The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
HUST|NGS COURT
BEGINS MAY TERM.
Indictments Against Eight or
Ten Negroes for Felonious
iss Crimes.
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MAN DIES OF HIS INJURIES
Army Officers of Instruction
Expected in Petersburg,
To-Day.
MAN DIES OF HIS INJURIES
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
10s North Sycamore Street

iiAiitS-l'IspdbtlI IOuItHu,
Jos North Sycamore Street,
- Petersburg, Va. May %,
The Hastings Court began its MAY
term to-day. The grand jury returned
some eight or ten indictments against
negroes for as many felonious crimes,
and several cases were tried by the
court. .1unius Mack, negro, was con-
victed of housebreaking and robbery
and was given sentence of three years
in the penttentiary. The probability is
that the court will send a pretty large
delegation to the State prison at this
term.
The second trial of .Junius A.. Will
Hanson for the alleged murder of his
wife by the administration. of poison
in her food on June last has been set
for June IA. He will be defended by
Attorneys Peck e Peck. of Richmond.
Died of His Injuries.
Robert O. Newsome, aged thirtyfve
years and married, died Sunday morn
ing at his home on Halifax Street. The
case was a sad one. Last fall, while
engaged at work arranging wires at
the top of a telephone pole at the cor
ner of Sycamore and Fillmore Streets.
Mr.. Newsome came into touch with
live wire and was so shocked as to
lose his position and fall to the pave
ment His body struck across the
curbing and his. back was broken. The
best medical attention could afford him
no permanent relief. and he remained
practically a helpless invalid to the
time of his death. He is survived by
his wife and one child. his mother and
several brothers and sisters, all of this
city.
The remains of Edgar Currier, for
mer well-known merchant and citizen
of Petersburg, who died quite suddenly
in Dallas. Texas, last Thursday, while
on business trip. reached the city
this morning. The funeral will take
place from ST. Pauls Episcopal Church
tomorrow morning at IL o'clock. ant
the burial will be in Blandford Gene
terry. Mr.. Currier is survived by hi
wife and one son and one daughter.
ManaEers' Meeting.
a full meeting of the board of man
ayers of the Methodist Sunday Schoo
Association was held yesterday after
noon in Washington Street Church
President w. r. smithey presiding. The
resignation of NJ B. Cogbill as secre-
tary of the association was received
and accepted, and j. II. Joyner was
elected in his place.
The board favorably received and
acted on the suggestion to aid the
Blandford congregation in building
their new church, for the erection OF
which the contract has already beer
given out The dates and places FOL
the monthly meetings of the associa.
ton We're fixed and other bushes
transacted.
Delegates to Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodge of knights Of Ply
thias of Virginia will convene in an
nual session in Lynchburg tomorrow
evening. Rev. John Hallowell Dickin
son, of Richmond, will complete hi
third term as grand chancellor at thi
session. The delegates to the Gram
Lodge from Petersburg are Leonard L
Stanley. from Naomi Lodge, No. SO
and Van B. Warner, of Eureka Lodge
No. 81.
Disorderly Negroes Punished.
In the Police Court this morning Jul
MUS Giles was fined SIS and sent to
Jail for thirty days, and John Williams
was fined SEQ for disorderly conduct
over in Pocahontas on Sunday and for
assault on George Nowlan. All the
parties are negroes, and Nowlan was
fired at with a shotgun.
Another negro. Thad Courton, was
fined $40 for diaorderly conduct on a
street car aId jassaurting the conduc-
tor.
Personal and Otherwise.
r. Gordon Finney, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, has been called
to Washington by the illness OF his
brother.
Judge Walter A Watson, of the
Chesterfield Circuit Court, who has
under consideration the petitions fol
and against the Incorporation of Eft
trick, visited that village to-day ant
made personal inspection of the terri
tory proposed to be incorporated. Ht
stated that he would render his de
cision in the matter on Wednesday.
The commencement exercises of thu
Southern Female College will be hell
next Monday and Tuesday-the gradu
ates' recital and junior promenade Oh
Monday afternoon and the graduating
exercises and senior reception on Tues
day evening.
William Seyler, who was placed O
trial to-day at Atlantic City for tn
murder of Jane Adams, with whom h
was in company on the Million Dolla
Pier at that place on February 4, wa
arrested in Petersburg by Chief Rag
land a few nights later. Seyler an
his brother. Orvis, formerly lived /,
Petersburg, and they have relatives Il
Chesterfield county. They had foun
employment In factory here. and wer
caught asleep in bed in their boardin,
house and arrested before they coul,
offer resistance. OrNis's statement i
regarded as very damaging 10 his bro
Their.
A very violent thunder storm, witt
heavy rain, occurred about midnigh
last might The vivid lightning fashe
and crashing peals of thunder arouse
the whole city.
The Fire Department has been muc,
bothered recently by the false alarm
of fire turned in late in the night 1
several instances the box glasses hav
been broken in order 10 set the alarm
This afternoon at 3 o'clock, at tn
residence of the officiating minister
Rev. w. II. Anvil. Miss Sallie May Wal
ton, of this city and William C. Nc
Clelland, of Richmond, were united i
marriage.
Irwin Weisiger. OF Richmond, genera
Run Doun !?