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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
VICTIMS Of
MUSIC HALL
HOLOCAUST
EIGHT BODIES TAKEN
FROM RUINS or EDIE-
BURG THEATRE

Bss&s3s sH8 &sR
ksgat hg.sss wegs EsegfsTea tnis
m0salng sfam as asaa es tAe Earfs
mEsaa aAn maRA saFBed bas ais@t
Ae Bossas afe sagse n i.@sfageitN
fAs gFsat aaa FNs A4msegs n Aas
sansaaV Aie pels, xae Aaassi s-'
Asss sAe TeAey Bses Nieses. ana go@
gsssssy Two e4ass sFe tAoss AZ
rlsnafe4s " tae 0rghessrx Tas 9t~s
sv3 ara wwsvs@fessaa
Tas NFe xmFsA4H Kaa afe4t@8 aMM
ia0Es sn tas sut.eGee suffered
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
FedeEsls Drawn into Trap.
fBy Associated PFessl J

Laredo, Ie1as. MaF " --feIaIFs
Information that fiftysix feaeFsis
ere killed ait Saltilic yesterday in
= tight with lnsAFTectoa Has brought
hese goday hy railway CONTRACTOR
Hho nas witness Tne tedersls
we're drawn inta a iTaR.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10

@ciscci District elections june s.
School districts are 10 have eief-
lions "a June for directors ana
ether officers Directors are ID be
elected for three years The call tgf
elections Ii aniiogm throughout the
state
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
TWENTY FIFTH CHILD
IS BORN To ITALIAN
ST0REKEEPER IN EAST

q NfkegBarre. pa, MaF i8
6 sira Nathan Ealoae Of f'itfs89fg {
q sofaY presented 70 hes tea5snd {
o hsa teentyfifrh cbHd. iiae girl {
y weighing rs p0ua5s
& 81 fbe ~ children n are alive
Q ard ee9efal are married Val0se :
o es2 prDxBegec nDtwlfagf2u4lng {
O biz large family tor ae SOW
. owns grocery store shoe sh5p
u frglf store hs 1wa l0ue and
q geFsFs 0Eher ag8eS
q
o o q o q 2 o e . o O o O o Q
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
REFUSED WORK At
CARNIVAL, YOUNG
GIRL KILLS SELF

. cnaderoi, "a, May l0- {
o Sarah Agye. aged II. endef her {
Q life W. Jumping into the MoHon- G
Q ga1ela Fiser to-day because the {
p manager 81 The Hatch Carnival {
. company refused her position {
o and told her N go back ~ hef {
. parents Ii M0uegsen. Just across
o the rover Z
. Before going 70 wee tae Fnaa
Q agef, Nies Ag9e lad attended {
. tae Christian church sunday {
o school Her father. James Agge, G
. IS a teacher there Afordiag T. I
o Mr Ague the girl bad been A. {
o home every night lsat week, {
q when the Carnival company {
2 played til ChaYiefCl 6
q n a q q n n n n n q q q n q
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
WOMEN AVIATORS TO COMPETE
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE or
QUEEN or AIR AT ATLANTA

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warts sgaae ea VI sa
Wta ~@ga @@M sAES
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C Gig ss eE9ess-
sas sn aag.aR ae te Iiasae fsFe8s
a a EgAAe 81 sae HAs 4al
3 gisgs asHes a ap W As~
maas ika 0sl@ae f sAs sFnsaca wA@
ae2 T&e2e wef4 aaasNsHs$ He-
fs apan msh sAe Eass sySzFogs
eaa aS az sid taa matEer has
~ ~ oalg afsew Auzsha g.
fire uEfM3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
LIVELY CONTESTS On
FOR SEVERAL PLACES
Annual Meeting Of Grand BODY
Had Many Features Of q Va.
tIunal GalhsrIng

