The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-13
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FROZEN TO DEATH.
Well Known Petersburg Man
Dies OH Appropriations
River.
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ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
Negro Jailed on Charge OF Dam
aging Freight
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY
The Times-Dlspatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore street.

ReteTSpuTS, Va, FEBRUARY -.
George Cotton, a weIl-knoWn citi-
zen of Petersburg, whose custom was
to camp in Prince George county dur
ing the winters. and engage In trap
ping and hunting and fishing, was
found dead and stin frozen in his
rowboat in the Appomatto8 River just
below Gatling's. and nearly opposite
Point of Rocks. this morning. The
body was discovered by Samuel Moore,
proprietor of a houseboat ut Point of
Rocks 7 Is supposed that Mr. Cot
ton, while out on the river yesterday
afternoon was overcome In the severe
snow storm, and thus persisted. MFR.
Option WAC about forty five years old.
and is survived by a brother. Thomas
Cotton. and a siater, Mrs. John Smith,
both of this city.
Arrested for Alleged Forgery
j. p. Temple, a young rnarrled man,
said to be of good family connections
IN North Carolina, was arrested here
this morning on the request of the
police authorities or Norfolk. on the
charge OF passing forged checks In
that city An officer from Norfolk will
be sent for him Tomorrow morning.
On his person were found a number
OF blanks and signed checks OF banks
In different cit!es-two Of them for
s8S each on the National Bank or
Fulton. y. Y. on the banks own
checks. The young man is said to
have been in and about Petersburg for
some days. making occasional trips to
Richmond, Some Of the checks we're
signed by himself, and others with the
names OF firme not known here. II
IS said that he got one of his own
checks cashed here, and tina. the name
OF ms roommate TO another check
which however, had not been used.
Serious Charge.
Henry Austin, colored. was arrest ed
and jailed last evening on the charge
Of damaging a freight train on the
Norfolk and Western Railway. and
possibly OF causing a wreck by cutting
of the steam brakes The act was
committed in the freight yards In this
city Just after the westbound train had
arrived from Norfolk The case VIII
he tried In the Police Court on Mon
day morning.
Country Fires.
The home Of James Parham. colored,
IN susseN county, was destroyed By
FIRE the early part of this week. with
ell the furniture and household effects
and an infant child Of Parham's per-
tshed in the Flames.
The dwelling of Bartlett Wright, col
oEed, In Prince George county. was also
burned with the contents several
nights ago. Loss estimated a, $500 TO
$1,000
miscellaneous News
Thomas Everett Farmer. aged six
teen years. eldest son of Mr. and Mrs
Lernnei "a Farmer died yesterday
morning at the home of his parents on
Pearl Street lie was 4 bright, attrac-
tive youth.
The sales of loose tobacco at the
warehouses this week aggregated 201 :
JOS pounds, making total sales for the
reason to date s,157.3I7 pounds.
The funeral of John d Hatch. who
was injured at Disputanta yesterday,
and who died on the train while being
brought to the Petersburg Hospital.
will take place from his late home at
disputanta. at II o'clock Sunday morn
Ing.
After hearing argument. Judge Mul-
len today denied the motion to set
aside the verdict and grant new trial
in the case of Mrs. Pattie s. Pearce.
who was recently awarded $4,000 dam
ages against the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. on account OF in
turies caused by a fall from q street
car.