Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-21
ON THE APPOMATTOX
GREAT CONFIDENCE IN PETERS
BURG BASEBALL TEAM.
A Robbery I'm Chesterfield County
An Appeal Sustained and the Small
Boys Dischnrgei-He Could Not
Convict.
Convict.

PETERSBURG, VA. March co.-(Spe-
cial )-Msnager Breen, OF the Petersburg
baseball team. expresses great conf
dense in the qualities OF his players. and
thinks he Will have a team the equal OF
any in the State League. With the ex-
ception OF Manager Breen, and Quarles
and Keefer, who have been signed as
pitcher and catcher. respectively, all
OF the other members of the team are
strangers I'm Petersburg But their re-
cords are good. They will all be here
by Sunday. with possibly one or two ex-
ceptions. by reason Of sickness. and
will begin practice on Monday. Our peo-
pie are anxious to see the new team.
In the mean while the baseball park
has been put in thorough order, and
the fences and bleacheries, which were
Frustrated by the wind yesterday. are
being replaced.
In this connection 1t may be stated
that Mr.. Robert Quinn, of Columbus.
o., who has signed as one of our
catchers, receives a high compliment
from the papers Of that city. which pro-
nounce him one OF the hest and most
popular players ever turned out of the
Buckeye capital. He was given a fare
we'll supper before leaving for Virginia.
with the additional assurances that II
he ever needed anything to telegraph
for It,"
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Mr. p. H. Booth. one OF oldest and
most respected merchants and citizens.
whose Illness has been mentioned I'm this
correspondence. Is growing gradually
weaker and his demise may be expect
ed at any time. Mr.. Booth Is rs years
old. and during his life has not only been
active in his interests TO advance ,ne
welfare Of the city, but proved him
self a good citizen. wise legislator and
a thoroughly honest merchant.
ROBBERY IN CHESTERFIELD
The residence of Mr. w. Y. Lundy, In
Chesterfield county. a short distance
from this city. was entered by burglars
last night and robbed OF q quantity OF
provisions This morning several ne
groes were arrested on the charge of
the burglary, but all OF them. after ex-
animation by a Chesterfield magistrate,
were discharged, except one, Nathan
Smith, who has practically confessed
to the robbery He was sent on to be
lilfu lpi Inv pNiNa HNtAt'o W.
found in his company.
OTHER NEWS.
Mrs Mary Clark. a lovely young
woman, died at her home. in Dinwiddie
county. near San Marine, yesterday
Judge Mullen this evening heard the
appeal in the cases OF the four small
white boys of respectable parentage, who
in February. were ordered to the
State Reformatory, ct Laurel, by Mayor
Collier. The boys were taken to the
reformatory. but were subsequently
brought back TO this city. They were
charged with house-breaking, but were
never convicted OF that offence. When
they were put on trial the second time
Mayor Collier held that II was not neces-
sary TO convict TO send them TO the
reformatory, and decided that they should
be taken back TO the reformatory
From this decision they appealed and
this evening Judge Mullen sustained the
appeal, holding that it was necessary te
convict before they should be punished
and discharged them. Hon. w. h. NC
Ilwaine was counsel for the boys.
Commonwealth s-Attorney Jones enter
ed a nolle prosequi this evening in the
cases OF j. s. Thompson and James r.
Long. the two white men who were ar
rested in Fredericksburg last month FOL
forgery. committed in this city. Mt
Jones stated to the court that II would
be impossible for him TO convict the men
as he had received letter from
New York from the gentleman whose
name had been forged. declining to come
10 Petersburg to prosecute Thompson anc
Long.
1t is currently rumored on the streets
tonight that Captain l.. l.. Marks WI
be a candidate for the mayoralty, SUD
fect to the Democratic primary.