The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-21
WOULD JA|L Tariff
0R.R0N in CHURCH.
punishment OF Negro Preacher
Fixed by Petersburg Mayor
at Three Months.
AN APPEAL is TAKEN AGAIN
Deacon Pleasant Webb Only Gets
an Hour-To Investigate
Attempted Wreck.
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Especial to The Times pispateh.l
PETERSBURG, VA, May 20.--Three
months In jail for ELI Tart and one
hour for Pleasant Webb. was Mayor
yones's decision. after hearing the evil
uence and argument in the Mayors
Court to-day on the many charges of
assault, carrying concealed weapons
into the Harrison Street Baptist
church, colored, and disturbing pub
lie worship, brought by those negroes
of the anti-Tartt faction in the long
divided congregation. who were recent
" tried and discharged on unproven
charges IN the Mayors Court that they
had feloniously assaulted Tart, the
acting pastor. and Webb the deacon.
in the riot at the church. which re-
suited In the serious injury of both.
The injured men swore out warrants
for the arrest of fourteen of their
opponents who in turn swore out
counter-warrants on the charges heard
to-day. wien raltt and Webb VINO
denied all charges, were the only wit
nesses. Judgment being rendered on
the mass OF evidence in the case In
PRODUCED m the first trial. The Mayor
dismissed all charges except that of
disturbing worship. on which he gave
Tartt three months in the City Jail
and Webb one hour.
Tart look an appeal, Richard B.
Davis and Charles 7. Lassiter, OF his
counsel, furnishing $500 bail for his
appearance in the Hastings Court to-
morrow. Webb served his hour. The
argument to-day was hot, ]. NJ Quicke,
lr., and William r. McKenney speak
ing for the prosecution; G. T. Lassiter
and r. 3. Davis for the defense. with
some amus.ngly sharp passages result
ing. Tart was complimented by his
counsel rs good pastor, minister
ing to widows and orphans whom a
conspiracy of thieves among former
officers of the church was attempting
TO ruin, to which Mckinney in his ar
gument ce.orted that as he understood
the situation the widow and orphan
money collected BY Tart furnished the
tees of his attorneys.
Investigate Effort to Wreck.
1t is understood that a rigid inves-
tigation is being conducted to find the
perpetrators of villainous attempt tc
wreck southbound Seaboard Air Line
passenger train Monday night at Tay,
lor's Creek. near Mckinney Station, ir
Dinwiddie county, the engineer seeing
the pile of railroad ties and big rocks
on the trestle across the creek just ir
time to stop the train and prevent
what would probably have been fear.
L
on the track near the middle of the
trestle which is about seventy fee
high. and from the great size OF the
rocks it is believed that several per
sons were concerned in the attempted
crime. One negro suspect. living il
the vicinity, was arrested yesterday
Baccnlaurente Sermon.
The baccalaureate sermon before tn
faculty and students of the souther
Female College will be preached b
the Rev. Joseph Bragg Dunn, rector 0
the Episcopal Church at Suffolk,
the Washington Street Methods
Church on the last Sunday in May.
Petersburg Aerie OF Eagles at
meeting last night elected Charles
Walsh delegate to the national con
vention of the order to be held IL
SEATTLE. Wash. in August.