The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-14
PETERSBURG MAN
BRU7AIL|LY BEATEN /: [.
Stranger Attacks James 2. Grim
stead With Blackjack, Fract-
uring Skull.
GOES THROUGH i HIS POCKETS I'.l::-I
Small Amount OF Money and Pair
Of Shoes TalSen-Girl Drinks
Carholic Acid.
GOES THROUGH HIS POCKETS
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PETERSBURG. VA. June 13.-James
Emerson Grimstead, manager Of the
Miller Furniture Company's store on
Sycamore Street near the corner of
Bollingbrook, was knocked senseless
ana brutally beaten with a blackjack
or similar weapon by al unknown
white man in the store about 6 o'clock
this evening.
No one else was in the place, and the
crime was not discovered untll the
wounded man recovered consciousness
sufficiently to stagger to the front
door and call for help, about $3.50
O'clock. Els head is q mass of bruises,
the right side OF tho skull is slightly
fractured and several front teeth were
knocked out. At 10 o'clock tonight at
his home on Terrace Avenue. in Bland :
ford, Grimstead was able to give a
pretty clear account Of the assault.
positively denying the suggestion that
he had an attack Of epilepsy and
stating that his rssailant struck him
while he was making out a bill for
the unknown customer, whom he de-
scribes as short, stout and clean shaven,
wearing light ,colorcd clothes and a
black SLOUGH hat and speaking with a
foreign accent
The cash drawer in the store was
untouched. Int the wounded man says
that about 81 was stolen from his
pockets and q pair of shoes from the
store. Grimstead is thirty-fvc years
old and has a wife and several chill
dren. Chief OF Police Rugland and his
detectives are at work on the case,
which Is the boldest attempt to MUIR
der and rob that has occurred here in
many. years.
Girl Drinks CnrbolIc Acid.
Fannie Vaughan. a fifteen -year-o q
trick. Chesterneld county swallowed
some carbolic acid yesterday afternoon
TO see how 1t tasted. and narrowly es;
CAPPED death as u result Tho child
and drank small quantity in igno-
rance Of It's deadly effects.
What is believed to be a genuine
the banks of the Appomnttox River
near Ferndale. several weeks ago. by
J. W. Seay, OF AIatoaca, will be taker
TO the jamestown Exposition for ex.
Church in Turmoil.
rison Street Colored Baptist Churcl
lSnas h py a sSea of 1nsG Soar,
Of demons, is stu hot, and It is I'M
derstood that the deacons propose t.
apply to Judge Mullen for an In
FL Tart. from attended 1.-THE nex
business netting Of the conEregnti on
which may be held on the fourth Mon
GAY IN this month. AS tho church con
stltution does not grant the right Q
be asked to issue an order barlln;
women from tho meeting. 1t Is sal
that the majority of tho women ar
the dencons, While the men favor tn
latter, Al the last congregations
meeting Captain Ragland and TWEEN
" poliue officers We're present to pre-
vent trouble. fSg
Urging Nlr. lyey. to Nnn.
Mr. Thomas Is. lVey. who repre-
scented Petersburg In the House @
urged by his friends to become
candidatc, but has not yet made hi
slG;s;islon In tho matter. r. Bollin
WILCOX. Jr,,. is n wei known Youn
lawyer OF this city.is the only can
didate who has us yot made announce