The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-29
INSANE: MAN A 4.
ESCAPE S
Is 4 Desperate Lunatie, Who
Killed a Man a Few Years
Ago iii Hampton.
MAY SHUT DOWN THE PLANT
Cotton So High the Hosiery Mil Mill
Cannot Afford to Rtll1--llog
That Weighed Six Hundred.

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PETER sBURG. VA, Jan. 2S-Richafd
Phillips. n tall, black negro, made nus es !,
ennn from THE Central state. Hospital
carly this morning and Is still at large. ~
Il hot known how Phillips managed TO
cscnpo. a search Is being made by the
asvl,,m authorities. and it has been as
certnned that he was seen IN Ha'itu"
street. When lie escaped he had Win nun nm
"a cents. andait Is believed that ne h'S
gone to Richmond. Philips Is q, desperal e
lunntic. He was sent TO the hosp.'Ai
several years ago from Hampton, va,
where he Killed a soldier from tortress
Monroe. At his trial he was conVlcteu VI
murder In the first degree and sentences
70 be hanged. He was subsequently al
f i,,dred insane. antl had since been under
Treatment at tho Petersburg asylum.
HOSIERY MILL MAY CLOSE.
Owing TO the high price Of cotton ana
the unsettled conditions of the market,
thn matter of shutting down Its plant mas
been seriously considered by the Peters
bt,rr Hosiery Company, but 1t IS learned
that the management has determined 70
keen the mills In operation unless cohdl-
tons take a decided turn for the worse
a farmer from Prince George county
to-day sold in Petersburg live yorkshire
hog. which weighed 600 pounds.
Efforts were made to-day to Identity
4he man giving his name as j. II. BROOKS,
of this city, arrested IN Raleigh, y, VI,
on the charge of using the mails 70 uc'
fraud. but no such person is known mere
and It is not believed that Petersburg IS
his home.
] The county roads lending to Petersburg
arc in condition that almost prevents
travel the combination Of rain ana snow
being responsible for this.
t WHARF IMPROVED.
& ,rhe Norfolk and Western wharf at City
Point, Prince George county. is being I'M
proved to meet the requirements OF the
Increased business through that port.
( Miss Bertha NJ. Miller, daughter Of Mrs.
4 Clara Miller. OF Petersburg, was yester-
day married to r. L. Wharton. OF ST.
Paul; Mimi, the marriage being per-
formed in Washington, D. c. 1T was not
a runaway marriage, the relatives OF MISS
y Miller being aware Of her approaching
4 wedding.
The biennial conference Of the E,pwortl1
II League of Virginia will be held IN Peters
burg March 24th-25th This was decided
last night at the meeting of the Execu'
tive Committee OF the league
At a congregational meeting OF Olt
Street Presbyterian Church, 70 NC ,7ne'
Sunday. the resignation. OF the pastor
the Rev Harry W. Pratt, VIII pc con
ssidered, Mr.. Pratt having received ca
TO the Second PRESBYTERIAN Church
Washington, D. C. If the pastoral rela
lions between pastor and church are Sc
vered Sunday, AIR. Pratt will leave TO
4 his new field of labor next week.
NEW GYMNASIUM.
The equipment Of the local Young Men
Christian Association Is being added tc
Il commodious gymnasium now being vn
der course of construction. The bulldin
is located back Of the present bui!din
in Sycamore Street and will be fltte
with the most modern apparatus. Thre
bowling alleys are to be installed and tn
floor space will accommodate nearly o.
hundred men Seats Tor several hundre
spectators will, surround the gymnasium