The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-29
CAR STRIKES WAGON
HORSE IS KILLED
pFireF Hurled Many Feet by I'M
81 pact. But Escapes With
Broken Leg.
OTHER PETERSBURG NEWS

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PETERSBURG. VA, April "a
While Robert Hines. of Prince George
county. was driving IN wagon or the
street electric railway track on Main
street. Blandtord, Thursday night the
negro was struck by an electric car.
The wagon was badly broken and the
horse SO badly injured that II had to
be killed Hines was thrown from
the wagon and his leg broken. He
was taken tn the Petersburg hospital
for treatment IT IL said that neither
the moforman or conductor OF the
car we're blamed for the accident.
Jury Disagre~s.
The argument in the case Of Junius
A. Wilnanscn on trial In the hastings
court of Petersburg for the paEt three
dave for the murder of his wife, was
begun Thursday afternoon Ut 2:3o
O'Clock After the jury had visited
the former home al the prisoner on
Mckenzie street. and inspected the
prerntses The argument ARs-cnn=
cluded shortly before O'Clock last
night. when the court adjourned until
2 O'Clock The jury was then placed
In charge of the sheriff and taken 90
the new Shirley hotel and given sup
per. The jury on returning to the
court room retired to the jury room
for elaboration. At twenty-five min
utes past ten o'clock the jury came
into court and through their foreman.
w Gordon Mcttabe, Jr. reported that
they are hopelessfy divided and that
tt would be useless 10 keep them to-
eether any longer. The jury was then
fcid to retire to their room and then
Judge Mullen consulted with Common
IA q II
Peck 4 Peek. OF Richmond, attorneys
Tor the defense. az ta iistharging
she jury The court and counsel being
-4onxinvtd from the statement made bS
Foreman Mccabe that the jury could
not possibly agree they were brought
hack into tho court room and dis
enlarged The case was continued IN
the next term OF the court. The jury
%s.trcd six for murder In the FIRST de-
gree and six for acautttsl
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3 Democratic Primary Results.
Al the democratic primary cleo
ton held yesterday for two members
81 of the common council from First
and Second wards. the following can
4. di6ates we're voted fer with tire re-
suit here given
First ward
Votes.
". 3. Mccsnce ,...,.,.t,f. oS
" Wachgman ...,..... -. g
=. r. Bowie .,........... 81
John J. helms ...,,...-.., oS
Total votes case in the ward, I2s.
Wy second Ward.
9. W. Mattox '.... Avs
w. \. Jone. r. .fSs
.Jas n p Tanks. ,.......,..isi
Total vote cast In the ward, sIi.
There WAS no opposition In ths
other wards. and therefore no eiee-
u ton.
The newly elected members wlll
begin their terms on The first III Yep
temher next,
Hears Liquor Petitions.
Judge Nj Mullen. OF the Hastings
Court, Is engaged liz hearing appli-
cations for liquor licenses.
Mexsrr, IL V. Tarham and p. II
Wells. assessors of real estate. are
now at work assessing property az
inc Heights Tho assessment or prop
erty in Poeahontas and Bland!rrd hal
leen completed.
Fire Destroys Barn.
Tho stables and barns Of TsaH Mr.
GrsSt, pastor of tho Methodist chYrci
at UinWiddic county courthouse, ",nr,
destroyed 10y fire last night about
o'clock. with large quantity OF faet
and all Of his farming implements
a valuable COW and large humble
OF chickens were burned TO death ans
horse valued at two hundred DOL
lars wne badly burned, and anothe
horse slightly burned Two buEge
were also burned. How the ire orig.
mated is not known The loe4 is cs
ttmated at nne Thousand dollar part
iy covered by Insurance.
A. Al. organ, sr., for the past fort,
wears cierk OF the county court o
y Dinwidde. liz critically i'll. Mr. Or
gsir is seventy-two years of age