The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-01
LED OF F|;'.I|.CERS;
0LIVELY!'.C|..,.H|:.A.:S''E.|::..
Negro Who Escaped Jail About
to Jump Tito River When
Captured.
FIsHBURNE IS INDICTED
Magnificent Showing for Mr..
Stewards Bible Class-Enginecr
sEayors Diversion Scheme.
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& tspecial to rho mcs-Dispatch.)
EpivrERSBuIaCi. VA, Feb. 2o--Ihc
a electoral board of Petersburg. recently
appointed bygJudgc Mullen, to-day qua,ll-
I fitd before tic court. their terms PC, PC
n ginning Tomorrow. Their first meeting
will probably be held tomorrow "l'cn
organization will be effected.
Sidney Blackwell, a negro committed
10 tuil in default Of a fine and boEd'
q escaped from Jailer Bowles last evening
X about r o'clock. Blackwell was allowed
81 by tie jailcr TO go to the hydrant near
y Tho inil for a phil of water, When ne
4 awaited himself Of the opportunity TO
cscnpc. rhe custodian gave chase, but
under cover OF darkness the negro eludcd
Ills pursucr This morning, however,
f13lnclsHcll was rccnnturcd near the uElon
station by Officer Pcyton Stewart. nc. &c.
Z fore submitting to rearrcst the negrol leu
the officer u lively chase about the rail-
VI road yards. and when taken was ut tho
edge Of the river ready for a swim 70
Sheriff Lee, Of Grecnsvllle county, t,r-
rived in Petersburg to-day With Robert
Reed, Il negro who Is under sentence 10
five years Imprisonment i'll the penitcn,
tinry for the theft Of q COW. Rece WI WI
&bc kept in the Petersburg jail untll callcd
y for BY the pcnitcntitlry officers.
" IETERSBuRCi'S MORTALITY
K According to the report or DR., Martin,
Health officer OF the city Of Pctersburg,
II for the month ending FEBRUARY 26ti
there were "a deaths In tho city-36 col
sored and is white. twenty-five Of this
number were above the age Of fifty
wears; IL were rrdcr five years The
rate Of mortality for tho whole populu-l
ton is q. 92-whltc IS; colorcd. 1913
Miss Emily Virginia TONNES. Of Peters
burg, IS the guest OF Miss SOPHIE White,
Of Franklin Street, Richmond.
s4t. r ~ Ip,rl rnflt
from Florida, whittier he went several
weeks since for the benefit of his health.
X In the Police Court to-day the Rev..
James W. Fishbume, cOlored charged
with felony, was given d preliminary
hearing and sent on to the grand jury.
FINE SHOWING.
AS q result of the recent work on the
4 part @of#4the clnembers Of Etlic Seward
Mems Bibc Glass at the First Baptist
Church. tle&attcndaEcc yesterday morn
ing was ninety-fvc. Mr.. Seward has
been teaching the class for thirty years,
and its growth has been gradual. i
numbers seventy. and the members deter;
mined to increascEit TO- one llundred.$
2sS The attendance ut the Sunday school
4or the First Baptist Church yesterday
was the largest for many months,
1rAyORS. THE WORK.
IErigndier-Gcnela Mackenzie, who @has
succeeded General Gillespie as chief OF
engineers. is decidedly favorable to tho
plans for diverting tho frcshct water IN
the Appomattcx River. He was formerly
assistant to General Gillespie, and II.
that capacity became pcrfectlE!faml liar
with the plans. Recent communications
4 from General Mckenzie show that he
is deeply interested in tho work. and sin-
dictate that Petersburg may depend on
Him for co-opera ton IL matter OF
such vital Importance TO the trade Of
tSpt