Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-18
ON THE APPOMATTOX
TWO or PnTBnsBuRd's PASTORS
PREACH on CRIME.
A new Trial Observation-Disclosures I'M
spector Re-Electea-The Marrow
Escape Of Two chiidren-sunday-
school statistics-PersenaI Notes.

Special. )--Under the new law providing
for the transportation of prisoners from
the jails to tho penltentiary. Il. H. Har-
ris. who Is to serve two years for the
killing Of William r. Mallory. viii be
the first convict to be taken to the State
prison from this city. 1t has always
heretofore been customary for prisoners
sentenced by OR courts to be taken
over and delivered by deputy sergeant
and such assistants as he needed.
THE PULPIT ON CRIME.
And In connection with this particular
case, 1t may here be said that at least
two Of the churches In this city on Sun
day night special sermons we're preached
touching recent crimes. murders es-
pecially. committed in Petersburg.
AT the Tabb-Street Presbyterian church
Rev. DR.. ]. w. Rosebro spoke on the
subject to a crowded congregation. His
sermon was an eloquent. loving, tender,
and considerable plea for abstinence from
gambling. card-playing, In public and In
private. drunkenness. and other con-
duct that might lead the innocent from
the paths OF virtue to the broad road
Of vice ana ruin. In this respect he
instanced gambling and drinking as the
causes OF untold cases. DIR. Roseboro
said he had no comment TO make on the
verdict Of the jury in the Harris-Mallory
case. but he would appeal to all, and to
the young especially, to avoid all tempta-
lions that might tend to estrange them
from the paths OF rectitude and virtue
The preacher referred in tender terms
to Mallory. with whom he had some
acquaintance. and spoke of a CONVERSE
ton he had with him on the train be-
tween Richmond and Petersburg. shortly
before his death, I'm which Mallory had
declared that as soon as he had met
with success he intended to change his
mode OF living. Notwithstanding the ad-
vice OF the preacher that the change
should be made now.
Rev j. w. Carroll pastor of Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church, also preach
ed TO large congregation on the same
suoJect. He was probably more direct
IN lis remarks. especially in reference to
the crimes lately committed in our
usually quiet city.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
In the Hastings Court to-day Judre
OF Lewis Oliver alias Patterson (colored,.
recently convicted Of man slaughter. with
a verdict OF five years Imprisonment I'm
the penitentiary. A new trial was asked
on the ground that the verdict of the
jury was contrary to the law and the evil
dence. The Judge granted the new trial
on the ground that the Court had erred
in not allowing the counsel for the de-
fence to question the Jurors on their
voir due.
The Court also heard argument In the
case or George Davis (colored), convicted
OF felonious assault, with verdict OF
eighteen months in the penitentiary, and
reserved his decision.
ELECTION OF TOBACCO INSPECTOR.
At the meeting of the Tobacco Asso-
citation to-day Mr. James Il. McCuilocn
was unanimously reelected tobacco in
spector for the city for the ensuing
year-a deserved compliment to a most
efficient officer. Mr. McCulIoch Is one OF
the best judges of tobacco In the State,
as well as one OF the most courteous OF
gentlemen.
ALMOST A FATALITY.
Two or three children of William Har-
ris (colored), living on Plum street, mar
rowly escaped death by burning this
morning. The parents, on leaving their
nome 10 go TO their work. left their chill
dren In the house. The youngest, in play
Ing about the fire. got her clothes ablaze.
and was very seriously burned. A colored
man who was passing at the time heard
the screams Of the children. and rushed
In to see what was the matter. His as
sistance was timely, and probably saved
the lives Of one or more Of the children.
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
The regular meeting of the Methodist
Sunday School Association OF this city
was held Sunday afternoon at the church
in Ettrick. The reports of the superin-
tendents Of the seven schools composing
the association showed the following
gratifying figures: