The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-18
CITY IS BROUGHT
TO POLICE COURT
CHIEF OF POLICE SAYS SCHOOL
BUILDINGS MUST HAVE
FIRE ESCAPES.
PROBE WOMAN'S DEATH
toLoRED JANIToR ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTS HIMSELF AND MAY
LOSE HAND--Rt SHING
ROAD WORN.

Especial to The Richmond Nirgi nian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Aug. 1i.--tor
not having ire escapes on the Ander-
son and Peabody school buildings the
city Of Petersburg Is charged with yio-
latiOn OF the State law providing that
buildings of more than three stories
be equipped with fire escapes. The
case In police court this morning was
continued until August o.. Similar
charges against the Stratford Hotel,
the Chesterfield Hotel and the Pc
tersburg Leather Company have been
brought, and these cases, too will be
disposed Of next Tuesday The charges
were made by Captain r. +. Ragland
last Monday before he was suspended
as chief OF police of this city, and
were docketed for hearing to-day.
The claims OF the defense are that
three stories and that the law applies
only to buildings OF more than three
stories high. The prosecution con-
tends the height involves question
OF feet The court continued the case
that the Com monwealth s attorney
may be consulted.
Examination Continued
At the inquest of the coroner last
night into the death of Cissie Cooper,
colored, whose dead body was found
on the river bank Tuesday morning,
and whose husband ia held on suspi-
cion Of knowing how she came to
her death, two witnesses We're heard
and the hearing was continued till
Friday night. Evidence showed there
was no water in the lungs of the
woman when found and that she
must have been dead before she fell
ar INT ri 10
Cooper, the husband continues to
maintain he IL innocent.
May Lose Hand
Robert Hill. colored, janitor Of the
Virginia National Bank. may lose his
right hand as the result Of a shoot
ing accident in the hank shortly he
fore noon to-day. FIill was cleaning
revolver when he accidentally press
ed the trigger and the bullet passed
through the palm Of his hand lie
let out g scream that startled those
in the building and he was taken to
physician. who dressed the wound
Funeral of Mrs. Lewis.
The funeral of Mrs Kate M Lewis
widow Of Or. Richard r Lewis. Of
! De Witt, Dinwiddie county, whose
death occurred Yesterday morning
was conducted from her home this
afternoon a ESQ O'Clock and the body
was brought to this city via the
/ Sea board Air Line for interment In
/ I}landford Cemetery, The pall-hear
ers We're: Honorary Butterworth
Sr., j. w. Gaiusha. " NJ. sterne, j
i Y. Harris, Acttve--A. G.. Rutterwor n
! Jr.. w G. Rives, j. c. Crawford, 6
T. Simmons. II. Butterworth, Jr., ant
1 Cleveland Boisseau.
Rushing Road Work.
! Work on the pupuy road in Din.
widdic county was completed Nester
day ana the State road force wa
moved eo-day to the Boydton plant
road. the upper end of which Wi
be completed as rapidly as possible
The force which has been 1T worl
in that section has been sent 70 Nc
kenuey, where 1t VIII be put TO worl
, on the road toward Nottoway.
Religious Revivai~
Religious reViVais are being he!,
with success in several OF the nearh,
country churches At Bells school
house. in ninwiddie, protracte,
meeting is now going on The Ser
vices are being conducted by Rev
MIR. Hal. At the services which MI
Han has ust concluded AZ the Cen
tral church. in Dinwiddia county
near Church road, there were tween
ty-nine conversions
Personals.
Mrs i Il. Jolly mas gone to Key
i, York city. who're she will he the CUES
of the family OF r.. A Marks, for
meriy residents of Petersburg
Miss Leslie Stevens is visiting rela
lives in New ! ork CITY.
j. A. Maine and 4. r. Richardson
fof Dinwiddie county, were busines
visitors in Petersburg Today.
Mrs w X. Nunnaily, of Prime
George county. who h.s been undo
treatment for typhoid fever at tn
Petersburg Hospital, has so near re
covered that she has been remove
Ia her home
Mrs. .. w. Mattox has returne
home from the mountains
Or. William Shipper has returne
home from visit with relatives 4
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph u. Brady. o
Richmond, who are spending III
summer at their cottage In Chester
fold county were guests of friend
IN Petersburg Yesterday.
Miss Mary Martin Is a guest q
Misses Dabney at Rio Vista, Va.