The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
WITHOUT LICENSE
IN PETERSBURG
Samuel MoseIeY, CoIored, Sold
Whisky on Sunday Also.
HAVE TO ANSWER TO UNCLE SAM
Short Money Changers Who Claim to Have
Worked at the Trigg Yard-Richmoud
Thieves Work the Coekade City.
Handsome Residence Sold,
HAVE TO ANSWER TO UNCLE SAM
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

PE1EttoB UtlG, VA, Dec. lu-Samuel
Moseley (coiorea Will have TO answer III
the United Staets Court the charge or
selling iiQCor in this city without license.
Moseley was arrested sunday by Lieu
tenant Donahue and Sergeant Doian for
selling Whishey on Sunday. 1t was devei-
oDed in the Mayors Court that the negro
was regularly selling whiskey without IL
cense. He was fined s1G0 for this offence
and $40 for selling without q license.
Bartlett Roper, Jr., United States com
missioner has forwarded report of the
case to the Federal authorities.
SHORT MONEY CHANGERS
o. f, Johnson and a. Rhienhard, two
men who say they have been working
at the Trigg yards in Richmond, have
been arrested in Petersburg on the charge
OF being short money changers. The
men would go into stores and get change
for a bank note. By some clever trick
the money, after it was turned over TO
thin, failed to count as it did when the
merchant handled it. Both men deny the
charge. The trial of the cases has been
postponed till tomorrow morning.
RICHMOND THIEVES.
Herbert HarriSs and Henry Person,
the two negroes sentenced to Jail for ROB-
bing the store OF Stratton ana briggs
are we'll known Richmond thieves. Cap
tain Tomlinson has written Chief Of Po-
lice Ragland In reference to the men.
The Richmond authorities Will be sum-
moned to testify as to the conviction OF
the men in that city. and as third theft
has been traced to these men, they VIII
be sent on to the grand jury after they
have served their Jail sentence.
PREACHERS CONFERENCE.
The Methodist preachers meeting of
Petersburg has been organized for the
next ecclesiastical year. Rev. B. F.
Libscomb was elected president; Rev.
L. w. Guyer, vice-president. and Rev.
E P Parham, secretary. The pastors
Of the several Methodist churches in Pc
tersburg made their reports at this meet
ing.
Large crowds continue to attend the
Catholic Mission now being conducted at
ST. Joseph's Catholic Church by the Rev.
Father Sullivan.
OPOSSUM CAPTURED.
Among the sage bushes allowed to
grow on BollingbrooI1 Street for the hene-
fit of '.hay-seeds' from other cities, a
fine opossrm was captured last night in
the rear OF Sheriff Evans residence. The
strangers visit would have been IN
known. but he disturbed the chickens,
and thy gave the alarm.
Tile Virginia German Club IS now ar
ranging for a german during the Christ
mas holidays
There will be five marriages in the So
ciety set of Petersburg during February.
BURGLAR ALARM.
NIr. Charles Guecke, who lives near Pc
tersburg. in Iinwiddie county, installed Il
burglar alarm Yesterday afternoon and
connected it with his hennery, The alarm
sounded last night and Mr.. Guecke got
a shot ct the thief. He cannot say
whether Or not the shot reached the
mark.
H1r. P. IT. Curtis. of Richmond was in
Petersburg today.
Major r. NJ. SuIlv purchased the hand
some residence of r. B. Davis on Union
Street this afternoon for s., 800