The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-07
BIG FIGHT MADE
IN NEGRO CASES
Petersburg Court Still Engaged in
Investigating Trouble in Harris
Street Church.
NEW COMPANY CHARTERED
Buys Out Printing and Bool
Binding Business - Many
Matters Before Council.
ts,eeia, 70 The Times.pIspa,ch.1

Especial TO The Tines- Dispach.l
PETERSBURG, VA. May G.-The
Mayors Court was engaged all day III
the trial of the cases of the fourteen
members Of the Harris street Baptist
Church tcolored), charged with as
saulting Eli Tart, the acting pastor,
and Pleasant Webb. one of the deacons.
who were both badly hurt in the re-
cent riot at prayer meeting, and late
this evening the trial was continued
until tomorrow. which will be the
THIRD day of the hearing Of testimony,
much of which is Of a most conflict
ing character When the cases of the
alleged assailants of Tart and Webb
are disposed Of these two church Of
ficers will be tried on counter warrants
sworn out by the present defendants.
who charge them with carrying con-
&c aled weapons into the church and
disturbing public worship. Five Of
the best known lawyers in Petersburg
arc Engaged in the case. the cause of
which has set the negro population
by the ears for the last twelve
months
New Company Chartered.
The Virginia Printing and Manu-
featuring Company, a new organiza-
ton, which has purchased the print
ing and book-binding business of the
Buchanan Manufacturing Company. of
this city, has been granted charter
by the State Corporation Commission.
The capital stock is to be not less than
$4,000, nor more than $4,000, and the
officers are: President, II. r. Munt;
vice president, w. A. Williamson; sec
rotary and treasurer, w. 3. Harrison.
The board of directors consists of the
officers and John A. Gill W. r. Baugh,
J. Westmore Brown. r. E. Gill. w. F..
Poole. and George w. Harrison. The
new corporation will conduct its bust
ness at the Bank Street manufactory
formerly occupied by the Buchanan
company.
Pctcrsburg's Delegates.
The Petersburg delegates whom
Governor Swanson has appointed to
the National Conference of Charities
and Corrections are r. P. Barham, Rev.
r. w. Barnwell. E. NJ. Clements. l. r.
Dyer. Robert Gillian. X. o. Egerton,
Sol Cooper. ". n. Jones, C. T. Lassi
ter. Judge ]. NJ. Mullen, T. B. Maclin.
i. w. Old. Jr.. Rev. j. NJ. Pitcher. Rev.
C. 3. Richards. r. Fl. O'Kennon. w. w.
Presson DR.. j. G.. Rennie, S. d. Rod
gers, Captain II. r. Smith S. ". Ven
able, r. B. Wilcox, Jr.. Augustus
Wright Mrs. W. f. Drewry. Mrs. Kate
Brady, Mrs. I. f. Heath. Mrs. William
b. McIlwaine. Mrs. Bartlett Roper,
Mrs. E. W. cirigg and Miss Martindale.
To Remodel Jail.
At the Council meeting last evening
reports from the City Treasurer and
| City Auditor for the month of April
showed cash receipts from all sources
amounting to sl4,3Ts; expenditures,
| s2S,2O9.93. On motion of Q. ". Mat
tex. the chairman of the Public Prop
erty Committee was authorized to adj
vertise for bids for remodeling the
city jail. plans for which were recent
~ accepted from Architect Carneal, Of
Richmond. When bills from the Lower
Appomattox Board. amounting to sl60.
came up for consideration the Council
declined to pay by vote of to 4,
but on motion of Robert Gillian, Jr,
rcconsidered the vote. and passed Mr.
Gilliam's amendment that the salary
OF the engineer of the river dredge
amounting to SIS. be paid. E. II. Pat
terson then moved that the remaining
amount be referred back to the Lower
AppomattoN Board with request for
information as to what the bill was
for. which was ordered.
State license taxes. approNimating
$4,000, have been paid at the Office
of City Treasurer w. E. Ramcy to
date.
Brief Items.
All cases on the civil and criminal
docket of the Circuit Court of Sussex
county. which met yesterday, with
Judge ]. F. West presiding have been
continued until the next term.
Judge L. r. Watts. of Portsmouth,
general counsel for the Seaboard Air
| Line Railway Company, was in Peters
| burg to-day.