The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-18
INNOCENT IS
CONDEMNED.
An Officer Will Try to Get a
New Trial for Bacon.
YARDMASTER is INJURED
Charles e. PIummer Announces Him.
self Candidate for the House.
Mr.. John Gates Hit by Street
Car and Badly Hurt.

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Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, August l7.-.1'hat
Doc Bacon is innocent Is the opinion OF
Deputy Sergeant Blck after several con-
versations with the condemned man.
Bacon, with Anderson Finch, is in jail
here awaiting September I'd, when they
are condemned to die on the gallows at
Boydton, Va, for attempted assault on
Mrs. Geoghegan. OF tina; place, recently.
Mr.. Blick has talked with the men FREE
quently, and SO firm Is his opinion that
Bacon is innocent that he has been writ
Ing letters for Bacon in an effort to en-
Hploy counsel to try and get q new trial.
Finch now acknowledges his guilt and
seems perfectly reconcled as to his fate.
He says he Is ready to die, and wishes
that tomorrow were the day for his ex-
ecution.
Mr.. George W. Gerow, yardmaster OF
the seaboard Air Line. sustained a COM
pound fracture to his right leg by being
thrown from freight car. Mr.. Gcrow
freight train, and when near Chester was
thrown to the ground BY some obstruc-
ton. DR.. Burke attended him, and he was
brought TO his home In this city.
CANDIDATE FOR THE HOUSE.
Mr. Charles e. Plummer has announced
himself a candidate for the State Leeis-
lature from Petersburg. Mr.. Plummer Is
a member Of the firm OF Davis & Plum
mer and Is well known young lawyer
of this city. He has many friends In Pc
tersburg. where he enjoys universal pop
uarty. Mr.. Plummer and MIR. Bartlett:
Roper, Jr, are the only candidates thus
far, but 1t is likely that there VIII be
ono or two others.
The funeral of Mrs. George Cameron,
Jr,, took place yesterday afternoon from
st. Paul's Church., and wqs conducted by
were: Active-T. M. Davis, Bernard Mann.
W. NJ. Winfree, Charles T. Lassiter,
Whitworth Wilson, ]. B. McCulloch,
Henry Plummer, II, T. Donnan. Honor
ary-Alexander Hamilton, r. M. Sully,
B. B. Vaughan, Robert Meade, Carter r.
Bishop and William King. OF Lynch
burg.
Mr.. John Gates. who Is employed at the
Atlantic Coast Line freight depot, on
Washington Street, was painfully hurt by
a street car while crossing Washington
Street, near Union Street, this morning.
Mr.. Gates seemed not to SEQ the APP
proach!ng car. and was struck by the
fender before the motorman could stop
tho car. Nine stitches were necessary TO
close tho wound that he received on his
head.
John Carr, coloreI was before the
Mayor this morn'?s charged with stealing
SOS in money and check for $50 from tho
nerson OF Walter Mays Tho case was
continued on account of absence OF I'M
portant witnesses.
Manager French has booked forty
shows for the coming season, and those
who attend tho Academy OF Music THIS
season will have tho pleasure OF enjoying
the most select attractions that have
visited the city In any one year. Among
those already booked are: Al, G, Fields
Mlnstres, Marie wainwright Lewis Nor
rison, Quinlan and Wards Ministries me
Burgomnster, Dcnman Thompson, In Old
homestead: King Do-nn Opera, Way
Down East, and many other attractions
TO STOP SPARKS.
DR.. ]. w. Bryant has returned from
Wilmington, NJ. c., where he WAS In con-
ference with Atlantic Coast Line officials
in reference to his locomotive spark en-
tinruIsher. Tho conference was very sat-
isfactory, and the company ordered sew
oral ENGINES to be equipped with the ar
rcst.r Dr. bryant snd his ATTORNEYS,
Julian Bryant, OF Richmond, and .'W7ge
W a Mann, of Petersburg, held q COM
ference in Petersburg Saturday IN refer
ence to the organization OF stock COM
Th, There will be large number OF persons
to 60 to Norfolk and Ocean View Thnrs-
day with the Second Baptist exeursonlsls,
to see the Pythians, VINO are IN camp ae
Ocean Yiewt .,,,ro,
Very encouraging reports from al the
schools werc read at the regular meeting
Of the board OF Managers q the Metho.
dist sunday-school Association at High
Street Church yesterday
Mr., s. H, Marks. the Oldest ,an citizen =, ~ -
Petersburg, Is III at his nome on Ianh
Mrs. Charles Garter. and Miss Elida
Cartsr Taft Yesterday for stay of three
or four weeks at Atlantic CITY.
Miss Alice spicer is spending few
days In Chase City. 80