The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-22
FIRE NEAR PETERSBURG
The Swift Greek Cotton Mills in Chester.
field County Destroyed.
THE LOSS is ESTIMATED AT s6o,O
IL. w. Ellis Gets Two Months for the
ineit ora Watch ma Chain From
tho PcrAon OF Lewis Lehman
"W"shinston Mt SchooI''-The News
of the city.

petersburg, Va. Feb. 21.-(SpcciaD-
IN the Corporation Court of this city
Today II. w. ELLIS u young white man,
WAS arraigned 10 answer the charge
vi steaiing Sl2 and Il watch from the
person or Lewis Lehman. Ellis cXamin-
ed the witnesses and argued his own
case The jury found him guilty of
peut larceny and fixed his punishment
ut six months in the city jail
Lewis 3yrum charged with forging
ene name OF ID. =. Sale. of Norfolk To Il
check for 81, was found guilty and his
punishment fixed at two years in the
penitcntiary.
James Jones and Robert Brown color
cd, charged with burning Il passenger
coach of the Petersburg and Asylum
railway. about three weeks ago, and
who have been confined in iail ever
since, were discharged by order of the
court.
James Blank and Rachel johnson.
colorcd, charged with mis,lcmeanor, were
found mot guilty"
Peter Crowder, Jr., charged with cut
ting and stabbing Robert Warden. col
cred. some time ago. and who was dis
charged by the Mayor some weeks since
OF the charge, no one appearing against
him, was arrested again last night on Il
warrant sworn out by Warden. The
case came before the Mayor this morn
ing and Crowdcr WAS sent on to the
ltIill Vi wv court lpT lll1l. 1ball
was refused. Later in the day Mir. ChaS.
TroWer Lassiter. counsel for Crowdcr.
made application to Judge j. NJ. Mullen,
of the Hastings Court, for bail. This
motion VIII be argued tomorrow after
noon at 1 o'clock. and in the meantime
Crowder will be kept in jail.
This morning about half past II
o'clock Il frame dwelling OH Farmers
street. owned by colorcd woman nam
ed Lucy Ann Wilkcrson. and occupied
by Mary Stewart. coloreG. was destroyed
by fire. Loss. 5000; no insurance The
origin of the fire is not known.
Rev Dir. a. D. Mayo delivered an adj
dress to-day before the pupils of the
High School. His subject was Wash
ington at School" The address was a
most interesting one and was heard with
close attention. Tonight DIR. Mayo lee
tured at Library Hall before a large
audience on "How Docs Universal l:du-
cat ton Pay"
Mr.. Frank X Clements. proprietor OF
The Cafe" has purchased Mr.. Edward
Barney's steam yacht, Scotch Cap"
Mr.. Barney is owner of Hog Island in
James river.
This evening about 6 o'clock fire broke
out on the upper floor of the Swift Creek
Cotton Mills, in Chesterfield county
three miles from Petersburg. and there
being no appliances at hand for cXtin-
gushing the fire. the building was com
pletcly consumed. II was Il three-story
brick structure and originally costs $ll0,-
600. The mills. which have been idle for
the past four years, were purchased six
months ago by the Swift Creek Cot
ton Manufacturing Company, which
have puc some very costly improvements
to the factory. besides making an ad-
dition to 1t. II was filled with new and
costly machinery. The company eN-
pcctcd 10 commence lupcratio next
Monday The burning of these mills
will throw out of employment 200 men.
women ana children. How the fire oriEi-
mated is not known. The loss is about
sec, 900. partly covered by insurance. The
light from the contia grafton was plainly
visible here in Petersburg.