Election oF officers u f4e grand
chapter os the Order gi the EsstsFh
staf w4p commenced ja the closing
session at tne Masonic GrHpfe tais
afternoon Lively contests are On
igf several places aud " ig expected
fnaf tne eiefgi0ae wall Fgn ~ Heli
along Ia the evening
Tile annual meeting 81 fhe grand
chapter aag many 0l tae features os
4 national gathering About fourteen
ates have been represented III the
arrivals Tive head " fae order Ia
United States MIS- il Aiics Miller.
of r. Reno has been heFe since sun
asY. and today sae Instructed rae gs-
Ulcers ard delegates Ia ritaalistie
work. Last atgat xas devoted u the
ritual The Guthrie chapter p8ttiHg
On @n exemplislcatioa and the Talo
ga chapter c0nducsiag model lHi
ilatgoE
Representative es Tennessee,
( s0Wta Dakota. Kansas, Missouri, Cor
ogsd0. Texas. Indiana and other
states have appeared In iae sessions.
4 Few meetings ever held here aaye
covere1 a wider range EVerey aaFs
81 fne state Is well Represented
PreiiminsTs ~ ia@ elections tnis
/ afternoon tne reports 0f tile commit
tees acre reeeived TIE graua caag.
ter Njll close With installation os W
itcers 5y Mrs 81 Alice Miiief. m9st
xoFthy grand matron
A delegation from inc grand caap
ter alll attend tae funeral al Perry
tomorrow of Mrs r. 2 Waae form
er grand matrOu. Who died Monday
TIE excursion so Darlington. tae
seat of tne Masonic rome. Niii start
mere AZ 7tS9 Al m toIWrow
Tae aiMeegs snd delegates and vis
Z Aors eenera raaig seem aeA peAsed
4 H5gh Guthrie TneH have 1esH SHOWN
mang sttemfiCns aud taeT AaYa TAI
sBil use ~ sae solendi3 n~w Nssonie
temgle the attendance u the Iarg-
Est on FeecFa Tor tae order ln t1.s
state
Y AFS Ls8gy ~ Ea8s1H Ngg3flAeak
Y memiier 81 Ehe Eastern at@ss Mas sae
anieue rgsea 1f e45tos % ITO va,
psFs ia different t0wns She m4R-
ages ite Leader al Fsxaa aad E3e
iAews AZ Chattanooga. C04aneae
. eouBy 4ys Esssrgn j. sec9aa y.ce
presissnf Df the Oklahoma ststs
Press assos ation wnseA is so mees
! AZ Calekasaa 2Axt Heex
Automobile sn8 seam 9Nasfs Today
cg1isB4e6 i1eir goTa M0F& 0s sag@
u ing cir tha tawn TIE visitors acre
{ iakes ID mau9 eg3His 0i interest snS
! the esF0ag pass Ok TIE estT wefa
: pointed Oss - s41anaags
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
u 8. Psa N LsssI saslasaa

70 S. Psa on Lesa. Saslsssss
Akraat DssFls Aituvaey Gs1es
Nne Hgaa wlII 81 ~ S Paul ere
seE wafs "a sae yeek tq ap@eax =
sNa case "A y0n hgsR. * "a oa,
snsgi@fe1 Us Sessng FgBos aHd se-
stasea Ia segse ssx aanttaS III a2ii aMa
70 paY ssa fH1 A1x appealed 10 EAa
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10

Thas all esf9 ei@etlage. 2Ret
u.arY. ~ mnerMlse. sHyasA be @ah
t9efe8 ~ she gsinH pfesaefa eessS'
listed 8F sAs osaaty eieetsan ppsfa
~ zsnesaa elections is sAe xaft ~ A.
plasen feadefe8 to-day ~ 'as siN# y
pE general sC Secretary y y P0ftef
os ihe Garfield eagafg siefs4sa ooafa
Tee afteTaeF xsgeFal iasagT aeat
faat the eBsAfr esec'iaa gata @4
aataMiiF s9 eaam9a wafah aaa FeS
ia precincts Sa tAs eiF af N'f
after shssgg 4a8g AGgies oas gts8 KfY
sm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
THE WEATHER
Haw orIs.as.

