The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21
PETERSBURG As
RICHMOND RURAL
WILL ASK CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE TO HELP IN ENTER
PRIZE.
POSTPONE DAVIS CASE
NEGRO ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
OF wIFE-NlAN's DEATH is
MYSTERY-OT1IE.R NEWS
ITEMS.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA. Nov. 2o.--The
board Of stewards OF the Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal church to-
night appointed committee of FIVE
to work to secure for Petersburg the
projected Eastern publishing house of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Soath. This action follows the an
nouncement at the Salisbury. Md,
meeting of the Virginia Methodist
Episcopal Conference that the last
crn publishing house Will shortly be
osta biisheu. Other Methodist Epts-
copal churches in Petersburg. 1t Is ex-
pcuted, will take similar action ana
the Petersburg Chamber of Conn
merce will be asked to cooperate
with the local churches in having
the new publishing house established
here.
Bank Case Postponed.
The Appomattox Bank cases were
postponed by Judge Mullen this
morning until January 9Th. on mo-
tien of the defendant
lhe trial of Davis was set for this
term OF court, bull IN the meal tllfIe
counsel for Davis asked the state su7
preme Court for writ OF hapeas cor
pus. This was refused Thursday and
this morning another date was set
In all probability the case WIN pe
postponed again, when the JahuaI!
term of court convenes, as Jonn IL
Lee. of Lynchburg, who with Coionel
James Mann. of Norfolk. is chief
counsel for Mr.. Davis. will then be
busy preparing for the defense OF
G. Y. Richeson, the Boston clergy
man. held for the murder OF AVIS
Linneii.
The first indictments against Davis
werxs returned at the January term
of court one year ago and II the case
be not called for trial next January,
more than one year VIII have elapsed
without trial.
Mystery In Death.
Mystery surrounds the death OF
william e. Keeterson, young Pc
tershurR man, who was killed at
Fort Russell, Wye. where he was
stationed, last Wednesday. The death
certificate gives ''occipitai fracture
as the cause of his death, but now
he. came by his death his family mere
does not know. and apparently no
one else docs.
The Young mans funeral will be
held tomorrow.
Bernard Everett Wells. -.
The funeral of the late berhara
Evrre,. Wells was conducted at .
o'clock this afternoon from the West
street Methodist Episcopal church. IN
the absence of the pastor, Rev. Lioyo
c. Moore. who lis attending confer
ence. the services were held by ReV.
George c. Ziegler, pastor OF tne
Washington Street Christian church'
Rev A. r. Love. pastor OF the vest s,
End Baptist church, assisted. Inc
funeral was attended by Conncli NO
3. Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, of which Mr.. Wells was a
member. The pall-bearers were
Kelly Robert l.. Ellis. c. Bernard
smith and w. T. Rogers honorary'
and Il. u, Edmonds, j. Ben Pe,,us'
II. E. Beasley, A. l. Topton. her-
bert Hawkins, J. c. Lockett. b. II
Mann ana Z. w. Mann. aense.
Not open Yet.
Because butchers hooks anu soiA9
of the oIner ftii nlsninsS vi tho feinoo
e.su Ola MAJ net are unchanged. the
OH market VIII not be opened To-
morrow as had been planned Inc
opening VIII, II is eApetten' 'a@e piaee
kuksS,.Aile neat week.
t,reen Ma Headliner.
For stealing "a koiu wat~n and some
wearing apparel, particularly siiH
oress, osi,ester Gaslon, eoIorea, Wii
xlenu eisal months ia Jail. ne gets
four months Tor eaGn tneft. Green
Was the neaulner in foilee Court
tins morning. DINERS appearing were
charged vain drunkenness or viola
uons oil cay ordinances. iaere were
ten oIaer ueieuuants
Sunday -Senool Union.
Tha reyiatsar nanny meeting OF the
Metnvals. sunaay-scnooi Union. com
prlslus the SUNDAY schools oil the Hlsn
Street Washington Street, Market
street, West street Wesley, f.ttrick
ana Mauoacsl churches, Was held IN
the Maioaea church yesterday after
noon. Kes. MIR. Priests, OF Richmond.
ana W. A. Williamson. of the WASH
ington Street church. addressed the
gathering. Reports showed; Registra-
ton, l.s29; attendance, 1.4l3, col
lections. s62o.72.
Tried for Murder.
Isaiah Cooper, charged with the
murder Of his wife on August last.
was placed ON trial In the Hastings
Court today. There are ~ witnesses
III to be heard and The trial Will prob
ably be concluded tomorrow evening.
Five witnesses were heard today
Cooper is charged with having kill
ed his wife, Cissic Cooper, by striking
her over the head with blunt instru-
ment and fracturing her skull. Her
body was found In the Appomattox
river near what is know as Sunken
island on Augtst 3. IL was iirst
thought she had been on negro ex-
cursion the night before and had
fallen overheard and been drowned.
Post mortem showed she was dead
before her body got into the water.
a f.x,oner was arrested on SUSPICION and
vas held pending the coroner's In
0uest Witnesses were heard, testify
Ing Cooper and his wife auarreled the
night before her body was found and
one swore he struck her with club.