The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-06
.DEDICA TABLET
In PETERSBURG
A Negro Breaks the Skull Of a Fellow
Workman.
HIGH PRICE FOR TOBACCO.
Judge Hancock Hears Argun:n: on Motion
Tor New Trial for BENJAMIN Holmes
Convicted OF tu:der = Father
Handy sa Orator.
tsp,clsi Dispatch 10 TIE Times. j

PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. o.--Tile
Washington Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics. Will dedicate Z mt
mortal tablet next Sunday TO tnelr dead
members. The e?leTciOcs Will be held IN
tho council chamber in Odd-tclio"s HAL.
Mayor John II. Peasants VII. prcsi2e ana
the dedication address will be delivered
by the Rev. C. q. Woodward. The tab
let is Of Italian marble 20X3Q inches, and
contains the names Of fifteen members
CO this council. who have died.
Martin g Son have sold lot OF two
hundred pounds of tobacco o. George
Washington Of Amelia county. at $685.
per hundred pounds. which is the highest
price brought by tobacco tins season.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Judge Hancock. in the Circuit Court
in Petersburg to-day, has been hearing
argument in the case OF Benjamin
Hol-aes (coloredl, who was convicted In
Brunswick county last July 10Y the muir
der Of Jack Johnson. judge fancock
granted the writ OF error after the SEN
tencc. and is to-day hearing argument
upon motion for q new trial s. '. South
all. Of Eimporia, is counsel for Holmes;
u P. Bufo-d. commemorative attorney
is representing the State. The two men
we're wood choppers. There were no wit
nesscs TO the killing.
The Rev Father Handy, who is con-
Quoting mission services a. st. Joseph 5
Catholic Church, IS onc OF the finest pull
pit orators that has been heard n Pc
tersburS for many years. lis powerful
sermons continue 10 draw large crowds
to each service.
THIEVES.
Thieves stole Slcs AID son.s 1s"elry from
the home OF IhcH. Stewart, o.: halifax
Street. today. The money and 7aluabes
2'ers kop. i'll d trunk, anc only Stewart
anG his wife knew OF them His wife left
the house this morning or an crranG Tor
Il few minutes. and when SITE returned
found the trunk had been ciiet' and
None of those living near saw any one
enter the house or sc out from Il, and
the police are unable TO discover any
clue.
katharine Ridgeway VIII be in Peters
burg Saturday night to appear at the
Young Mems Christian Association in the
third number OF the Star Course.
Miss Rosa Anderson. OF Richmond. is
the guest of Miss Matte Watson.
KILLED FOR FEW SCRAPS.
James Arts 4 negro. broke the
skull Of his fellow-workmall. Joe Cheat
ham. another negro, at tho Petersburg
Iron-Works this afternoon over the
scraps left from the dinner sent to Mr..
Alley. Arts carried dinner to Mr.. AL
ley, and when he had finished eating
it turned what remained over to Cheat
ham, Arts not being around. When Ar
tbs returned and saw another eating the
food he thought should come to him,
he became furious and threat tened the
life of his fellowworkmaE. After COL
lecting the dishes and putting the basket
on his arm ready TO start he struck
Cheatham over the head with a sledge-
hammer, fracturing his skull. and left
him in a dying condition. Arts then
left the works and Foreman Bastine tele-
phoned for officers and started in pur-
suit of the negro. who, when he saw
Mr.. Bastine. began to run. and met Ser
geant Dolan and Officer Hall, who ar
rested him and placed him in Jail.
Cheatham had been employed at the
works for several weeks and was
peaceful negro.
Arts was a stranger. and had made the
threat that he would kill somebody at
the works before he left. and boasted
that his father was hung for murder. A
razor was found on his person at the
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