The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-02
BISHOP TRIAL WILL
BEGIN WEDNESDAY
Preliminary Motions and De-
murrers Will Be Heard
To-Day.
DELEGATES TO GRAND LODGE
Woman Attempts Suicide.
Other News Of Peters
burg
Tlmes-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street,

Petersburg. Va. May l.
In the Hastings Court tomorrow
preliminary motions and demurrers
Will be heard In the cases OF both
Charles Hall Davis and Carter r.
Bishop on the joint indictments against
them. alleging false entries in the
books of the Appomattos Trust Com
pany.
The trial of Carter r. Bishop. the
former cashier of the Appomattox
Trust Company. on indictments Nos.
and 2, of the series of indictments
charging false entries. is set for trial
on Wednesday. May 3. and, 1t is I'M
derstood. VIII undoubtedly take place
on that day Mr.. Bishop has elected
TO be tried separately on these Joint
indictments. and Will be defended by
the Law firm OF Wilcox & Wilcox. II
Is expected that considerable dir
hcuity may be found IN getting jury.
as the cases have been so widely dis
cussed. and 50 many of our people
were directly or indirectly Interested
In the bank.
Death Of Well Known woman.
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Green, very
| highly esteemed and Well known In
the community. died on Sunday at her
residence on West WASHINGTON Street.
and the funeral took place this after
noon. She was siXty-ive years old,
and had long been in feeble health. She
is survived by the following children
Rev. James T. Green. OF Portsmouth;
John z. Green. Mrs Jackson r Haisty
Rev. G. Carter E. Green, OF Hampton:
and Mrs. Gertie Willis, of Petersburg.
Also by two sistars-Mrs. Eliza A.
Smith, of this city, and Mrs y. c.
Browder, of Hickory, n. c.
Delegates to Grand Lodge.
The Grand Lodge of Virginia. l. o. O..
F.. will hold its annual session in
Lynchburg on May 0. 10 and II. The
delegates from the three lodges In
Petersburg are;
Monroe. No. 81. r. w Smith. ]. II
Cole. James b. Banks and f. r. Hinc-
k1e.
W. Andrews and ]. !. Picardat 1
Petersburg, No. 76-Lynn Andrews
and ]. E. Gr.nstead.
Attempted Suicide.
Lena Faulkner, young colored wo-
man. attempted to commit suicide this
morning by jumping from the third
story window of what Is known as
the old Pond House." on Plum Street
She was badly hurt. and had to be
taken to the hospital, She said she
made the jump to spite her lover, with
whom she had had some trouble. This
is the fourth or nth young negress to
attempt suicide here within month.
None succeeded. H.
News in Brief.
In the published list of survivors of
the charge of Mahone's Brigade at tho
Crater living in Petersburg, the name
of George w. Cardwell was omitted.
Mr.. Cardwell was member of Com
pany F, Twelfth Virginia Regiment.
and lost an eye in the charge AS thers
were Ave regiments In the brigade and
in tho charge, many OF the survivors
are living elsewhere. Major r. r. Hon
ry, OF Tazewell. Company E. Twelfth
Regiment. and James L. Welton, of
Richmond. Company I. Twelfth Regi-
ment, who We're in the charge, came
to the unwilling OF the marker to the
brigade. Mr. Welton Is an engineer
on the Seaboard Air Line
a. S. Reinach. an old and highly re-
spected citizen. has been confined to
his home by sickness for several weeks
twenty-five persons have been re-
ceived into membership of Washington
Street Christian Church, as the result
of the revival there
The Petersburg Anti-Tuberculosis
League has 1000 members-not all or
them active. but all contributing.
Bishop E. e. Hoss, of Texas. preach ed
TO large congregations In Washington
and Market Street NJ E. Churches yes
terday. and on each occasion a liberal
contribution was made to the church
extension fund.
Petersburg Senatorial Primary.
There is difference of opinion as to
the time of holding a primary for the
nomination Of candidate for the state
senate In the Petersburg district, in
which there are three aspirants-P. H.
Drewry and S. W. thinner, of Peters
burg. and John G. Harris, OF Dinwiddie.
Nr. Harris ts chairman Of the DfnWtd-
ole Democratic Committee. and thinks
the primary should be held at the same
time with the State primary. DR.. ]. NJ.
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