The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
WELDON, N. G. POLICE ARREST
rOUR yOUNG MEN on
SUSPICION.
DAVIS CASE TO BEGIN
COURT OF APPEALS HAVING RE-
FUSED TO INTERFERE, TRIAL
MAY COME Up TO-
DAY.

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PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. If In
the arrest this morning at Weldon, y.
G., OF four boys giving their narues as
j. L.. Brown, aged IA; Charles 4. Will
iiams. 16; John l.. Cary, II. and James
Davis. Is. the police here believe
they have brought TO the end of its
existence bad gang. The four youths
were brought 10 Petersburg and placed
in jail tonight pending hearing in
Police Court ON charge of holding up
and robbing Charles Brown last night.
The boys are believed also to be those
wanted for holding up Mr.. iarman in
Richmond Tuesday night.
Mr.. Brown, who is employed at the
hardware store of Charles Leonard,
was returning TO his home when held
up at pistol points. few dollars
We're taken from him. He Immediately
came to Petersburg and reported the
hold-up at police headquarters. Police
of surrounding cities were notified
This morning news came from Weldon.
n. C., that four men answering the
description wefe-he@a- there Chief
Ragland, Lieutenant Donohue, OF the
local police, and Mr.. Brown went to
Weldon, where this afternoon Mr..
Brown was said to have identifed
them. If the young men Will not come
TO Virginia for trial without requisi-
ton papers they will be held at Wet-
don until the papers can be secured.
Peticous Lee Watts.
The funeral OF Peticoiis Lee Watts,
who died yesterday afternoon. was
conducted this afternoon at O'Clock
from his late home on Terrace ave-
nue., Rev. Fred w. Moore, pastet' of
the Second Baptist church, officiating.
The pail bearers Were: James W
Wells, w. II. Wilcox, Marcus Slate. l..
j. Bennett. George Nunnally and MI.
Traylor. Mr.. Watts was for several
Years police officer of Oak Grove,
Chesterfield county. He was ffty-siA
years of age and is survived Icy his
wife, three daughters and two broth
ers.
Davis Case to Begin.
Having been denied "a writ of habeas
corpus by the state Supreme Court
to-day, Charles Hall Davis, president
of the old Appomattox Trust Com
pany, indicted for embeZzlemens Will
have To stand trial at this term of the
Hastings Court. Court opens to-mor-
row. The case which has dragged its
wearv way throuhh the Hustings
Court, without once coming to trial
and which has been in the state SUI
preme Court cnce, Will now be tried on
It's merits.
Davis claimed that the pending In
dictment is the same as the one on
which hS has already peen dismissed
under the statute OF limitations as APP
| Piled 10 criminal cases. Judge Null
| len, Of the local Hastings Court. ruled
| against him and instead of appealing
| to the Supreme Court Davis, through
his counsel, Colonel James Mann, oil
| Norfolk. applied for IL writ of haoeas
corpus, which would have the same
effect II granted. but which would OBJ
/ viate excessive delay. This writ was
| refused him to-day.
| Good Roads Train.
! The Atlantic Coast Line Railway
| viii run good roads train along its
| entire system, beginning November -
| tho day after the close of the conven-
! ton uf the National Highway I'M
| provement Association in Richmond
I The ilst stop will be made in Peters
| btrg at $50 O'Clock on the morning
Of Friday. November "a. where lectures
W. be given by noted authorities
/ After remaining here for two hours
and half the train will proceed tc
Emporia and Reanis Saturday II
/
| then continues south.
| Virginia Godsey.
Virginia Boiling, aged two years,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles O,
Godsey. died last night at the home
of her parents, In Chesterfield county.
The funeral was conducted this morn
ling at II o'clock from the home. al
stop SO on the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
car line.
Hilda Parkinson.
Hilda Isabella, the eighteen months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd r.
Parkinson. died yesterday afternoon
at her parents home on Sheppard
street, after a brief illness. The funeral
was conducted at o'clock this after
noon from the home, Rev. George
Zkegler. pastor of the Washington
lStreet Christian church officiating.
William L. kestcrs0n.
! News was received here today OF
the death at an army post in Wyom.
ling. Of William T. Westerson. a mem
Der of the regular army. Details OF
his death have not been received, the
statement of death made being he
had died OF injuries The body has
been sent to Petersburg and Will ar
rive here Saturday afternoon. Mr.
by two sisters and one brother al
of Ettrick.
r.. III. Ednlunds Assigns.
h. l.. H.. EduaMndss for several Years
a grocery merchant on Sycamore
street. today made an assignment tc
r. II. Mann, trustee. The deed trans.
fers to trustee all stock, goods and
assets for the benefit of his creditors
His liabilities are estimated at $4,000
AT its meeting this afternoon the p
NJ A. Literary Society decided in a
debate as against canital punishment
Cadets Donald Primer and Walter
Bryan, who handled the negative were
given the decision. The affirmative
side of the question was handled by
Cadets Pfnner and Lunsford
Killed BY Automobile.
Jacob Monroe. cofored. of Poca.
hontas, this city. Was struck and al
most instantly Killed on the Rich
mond- Petersburg turnpike by an au-
tomobile said to be that Of David
Dunlop, driven by Brice Benson, his
chauffeur. The accident occurred this
side of Swift Creek in Chesterfield
county. No arrests have as vet been
made.
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