Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-04-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Hanna Umlaui, Sc years OF age,
was crushed to death at the grace croes-
ing of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad 10 Richmond last
night by being run over by the train
from Washington.
1t is reported from various sections
of King George and nearby counties
that the peach and other advanced
fruit. bloom was more seriously dam
eyed by frost early this week than oy
the snow end freeze on the SIN instspt'
An electric car jumped the track sat
urda7 night from the Old Point trestle.
Striking q telephone pole, 1t settled
slowly into the water, its passengers
being thrown out. There were II
aboard, and IA we're more or less In
jured, none OF them very seriously.
TIA. Weller, president OF the Pru'
Dental Banking and Trust Company
10 Richmond, was indicted yesterday
for grand larceny. 1t is charged t1at
the officers received deposits knowing
the bank was insolvept and almost to
the hour 1t closed. The officers were
also borrowers.
The investigation OF the recent pr.
mary In Richmond, 80 far as the Second
precinct of Monroe ward Ia concerned,
was completed by the city committee
last night. There was absolutely no
evidence of fraud, and resolution was
adopted generating ALL concerned.
The committee also will adopt some re-
gulations for the future.
At an early hour yesterday large
frame building, used by j. ID. Suffer q
Co. and L. E. Mason as storage ware
house In LynchburR caught fire and
when the fremen arrived it was In Q
bright blaze. The flames was quickly
extinguIshed, but not before the sugar
and lard contained 10 the building had
been damage to the extent OF about
$25, 900.
Many of the King George farmers
who generally sell their corn In April
are holding their last years crops, In
the hope OF receiving not less tran
seyenty-five cents per bushel for 1t some
time during the coming summer. The
merchants there are paying sixty cents
per bushel now, and are confident Of
realizing a safe profit on all they buy 81
these figures.
Speedy justice was melted out In the
County Court at Norfolk to Mark Banks
a negro, who on Wednesday last crimi'
nally assaulted aged Mrs. B. ]. Canady
at Money Point, near Berkeley. AS soor
as court convened, Banks's case was
presented. The grand jury indicted
him and the trial proceeded. Within
very short time q verdict Of guilty was
returned by the jury and Judge Port
lock sentenced the negro to die on May
30. The grand jury also indicted VII
liam Williams and Robert smith, col
ored, who are charged with criminal
assault.
An unsupported scaffold has proba
blv caused the death OF Mr.. Henry
Deahl, one of the best-known contrac
tors and ex.OoDfederRte veterans II
Winchester. While experimenting the
construction OF Winchester Memoria
| Hospital. for which he lie the contractor
| the scafiold on which he was standing
| gave way yesterday and he plunged
headforemost TO the ground, over q
feet. He fell on his head In pile o
broken stone and the heavy tlmbers o
the scaffold fell on him. He was ex
tricated 10 an unconscious condition
badly cut and bruised, and today he i
in critical CONDITION.
While searching for a lost diamond
ring on Saturday evening at the hom'
| OF Mrs. Elizabeth Brander, in Rich
mond, an old hearth wac torn up ant
another diamond ring was found unde
it, of which none of the family had ap,
knowledge. The house Is very ole
one, and has been occupied for 80 year
by Mrs. Brander. The ring found ha
three brilliant stones in a broad golt
band, and is of considerable value
The solitaire ring lost few days ago
add for which search Is being made, Il
worth about 800. OF the two ring
mislald by Mics Brander few dsy
ago one was found In the carpet
sweeper.