The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-26
NEGRO PASSENGER
COMM TED THEF 7
Arrested OH Train in Petersburg
BY Special OF
ficers.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ITourteen-Y car-Old Prince George
Girl Mysteriously Dis
appears.
Tilncs-nispatch Bureau,
169 Sycamore street,
Petersburg. va. January .

Times-pispatch Bureau,
lb9 Sycamore street,
Eli Petersburg, Va, January 20.
When northbound passenger train,
NO, 81 on the Atlantic Coast Line
RAILROAD arrived at tho Washington
street depot in this city last evening.
Especial Agent Eanes. Police Officer
Clayton and Watchman Rideout, of the
road force. We're in waiting for ne
gro passenger, who. 1t has been re-
ported, had committed a robbery on
the train. They found the man and
lad him quickly under arrest and in
Jail. The negro gave his name as
John Robinson, but he was identified
!. as Cullen Porter, citizen OF Weldon,
N. C. Porter was passenger on
train No. So, which left Weldon for
+ petersburg twenty minutes ahead OF
No. So. In the coach with him were
other colored passengers, travelling
North. When the train reached En-
poria Porter grabbed a podketbook
from the hand of a colored woman and
jumped off The pocketbook contain-
led three through tickets from jack
sonville, Fla. to Philadelphia. and
( a small sum of money. She notified
7 the conductor of the robbery, and he
! notified tho authorities here. Porter
with his booty, which was recovered
4 boarded the second train, twenty min.
utes behind the first. came to Peters
burg and fell into the hands of the
officers. He will be taken 10 En-
poria for trial.
Chamber of Commerce.
Underits new and more liberal plan
OF organization the membership OF
the Chamber of Commerce Is rapidly
increasing. Secretary Z. l.. Quarles
is using every effort to increase the
usefulness of the organization By
making it's membership general and
bringing into it's active and working
fold every business and professional
man who has the welfare of the COM
munity at heart. and who isN willing
to lend his efforts--to its upbuilding.
He is meeting with success. and
greater things may Abe expected Tor
the chamber in the future than have
! been accomplished in the past me
& chamber has secured greatr benefits
10 the commercial community. and
has aided greatly in the citys devel-
opment. With united and intelligent
action among Its business men, the
4 record OF this and future years in
these lines viii show great advance.
Personal and otherwise.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley c. Andrews
have Issued invitations TO the mar
riage off their daughter, Eunice, TO
Paul Campbell. of Raleigh. n. c. The
wedding will be home event, and VIII
take place at the residences of the
parents of the bride on February Q
The Petersburg Granite Quarrying
Company is arranging to reopen US
plant In Dinwiddie county. and within
the next few days. VIII have a ia:ge
understood. has important contracts
on hand. among them one for furnish
ing granite for the construction OF the
/ Federal building at Lancaster, Q.
Petersburg's new and greatly en-
0o0 and $4,000. is expected to be conf
pleted next month. 1t will be a great
relief TO the community and 10 the
from the present quarters in the old
4 Centre Warehouse is made.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Prlnce|
terday, after fully discussing the mat
ter. decided not to take advantage of
the State aid for the Improvement Of
its public roads at the present time. |
"A delightful Colonial tea and must |
cal entertainment Were given this |
evening at the residence of Mrs. Or.
William.iP lcheL, on Union Street fori
the bfnetSt -or' one of the circles of
Grace Church.
a bad Record.
AS has been stated in this cores |
pondence, f. c, SteinmitH u white |
stranger was several days ago SEN
Jail here for obtaining money under
false pretenses. He represented him
self rs d deputy Sheriff of Mason coIn-
~, w. Va and to have references
and clerk of that county. Chief Rag n
land undertook to investigate the
mans record, and wrote TO the sheriff
Of Mason coanty for Information about
In llyr Stt.a, ~ Nh.
Austin, received to-day. pronounces
Steinmitz TO be an "all-round crook"
says he has been In tail there for
stealing watch; that there is war
suit of clothing under false pre-
lenses, and declaring his claim to be
sheriff OF Mason county is false
steinmttz Will be held for the West
term here Is ended.
Prince George Girl o1lssins.
Emma Gasaps, aged fourteen years. |
daughter OF bohemian parents. living
yesterday morning for her school near
Petersburg, She reached tho school |
house early, where she left her books, |
and. ii is said, started for Petersburg
Since then nothing has been heard OF
her Her disappearance was reported
TO Chief of Police Raglapd and he
could hear nothing further about her.
she has sister in Petersburg. but
the latter has not seen her The young
woman is stout for her age, and when
she left home Wore a black velvet
Jacket, red plaid skirt and brown hat.
Death Of Citizen.
John Robert Cabanss, a well known
citizen and carpenter, died last night
of pneumonia, after Il weeks illness,
at his home on Highland Terrace, in
Blandford, lie Is survived by his wife
Ind twelve children,
At the residence of the brides
mother on Shepard street Tonight,
Miss Mildred Anna Carter. daughter
OF Mrs NJ j. Carter, was married to
Chnton Ice STAPLES, the Rev j. Il,
Iib9le of#St. Johns Episcopal Church,
officiating.
Miss Eta Collins Of Washington,
e.. 9. Is a guest of the family Of q
NJ. DAlten, or Liberty Street
burglars Rrcnk Omen safe.
Especial 10 Tho Times Dispatchl