Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-12
HE FIRED AND RAN.
A NEGRO GIRL SHOT IN PETERS
BURG YESTERDAY.
A wound That barely Escaped
Proving Fatal The Municipai
EIections-Grcat Activity Among
Candidates--ReIisious.

PETERSBURG. VA. April u-(Spe-
cial. What came very near being q fatai
shooting affair. occurred this morning
on the Norfolk and Western railroad In
this city, the victim being Martina
Hawkes., the is-year-oid daughter OF Lee
Hawkes. (colored). The party accused or
the shooting 10 a colored boy named
Henry Hurt. who has thus far escaped
arrest. Whether or not the shooting was
accidental or intentional. cannot at this
writing be stated. as the girls condition
IL such as to preclude her from giving
any other than a very brief statement
OF the affair The ball from a S2-calibre
pistol struck her on the side OF the head
Just above the left ear. and imbedded
itself in the skull. 1t was subsequently
extracted by DR.. McIlwaine. The state
with Hurt, when the latter became angry
and went of and got the pistol. When
he returned he pointed the pistol at her
and she ran away. As she did SO the
pistol was fred and she was struck in
the head and fell TO the ground.
A singular fact about this case is that
Hurt Is the boy who recently almost
killed young Anthony by dealing the
latter terrible blow on the head with a
heavy stick. He was acquitted I'm the
Hastings Court OF malicious intent in
this case.
Great indignation 10 expressed here over
the publications in some OF the Baltimore
papers In reference to the recent base
ball troubles here.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
1t Is understood that Mr.. George j.
Seay the accomplished and courteous
cashier of the Petersburg Savings Bank,
will. by the urgent request OF the people
OF his ward. consent to become a candi-
date for the Common Council in Second
Ward. to succeed Mr.. S. w. Venable,
whose term expires on the s0th OF June,
and who positively declines reelection.
Rev. Robert w. Patton, Of Roanoke,
will officiate at Grace EpiscopaD church
on Sunday morning and evening, IN place
OF Rev. John Ridout. the pastor. who
exchanges pulpits with him The superb
music sung on Easter Sunday, will, by
request. be repeated tomorrow. the new
surpliced choir singing at night.
Mr.. Arthur w. Whitehurst Is sick at
his residence. on Liberty street, OF
pneumonia.
In view Of tho fact that the primary
elScuon Tor the n0minatiOn or Democratic
officers to be elected on the fourth Thurs
day in May next. IL to take place at an
early day, there Is great activity among
the candidates for the several positions
though outside Of the general officers
the contest is mainly for members Of the
Council.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
A gentleman residing on Old street
had one OF his arms badly cut last night
by the breaking of one of his window
glasses. He almost bled to death before
relief could be afforded by physician.
A meeting Of the Inland Trade Com
mittee Of the Chamber of Commerce
will be held on Monday night, In oonJunc-
ton with the merchants OF this city
at which will be discussed the propriety
OF inaugurnding trades excursions &c
Petersburg, similar 10 those recently had
| to Richmond.
Judge Mullen was engaged most oil
| to-day in examining the exceptions pre-
pared by council for Matthew Jones, re-
| Gently convicted Of murder in the first
| degree. In the brutal killing OF his wife
Messrs. Lassiter and Davis. the attor-
neys for Jones. presented twenty-one ex-
| ceptions 10 the rulings OF the Court
and the case will be- carried to the Court
| Of Appeals on motion fer a new trial