The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-31
TSTH|RTY MORE
FOR WORKING [ !. \
Richards Sentenced to Another
Month for Obtaining! Money
Under False Pretenccs.
INSANE MAN FROM. CANADA
Brought Back to This State and
Put in Asylun1-Deaths OF
4 Wcll-Known People.
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lerss!ai TO The Times. DIsra.ei.I
PETERSBURG. VA. December 30.--
,After serving one term In the city tail
Carl Richards, young white man
calming to be from Washington, D. c..
was convicted in the Mayors coust
this morning Of obtaining money under
false pretensss, and was sentenced to
an additional thirty days imprson-
nlent. Richards represented himself
es an agent of the Curtis Publishing
Company. OF Philadelphia. and thus OBJ
ttnined number OF cash subscriptions
to the Saturday Evening Post. His first
term in jail for like offense has Just
expired.
An insane negro named Anthony
Banks. q native Of Virginia. was
brought to this city saturday afternoon
ty an officer from London. Province of
Ontario, Canada. where the authorities
learned that he was from this State,
and decided to send him ba.sk. After
examination by commission OF lun-
acy in this city Banks has been sent
e. the Central state Hospital.
Their Election Confirmed.
The Hastings Court, In accordance
with the report OF the Rev. DR.. j. NJ
Pitcher, special commissioner Of the
court in the Harrison Street Colored
baptist Church case, has on application
by proper authorities In tie congrega-
ton, confirmed the election of An,ircw
Brown. Washington Hatchctt, John
Hurt. John Faulkes and Berthier Tur.
ner, as trustees Of the church. III nlace
of the trustees who were depbscd by
the anti-Tartt party during the fac
tional fight In the congregation.
Another false alarm Of fire was
turned in last night from box 10, on
upper, Sycnmo,. Street. where this Of
N 1,,, ~
recently. Tho Department was brought
out about quarter past /. last night.
hut no fire could be found. y big fire
scare was occasional ABOUT the same
iour Saturday night by Il cloud of
smoke hanging over the big .Appo,nat-
toy Trust Company nu'ldi.i.;. on North
Sycamore Street. y careful eNnminu-
ton of the building revealed no fire,
and it is supposed that til. banl,jI,s
Of the furnace IireS caused quantity
Of smoke, which lung low IN the heavy
atmosphere.
Fonr Deaths.
Mrs. Alice Louise Snortt, wife of Mr..
i. V. Shortt, OF; this city, died at 1880
o'clock Sunday afternoon at her RESI-
dence on Guarantee street, after,5n
Ions Illness. Mrs. Shortt wnssa daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Moore, Or
Dinwiddie county, and is survived bs}
her parents and husband and two
children
Mr.. Edward W. Brown died hcrc
yesterday morning at his residence.
on Perry Street. from a complication
OF diseases resulting from a nervous
breakdown. He had been In the en-
pIoy OF the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road Company for many years, and
was highly esteemed, MIR. Brown was
fifty-tive years old, and had been
married twice His first wife was Miss
Alice Patterson. OF Weldon, N. c.. hin
second wife being Miss Pattie Tilles.
of the same city, by whom he is sur
vived. He was a brother of Mrs. Fl. C.
Lacy. OF Raleigh. N. c., and of Messrs.
Joel 7. Brown. OF this city. and w. j..
Brown, OF Richmond.
a1r. Wyndham w. Whitmore died
last night at his mothers residence
In this city. Mr.. Whitnoro was fifty
one years old. and had been in the
employ of w. j. Terry, OF this city. as
Il harness-maker. He is survived by
his mother and one sister. The funeral
took. place this afternoon.
a telegram received here to-day ar
nounces the sudden death in Ironton.