The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-28
Former Bank Official Will An
syer to Indictment on
July "a.
GRAND JURY MEETS AGAIN
Monument Grounds Will Be
Improved Other Peters
burg News.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,
petersh,,rc w T,no o.


In the Hastings Court to-day coun-
sci for Charles Hall Davis. indicted by
The last grand jury Jointly with Car
ter r Bishop, on the charge OF max
ing a false report OF the condition Of
the AppomattoX Trust Company's bank
as of August, 1905, asked that day
for the trial of MIR. Davis be fixed.
The Commemorative Attorney an
nounced his readiness to proceed with
* the trial a any time, and the court, af-
ter consideration, set July "a as the
day for the trial or Mr.. Davis on this
indictment. Ii# #.
Though Jointly indicted, Mr.. Bishop
as principal and Mr.. Davis as acces-
cory, they will be tried paratcly, hav-
Ing SO elected.
Moro Indictments Found.
After a weeks recess the grand jury
met this morning and resumed consid-
Grafton Of the charges against Charles
Hall Davis and Carter r. Bishop, as
contained in the new bill of indictment
prepared by the Commonwealth'si at
torney. These charges allege cmbez-
element. wrongful use and unlawful
disposal and conversion of the POUNDS
of the AppomattoN Trust Company
There are thirtyfour charges of thi.
character in the bill, embracing 525
7, Hall Davis being charged alternately
ms principal and accessory. On these
charges the grand jury this afternoon
returned true bill. making their re
port earlier than had been cNpec; ed.
a second report by the jury added
nine more charges Of the same char
acter.
Acquitted Of Serious Chnrge
III the Hastings Court to-day Re
hecca Johnson, a ncgrcss was placed
on trial on an Indictment charging at
tempt TO kill the infant child of her
neighbor. Annie Rogers. colorcd. by the
administration OF ground glass. placed
in biscuit The child had biscuit
filled with the glass, put there was no
evidence to connect the johnson wo-
man with the biscuit, and she was dis
charged.
TO Improve Monument Grounds.
The Legislature OF Pennsylvania, at
ITS last session. appropriated the sum
of si5oto be used In the Improvement
of the ground surrounding the monu-
mcnt TO the Forty-eighth Pennsylvania
Regiment. erected on the old Jerusalem
PLAINLY Road near Fort Malone. in
Prince George county 1t is In CON
temptation TO make some handsome i'm
provcments around this monument, and
q committee OF the Battlefield Asso-
citation of that State has been appoint
ed TO look after them. The Forty
.-e.Ehth Regiment is the one that dug
the tunnel and laid the mine that blew
UP the Crater salient on the Confed-
crate lines. l A3
-AIdcrmnnic PROCEEDINGS
The Board OF Aldermen held it's final
meeting Of the fiscal year last night
md concurred in the action of the
Council in winding up the financial af-
fairs Of the city by ordering the pay
ment of all bills for the month of June
and carrying forward TO the new year
all uneNpended balances In the hands
OF the various municipal departments.
M Alderman Poole called the attention
OF the Board to the threatened short
age in the city's water supply, which
may become serious unless there are
early and copious rains. There Is, he
said only thirty days supply in the
reservoir He suggested that economy
II In the use OF water be urged as far as
practicable Mr. Poole offered reso-
luton. which was adopted. requesting
all citizens TO discontinue for the
present the sprinkling of their lawns,
and the Virginia Railway and Power
Company 10 suspend the sprinkling OF