The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-14
MARKED BILLS IN
HIS. POCKET BOOK
His Strong Evidence Presented
.Agginst Mail Transfer Agent,
Charged Will, Robbery.
CONCUR in LIQUOR ORDINANCE
sAldcrncn Vote ior Majority Re
port Already Adopted by
u, Council.
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q Am pETERSBtrRGt, VA, April lS.--A'
s. Investigation by United States seere
+ service men of complaints that scveva
letters containing money. sen, i ,,n
{; .stI,etersburg had never reached tneil
az situation. resulted in an e%amina
tinn TO-DAY before United states Com
i. s,nissioner Bartlett Roper. Jr.. of JONI
l5,tS. Hawkins. mail transfer agent a
the Union Station, in this city, wilt
,yas sent on to the United states gran,
it,ry, which meets in NORFOLK on the
first Monday in May. Hawkins pleaaee
rot guilty and was allowed bail In tl'
sum of S1,5oo.
The arrest of Hawkins by Dcput!
4 Marshal Murphy followed the disap
pcarance OF decoy letter, containing
i, three marked silver certificates. mailet
n. Norfoik on Saturday by inspectors
Robinson. Barclay and Macomic of the
Post Office Department. all OF whom
ttcallie to Petersburg that evening on the
4 Norfolk and Western Cannon Bait
train. At Disputanta, short distance
from Petersburg, the decoy letter was
placed on top of batch of mail which
was nut in a pouch marked Washing
ton New. York. After this pouch had
been transferred at Petersburg from
4 the Cannon Ball" train TO Atlantic
s Coast Line train No. so by Hawkins, \
search by Inspector Robinson revealed
the loss of the decoy. The marked
money was found in Hawkins's pocket
book when he was arrested, according
Ito the testimony before Commissioner
Roper The accused man has been
mail transfer agent at the Union sta
ton for some time. and has hitherto
borne an excellent reputation. He is
about thirty-fvc years old is married,
and lives with his family on West
Street. in this city. Hawkins's salary
It's $1,000 wear The accused man was
not connected with Postmaster Stith
EollIng's Office.
Concur In Liquor Ordinance.
+ig The Board of Aldermen this evening
,concurred in tile Council's passage of
the ordinance governing the. sale of
Intoxicating liquors in Petersburg,
which provides none of the main re-
strictions proposed by .he citizens
temperance committee. such as increase
of license tax, limiting number ot
saloons to fifteen and eliminating them
from residential sections of the city,
which were contained in the ordinan .e
Offered as a minority report from the
finance committee at the adjourned
Council meeting last Friday evening
The new law provides that Saloons
shall have only one entrance for pat
rons, shall maintain no pool or billiard
+ tables, sell to no inebriates remain
closed from IL at night until iii
the morning and observe several other
minor requirements. 1t is said that the
temperance people will ask Mayor
4 Jones to veto this ordinance. but local
I option is regarded as the most prou-
j able move. The Aldermen also concur
red in the Councils resolution request
ing Judge Mullen, of the Hastings
tEourt. TO appoint 4 police justice. This
TIGER would conduct the court now
III sided over by the Mayor.
WI w, Protest Against License.
petition, signed by $50 residents
the West End, has been presented
!. Judge j. NJ. Mullen. of the Hastings
Court, requesting him to renew no II.
cense TO liquor dealers and grant no
new. licenses in that section of the city.
west of South Street, because of their
belief that the business is detrimental
to the morals of their children and the
happiness Of their homes.
81 The Baptist Sunday school Associa-
ton fof Petersburg and vicinity at its
regular monthly meeting, held yester-
day, afternoon at the West End Baptist
Z Church. elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, r. c.
Jones: Vice president, ~ w. Farley:
sSecretary, G. r Ellington; Treasurer
Nj. WeNs. I,
Thessrevfyal at the Second Baptist
Church closed last night when the
pastor. Rev. L. w. Moore, baptized
I four men and three boys. Rev. Dir. d.
70. Dudley, of Norfolk, preached AT
the church every night during the past
week, and many Were received into the
I church.
The revival services at Wesley Meth
od.st Church are meeting with great
success and last night a very large
congregation heard fine sermon from
the pastor, Rev, Mr.. Babcock, on THE
North of the Soul"
Memorial To Or. Hunting.
a handsome mosaic, to be erected
in the chancel OF ST, Pauls Episcopal
Church, in memory of Rev. DR. Oscar
l.. Bunting, the late beloved rector.
has arrived from the Tiffany studios
in New York City, and will be placed
in position this week to be viewed for
the first time on Easter Sunday morn
I ing.
The mission, which has been corr
Quoted al ST. .Ioseph's Catholic Church
for the past two weeks by Rev. Father
,ss'AI.an Ingelgem and Rev. Father WA
tors. closed last evening. AT the final
services large congregation heard an
impressive sermon nom Father Wa
tiers on The Catholic Church, or Why
4 am Catholic" -Four converts We're
baptized yesterday by Rev. Fathe,
4 O'Farrell. rector of the church.
Funeral and Deaths.
Tie funeral of ac Wm Henderson
Il Carr Spicer, who died at the residence
u of his nieccs. the Misses Spiccr, IN this
City Saturday morning, took place Il.
"a o'clock this morning from the resi-
dence, Rev. G. BraNton Bryan conduct
4 Ing the services.
Mrs. Elizabeth II. Spain died at The