10 Nay ~
Ci0alber tonight
saa eoider ez
cept M a0Hta
east Thufsasy
pnse led c9io
err
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10
ELECTION or OFFICERS
IN INCORPORATED TOWNS
Change In Election Law Of
1909 Has Relulted In Con.
siderable Confusion

}ge gpiasof given today 8E Asigta-
~ GeBerai West to County Attorney
dariisDa 0f Ch0esaw county Da the
epafate scaoos question ls ot especial
Interest Al ras tgae as me various
district gc1Ooi boards aiB hold saeir
ennWal meetings in sse aeaF iItEfe
The attorney general a0saa that Gig-
D5cis which have separate scbDolg fog
white saa coi0rel chsi8Fen ugwst 81
their annual meeting vote a lax Bpg1
i3e taxable property 81 tbs 9letrsct
t8slicsent " Malnfaln SORTS Haite 1R9
eOACfed sea00la taxing kato aeAc1at
The per capita distribution ~ funds
9efiYea irDm interest ard rental 0a
sfate saADoi iandB aad sr0m sines, hns
Baiil provisions are made Bg ihe lez
lsaataFe sgg tge 9.stflBatsga ~ funds
1ei4vea fFnm the lsvy which 4 eoaa
tr may make ln All q tae ceaAaoa
schools ot tic c01aty, gnder section
NJ article 90 % lhe constitution tne
district m1et bear tae w10ls e3geasa
os maintenance of b8tA wtlte ana
CCl0fed seaDosg theFesa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10

TNe attuas3 zener1l ia Aa aeimsga
~ State auditor Megef aeld iaas eng
Cehtral Light company ef sayelDA
sA0agt be regaiged % Dag a sf0as pro-
getlon Tax eqaal ID one halt n oae
gegcent ~ tAe gross receipts Tae
company 10 engaged Ia pTgdncing a@
Heil ss disposlng d naiWfai gas
TIE afsgrEeg general declares tAat
sae eaaaEe IN fae te9e las relative I'd
election Of o.iteegs ID Incorporated
y8wnE. giTing towEg tHc trustees A
eaoa Nar9 snelea8 81 one aaa fesait-
20 Sc MUCH c0aiuaiDn AS m.li gesslt
ia further egE'aslcn ia 1913 Is no
csange sn tbe law taheg 9iaee w an
ogi9lon 20 Hohers A WvEe qfessae9s
0f Use board " trustees ~ HeaaesH-
ay. BE ssateg that sH iacDfg atea
t5ars ga tas fiFss Te4eaaF sa AEFti
sagas haYe sele e6 ee ssesser
1 Justice Ht ths Descs FER eafn
aFa. 10 succeed officers esaeSns l1
1853. aNd marshal fa saNesa ifs
saal asattsS III ls24
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-10

Automobile ana seaM 0@aess Today
coatisuea i1eir g@ra mpF& of sagw
ing cir ths tawn Tae visitors acre
taken ID msH9 eelHts 0i Interest snS
the HsF0aG pinss OK TIE esT asre
pointed ogs- 20 s1Ysnaa9s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
ISSUE MATTER
GOES TO CONFERENCE
VIRGINIA ELKS |.
FIGHT FOR HOME
State Lodges to Prevent Re
moval From Bedford City
by National Body.

A meeting Of far-reaching impor-
lance not only to ethe order, but the
State of Virginia at large, will be held
in this city Tuesday. June 81, by the
exalted rulers of the state Associa ton
of the Benevolent. Protective order of
Elks, headed by Fred Harper, of
Lynchburg, president OF the State or
ganization.
Plans will be formulated to make a
nght at the annual meeting OF the
grand lodge at Atlantic City the week
Of July 10 10 retain at Bedford City
the Elks' national home, and secure
for II the proposed expenditure OF a
quarter of a million dollars
II Is expected that an effort will be
made at the coming meeting of the
grand lodge to have the national home
r RENE from f,en Bedford City TO some
step will be stoutly opposed by the
Virginia deleg ton
It IS the intention OF the Virginia
1eelegatlol to issue a pamphlet telling
h nov to Ideally the home is situated at
arguments why the present site should
be retained. To this end thousands OF
the pamphlets will be sent to the diff
co,Yln,ry; Al least 10000 viii be dis
triouted al the meeting OF the grand
lodge.
John B. Bliley exalted ruler of Rich
mona Lodge. No. IS. B. p, Q. e, said
last night that every effor, will be
made to Keep the home at Bedford
CITY. we are proud OF the home
said Mr.. Bliley. land we are going 10
get together 70 show that Virginia
night to the floor of the grand lodge
conventions" a 80
Mr.. Bliley is chairman of the At
lantic City excursion committee He
expects that there Will be al least 200
from Richmond Lodge in the party 10
me grand lodge conclave. They will
he Joined BY ten Elks from Manches
yer Eodse The party will leave Rich
mona lot Atlantic City Sunday, July
9. I ego a NJ. on a snecial- tratn -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
CAN'T SELL LICENSE
Councilman, ct Least, Must wait until cour,

