The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-15
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Charles Bowen Will Spend Rest
81 His Life in the State
Penitentiary.
j. b. REAMs FOR PRESIDENT {
The Men1ber8from the First Ward
Succeed President Wake
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Manchester Bureau Tines-Di spatch.

M Manchester Bureau, Tmes-Dispatch,
~ is5 No. 1112 Hull Street.
Charles E. Bowen, OF SWansboro, Will
spend the rest Of his natural life within,
the confines Of the Virginia State peni-
tentiary, unless the verdict of.the jury
7 fR Chesterfield county, rendered yes
& terday, is set aside. He was sentenced
4 for eight years in the pnitentary, and.
the conviction is the third one. Twice
4 be fore the man has served sentences
III, the penitentIary. and under the laws
of the State he can ba confined for life
on the third conviction.
There were two hung juries before this
time. Mr.. =. n. Wells. Of Manohes-
ter. was e9ahlsel. fdr the prisoner. and aa.
was confident that he would finally get
him clear OF the charge Of highway rob-
berry. Bowen held up and robbed little
Helen Risby of Chesterfield county. as
she was driving from swansboro. The
case was worked up by the county Off
GERS, and the guilt fastened upon Bowen.
He was at once arrested and lodged In
dail. The first jury was in his favor
&bl,t a minority made 1t hung jury. The
second jury was the same, and yester-.
day the jury found him guilty and sem
Z fenced him to eight years in the peni-
Tertiary.
I'D. Reans for President.
rs Speaking with n knowledge of all of
\ the Assemhymen elected for the next
4 term, prominent citizen said yester-
day that there would hardly be any
!. Net ~ 7
$yice-president OF the lower branch Of
the Assembly would be elected to the
presidency to succeed Mr.. John S. Wake
field. who on Tuesday was defeated for
the position by one vote by Mr.. l.. r..
4 Brown.
Mr.. Brown said yesterday thtt he would
support MIR. Reams for the position,
and the opinion OF the other members
of the body appears to bcalong the same
j line. 81
IA report thar Mr., NJ A. Campbell,
who succeeds Mr.. @. l.. Peetit In the Sec
II cnd Ward, would be n candidate Tor
the presidency, OF the Assembly. IS DIS
"a credited Mr., Campbell is very popu-
lar throughout the city, and would make
4. I, n excellent presiding officer OF the lower
4. Branch Of the Council, but. IN the light
of the fact that Mr.. Reams has been
N yjce- president, and has. while occupying
isa ne chair, made a very good official, It
Y is most likely that he viii be promoted
10 tho seat.
d, viii Oppose Ordinance.
The ordinance providing for the issu !.
.,,ca III bonds Ia the amount OF $4,000
Tar the erection of a free bridge on The
81 ,,resent + Mayo's Bridge site VIII have
s Snnosition when 1t reaches the Council
III rsycn from the First Ward which will
f III, benefited tha most by the building
Il ~ tha bridge there viii come a stront
oY,n,osition, and the Finance COMMITTEE
tonight may have several iufiuenua' CHI
~ a,sna before 1t TO oppose the scheme
{ The chief opposition comes from, III
ilyact that Richmond has not IN any wa,
NJ Z SISTED In, the movement to erect tn
q ,free bridge. And then, too, Ri2hmon'
ms authority to the waters edge on thi
Il Fside 81 the river, and 10 build the brids
wo,ud necesstate theS Council OF III
u southside asking The consent OF tn
Richmond Council,
This fact In itself is being used agains
the proposal to issue the bonds an
,p,,ld the bridge. There are other ohjec
tions. and \ night that VIII put TO sham
4 the opposition 10 the clearwater propos
ssan il expected when the matter eoms