The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-08
NOVEL QUESTION IN
BISHOP DEFENSE
COUNSEL CONTENDS THAT VIOLA
TON CHARGED Is OF A LAW
OF Eek POST FACro NATURE.
MISS Fl. GOULD'S VISIT
FANS PLEASED WITH
SPLENDID SHOWING PUT
Up EY LOCAL
TEAM

novel question was raised Friday by
counsel for Carter r. Bishop. cashier
OF the former Appomattox Trust Com
pany. in arguing q motion to quash
the indictments against him. Attor-
neys for the defense claimed that the
law under which Mr.. Bishop was In
dicted has been amended and repeal
ed since the alleged commission Of
the onense, and that accordingly the
Commonweaith's attorney Is proceed
ing upnder a law OF an ex post facto
nature. Commemorative Attorney
Mann denied that the statute had
been amended except in an unimport-
ant nature not applicable to this case.
and that even though 1t had been ma
tertally amended, 1t was still in force
at the time Of the commission OF the
ofenSa- Judge Mullen reserved his
decision, which, will probably he
given when he returns from Roanoke.
to which city he goes Sunday night
to issue rule against Mayor Cutch-
| in to show cause why he should not
be removed from office.
| Miss Could Visits Petersburg.
Miss Helen Gould spent several
hours In Petersburg Saturday, arrtv-
| ing on the AIS o'clock electric car
from Richmond. She was aceompa-
MED by President Northrop, Superin-
tendent Buchanan, Mr.. A. B. Guigon,
Vice President SitterdiRg, and the
wiyeo OF several OF the officers OF the
company. Mrs. Shaw. OF New York,
was also in the party. accompanying
Miss Gould on the trip. The party
went out to Biandford Cemstery, en-
| tering the old church. made q trip on
the car up Sycamore street and. re-
turning, seeing the new sub-ytation on
Boiiingbrook str eet. Later in the eve
ming they returned to Richmond.
Among the Sunday Cioecrs.
| The Petsrsbrrg post-office will be
closed Sunday and every Sunday here
after. This has been done by POST
master Boiling after finding the senti-
nent OF the people in this respect.
prevail.
Tobacco Prices Good.
| The sales OF loose tobacco III tho
warehouses this week amounts to 1907
| $40 pounds. bringing the grand total
I OF sales up TO abour S.b59ud8 pouIs,iss
The prices during the week have been
1 good. ranging from 81 to $as per
| hundred.
Fans See Good Game.
| Fifteen hundred fans witnessed the
splendid exhibition OF ball playing
Friday afternoon between Toronto and
Petersburg, EhA. tnss1ihsEs Of tho
Toronto team could do nothing with
| Bruckmiller's pitching. 1t was any,
body's game until tbs eleventh tnnlnG
when one run was made by the wish
tors, thus giving than a lead OF one.
| Had Bruckmiller not been relieved
| by Chambliss in the test it IL con-
ceded that Petersburg would have won
tho game. Petersburg has fast ag-
| gregation OF players. This fact is
being demonstrated the more the
team tries out the players.
Arbor Day Exercises.
Arbor Day exercises were held in
the first three grades Of the public
schools Friday. There was no plant
ing OF trees, but At each school in
the afternoon seeds OF fruit trees were
planted by The children. There were
talks by the teachers on arbor cui-
tture and the purposes of Arbor Day.
Funeral OF Mr.. Fem.
The funeral OF Mr.. w. A. Fem
was held Friday afternoon from the
Wesley Methodist church The SER
vices were conducted by the pastor.
Rev. w. T. A. Haynes and Rev.
]. T. Bosnian, OF the Market-Etreet
church. There was = profusion Of
oftwers, attesting the popularity OF
Honorary. Messrs. W. T. Parham,
Lynn Andrews c. r. Butler. d. e.
Alley, ". r. Turner, W. A. Brock
/ WELL j. A. Lanier. Harry Rogers.
Active: Messrs. w. e. Poole. Robert
L. Young. Thomas r. Knock, Charles
l.. Thomaa. A. l.. Lewis and r.. b,
stiles. The interment was made in
Blandford.
OteIfa Luke.
4 Mrs. Lillian Otelia Duke died very
/ suddenly Friday morning about IL
4 o'clock at her residence. on Rome
street. Mrs. Duke was apparently in
/ good health until she was taken sud-
i denly III ana died before medical at
/ tention could reach her. She was a
consistent member OF the First Bap-
list church. She Ii survived by her
! husband. six children. six brothers
and three sisters. Il. ~.4,s,s
i Services Well Attended.
Il The services at High-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church Friday night
were largely attended. and increased
interest was manifest Rev. w. III.
4 Atwill preached IAN impressive SER
mon. subject. why not tonight ?"
| There were six conversions and five
reciamations, making total Of seven
teen for the week. Sunday morning
4 ~ nine O'Clock of1fcers ana teachers
4 OF the church and Sunday school will
hold a prayer service. AT $40 o'clock
| in the afternoon a service for chill
Il dren will be held With a musical pro-