Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-02
THROUGH THE STATE,
News from the COckade City
and Vicinity
COUNTY COURT OF SURRY,
Given Ten Years for ASSaultins a
Conductor.
GENERAL BURGLARIES CHARGED.
1,,nortant Arrest by the Petersburg
rolicc-lIad Good Deal of Plum
dcr-AImost Il Centenarian-Othcr
virginia Mention.
Virginia Mention.

PETERSBURG. VA. July 1-(Special)-
j. Obj. County Court of Surry this week.
J..-e Riycs presiding, all Of the county
officers elected iu May last qualified Most
OF them gave bond in the trust compa-
N..s. 8 criminal case vi interest was
ucd Wyatt Epes. young negro. was
changed with a fclonious assault. COM
m!tted several months ago, upon Mr. Jo-
seph Whitley, "a conductor on the Surry.
Sussex. and Southampton railroad The
evidence showed That some slight trouble
Lad occurred between Captain Whitley
and the negro and that the latter had
sought revenge. lie lay I'm wait Tor Cap
tain Whitley. and when opportunity oc-
Cured assaulted him with a heavy iron
coupling. Captain Whitley had his lower
jaw broken On both sides by the blow.
Lpes was convicted by the jury and was
sentenced 10 ten years imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Epes haa been confined
in che Petersburg Jail for some time for
safe Keeping.
CHARGED WITH SEVERAL. BURG
LARIES
Lieutenant Chandler and officer J. J.
Coleman. of the police corps, to-day ar
rested a negro named l}obe-t Miles
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I,s''h' W. va, but nc has been in
ana "'o-i refreshing Tor some weeks
c"l."- ""'0H llhNe' IL appears, he com
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'...',' l"t 't''tu property away for dis
'.-.i' no "es arrested THIS morning
J-. .7 Oh" was boarding the sOuth-b1lnd
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swine county. His trunk was
seize. aN. JOB 10 was found large qUanti-
=. et stolen ~rpa. linens womeu's and
t--ii,1 5-"A-. was identified rs having
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beou f1er-ie.d Artior., -.
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house v.- robbed rl,rs on 49,, 80
found I'm his p.s....i,, and i5.rtif.d
sum of money. marked ana identid,5 ae
the property of Ruins Rims v.os So,
iu the prisoners pockets
Tho house of George lIcRao I'm Rr,nd-
ford. was entered and robbed ON the lotb
a. june. and Allies has 1.,p recognized
a- tae man VINO WAS seen leaving the
promises with the plumber.
Yesterday morning about o'clock
Po.ice-OfiCer Dyson saw "a negro scale a
fence on old street with a large bundle
.. MS arms inc fellow failing to halt
49, i.''''' 10 90 So the Queer lred
s,'''' d. H'li' causing MIN TO drop
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ON Nlues's lsft Ice anraars "a fraeb shin
wound which is supposed TO have been
caused by Dyson's pistol Miles had i'm
his pockct "a loaded pistol.
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''.,''->-A'' an OI--> 'i'-Ai'
-!I' u. " iey DAVIS OF IIchnono' Grand
vi 1i' =, H'oli" Lou5e' lHDei'ellIen'
'' ~ Ouu-I oll""S, ol NIls'Hi1' was i'll
.' N't' '9'vIu"y i"oh'Hs aiteI 'ne PRINT
- vI inc journal ol 'h- Gran" Lodge
4'''. Inc WORN Is DeulB uohe oy
SITS. rem ~ owen OF ms city, and |
... Davis expressed pleasure al the pro- |
ana character Of the work.
captain \. {. Ninfree, venerable and |
cited citizen, and for many years
'aeted employee II the Norfolk and !
Stern Railway Company was stricken |
SIT. paralysis at his home on Boiling
street yesterday one side Of his |
being affected. lie is better to-day |