Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-17
KILLED HIS COUSIN.
ia,,u TRIAL OF GOODMAN nnows
IN suRnY COUNTY.
,soNoF NEGRO Ex-LEGlsLRToR
M. victim with a sspea-ssiats'
-. ,,pa,,e rher Were wor's'Es To-
.x,.t,cr-1he Petersburg Schools
penth of Mrs France. r. stewart.

i; rr-TERsBURG, VA, September 10
<s,.,,a, Goodman Brown, Jr. tcoloredo.
e ~ DE nlacea on trial for his life In the
f.a,,,,ty Court or Surry, with Judge hises
i ,,r.sioirr. He Is charged Eith the mur-
s7s- az his first cousin, also named Brown.
several weeks ago. The accused is the
.oa of Goodman Brown. sr., who some
.,ea-e hack represented the county III the
1tou,cr aoase Of the General Assembly. and
<to family hold a position of some pro-
sYo;aence among the people of their race
sn snrry. Able counsel will defend the
accused. The two men, II is said, had
heen working together. when they be-
,nvoI.ns rssarr-a,---tsvff- "a pea
ssa, iniicting injuries which caused
death.
MRS. FRANCES Z. STEWART DEAD.
Mrs. Frances E, Stewart, mother of
Police Officer ]. Z. Stewart, died at the
,latters residence. Oh Old street at an
: early hour this morning: aged 70 years
She had been In feeble health for some
time. Mrs. Stewart was a native of Caro-
fire county, and was greatly beloved by
ri, who knew her.
The public schools OF this city opened
yesterday with an enrolment of about
200 pupiis-nearly equally divided as be-
tween the two races. This enrolment
WAS considerably increased to-day. and
will be further added 10 by the LIST of
October. The High School has over 200
scholars Anderson School. the largest of
the white schools OF this city. has about
$50 children. and the Peabody the largest
of the coored schools. has SIS. The yar!-
Gus other schools in different parts of the
city are well filled.
Personal. AND GENERAL.
Chief of Police r. T. Ragland has gone
south on business
Mr.. Z. v. Farley. chief of the Peters
burg Fire Department. left last evening
for New York TO attend the National
Meeting Of Fire Chiefs.
Mr.. D. Hugh Jackson. of this city. was
expected 10 sail from New York to-day
Tor South America. where he will spend
the winter travelling In the interests of
great northern company.
Mr.. c. F. Short, of Ettrick'a, who re-
Gently cashed forged check for ]. c.
L. Mann. of Norfolk. and who swore out
q warrant for the latter's arrest, has re-
ceired letters from friends of Mann in
that city. asking that he abstain from
prosecuting him. Mann is now under
going sentences aggregating eighteen
months for offences committed near his
home.
Wesley Perkins (colored) died in the
city fail last night, of paralysis, and
coroner's 5ury to-day rendered verdict
10 that effect.
Rev, D. E. a. Owen. of Norfolk, de-
livered lecture tonight at Ferndale
Park for the benefit of West-End Bap-
list church building fund. The Doctors
subject was What a Girl is Worth to
Society" of which he gave a humorous
and instructive treatment.
ENT ON FOR ROBBERY.
TF nrg white men, Charles Piercey
ane ard Nelson. were this morning
SEN on TO the Hastings Court by the
MAYOR to answer the charge of stealing
from the person of Richard Bowles. Sew
eral nights ago the parties were all
drinking together, and subsequently,
Bewles was found minus his watch ana
chain and money. The watch and chain
were recovered at Gilliam's bar-room, on
Old street. where II was stated they were
left by Nelson. Piercey denied any Grim
inal intent in the matter. He SAYS that
BoBles gave him So TO keep for him
and that ..e knows nothing about the
watch. When arrested Piercey had s5.75
of the money.
SOUTHERN FEMALE COLLEGE.
The Southern Female College, one of
the oldest and best-knoWn educational
institutions in the State. will open for
the session Of 1929 tomorrow. It is
expected that 400 scholars will report on
the first day, and the Indications are
that this number will be increased to $50
or lT5 during the session. Professor A
K. Davis, the principal, has secured a
splendid corps OF teachers--all artists in
their respective departments.
C0JoRED EK-S0LDIERS ORGANIZE. |
4 meeting Of the colored ex-soldiers of
the Spanish war was held last night, and !
an organization formed by the election of
the following officers: Captain, Richard |
Bill; First Lieutenant. ]. N Bland; Sec
ond Lieutenant, Richard n. Jones; Quar-
termaster, E. W. Wilson; Sergeant of
he Guard. G. r. Thobb. Two negro |
companies went to the war from this |
.!ty.
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