Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-17
CITY OF PETERSBURG
,ncpo TENEMENT HOUSE on LIT
TIE CHURCH cTREET BURNT.
,uNIus sEABoRNE's CASE.
cr,,a Jury Twice Failed TO Indicf
u,m-Coclsadc City Folk. Affen"
n. Horse show-Nrs. Il. T. Meade
Honored.
Horored.

pr-Eass-Rc. VA. October lo.-'spe-
cial1-A double tenement house on h's''o
CHURCH street, in Blandford was oes'os
cd Inv fire between / and 0 cioch 90
messing. The houses were o"heo Vs
(. E-;arcforth who claimed an insurance
&c s5nn ON them. and were occupied W
,,,orc6 families, who lost most OF 'ei
eaocts. The department old sooo set
in saving adjoining property
.yunius Scaborne, negro, was an
.o.,,e weeks ago on the charge OF oTeahahs
into and robbing searboard Af-L'ie 60
,,,,, c;rcumstantia1 evidence against MN
- s.-onc and the Mayor sent the case
on 10 the grand jury. Thoush liieie
,nanv witnesses to testify. the grand july
in Sep,cmbcr failed to find true oiii' an
c.ahorne was discharged. At the instance
tho Commonwealth a new warrant "aS
.uorn ont charging the same ohei.ce' nv
-to man was Immediately arrested. aSaii
,,ro,,sbt before the Mayor, ana AGAIN se1
mn To-day the case came up peioic o.
other grand jury. and again oeapoi ne WI
discharged on a failure to hno d uue ui'.
The absence Of positive evidence =" -
him in both instances 80. ,;+,.
Mr.. Freeman Jones, Jr. OF TINS c,ts.
has been appointed temporary ncke.
.s.r, of the Norfolk and Western ana
,,,1.,,;c-Coast Line railroads at the Union
depot. in place of Mr.. J. s. shacheil' re-
signed. Mr. Jones has been an assis.ah.
IN ,be office for some time, and is 1aHiiioi
with its duties.
ATTENDED THE HORSE SHOW
Some seventy-five or more laoles anu
1ichtlord last night to attend the horse
snow and another large crowd went over
,o-ni.bt. All who have seen the sho"
sneak of It in the highest terms.
The election of Mrs. r. T. Meade. OIL
Petersburg. as president of the Virginia
Grand Division of tic United daughters
Of the Confederacy. is a Era cc.'l ana oe
served compliment 30 a lady VINO mas oeeii
active and Influential in pron.oiihs tiie
interests of the organization Petersours
was also honorcd in the election of MISS
7rby 7olling OF this city, as treasurer %
TN, Grand Division
Tho Jackson Coal and Coke Company.
ri this city. Yesterday supplied the Rich
nond branch CT the American Tobacco
COMPANY With 40 tons of Pocahontas coal
AZ s. per ton.
MORE TRIALS OF STRIKERS.
Charles Taliaferro Pat Edwards. ana
Emmett Booker. three negroes: charged
with riotous ocnduc, and intimidation on
.he occasion of the recent street car strike
If the Virginia Passenger and Power Com
pany's laborers. in Dinwidde county. We're
taken before Magistrate Geron this af-
ternoon fer examination Booker was
discharged On hearing of the charges
against him. he to-day voluntarily sur
rendered himself. The cases of the other
ewo. on motion OF counsel Mr. John Wat
Fon. were continued until next Tuesday.
md they We're bailed in the sum OF 500
each for their appearance
The punishment OF several of the lead
ers in this str hc-s six months Jail SEN
sence-has served to effectively break up
the strike Armed with pistols and axes
ard sticks. they are reported to have gone
among the men and forced them to stop
work under pain of death or violence.
Nearly all of the striking laborers have
returned quietly to work at their old
wages.
FROST IN THE SOUTHSIDE.
There was a slight frost in this section
Yesterday and heavier one this morn
Ing. the effects OF which are plainly visi-
BILE on tender vegetables. No damage of
much consequence can be done by frost
at this time, however. as it is understood
the tobacco crop has been housed and
the peanut vines saved TO large extent.
SLASHED THE DEACON.
The Corporation Court has been engaS-
cd the entire day in the trial of Arthur
Palmer colored, charged with the felon-
Gus cutting and wounding of Z. j. Allen,
prominent deacon in one of the colored
churches here The accused is defended
by Senator McIlwaine. The trouble be-
tween the two men occurred first on an
excursion train between Petersburg and
Hampton. on which there was a big
crowd of negroes. Friends on board had
10 keep them apart to prevent serious diff
Guilty, and witnesses said they heard Pal
.ner make ugly threats against Allen. AZ
ter the train returned to Petersburg Allen.
while quietly walking along Tabb street.
IN front of the postoffice, was attacked by
some ore and knocked down and cut. Wit
nesses say that Palmer was the assailant
During the trial The good church people
fIocllcd 10 the courthouse. sympathizins
with DsGcon Allen.