The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-20
CIGARETTE BURGLARY
-Four Precoc:olS Petersburg UrchIns Make
a Cigarette and Chewing Gum Haul.
ARE SENT TO THE LAUREL REFoHMA1oRY
Russell Hobbs Sent On for 'stabb,np
Robert Kcnl-George Davi. Get.
Eighteen Months..& Church SteepIe
careens From the perpendicnlar
In The Heavy Gale.

petersburg. Va. Feb. 19.-(SpeciaD-
In the Mayors Court this morning I'D
MsIro smith, Gift Lewis. Herbert E,l
wards and Adule BOwdon. ruur small
Mn ilte boys. were charged with breaking
r, my ana robblng the store of Messrs
hai,i n HARRISON, on Sycamore street.
VI iot or cigarettes. chewing. gum
candy, etc. On account of their age Tho
Mayor did not send them on for trial
Dut ordered them to be sent 10 the Laurel
ltelornatory. near Richmond, to which
piaee they will probably be taken to-
morrow morning.
Russell Hobbs. coIoro1 vv,. co.,.
Mayor Collier this morning 10 tbc roI,
ruary term of the Hastings Court. which
cohVenes Tomorrow morning to answer
the charge OF stabbing and woundinp
l.ooert l.. Kent, also colored, on the
night or the 29th OF last January. This
~ the hrst time that the injured man
mas peen uble to appear in court since
| the occurrence
Judge Mullen, OF the Hastings Court
To-day rendered his decision i'm the case
OF the Commonwealth against George
LAWS, colorrd. which was argued before
| hiih Few days ago on "a motion for
new triai. The court refused to grant
the rehearing asked for and the prisoner
was sentenced TO serve eighteen months
Imprisonment in the pcnitrntiury that
DelhS the verdict of the Jury Davis
was convicted OF making u felonious as
sault OH Mr.. John IIitc
The wind has been blowing a perfect
gale here all day. sending clouds of dust
in every direction. much to Tho. discom
ii'ure Of pedestrians. During the high
wind the entire Stecple of Washington
street NJ l.: Church came very near be-
Ing blown down. The steeple partly left
the roof and careened but it's weight
brought ii back into place again. Had
~ tl,.~ ,,l... a
no doubt have been blown down
There were two alarms of fire here
to-day The first was caused by the
burning of one of the old horse cars of
the Petersburg street railway. which
Is supposed To have been set atirc and
| the second alarm was occasioncd by the
slight burning Of an Clubhouse in the
| rear OF Tabb Street Presbyterian
Church.
Judge Mullen to-day confirmed the
sale of the Petersburg street railway
which was sold at public auction some
Gays ago to q committee representing
the bondholders OF the road No unset
court was engaged hearing argument
OF counsel In the matter of confirming
the sale of the Petersburg Asylum road
| an upset bid of $4,000 having been made
| by Captain Nelson IT. Patterson of this
| city. This road sold for $4,000
| Il
Of the neiEhborng counties. came here
| to-day and sold his crop OF tobac eco, for
which he realized $50. Shortly after be-
ing paid the money he went off and lost
| II somewhere on the street. Mr.. Aher-
| nathy has been peculiarly unfortunate.
rs he lost most OF his tobacco crop by
| being injured by frost.
! MIR. Charles Gee sold to-dny to Mr.
| w. y. s. IGdgcrton, of Indiana the Raw
| lett farm In Prince George county, con
| tanning l5l acres.
Judge Mullen declined to confirm the
sale of the Asylum road and ordered ii
| 10 he sold again AT public auction on
the 30th day of April next. Captain Pat
| teson to start it at a bid of $4,000.
Robert y. Page. a former well-known
young man of this city. died at the
| asylum at Staunton this morning. His
! remains will be brought here for in
! terment.
The remains of VIM. II. Wood for
| merely of Petersburg. who died in Dan
vile, arrived here tonight. He was n
member of Sycamore Council, Royal Ar
| canum, OF Petersburg.