Councilman, ct Least. Must Wait Until Court
Decides.
An Injunction was granted in the Law
and Equity Court yesterday morning re-
stroining Councilman ]. j. Burke from sell
Ing or transferring the liquor license under
which Archie Pratalli has been conducting
business at 1921 North Seventeenth Street
Both men claim the ownership OF the IL
cense. The Injunction holds until July i.
the plaintiff is required to give bond in the
sum of $500. IL
Pratalll says in his bill that ne bought
and paid for the license nearly year ago.
10 him. Burke denies that he made an ab
solute sale Of the License Attorney L. o.
Wendenburg is counsel for Burke, and D. C.
The cases of IT, b. Beard against tho
Globe Coffee and Molasses Company for
s7s. and that Of the Bank OF Brunswick
for sl,750 debt on note. were dismissed and
stricken from the docket. i5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
CITIZENS NAMED
BY COU|.N|CILMEN
n. Meredith, Morris and Rountree
Invited to Serve on Joint
5il Committee.
TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT
Business Men and Lawyer Will
Help Devise New System
Of Government.
TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT

Although no formal election has been
held. the special Council committee ap-
pointed to suggest changes in the form
OF municipal government, has selected
Charles ". Meredith, l. z. Morris end
Horny w Rountree as the three citi-
zens to serve with members from the
Board OF Aldermen md Common Coun-
Gil in drafting report Business men
and Councilmen who have heard of this
commentator. believing that Mr.. Mere
dith, Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Rountree will
give valuable help In a matter which
has engaged the serious thought of
the public for several years.
Familiar With Conditions.
MIR. Meredith. because Of his service
as City Attorney: Mr.. Rountree, be-
cause of his several terms in the City
Council. and Mr.. Norris because Of his
former service as president of the
Chamber Of Commerce and his famili-
arity with local conditions, are ex-
'pected to offer suggestions which will
be invaluable in simplifying the gov
eminent plan without coming out alb
solutely In favor OF the fat commission
system There Is q desire TO separate
the legislative and executive functions,
but there is a greater desire to place
and define responsibility so that the az
fairs OF the city may be conducted
along strictly business lines.
Members of the joint committee as
at present constituted declined to dis
cuss the selection of citizens In adj
vance OF the meeting called by Chair
man Gilbert K. Pollock for Tuesday
night, but 1T is generally admitted that
Mr.. Meredith. Mr.. Morris and Dir. Roun-
tree Will serve II they can find the
time.
Besides Mr.. Pollock, the Council com
mittee consists OF John F. Don Leavy,
Robert G. Rennolds. DR.. Frank NJ.
Reade and John J. Lynch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24

