The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-16
.MANCLED HORSE
ON. EN !. ] { PILOT.
Team Driven by Frank 10th
Had Been Struck Near
Disputanta.
BAPTlzE MAN IN BATH-TUB
Condemned Murderer Is I'm
notwithstanding Exhibit
at Jamestown.
.BAPTlzE MAN IN BATH-TuH
Especial to rho Times Dispatch. ]

Especial to Tho Timer Dispa,ch.]
PETERSBURG, VA, February 15.---
Norfolk and Western passenger train
No. it west-bound last night, struck
Mr.. Frank 10th, on the crossing about
three miles west OF Disputanta.
Mr.. 10th, who was formerly OF Penn.
sylvanla, was driving a horse and
wagon belonging to Mr.. John Holz,
ana was returning from Petersburg
to Disputanta. Tho horse was Killed
instantly and brought on tho pilot or
the engine to Petersburg, tho engine
man mot knowing anything OF striking
them until he arrived in Petersburg.
A freight train was notified and
picked up 10th about two and a half
hours after he was struck and brought
him to Petersburg, where he was taken
to the Home for the Sick. and this eve-
ming he Is in a critical condition. hav-
Ing one leg broken and possibly in
tcrnal injuries.
Baptize in Bath-Tub.
The baptism of condemned murderer
by immersion In bathtub was unique
occurrence in tho Petersburg jail this
afternoon. Tho convert is the negro. Ar
thur Davis, who is imprisoned here for
safekeepng, under sentence to be hanged
March Sth for being one of the three
murderers Of Joseph Saiecby. Syrian
peddlcr from this city, who was beaten
to death BY three neg roes near Denaron
In Surry county, during Christmas week.
Davis protested conversion yesterday. !Ie
was baptized by Row. r. NJ. Bowman,
pastor OF Mount Olivet Baptist Church.
who was assisted by Rev. T.. r. Berry, w
the Bethany Baptist Church.
Richard Curtis, one Of Davis's accom-
plices5 is now serving q tiftecn-year sem
tencc in the State prison; the third
negro has never been caught.
Petersburg Exhibit.
Robert Gillian, Jr., a. D. Hamilton and
c. w. Bland have been appointed by
President Patteson, OF the City Council.
the three councilmen on committee 70
secure proper representation Of Peters
burg at the Jamestown Exposition Tho
Council at It's last meeting passed res
olutlon authorizing It's president to ap.
point a committee OF three Councilman
and two Aldermen for that purpose. The
| names Of the committeeman from the
| Board Of Aldermen have not been an
nounced. Captain Carter r. Bishop and
William Kocnig arc said to have been
selected.
The suit OF Miss Kate w .Beasey
against the Virginia Passenger and Power
| Company for $4,000 damages for injuries
| received while alighting from an electric
car on Sycamore Street, here. in October
1905. has now been on trial in the Hust-
ings Court for two days, and will reach
the jury to-morrow. Evidence for thu
defendant was completed to-day, and
argument was made by c. r. Plummcr
for the plaintiff, and r. II. Mann. To-
the defendant. Mr.. Mann will complete
his speech tomorrow morning. w. u
A1c1lwaine will speak for the plaintiff
and after the giving Of the instructions
the case will go to the jury.
Leases Prospect Hotel.
The building Of the former Prospec
Hotel. on Bollingbrook Street, has bee,
leased by John NJ. Hanrnhan. proprietor
Of the Chesterfeld, and Is being retittct
as an annex to the latter hosiery.
AS was recently reported in this cor
respondence there Is much talk Of til,
proposed erection of a large apartment
house here by Norfolk capitalists, bu
nothing definite as to tho enterprise ha
been given out. The site Of the skatin:
rink at Washington and Union Streets
and Welsh's marble yard, at Sycamore
and Wythe, both in the residential sec
ton, arc two locations that are muc!
| discussed.