The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-13
DIED FROM
HIS WOUNDS
Young Alternately. Shot by His
Uncle. IS No More.
MILL STRIKERS GO BACK
A White Man Arrested Charged WIN
Stealing, and Sent to Jail for Sky
Days-Proparty Adjoining the
Chesterfield Hotel Sold.
MILL STRIKERS GO BACK
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PETERSBURG, VA. August 12.-All the
striking planning mill workers who went
cut last week have returned to work WIN
the exception of one man. who was re-
fused employment by his former employer
The men refused to work at the niiis "
MIR. Thomas j. jefferson and the Peters
burg Builders Supply Company because
these firms which had for time worked
nine hours n day, notified their employees
that they would work ten hours, just as
the other planning mills In the city. III
consequence of this the men at these two
mills went out, and with them All the
rlanng mill workers in the city. The re-
turn of the mill workers will not AFFECT
the carpenters at the planning mills, who
will still keep up their connection with
the national organization. 1t became evil
dent that the mill owners would not con.
cede to the wishes of the strikers, ana
the men went back to work
Fred Wheelan. white stranger, VINO
says his home Is in Norfolk. was ar
rested in this, city last night by Ofiicer
Stewart on the charge of stealing articles
from the office of David Bailey, on BOT
lingbrook Street. He was sent to la,l Tor
sixty days by the Mayor this morning.
ALTERNATELY DEAD.
Henry Abernathy, the young man who
was shot by his uncle, Charles d. Aper
rathy, July 31st, Is dead at the Home FOR
the Sick in this city from his wounds.
Coroner Leigh was Immediately notified
aid a Jury viewed the body. Ihey VIII
inquire into the cause of the young man S
death this afternoon.
Charles D. Alternately conducts a gen
eral merchandise business near Cutbank
Bridge, in Dnwiddie county, near the
Nottoway line. His store was entered
and robbed, and he traced two men from
lie. a
Henry Alternately, who formerly lived IN
this city and Clarence Ashburn. Aberna-
thy accused his nephew of having COM
n,itted the robbery, and d1ftlculty iol-
loved in which the young man was shot
by his uncle with a shotgun. ne shool.
ing occurred early on the morning OF
July 31st and the young man Is said to
have been allowed to lie In the, sun until
in the afternoon without any attention.
when he was found suffering with dan
gerous wound In the hip.
He was brought to Petersburg the fol-
lowing Monday when, for the first time,
he received surgical attention. Aberna-
thy, who did the shooting, was In Peters-
burg the day after the assault, and had
not then been arrested. He expressed re-
pret for having shot his nephew. but
said he did so in sclf-defense, and did not
shoot until the young man had threatened
him with a revolver. Two days after the
shooting Clarence Ashburn was arrested.
but he was subsequently released and
left for his home in Newport News,
AN ACCOMPLISH ESCAPES
II was not discovered until after he left
Petersburg that Ashburn was with Aber-
nnthy when he was shot. The articles
found in his possession have been iden-
tilted as those stolen from Abernathys
store. Every effort has since been made
to recapture Ashburn, but in vain, He
cannot be found in Newport News.
The Phoenix excursion Of High-street
Sunday school Is making arrangements TO
Ec to Ocean View, Thursday, August
9TH.
The body Of the late Mrs. Mary Fosler,
widow of the late Samuel Foster. of this
city, reached Petersburg this morning
from Philadelphia and was buried IN
Blnndford Cemetery
Miss Ethel Brothers. of Suffolk. Is
guest OF Miss Helen Temple at Prince
George Courthouse.
Mr. T. w. Birchett, OF Prince George
Courthouse, who has been Ill with fever,
Is much improved,
Mise Annie Clark left to-day on visit
to relatives and friends In Washington.
TO ENLARGE HOTEL.
| Mr.. John NJ. Hanrnhan. proprietor of
| the "ChesterHeld Hotel" has purchased
| from MI A. Rosenstock the property ad-
| Joining the hotel. now occupied by Messrs.
| Gill and Hoy.
It is Mr.. Hanrahan's purpose ultimately
| to enlarge the Chesterfield" though he
| does not contemplate doing so at pres
| ent.
Dr. and Mrs. John Gordon Rennie left
| this afternoon by the Old Dominion Line
| for stay of three or four weeks In the
New England States, They will go first
! 10 Boston and Bar IIarbor