Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-21
CITY Of PETERSBURG | |
INQUEST UPoS THE REMAINS OF
tue NEGRO. wILLiAa ROBINSON.
PARTICULARS OF HIS DEATH

cant. wilcox made Colonel by
Kaisht. of Py,hia.-A nysterion.
La,t,. parkey-sadi End of Mrs.
sarah f. Howerton.
PETERSBURG. VA. January oefspe-
cial,-An inaues, was! held this afternoon
by the Coroner. DR.. H. G. Leigh. and
a Jury. to Investigate tho causes resulting
In The death OF the negro. William KIDD
fnson. who was run over by the north
bound Seaboard passenger train. Sunday
afternoon. on Stony creek ertcge. IN
pinwiddie county. The evidence that
Robinson was crossing the bridge. when
the train approached: that he saw MS
danger and tried TO escape. but that his
foot beca me caught or fastened IN some
manner and he fell The evidence fur
Their showed that the engineer. as soon
as he saw the man. blew his whistle.
applied the brakes. and endeavored to
slim his train. but failed to do so In time.
The unfortunate man had both OF ms
legs crushed below the knees He was
nut upois the train and carried 10 DIN
vriddie Courthouse as tie point WneIe
be could receive the earliest medical at
tention.
When the train arrived In Petersburg.
the facts were promptly reported and
quickly communicates to headquarters.
orders were received to send an engine
out to bring the wounded man to town.
but there was no engine here In condi-
ton to send. and considerable delay
occurred before one could be gotten IN
readiness The evidence showed that he
officers OF the train and the railway OH
Gals here did every thing In their power
for the relief Of the man. II was In tes-
timony by the physician who attended
him here, that could he have been more
promptly treated the chances Of saving
his life would have been. better.
The Jury rendered a verdict OF death
from shock and hemorrhage. but record
% the opinion that the general head
quarters OF the company were d!latoTy
{. rendering necessary aid.
WILCOX ELECTED COLONEL
~.tain w. II. Wilcox commanding the
petersburg COMPANY, Uniform Rank.
knights OF Pythias. was last night. at a
meeting held In Norfolk. elected Colonel
OF the First Regiment OF the Uniform
Rank. of the Virginia Brigade This is
a deserved compliment TO most worthy
onels In the State He has brought the
Petersburg company Up tc high state
OF discipline and efficiency and he will
do the same for The regiment which he
Is to command
MYSTERY ABOUT A BOY.
There is little negro boy in the Jail
OF this city, whose case is involved in
deep mystery. he was picked up in the
street by the police several weeks ago
and held for Identification as lost child.
He is about or 10 years old. and says
his name is Richard Minor. and that his
fathers name is Richard Black Minor.
He does not know in what county his
parents live, nor how far from town.
He says he was esent to the city by
his mother to make q purchase and. that
he got lost here. The police have been
trying to find the parents of the child.
but without success. And strange to
say. nc Inquiries have been made about
the boy by interested parties. nor have
any reports been received from any quar-
ter of missing child. The case is e
remarkable one.
DEATH OF A LADY.
Mrs Sarah F. Howerton. wife of Mr..
Joseph Howerton. died about S o'clock
this morning at her residence on Com
mercr street. after a few days Illness.
She IVES about "a years of age and much
respected She leaves one child-an In
FAINT. weeks old. Her funeral will take
place tomorrow from St Johns Epis-
copal church.
Mr.. John H Nugent the painter who
was recently SO seriously injured by
fall from a house on which he was work.
ing. is still In helpless condition. though
considered as Slightly improved. The en-
tire lower portion Of his body is appar-
entity paralyzed. showing serious injury
somewhere
PUBLIC ADDRESSES
Mrs. Christine Tirling. OF London. spoke
before the Young Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at fiigh-Street Meth.
odist Episcopal church last night and
had very large audience to hear her.
She is an attractive and foreible speaker
and her address produced fine impress
: zion. and will greatly help the temper
snce cause in this city.
Tonight at the Washtngton-Street
Methodist Episcopal church Rev. George
r Stuart, the noted evangelist. spoke to
= great audience The occasion was
rally OF the Epworth League Union
Every league chapter In the city was
present In full numbers.
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY.
While no reference was made by the
speakers at General Lees birthday cele-
bration last night to the bin pending In
the State Senate to present i. statue OF
General Lee 10 the United States Gov
eminent to be placed In the Statuary
Hail at Washington as one Of Virginia S
famous men. yet the veterans and the
people OF Petersburg heartily favor the
proposition. If II can be done without
arousing sectional feeling
Captain William c. Whittie, OF Nor
folk. formerly of the Confederate States
cruiser Shenandoah. in his speech. at
the A. P. Hill banquet .iast night gave
most Interesting history Of the Con
federste States navy. and OF the grea.
work II accomplished and paid a clio.
rious tribute to the Ealiantry and hero
ism OF the Confederate soldiers.
Mr.. " NJ Herbert. of Lunenburg coun
ty. entered upon his duties to-day as
agent OF the Petersburg Tobacco Asso-
citation. to instruct the famers of the
counties east OF the city. how to raise
and cure bright tobacco Seed will be
Furnished and instruction given free. He
viii visit Prince George Sussex. and
6urry counties and endeavor to interest
the farmers to raise tobacco as well a s
peanuts
Some Of The younger members OF the
Country Club gave a german to their
lady friends az the club house In Din.
widdie county tonight
ROLL CALI. OF THE DEAD.
Al the mp FIRE OF the Hill vet
Grams before the banquet last night the
roll OF the dead OF 1902 was called amid