The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
COUNCIL WILL
NOT GIVE MONEY.
Petersburg City Fathers, by Vote
81 10 TO 8, Turn Down James
town Appropriation.
CAPTURE YOUNG EARLE
Youth Who Made Daring Escape
from Prince Edward Arrested
In Cockade City.
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PETEtsSBURG. VA. March ely q
vote of 10 10 the City Council at a
sttecial meeting this evening adopted
the Finance Committees adverse re-
mort ON t.e proposed $4,000 appropria
ton to a6aertise the city at the James
town Exposition. The committees re-
pert WAS made on the advice nj city
Attorney George Mason who rendered
tho opinion that the power 40 make
such an appropriation was not pro-
vided 10 the council In the city's char
ter The request for the appropria-
ton was made Yesterday at the rcgu-
lar council meeting. 10y Chair
nan Robert Gillian Jr., Of
The COMMITTEES in charge OF
Petoishurg's representation at the
exposition i'm accordance with reso-
luton pissed 1t II public meeting
Several officers and members of the
Chamher OF Commerce addressed the
council this evening in behalf of the
proposed appropriation AS matters
stand now no definite action has been
taken for this city's representation.
Catch Young Earle.
Charles Earle young white nan.
who eseaped from the Prince Edward
county jail yesterday morning by cut
ting through the ceiling, crawling to
& ventilator in the front of the build
ing, and then lowering himself to the
ground with blanket, was captured
on Bank Street here this afternoon by
Police officer Eanes. and is held for
the Prince Edward authorities. Earle
at first denied his identity. but adj
United 1t at police headquarters when
confronted with his photograph, which
had been secured by Chief of Police
Ragland
Puts It on Another Man.
Arthur Davis. the negro i'll Jail here
under sentence to be hing Friday,
March Sth, at Surry Courthouse. for
being one of the. three negroes WHO
beat to death Joseph Saleeby, a syrian
rieddler from this city, near Dendron
in Snrry county. during Christmas
5 week, to-day gave out to City Sergeant
j. B, Evans written. statement as
sorting his own innocence and naming
Willie Willerbcrt, who escaped, as tho
guilty party. Davis says that he is
twenty years old. and is native Of
North Carolina but has lived in Nir
ginia four years.
He attributes his downfall to bad com
pany and gives a warning to all young
mon The prisoner expresses much ap
preciation and gratitude for kind treat
l,lent by the Jail authorities and othe1
persons, and says that he is ready ant
willing to die.
Purchase Rolling Stock.
An equipment trust indenture between
the Safe Deposit and Trust Company an
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany WAS recorded here to-day in tn
Office of the clerk of the courts and prt
Nides for the construction and deliver
OF the following rolling stock Twent
switching engines twelve passenger er
sines, slxty-eisht freight engines 2,ht
box cars, $50 fiat cars, twenty-five pas
= senger coaches eight combination ma
al and express cars, twenty express ears
M The railroad company agrees to pa
s5,0o0oo0 to the trust company for tn
equipment, $4,000 to be paid on d'
livery of the rolling stock, the balanc
in twenty semi-annual instruments, eac
evidenced by an appropriate number
4 per cent. bonds of the railroad con
pany, dated March ], 1907.
The prisoner suspected OF setting Fl
to the police station mt Empora Ia
night and now in Greenesyille jail,