The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
COUNTY TIC KET
WILL Be NAMED
independents i'll Dinwiddic Will
Not Take Part in
Primary.
HELD FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Negro Held Up and Robbed, and
Arrest Made-Other Peters
burg News.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
l09 North Sycamore Street.
Petersburg. Va. August /


| Petersburg. Va. August 10.
! The independents in Dinw!dde county
are not Idle, hut. on the contrary. very
active in pushing their fight against
The present political rule in the county.
They held TWO meetings this week, one
at smiths Grove, which WAS very well
attended. and one at Alarmura. THAT
the movement has considcru BILE strength
seems not to be denied On Monday.
the 2Sth. the independents will hold "A
mass-meetinS Al the courthouse for
the purpose of nominating a full ticket
for county and district officers. in OPP
position to the Democratic ticket to he
nominated at the Septembe. primary.
and it is saia they Will not participate
IN the Democratic primary. the tickets
To oe used in which VIII carry a bind
ing pledge. y strong hght will be
made for supervisors III some of the
districts The mass meeting on the
18TH probably will develop the strength
OF the INDEPENDENTS.
Held for Wife Murder.
Tho coroners jury last night com
pleted its investigation as to the cause
of the death of Kate Brooks Cooper
'colored>. whose body was found in
the river on Tuesday morning. and held
her husband. Isaac Cooper. responsible
for her death. Coroner Leigh cx planned
mat the woman was dead before her
body ever touched the water. and that
the autopsy showed that she died of
conclusion of the brain. caused by d
hlow on the head. and this was the
verdict of the jury. with the addition
thet the fatal blow was struck by,Isaac
cooper. Witnesses testified to a home
and street quarrel between Cooper ana
ms wife between ana : O'Clock in tho
night to the mans striking, cursing
ana threatening TO kill the woman In
the street: to their final disappearance
III the direction OF the river, and finally
TO hearing the woman's cries not to be
killed. and the mans threat that lie
would Kill her with a brick Cooper
VIII be held Tor trial for nrs1 dcrr.o
murder
Highway Robbery and Arrest.
Richard Collier (colored), while go.
ing to his home on Jones Street night
before last was held up at the point
of pistol and forcibly robbed of his
money, amounting to slS. Collier
took good view of the robber. and
inc description of him given to the
police SO well fitted Cornelius Jones a
negro resident of Jones Street. that
the latter was arrested last night by
Lieutenant Donahue and jailed When
the lieutenant approached Jones's
house the negro He'd. half clad. but
later came back for his clothes and
was caught Jones. while under ar
rest about yeav ago. broke from an
officer and escaped. since which time
ne has been at large
DIR. Taylor'x Inst Service.
The Rev. W. c. Taylor. D. D. the
retiring pastor OF the First Baptist
Church. viii hold his final service I'm
that church tomorrow week About
the first of September DR.. Taylor will
leave for Clarksburg, w. Va. having
accepted the call to the Baptist Church
there DR. Taylor is at present in
Newark. n j.. where he will preach
Tomorrow
The Treasury Enriched.
Collector William H. Camp reports
that since the first OF July he has col
lccted and turned into the city treas
nry the sum of Sl00,S31.i2 on account
of city taxes, This represents in
large degree tho first half of tho city
taxes due and payable this month.
The second half is payable in Deem
Der The increased real estate assess
ments this year add largely to the
citys tax receipts
VIII Not Oner Again.
During a brief speech made before
the Police Commissioners in defense
of Chief Ragland who was acquitted
OF the charge of neglect OF duty Com
nouncement that he would not again
be IA candidate for that office or for
any other public office. MIR. Mann has
been Comonwealth's Attorney of Pc
tersburg for several terms and has
/ made capable. efficient faithful and
courteous officer. He has been firm
+ in the discharge of his duties but
I uniformly fair. He has many import
ant cases TO prosecute, among them
q "a
! now pending He is one of the most
! popular members of the Petersburg
| bar and his private practice demands
J his whole attention.
Death in Matoncn
Mrs Jane NJ. Porter. widow Of Will
liam II Porter. died in her home In
Matoaca at an carly hour this morn.
ing, following long illness. She was
about forty-five years old. and is sur
vived by nine children--Mrs. wesley
Collier. Mrs. Adtcus Rowle,t. Mrs
Claude Allan. l.. F.. Patrick H.. Iobp
-" Grover G.. George and Roxle
Porter.
TO Make Active Canynsu.
T. o Goodrich. of Surry county.
candidate for the state Sonata ,s
against Senator y. r. Hobbs. of Prince
George. and w. II. Purdy. OF oireenes-
vic. intends to make n number OF
speeches. In behalf OF his nomination.
going through the several co,ntirs
comprising tho district. going into the
nome territory OF his opponents. He ia
the 'rst man In this section TO under
take any speaking. ell canvassing hav-
ing been done in Quiet. personal
way
Personal AMI Oheryrise.
G. f. Meachan, for several years In
charge of the Swift Creek Cotton fac
tory, u Chesterfield. has resigned that
position, and last evening left for
Newhern. n. C.. TO engage In other
business.
The deeds of realty transfers record :
4 cd IN the clerks Office this week were
d few in number. and of minor import :.