The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-04
WIFE STABBED
HUSBAND TO DEATH.
Claims Self-defense and There
Was No Witness to the
Tragedy.
DEAD ON NEIGHBOURS PORCH
Britisf-Ameican Tobacco Com
pany Preparing to Build
Storage Warehouse.
Especial to The TImes-Dispatch.)

(opeclal 10 Inc 'llmeS-DiSpatCn.)
PETERSBURG. VA, January a.
Perry Holmes (colored) was stabbed to
death by his wife with butcher knife
at their home near Jarratt's Depot, in
Sussex county, Monday The couple
had been married only two months, and
the cause of the tragedy Is unknown.
but the swoman. who is under arrest,
claims self-defense Her husband and
herself were the only two persons In
the house at the time Of the killing. and
the wounded man. after desperate ef-
fort to reach a neighbours house, fell
dead on the latters porch. A post
mortem was held yesterday. Holmes
was about sixty years old, and bore an
excellent reputation In that community,
where he had lived for q number OF
years.
His wife. whose name was Susan
Massenburg. is forty years old, and a
woman Of tremendous physical strength.
with which she must have welded the
throat
STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
The British-American Tobacco Com
pany which operates the big Dunlop
export factory in this city. has an OPP
ton on the site OF the old Smith soap
factory on Lawrence Street. in which
locality 1t is preparing to build Il stor-
age warehouse. with n capacity for
nearly five thousand hogsheads.
The Virginia Passenger and Power
Company's bill for city electric lights
was ordered to be paid under protest
by the Council last evening on motion
of Mr.. George Cameron. Jr.. chairman
OF the Finance Committee. For the past
two months the payment of these bills
has been strongly opposed in the Coun-
Gil on the ground that the company was
not fulfilling Its contract with the city
in the quantity and quality Of light
furnished The Council at first refused
to pay the bills, In which action the
Board of Aldermen refused to concur,
and 1t is understood that the matter Is
to be taken into court with view to
obtaining an order for the Improvement
of the electric lighting system.
The December reports of the city's
treasurer and auditor show the monthly
receipts to have been s76.121.72; dis
bursements, 2s.19e.02.
IN SERIOUS STATE.
Scion v. Baugh, who was shot by
Frank Mitchell in difficulty at Stony
Creek last SahlrCay nlSHt, Is sui III d
very serious condition with a bad wound
near the right breast. The trouble be-
tween the men. who are both merchants
at Stony Creek. resulted from mutual
dislike OF long standing.
The report of the city health officer,
DR.. r. A. Martin. for December. shows
a total of 20 deaths-whitcs 10; coiored.
II; mortality rate for the whole popu-
lation of 1891 which is much smaller
than In December. 1904.
EAGLE OFFICERS.
The Petersburg Aerie of Eagles last
evening Installed the following officers:
Worthy President, ]. w. Wells; Worthy
Vice president C. R. Walsh: Worthy
Conductor C. L. Morriss; Worthy Chap
lain. James wesson; Worthy Secretary.
]. B. Taliaferro: Worthy Treasurer, j.
T. Brown; Inside Guard V. L. Weddell;
outside Guard, w. II. Raftery; Worthy
physician DR.. r. A. Gamble; Trustees.
James Brockwell, A. D. Harding and
j. T. Powers.