The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-28
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
INVOLVED IN SAYS He.
Mr.. r. B. Davis Says colored
Church Matter Has No Bust
ness in Civil Court.
ESCAPES Pc IN ovERAL Is;
Man and Woman Held for Al
legged Robbery Of Old Man
Of Blandford.
ESCAPES IN ovERALLs.

Especial to The Timcs.E:spatch.l
PETERSBURG. VA, July 27.--Argu-
ment for and against q dissolution Of
the Injunction restraining Eli Tart,
pastor Of the Harrison Street Baptist
Church, colored. and the recently elect
ed church officers belonging TO the
Tart faction, from acting as officers
OF the church until further order Of
the Hastings Court, was concluded be-
fore Judge J.. NJ Mullen this after
noon, George S. Bernard clos!n,, for
the anti-Tartt party, and r. B. Davis
Mullen reserved decision until next
week, and suggested that meanwhile
the two FACTIONS should settle tho
Quarrel among themselves. Counsel
AR the anti-Tartt party contended
that TART has never legally qualined
as pastor OF Harrison-Street Buptls..
Church by presenting the necessary
letters Of accommodation and beco,n-
Ing a member OF the church. as re
quired by It's constitution, ana that
the many aff1davits presented to the
court yesterday prove. that he IS bad
character. Mr.. Bernard argued that
the case belonged to the civil court
and suggested that committee be a;-
pointed to investigate the chureil at
fairs and report to the court
Mr. Davis. for Tart and the other
defendants. commended that the case
did not belong to the civil court; that
Tariffs opponents had been regularly
expelled at a congregational me citing.
and should appeal to the congre CATION
and that interference by q civil court
would be an infringement upon rclfg-
ious freedom. The case; occupied the
attention of the Hastings Court for
two days.
!. Rob Old Man Of Clothing.
The home of Daniel Harril. a we'll
known old colored resident OF Bland
ford, was broken into and robbed OF
money and clothing YESTERDAY, ard
| Richmond negroes. Willie Williams and
Bcrta Thomas. are charged with tlIe
crime. Williams was caught by Bland
ford people, and held for The police
| ohicers, who found g .44-calibre load
ed revolver and a glass-cutter on his
person. He was fined 500 in.tne May
or's court this morning for carrying
concealed weapons. and was sent on
4 to the Hastings Court for trial on the
charge Of housebreaking.
/ Dick Wynn and the woman escaped
on freight train, but tho latter was
arrested at Waverly at the request OF
Chief OF Police Ragland, and was
brought to Petersburg this morning by
| Lieutenant Donahuc. Wynn eludcd The
Waverly8 officers. The Thomas woman
Ia said to have escaped In q suit Of
overalls. which were found In Her pos
session when she was arrested.
! Cr.iIke on the River.
Mr.. and Mrs j. e. Mcnamara, accom-
\ panied by Miss Elsie stegcr Miss
i Charles. Mrs. Gertrude Williams and
4 Messrs. Herbert Rainey and G. yYinfree
as their guests, went down the Apo
mattox River this morning in The
launch "Elizabeth" for a crutse down
the James River to the Jamestown ok
position and Ocean View. The party
i will stop at jamestown Island ana
other points of historic interest, and
4 will return In about ten days.
The sloop "Tuttlep has Just return
led from a cruise In Hampton Roads
and q Visit to the exposition with 6
party. including Messrs Y. Il. Parsons
and j. II. Heath. and Miss Rosa Hcatn
of this city; Miss Grlgg, OF Martins
\ v!lle,Ya; Miss Alice Corbett, or South
!, Carolina; Mr.. and Mrs, r. c. Parsons
and their daughter OF Columbia. S. g.
and Messrs. Henry and Arnel Parsons
of Richmond.
Funeral Of Mr.. Dunlap.
The funeral OF Mr.. Robert Maitland
Al Dunlop, whose death m New Orleans
J La, was announced In The Times.
I Dispatch this morning, will take place
: from the Old Street Presbyterian
{. Church, In this city, at 6 O'CLOCK Sun.
I day evening Mr.. Dunlop was icl,
) ner well-known citizen Of Petersburg,
/ and was one Of the founders ana sl,.
perintendents OF the Sunday school al
the Old-Street Presbyterian Church.
1 THIL.Irs NOT RIOTING,
BUT WAS DISORDERLl
ESPECIAL to The Times -Dispatcl.]
ROANOKE, VA, July. 27--In the
Police Court this morning the case Of
George Philips, charged with voting
was concluded Justice Bryan decided
4 that the evidence WAS not plain tina
1 Philips participatedTin the riot. but h,
\ ! fired him $708 for disorderly conduct