Losing his balance as he sat ASKING
from large rock, Lloyd Bernard
Eacho. twelve years old. of 2422 Ven
able Street, fell into the James River
at the foot of Seventeenth Street at 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon. and de-
spite his heroic struggle for life. was
drowned In sight OF his small compan-
ion, Walter Eubenk
Both boys left their homes yesterday
morning, ostensibly and as their par
ents thought to go to 500 Denny Street,
Fulton, to play with Lloyds brother,
Donald, who, with his father. operates
a store at that address While they
had been warned of the dangers OF the
treacherous river. they fingered along
the banks, and finally got out their
lines. and. finding a convenient spot on
which to sit beneath the shade, pro-
ceeded to fish.
Negro Refused TO Help.
Lloyd caught one fish, the only catch
of the day, before the accident. He
cast In his line again and watched the
bohbing cork Walter sat behind him,
higher m on the bank and at safer
distance from the water. Suddenly,
said Walter. who sobbed out as much
of the story as he could tell In his
mothers home. 24oe venable Street,
last night, Lloyd slipped and slid into
the water. He rose to the surface,
floating on his back. and Walter shout
ed to him to turn over and strike for
shore =.
Lloyd tried hard to swim" said
Walter "He turned over and kept his
hands going. But his eyes began TO
bulge out. and knew that he was go
n ha a. OF al - y,r,
in after him, but 1 thought we would
both be drowned: SO I stayed on shore
and shouted for help. There was a COL
ored man fishing from boat and I
shouted to him to get Lloyd out. but
the colored man said he couldn't swim.
and kept on hshing. He didn't pay any
attention to Lloyd at all. Soon three
white men came. and then ran home"
Hard Struggle in Water.
H Lloyd sank and died without utter
ing sound. He rose to the surface
several times. always struggling. But
the water was too swift and 1t soon
bore him far from the shore
The three white men experienced 1T
Mr. Eacho was notified, and the body
was conveyed to Nelson's Undertaking
establishment. in Fulton
AS soon as Walter got home he in
formed his mother of the tragedy, and
a neigbbor carried the sad news to the
dead boys mother. She Was grief
stricken. for he was next to the young
est of her nine children.
Coroner Taylor viewed the remains
and decided that Lloyd came to his
death ny accidental drowning.
Besides his parents, Lloyd is sur
vived by eight brothers and sisters, as
60 ~
liam .Radford, Cleveland, James. Thorn
ms. Augustus, Donald and Harold. The
funeral arrangements will be announced
later
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
CASE SUBMITTED
Hearing on Turnpike Petition Concluded
.fs.e Before COntniasiun .as.. H

Hearing on Turnpike Petition Concluded
Before Cnnmls aiOn.
Argument was concluded OF noon ycster-
day on the herring Of the petition OF the
Valley Turnpike Company 70 be permitted
TO establish additional iolsates and the
case WAS submitted to The State Corpora
ton Commission. Judge E S. Tavenner, OF
Woodstock. who was III at his hotel on
Thursday night. was nbie 10 appear IN tho
case, lf
tho wear on the famous old pike to the
modern automobiles. and said they uhouId
he charged lnrgcr amount for using the
rohds. lie protested agair1t additional
this state. PA ~. NJ
Richard Evelyn Byrd 10 closing for tho
petitioner argued that 81 10 not proposed
70 add a penny OF cost to any person now
using the road. but only to charge those
no" making use OF It without paying for Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
Two Two Heat Prostrations Reported,
While Whole Town 8
Suffers.
MAY GO AS HIGH AGAIN TO-DAY.
Temperature Jumps Thirty De-
grces From s A. M. to 3 in
Afternoon.

The highest official mark ever reach
ed by the mercury in this city Save
once in the past twelve years. was
notched yesterday afternoon shortly
after 3 o'clock, when O hot blast frorn
the west struck Richmond. sending Il
up to ninety-eigfn degrees! This was
an advance Of three degrees over the
previous high mark of the year
peculiar feature of the days tenn
perature record was the variance be-.
tween tho minimum and maximum fig-
urcs AZ a. 81 the temperature was
sixty eight degrees. the lowest or the
day Al 10 o'clock It was ninety de-
srees An increase OF thirty degrees
was noted between the time Of the
minimum and shortly after O'Clock
when the maximum was reached
An almost insufferable humidity adj
ded TO the discomfort OF everybody.
For there was no surccase from the
heats Intensity even for those able to
remain In the shade. Even the zephyrs
waited by countless electric fans in
omces. amusement places and homes
failed TO give relief
Hot From the Start.
At a. NJ. the thermometer re gister-
ed seventy-ninc. The humidity. was
hfty-t three. and there was a westerIy
breeze that didn't average six miles
an hour Even at that hour II was
plain that he heat of the day was
TO be abnormal. This was later shown
when the mercury gradually rose until,
at noon. It reached ninety-nve
From noon until 2 oclock. the mer-
curry rose slowly. reaching It's highest
point al o'clock. when II touched
ninety eight Then II gradually fell off
with no dimunition. however, OF the
intense heat OF the earlier hours.
at the kiosk In Capitol Square. the
needle smashed all records Of the sea
son when It advanced 10 lo7 at 3
o'clock. while the Official Thermometer
was registering ninety-eipht degrees.
And the kiosk better exempiified tho
way people felt than did the oficiai
register. 1t Will be hot age in to day n.
Two Hent ProHtrntiou..
Two prostrations from the e1ces-
sive heat were reported yesterday TO
the ambulance surgeons, and in the
case OF William Cha berlnin. an aged
inmate OF the Soldiers Home, DR.. Tar
ter. OF the city ambulance corps, exper-
fenced some difficulty In revivins the
patient. He was in a bad condition for
an hour hut was finally restored.
The second pros,ration was that OF
George Letter. colored. en- ployeti in the
American Tobacco Company's plant at
Twenty-sixth and Cary Streets He was
stricken while At work, but responded
quickly TO treatment, and was taken to
his home. Ills ST Paul Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
LEAVES FOR DENVER

