The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-15

ment that johnson had died OF apo
plexy. The Jury rendered verdict
in accordance with DR.. Lcigh's state
ment. This verdict will relieve Pull
liam, for whom the police have been
searching. of iall prosecution.
Grand Jury To-aiorrow.
The iiustings Court begins It's June
term o-morrow, with several felony
cases on the docket. 1t Is expected
that to the grand jury to be empan-
eled will be given for consolidation
the voluminous indictment prepared
by the Commonwealth's Attorney in
the Old AppomattoX Trust Company
cases. This indictment. as has been
stated. contains 264 pages OF closely
typewriter matter, with SIS counts.
covering thirtyfour charges of al
legged cmbezzlement against Charles
Hall Davis and Carter K. Bishop
There have already been three grand
1uries In these cases, the two first
returning number of Indictments
some OF which have been dismissed
or nolle pressed, and others are pend
ing The third jury sworn in May to
further consider the cases was dis
charged before beginning investiga-
tion because of the fact that one or
more of the members were found to
have been directly or indirectly in
terested in the Appomattox Bank. The
new indictuen will go. before the
grand jury as entirely new matter
II the court repeats its instructions to
the last jury the new Jury will In no.
wise take cognizance of or be infiu-
enced by the action OF the previous
juries. and will make careful and con-
tScientious investigation as To each
charge and each count in the new In
dictment.
A Generous ReroEnitIon.
Andy Bowen, second baseman OF the
Petersburg team, was the recipient at
the park this afternoon of generous
appreciation of his good playing yes
terday afternoon, when by a timely
home-run drive he saved the game 10
Petersburg. a tine gold watch,
1 handsome gold fob and an order for
the player on behalf of three local
firms by the umpire In the presence
of the assembled crowd.
Visit of Food Inspector.
L. D. Jones, OF Prince Edward
spectors. has been in the city for
day or two on business connected with
his office-inspecting slaughter houses
market houses, etc. Last night MIR
Jones held a conference with several
members of the Common Council in
reference to the Old Market. the con-
dition Of which found bad and un-
sanitary. He urged that steps should
be taken to improve the condition Of
this market. and the matter will prob
ably be brought 10 the attention of
the Council a its next meeting.
Personal md Otherwise.
The exercises of the nurses gradu-
ating class OF the Petersburg Hospital
Will be held tomorrow night In the
Duncan Brown School building Four
nurses will receive diplomas
John O1-onnor and daughters. Misses
Helen and Marion. left yesterday via.
the Old Dominion Line for New York
Mrs. w. J. NJ. Burke and daughter
Miss Grace. have gone to w.,theville
10 attend the commencement exercises
of the Villa Maria Convent at which
Miss Madeline Burke is a student
House Destroyed by Wind.
During the storm which swept over
this section Monday evening fine,
new dwelling. almost completed. on
the farm of Benjamin Connolly, near
De Witt. in Dinwiddie county. was
blown to the ground and destroyed
There was a heavy fall of hail at the
time. the stones being unusually large.
and in its path the fields of ripening
wheat were greatly damaged Infor-
counties in this section considerab BILE
damage has been done to crops by
hail.
Died of Peiragra.
Mrs. Elizabeth Daniels, twenty eight
years old. wife of William Daniels,
died last night in her home on Com
'nerce Street OF pellagra. after an ILL
ness of nearly year. She was q
native of Hyde county. n. c., and Is
survived By her husband and mother
and four brothers-E. E., B. L. and
j. II. Rose, OF Norfolk. and R. B. Rose.
of North Carolina.
After an illness of seven weeks Mrs.
-Adelia L. Carroll. widow OF Thomas
j. Carroll passed away last night
about . o'clock at her residence on
Commerce Street. She was about fifty
eight years old. and was the daughter
of the late Rev. Mills B. Barnett She
is survived by three sons-Bernard B.,
of Suffolk; Mills ]. and Joseph T. Car
roll, of this city: one sister Mrs Sarah
". Hines, of Suffolk. and one brother,
Lathier Barnett. OF Wakefield.
Thanks for Monument Site
The Massachusetts General Assem-
bly, has formally adopted resolutions
George county, for the donation of a
site for the monument to be erected
here In memory of the soldiers and
sailors of that State who fell during
the war. and to a. P. Hill Camp of
Confederate Veterans for the friendly
and fraternal interest the camp has
shown in securing the site. The site
is on the Crater farm fronting sixty
feet on the Jerusalem Plank Road, and
was presented to the State of Massa-
chusetts by Mrs. Griffith.
Bridge Contract to he Let.
The Virginia Bridge Company, of
Roanoke, will be awarded the contract
for building the bridge over the APP
romattox at Matoaca on bid Of SC. 900
The bridge is to be of steel