The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-29
MANCHARGEDW|TH
MURDER OF WIFE
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Grand Jury Returns True Bill
Against Junius A. Will
hanson.
CAPT. M. C. JACKSON INJURED
Two White Boys Sentenced to
Jail for Lar
ceny.
CAPT. M. C. JACKSON INJURED
The Times-Dsspatch Bureau.
1o9 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg, va, January %.

\
The grand Jury this afternoon. after
n protracted and careful investigation,
returned a true bill of Indictment
against Junius a. Williamson. charg-
inp him with the wilful and premedi-
tated murder Of his young wife. Par
,nelia d. Williamson, at his home in
this city. on June 9th of last year, by
the administration of arsenic In her
food. The case will go over to tho
February term Of the court Tor trial
MEANWHILE Williamson, VINO recently
pleaded guilty to an indictment Tor
MISUNDERSTANDING a wife In Marietta'
TEX, at the time of his marriage to
and the alleged poisoning of MS sec
ond wife here--has sentence OIL hve
years in the penitentiary pending LOT
that crime. This sentence will be
suspended until the higher crime OIL
murder is disposed or.
DR.. w. H. Taylor. of Richmond. VINO
| found traces of arsenic In the VisceIa
| of Mrs Williamson, was not WIZ
ness before the grand jury to-day, put
will he an important witness at the
| trial for murder. Mrs. Williamson re-
| neatedIy declared on her deathped
| that she had been poisoned. IL ID
| stated that the Commonwealth mas
| some strong evidence against inc &C
cused man, with which the puoilc Ii
not familiar. Williamson's hrst "lIe.
now living In Cass county, ieAn 10
1yhnm he was married in 1905. was
.,isa Adafe Rogers. Her father came
| Mere TO testify in the bigamy charge.
| ava identified Williamson as the hus-
/ band of his daughter.
Receivers Appointed.
Judge Mullen, of the Hastings Court.
,.st evaning appointed j. A. G. Gro
ner. of Norfolk, and Bartlett roper
Jr.. of Petersburg, receivers OF the
phillips Steamboat Line, transporta-
i lion company operating steamboats,
between the cities OF Richmond. Pc
tersburg and Norfolk. and all inter-
mediate points on James River. an
order to that effect was entered. aho
the receivers are authorized 10 ope'
rate the line. The company owns two
stcamboats--the Pokanoket and the
Aurora-and have been doing sooo
business. but owing to lack of sum
Gent capital was unable to meet ma
turing obligations. a receivershiI
was therefore rendered necessary &c
keep the property OF the company IN
. tact. and assure future success.
CAPTAIN Jackson Injured.
Captain NJ. C. Jackson. president OF
the Jackson Coal and Coke Company
was seriously injured lo-hlsht ny
r ing kicked by mule. captain 'atf.
snn vent Ia the stables owned by hi:
COMPANY on Gladstone Street, and en-
e tered the mules stall, The mule be
s came frightened and commenced ts
: Kick. striking Captain jackson on tn
body and legs, and barely missini
hIs head Captain Jackson was pull
ed out the stall before and oohe
We're broken and his escape from III
slant death was miraculous.
General News.
!, Two white youths. Mallard Burne.
and Thompson, indicted for telohy
we're convicted in the Hastings Cour
d TO-DAY of Larceny. and sentenced !
!. ninety days in Jail each. the sica.
i or tho robbery was a coIored woman
!. who had her purse taken from her
Before being discharged for the teri
e this afternoon the grand jury ask ask.
: advice of Judge Mullen as 10 conslo