s 4 NTw TRIAL.
In the case Of Harry Bradley. the negro
who was convicted Of murder IN the irsl
degree I'm the County Court OF Bruhsw N, n
and who was sentenced 10 be hanged on
June ed Judge Hancock reversed me
judgment Of the County Court. set aside
the verdict Of the jury. and granted tne
prisoner new trial. The JUICE We 49,, "a
opinion that the facts certified as proven
In the case did not justify the Jury ="
finding verdict of murder in the hrst DE-
gree.
The case of Mr. p r. Farley. Of EN-
poria, Greensville county charged win
arson. will be heard in the County Court
OF Greensvile on next Monday. Mr.. Far
ley has retained the legal services OF MI.
William u. Mcllwaine., OF Petersp3urg'
ell. of Greensville county, and Mr. +. T.
Ruford, of Brunswick county. The At
tOrney for the Commonwealth, Mr.. w.
Samuet tr0OIWYn, VIII ne hSSlSttl ny MI
Robert Turnbuil. of Brunswick county
The full particulars Of the crime with
which Mr.. Farley is charged have already
been given in this correspondence.
OTHER NEWS.
Rev. A. r. AGREE. of knoxville. Tenn,
preached at the First Baptist church, In
this city. last night Mr.. AGREE is for
mer pastor OF this church. He Will de-
liver an address on next Sunday afternoon
at this church on the occasion of the
chiidren's day exercises. Mr.. AGREE is the
guest OF MIR. f. A. Hartley
The case OF Parrish's executors against
the Surry Sussex and Southampton Rail-
road Company. removed here from Surry,
was called in the Circuit Court of Peters
burg this morning The jury was en-
panneled and the court waited until
o'clock for Mr.. w. j. Propst Of Man
chester. an important witness for the
plaintiff, who. il was subsequently learned.
was too sick 10 leave home. The case
was thereupon postponed TO next Monday
morning The amount involved in this
suit, as before stated. is $4,000.
Mrs. =. II. Brooks, wife of Mr.. T. T.
Brooks died tonight about 8 o'clock at
her residence in this city. The deceased
before marriage was Miss Gary. Her
husband survives her with one daughter,
Mrs. Asa Rogers.
A. i. Hill Camp of Confederate Vete-
rams at their meeting tonight voted 10
invite General John Il. Gordon, Of Geor-
gia. to deliver ID lecture here on the "a
instant for the benefit Of a. +. Hill monu-
Inent fund.