The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-08
MINISTER GUILTY;
SEVERE PENALTY.
Rev. Eli Tartt, Of Petersburg,
Sentenced to Pay SIS and
Go to Jail.
WAEELHousE TO JAIL
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Young Man Who Killed Uncle
in Pistol Duel to Answer
Charge of Homicide.
WHEEL oUsE TO JAIL
rspecial TO rbe Times-pisnatc,. /,

PETERSBURG, VA, September T.
The hearing of the Rev. Ell Tart,
acting pastor of the Harrison Street
Colored Baptist Church, on warrant
charging him with assaulting and
threatening j. III. Mason. the librarian
OF the church. with a pistol, occupied
The time of the Police Court for three
hours to-day. Tart Was fined $25
and given n jail sentence of thirty
days, from which he took an appeal.
He was required to give bond In the
sum of $3.50 TO answer the appeal in
the higher court. and was also placed
under $500 bond to keep the peace
and be of good behavior for twelve
months.
The testimony OF Mason. the COM
plainant, was that while alone In the
Office of Attorney T. c. Johnson, on
Monday last. where lie Is employed,
Rev. Tart entered excitediy, and draw
Ing a pistol from his pocket, pointed
II at him and declared he would fix
him. He was close enough to Tart
to see the balls in the cylinder OF the
pistol. He had had some difficulty with
Tartt on the previous Saturday.
Tart did not go on the stand to
testify. but he introduced his wife and
other women living in his house to dis
prove Masons evidence. They swore
that Tart did not leave his house on
contrary. witnesses for the State sworc
that they saw Tart on the street on
which Johnsons office is located on
that day, and one OF them declared lie
saw Tart come out of Johnson's Office.
Thus, in the opinion of the court, the
claim was not proved. The case
was deliberately argued by Davis
e. Davis. for the accused. and by
n. Ii. Mann, Commemorative attorney,
for tile prosecution. The courtroom
was crowded by the respective friends
of the two factions in the church. and
many stood outside. unable to gain adj
mission. The case is one that has
aroused great interest among the COLI
ored people of the community, and
serious troubles that have occurred In
the church and which threaten its dis
ruption.
On Monday morning Judge West. of
Sussex county, in the absence of Judge
Mullen, of the Hastings Court of Pc
tersburg, Will hear argument on the
motion to be made in behalf of Tart
and others TO so modify the decree
entered by Judge Mullen as to allow
It's women members OF the church 10
vote at the meeting OF the congrega-
tlon TO be held Midday night TO settle
the factlonnl troubles. and TO sustain
or reject Pastor Tart and his ac-
tions. This meeting Is looked forward
TO with great interest. The feeling be-
tween the two factions is very bitter.
In his speech commonwealth Attor-
nsy Mann was very severe In his
criticism of Tariffs conduct.
Charged with Homicide.
Richard wheeihouse. who some
weeks ago killed his unhe John
Wheelhouse. in closely fought pistol
duel on West Washington Street. and
who himself was so desperately wound
ed that his life was almost despaired Of
for n time. has recovered. and was to-
day discharged from the hospital and
taken to jail to answer the charge of
homicide. The young mans life was
saved by the operation OF laparotomy.
Personal Notes.
Mr.. Il. III. Patterson wa, last even
ing elected member of the Common
Council from Third Ward to succeed
Nj Charles w. Bland resigned. Presi-
dent y. T. Patteson Will probably sue
coed Mr.. Bland as chairman of the
Finance Committee.
The Council has not only voted to
reduce the membership of the Finance
Committee. but has passed resolu-
ton declaring that the chairman
shall not be u member of any other
committee.
III. u. II. f5ilcK ana iHf1iiS, OF BrunS-
wick county, Will soon remove to Pc
tersburg to Dive.
Tobacco priminss of the new crop
so'd at the warehouses yesterday for
$3.50 per hundred pounds, which is
regarded as a fine price.
Rev. DR.. Bransford. of Danville, has
concluded his hyanselistic meetings at
Dinwiddie Courthouse. There were
half hundred or more conversions.
Mr.. simon Seward, who has been
spending. some weeks abroad. has re-
turned.
Mr.. e. G. Eckles, an honored citizen,
and for many years engaged in the
dry goods business died this morning
at his home on Franklin Street He
was widely known and respected in
the community. Mr.. Eckles was never
married.
PARsON BURROUGHS MAKES
COUPLE PERFORM CEREMONY.
(, BRISTOL, VA, September THE
Rev. A. II. Burroughs. Bristol's wizard
mnfrinOnial narSOn tofped a coi,nla ~,