The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-19
PETERsBURG MAN HAD BEEN HELD
FOR GRAND JURY IN AS
sAULT CASE.
HITS HEAD ON GRATING
CONNOLLY ESCAPES WITH SCALP
wOUND-MAN FOUND DEAD
IN HED-COLORED MAN
DHowNs.
Virginian Bureau.
North Sycamore Street,

Especial Correspondence to The Rich
mond Virginian.)
|. PETERSBURG, VA, Dec. IS
Sterling Connolly created a scene In
the Police Court this morning. He
was arrested Saturday night on the
charge of assault upon r. l.. Bow
man, Jr.. with a knife. Mr. Bow
man was cut in the leg. but was not
seriously injured. Connolly had Prev
[ iously worked for Mr.. Bowman, ana
had been discharged.
In Police Court he asked Justice
| Plummer to discharge him. claiming
he had been badly treated. and say
/ ing that he was drunk at the time
of the alleged assault. Justice Plum
mer sent the case on to the grand
/ jury, and then Connolly. who was
greatly excited plunged headfore-
most with all his weight against the
/ iron radiator In the court room. try
i Ing to beat his brains out. He re-
| ceived q bad scalp wound. He was
! at once seized by Chief Ragland,
/ handcufred, and taken to Jail. where
he was attended by Or, J, NJ. Burke,
/ the physician to the jail
Found Dead in Bed.
| Thomas L. Prosise was found dead
/ in bed Sunday at his home in Grove
avenue. He was employed at w. II.
Stewards store. in Grove avenue, and
was never married. He Is survived
! by two sisters. Mrs. w. II. johnson
and Mrs. Alice Dejarnette. both of
! this city. The funeral will be held
/ from his late residence Tuesday at
ternoon at o'clock. and will be at
tended by Powhatan Tribe of Red
Men. Of which he was a member.
Colored Man Drowned.
| Eddie Knox, colored, employed by
the Newcomb Company. of this city,
was drowned about 7:3o o'clock last
| evening while attempting to cross
! Gravely Run, small stream in Din
! widdie county. He was in buggy
with Samuel Garrison. They attempt
ed to ford the stream, which had been
swollen by recent rains, Both were
thrown out Of the buggy. but Gar
/ rison managed TO swim to the shore.
! The body OF Knox was recovered this
morning. and brought to this city.
The horse was not injured.
Alien Faces Penitentiary.
/ John Allen. colored. was sent TO
the grand jury by Justice Plummer
this morning on the charge of having
! stolen a single barrel gun from a
eountrynaan named Cornelius Rose.
If Allen Is convicted, he will go to
offence of petit larceny.
The Kings Daughters have decided
to send Christmas baskets of pro-
visions to. the poor, as has been their
custom for several years. They will
be glad to receive contributions at
either 100 Sycamore street, or 1Q3
Washington street.
Profits for Bank.
The year just closing has feen a
very prosperous one for the banks OF
Petersburg, all of which have earned
handsome profits. The Petersburg
Savings and Insurance Company has
just declared a dividend of 4 IL per
cent. the American Bank and Trust
Company recently declared at 3 Ia
per cent, dividend. and other banks
will declare dividends before the first
tof the year.
Peanuts are being brought to the
city in great quantities from the sur
rounding counties, and are selling a,
SO cents per hushei today. Nearly
ten thousand bushels we're brough,
In today. hut the farmers are storing
i. a large portion OF their crops, wait
ing for better prices
Brief Local Notes.
Sycamore street and other business
streets have taken on gala appear.
ance, and are daily thronged with
Christmas Shoppers. Many OF the stores
are profusely decorated, and the
merchants report good business al
along the line.
Mr.. William n. Aiken, of Tabt
street. left today to visit relatives Ii
Richmond.
Mr.. William r. PercivaIl, of Rich
mond. Is visiting relatives on the
Chesterfield turnpike.
; Commissioner or Revenue Gerow. o.
!, Dinwiddie county. was visitor in the
city today
Miss Alys Clemmtt. Of Richmond
is visiting Miss Graves. on Washing
. ton street
Mrs. l. r. Griffin. Of Louisiana. :,
visiting her daughter. Miss Flossit
. Griffin, a student at the Southern Fe
male College.
, Miss Ida Butcher. daughter of Mr.
p. w. Butcher who was operated OF
|, Saturday at the Petersburg hospita
for appendicitis. Is getting along nice
ly
DR.. Antonio Burke. Of New Yorl
city. Is visiting his father. DR.. ]. NJ
t Burke. on Washington street.
Chief Farley OF the Fire Depart
l ment. who has been In the Petersbur,
! hospital several DAYS suffering from
Intestinal troubles Ia yprnb I'm proyad