The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-16
TW0ARRESTEDFOR
STEALING "A COW.
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Negroes Will Be Held for Trial
in Chesterfield
Court.
STREET CAR MAN INJURED .
Hastings Court Opens and Adj
journs Without Transact
ing Business.
STREET CAR MAN INJURED
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,

. Z Sd.t september o..
The police this morning arrested two
neEroes-John Howard and William
Mabie--charged with stealing COW
ast night. the property OF Mr.. Gilman.
Chesterfield farmer. Before getting
to Petersburg they sold the COW to an
other farmer for s12. They will be held
tol trial in Chesterfield. Howard is
fugitive from justice in Dinwiddia
county. being under indictment there
for housebreaking. His companion in
the COW theft is North Carolina ne
gro.
Painful Accident.
Conductor NJ. G. Williams. Of the
street railway. was injured while on
duty last night In switching the troll
ley pole from the front to the rear OF
tho pole broke. and falling. struck him,
injuring him on the side and leg. At
ter receiving treatment he was sent to
his home. The injuries are not serious
Masonic Meetings.
The school for the instruction in the
symbolic degrees OF Masonry, conduct
ed all this week by Past Grand Master
Geo w. Wright. OF Marion. has peen
we'll attended by members of the craft
Tonight, at the regular meeting Of
Petersburg Lodge, and before large
assemblage OF Masons. the Master Ma
sons degree was exemplifed by Past
Grand Master Wright.
Met and Adjourned.
The September term of the Hastings
Court was opened by Judge Mullen, but
without the transaction Of any pusi.
ness the court adjourned until Monday
next, when the criminal docket VIII be
taken up. There are several continued
cases and appeals on the docket, and
some new cases. but none Of much M
portance.
Death of well-Known Man.
James H. Robertson. well-knoWn
citizen, died last night after a long
period OF i'll health at his home on
High Street He was siXty-two years
old and native Of Nottoway county.
He is survived by two brothers, w. A.
Robertson. OF Nottoway, and r. n.
Robertson, of crewe. and by four sis
ters-Mrs. James Williamson. Of South
Richmond; Mrs. Thomas Jones. OF
Blackstone: Mrs. Laneave. OF Crewe,
and another residing in Lunenburg
county. The funeral will take place
from the residence Of Miss Mary L
Simpson, on High Street, Friday after
noon at AGO o'clock.
Personal and Otherwise.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Gordon Mccabe have
gone 10 - III e1S " -.
ter, Mr.. McCabe having large business
interests there.
The funeral Of the late James G.
Tyree, whose death has been an
nounced. will take place from me resi-
/ dence of his brother-in-law. j. H. Bur-
! foot, on Hinton Street, tomorrow
morning at 1880 o'clock.
c. NJ. Wilson. employed in the plan
ling mill in Pocahontas. had one OF his
| hands caught In the machinery and Sc
verely hurt this morning.
Young. Johnson & Co., real estate
firm in this city. have within the past
week sold farms in the adjacent coun-
ties to the value OF over $4,000. mostly
to new settlers.
The Hastings Court to-day granted
retail liquor licenses to several parties.
Escaped Convict Caught.
Charles Jones, alias William Whit.
lock (colored). an escaped convict from
North Carolina. was arrested in this
city by the police to-niht. Jones es-
capped from the penltentiary about four
years ago, after having served two
years Of his sentence. a telegram re-
ceived tonight by Chief Ragland from
| North Carolina authorities state that
an officer will be sent FOR Jones to-.
morrow.