The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-18
LONG TERMS FOh
-FOUR ROBBERS
rETERsRuRG COURT MOVES FAST
AND MEN ARE CONVICTED
IN TWO HOURS.
EXONERATES CHAUFFEUR
TRIAL NOT SET FOR DAVIS CASE.
MEDICAL SOCIETY ELECTS
0FFiCERs-OTHER
NEWS.
EXONERATES CHAUFFEUR

PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. 1.-THE
wheels Of justice moved swiftly in
the case of the four boys. arrested
yesterday morning in Weldon. y. G.,
and brought here last night on charge
Of holding UP and robbing Charles
Brown, Of this city, in Chesterfield
county Wednesday night. Tomorrow
they will be taken IN Richmond TO
begin the service Of Twelve year
term III the State penitentiary. The
men arraiEned IN Police Court this
morning on the highway robbery
charge pleaded guilty and were sent
on to the Hastings Court. where they
were indicted and pleaded guilty be-
fore that court. They waived trial
by jury and were sentenced to twelve
years each in the penitentiary. All
of this within two hours.
The four men who when arrested
gave their ages ranging between four
- teen and eighteen years, appeared
older. probably from eighteen to twen-
ts-five. They are Charles A. Williams
and Joseph Davis. OF Fort Worth Tex.
and Joseph L. Cary and J l.. Brown.
of Denver, Col. They left New York
about week ago. They claim they
were working their way South. where
thhey say they had jobs.
In sentencing them Judge Mullen
informed them that the extreme pun
ishment for the crime of highway rob
hery in this State Is death. but that
owing to their youth he would not
be severe. Though they took their
sentence resignediy they appeared sur
pYised at the length Of the sentence.
They are wanted In Richmond for the
robbery OF A. Y. Harman Tuesday
night and are believed TO be tho four
who operated in Baltimore Sunday
night.
Chauffeur Not Blamed.
Brice Benson, chauffeur for David
Dunlop, who was drifting Mr.. Dunlop's
car Last night when on the Peters
burg Richmond turnpike, II struck and
killed Jacob Monroe. an aged colorec
man OF Poeahontas, was exonerateo
from blame to-day by Magistrate Lun'
dy. of the Swift Greek district Ii
Chesterfield county. after coroner
verdict OF accidental killing had beer
returned. Mr.. Benson was the only
occupant OF the car at the time or ths
accident and was driving toward Pc
tersburg. The colored man crossed
in front Of the car: then turned .ant
tried to step back, and appeared con
fused by the lights. according 10 th'
testimony. Three witnesses were eX
amined.
Five Year Sentence.
John Lewis coIored. was to-day II
the Hastings Court sentenced to nv
years in the penitentiary for house
breaking Lewis was sent to tn
Hastings Court from the Police Cour
for the robbery of the residence o
Mr.. W. b. Harrison on Brown stree
and the store of w. o. Newsom, o
Halifax street. ON the night Of No
yember 4th.
HoEier Continued.
The case OF j. B. Hozier. the younl
white man of Hampton. charged will
attempted criminal assault OF Mrs
Frances Gibson near the Chesterfield
end OF Bishops bridge on July lst
last. was to-day In the Hastings Cour
set for trial on November Path. Hozie
was tried in the Hastings Court a
its last term, but the trial resulte
In q hung jury.
No date was set today by the Hust
ings court for the trial ofthe case o
Charles Hall Davis, charged with EN-
bexxlement OF funds OF the old Ap
pomRtox bank and who was yester
day refused q writ OF habeas corpu
by the State Supreme Court, the cas-
being continued until tomorrow.
Rent Not Collected.
After FIVE days oftaking of testi
mony and the hearing Of argument tn,
jury in the case Of the Virginia Rail
way 4 Power Co. vs. Il. g. Tempt,
returned a verdict in favor of the de
PENDANT. The case involved rent foi
the Gasin Mill. destroyed by fire il
July, 1910.
Medical Society Officers.
At it's Eixty-sixth annual meeting II
A, p. Hill camp hall last night thu
petsrburg Medical Faculty elected tn,
following officers;
DR.. J. X. Beckwith. president: DIR
ii. A. Burke, first vice president, Or
l.. l.. McGin second yIee-president
DIR. w. r. Harwood. corresponding
secretary: DIR. w. c. oPwell, sere
tary and treasurer.
Court OF Medicine. Drs. J. u. osbone
]. q. Rennie, IL. q. Leigh. X. Mar
tin, and C.. r. Jones.
Paper committee. DR.. w. Il. Har
wood, J. NJ. Burke and John Mann.
Supper Committee. DR.. j. NJ. Jones
W. r. Hoy, and f. J. nixon.
Fs<@ A banquet at tire starafYord hote
followed.
After an Illness OF three weeks a
the home OF his brother John A. Gill
on High street, this city, Mr.. J. +
gill, a prominent Chesterfield count
farmer. died shortly before midnigh
last night, aged Sc years. The funera
will be held tomorrow morning at
o'clock from the homo OF John a
GIN. and the burial will be inh Bland
ford cemetery. Besides the hrothe
at whose home he passed his last liv
ing days he Is survived by three sis
tiers and ono brother: Mrs. L. Q. Tab
and Mrs. 4. S. Gregory. OF Chesterfield
field county: Mrs. D. D. Adkins. Q
this city. and Mr.. w. F. CHI. OF Cal
ifornia. who arrived in the city o.
Monday.
Mrs. Helen Leach.
Mrs. Helen r. Leach died last nigh
At the home Of J. p. Tunstann. /
Chesterfield county. aged 10 years
She in survived by her adopted daugh
ter. Mrs. J. p. Tunstann. The funera
will be held tomorrow. The huria
will be at Centraiia at o'clock,