The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
CUTS WITH RAZOR
NAY END HER LIFE
John Worrell, Finding His Wife
With Another Man, Slashcs
Her Up.
HOLD DIsTRlCEa CONFERENCE
Mctllodists Of Petersburg Section
to Have Interesting Meeting in
Dinwiddic-Other News.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North sycamore Street.
pnA n,.a H,a .se Wa. 70 mi Z

Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street.
Petersburg, Va. July 81.
A murderous assault with razor
was made about midnight by John Wor-
rell. negro, on his wife Eleanor Wor-
rell. on Farmer street, and the wo-
mans life is said to be hanging in
the balance at the Petersburg Hospital,
where she was hurried soon after the
occurrance. Worrell is claiming the
"unwritten law" az an excuse for his
act. saying that he caught his wife
with man against whom he had
warned her. Els anger and jealousy
blinded him and caused him to attempt
to murder her. lie alashcd her In
several places. in the breast, side, arms
and neck. and she evidently would have
been Killed but for the fact that her
screams brought timely assistance. The
wound in the right breast Is several
inches In length. and penetrates
through to the inner wall OF the chest
The other wounds are serious. but not
III locked up In jail and will be held
to await the result OF the wounds.
Meeting of District Conference.
The district conference OF the Metho-
DIST Episcopal Church. South. for the
Church. near Church Road. In West
DInwiddie circuit, on Tuesday next. the
2sth instant, with Rev. DR.. J. c. Read.
the presiding elder. presiding. The con-
ference is composed OF the pastors and
lay delegation from each OF the
churches in the district, and It's ses-
sions will continue through three days.
The members will be cordially received
and Hospitality entertained by the good
people OF Dinwiddie.
One OF the important things to be
Aone by the conference Will be the
election OF five lay delegates to rep
resent the district In the next Vir-
GINA annual conferences. The general
business OF the conference viii be the
branches OF the church work. such
- state of religion. Sunday schools,
Temperance, education. etc. 1t is prob
able that in the report on education,
ference to the Randolph Macon system
may be brought up. hut It is not
thought that any elaborate discussion
will be elected. Petersburg will be
represented by its several pastors and
three lay delegates from each church.
AS a convenience to members OF the
conference the general passenger agent
OF the Norfolk and Western Railway
has ordered tfat Its passenger trains.
going and coming. shall stop at Church
Road. a large attendance Is expected
at the meeting.
Conference with the Civic League.
Police Justice Charles E. Plummer.
by Invitation. met the. ladies OF the
Civic League last evening In ahe T Ta,s
object OF the meeting was to confer
on the subject of better enforce
ment of the laws In reference TO me
its private premises. The league has
accomplished great deal OF good
in this direction. and the city has ielt
the benefit of Its work But the ladies
operation by the public and In the neg
Iect that is shown in many instances
by individuals. The police justice ex-
planned the duties ana pl,si a., eom ~.
plants of violations of the law coming
under the observation OF the league y e
or its members should be promptly
reported to the police. He advised
them also that the best means of Sc.
curing compliance with the law would
he TO educate the people to the I'M
portance OF cooperating WIN th he
cityin a Clearly and sanitary condi-
Found Dead In His Room.
Alexander Elan. well-known col
ored barber was found dead on me
and Mars Streets. last night. There
was a cut over his right eye. which
nj first led to the suspicion that he
had met with foul play. but, on being
examined by Coroner Leigh, II was
announced that death was caused by
femorrhage. Elan was about NIFTY
two years old. and lately had been
drinking quite freely.
News In Brief.
The Petersburg Grays. Company G.
Seventy-second Virginia Regiment, ass
s.mbied tonight in heavy marching
order In the armory. to remain until
4 o'clock tomorrow morning, When
thcv Will entrain for the national en-
campment at ,Chickamauga. The COM
pany will carry between forty and fifty
men. I,
w. E. Mason. representing himself rs
from Norfolk. was arrested last night
for stealing a lot Of carpenters tools.
and this morning was sentenced to jail
Rev. Charles Green. Of this city. a
student of Randolph macon College. has
been appointed by Presiding Elder l.
B. Betty. of the Norfolk District. to
cdist Church at Pine Beach.
Petersburg Company, No. 16. iUnt--
form Bank knights OF Rythias, expect
to leave for Boston on the list OF, Au-
gust to attend the biennial enoamp-
ment OF the military branch Of the
order, to be held in connection with
the meeting Of the Supreme Lodge,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Murit and Mrs.
Walter "A. Williamson are spending the
week at Ocean View.
Deeds to Valuable Lands.
Especial to The Times Dispa tch.1
IS BRISTOL, VA, July 21.--Mrs. Mar
Saret Harmon, an aged and wealthy