The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-11
! ACT OF SHOOTING
NOT HELD.A CRIME RI VI
Spencer Magec, Who Shot John
Fowlkcs, Thinking Him an
Intruder, Is Discharged.
LENDING AID TO THE POOR
Reports Show That Associated
Charities Is Doing Good
Work.
LENDING AID TO THE POOR
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Especial TO The Timex Dispatch.]
PETERSBURG, VA. March 10. :
Spencer Magee. of this city, who re-
Gently shot and painfully wounded
John Fowlkes. Richmond mechanic
while the latter was beating on the
door OF the residence of Charles a.
Bass. on the Richmond Turnpike, in
Chesterfield county, about . o'clock
mt night was acquitted to-day by Jus
tice Dunstan. of Chesterfield. AS pre-
viously stated in The Times Dispatch.
Magee, who was caretaker at the Bass
home during the owners absence. fired
at the unknown man, who was be-
laborng the trent door, after calling
three times to know who the intruder
Z was. without receiving any reply
F'owlkes, a deaf mute. who formerly
lived in this city, was brought to the
Petersburg Hospital, and has almost
entirely recovered from his wounds.
start For Tortsmouth.
After long nights rest the crews
OF the Pullman and Studebaker auto
mobiles on the endurance run. from
Philadelphia to Savannah left the |
Chesterfield Hotel here at o'clock |
this morning to pit their cars against
the mud banks of Prince George coun- |
" on their route TO Portsmouth
In the Mayors Court to-day Charles !
Brooks, one of the negroes captured
In the midnight raid on MORO Castle
notorious Old Street resort, was sent
10 jail In default OF s1o0 fine for
running gambling place. The other
captiVes were tried yesterday and fined |
So each.
Wants TO Lease Island.
At the meeting of the Board of Alder |
men last evening the subject. of the |
proposed leasing of Swann's Island, In |
the AppomattoX River, to Mr.. Campbcu |
of Wilmington. Del, for shipbuildine
purposes was laid over until the next /
regular meeting on motion of Chair /
man Moore, of the special committee on
that question. The matter has been
before the Councils for some time I
and was referred to the City Attorney. |
who rendered an opinion that the city |
= government was not empowered to /
make the proposed lease. Mr. Moore |
stated last evening that the Whining I
ton shipbuilder wished to establish n
marine railway on the island. giving |
empioyment,to large number of en-
ployes. but that he was much disan- |
pointed by his failure to secure the |
lease. and was now negotiating with |
other parties.
Work of Associated Charities
1i'SSloE5 OF the recently or
Sanized Associated Charities heard ra
ports from the secretary and treasurer
at meeting in the associations office.
on courthouse Square, last evening.
with T. e. Maclin, president OF the
board, in the. chair. Rev. C. B. Rich
ards, secretary, reported that about
hfty applications for relief had beon
received during the past month and
AFTER careful investigation nine fami |
hnPr1 ,s.
groceries. fuel, clothing and rent. Sec |
rotary Richards reported that his in |
Festigation revealed the existence of |
an amount OF indiscriminatc charity,
winch resulted IN conditions of OK
ceptional comfort for some people and
corresponding distress for Others, thus
emphasizlpg the Importance Of or
sa'izea cooperation in such work.
water Works For Blackstone,
Mt. John w. Hays, a well-known
civil engineer of this city, is conduct
ing the establishment of water works
ana system af sewers at Blackstone
a. me plan for the cutting of a 100
root boulevard through the southwns. /;
ern section of Petersburg from svco t,
more and Washington Streets to Bi,+- 4
1erWorth's Bridge, at the head OF Hail
lax street, which is now being con
slaered BIS a, Committee representin,,
me Nhafnb.r OF Commerce and other
organizations in this city. was present.
Cd by Mr.. Hays.
Robert RuffIn, an old negro EN-.
pioyed at the w. E. Dillard Companv's
mandatory. on Bolingbrook Street.
cropped dead yesterday afternoon while
leaving his work to get a drink o.
s.ra me Spotswood residence, on Liberty .
.s7 mas been sold by T. Plaintiffs
/. sons auctioneers. for r. O. Ep p,a,ttet /
, 80 ). T. Jones, OF this city, for s4,s49 s
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