Captain aTcsInhon Expects to Return with
Louis Gregory in Ten Days.
Captain Of Detectives Mcmahon left at s:45
o'clock yesterday afternoon for Denver Coll
where he goes to bring back Louis L. Greg
DRY. who absconded with more than SCI, 600
belonging to the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road. by which he was employed as freight
cashier. ia i,.
Gregory had been living a short time In
Denver under tho alias of L. l.. Whltmore
and was about TO secure position as sales
man for an automobile company when ar
rested by two detectives. He at once adj
mtted his identity and agreed to return to
Virginia without reauisition papers. But
Captain Mcmahon, desiring to save possible
trouble and difficulty secured the necessary
papers from the Governors office yesterday.
and departed fully armed with copies Of
warrants and Indictment. The trip Will oc-
cupy, probably, ten days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
SQUIRE DUKE ARRESTED


Kessler, Whom He Hit, Went Elsewhere
to Swcnr Out Warrant.
AS he has SO often issued warrants
Tor others. SO last night was Maais-
trate r. c. Duke, justice OF the peace
and so on. forced to face e warrant
for his own arrest He did not issue
this warrant Another ma gistrate per-
formed that, perhaps, unpleasant duty
But the squire does not face serious
punishment. for the crime. with which
he is charged is not one of those
named in the category of hcinous Of
lenses against the peace and dignity
of the Commonwealth. He is charged
with striking a. F.. Kessler in the
street. II seems that words were
passed between the two men. and that
Squire Duke thought the time had
come for action He landed his blow.
and kessler sought out another JUS
tice of the peace. Squire Duke was
bailed aasF.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-24
WORK OF ROBBERS
Two Cnses Reported TO Police by VIC
Tins. but Nobody Is Caught.

Two Gases Neported to Police by VIC
Tins. hut Nobody Is CnuEht.
A II. Conner, Of 1922 North Twenty
seventh Street. reported 10 the police
early yesterday morning that lie was
held up and robbed of s97 near Tween
ity-seventh and Leigh Streets as he
was on his way home Detective Ser
geant kellam made an investigation.
but could find no clues, and the inves
tigation was continued yesterday BY
Detective Sergeant Wiltshire.
Conner said that both men were
masked on the lower half OF their
the detective. he said also that both
stated that he knew, in spite OF their
being masked. that they were clean
shsven. because the same two men had
stopped him the night before ana
asked him for match. He was able
to describe his assailants One was
short stocky and had red hair, and
wore n striped suit OF clothes. The
other was a very large man, and wore
dark clothes. While one toyed with
him with gun. the other rifed his
pockets.
Conner's father did not know OF the
hold-up and robbery until between II
and ~ o'clock yesterday. when he was
Informed by a police ofTicer.
Shortly before $3.50 o'clock Jack
Howard, night billing clerk at the
Seaboard Air Line freight depot was
knocked In the head. he reported by
a highwayman. who then stole s22
from him. He recovered as the robber
fed. and fred several shots after him
None of the shots took effect