The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-20
WOMAN ATTEMPTS
TO END Her LIFE
Jumps Into River, but Is Res
cued by Man in
Boat.
COUNTY ROAD BOARD MEETS
Pennsylvania Battlefield Conn
mission Votes to Pur-
chase Land.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
1919 North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg, Va, October |

100 North Sycamore street,
Petersburg Va. October 10.
The wife of Edward McCoy,a respect
able colored man. WHO lives ON wilcox
Street and does business Oh Halifax
street, attempted to commit suicide
early this morning by jumping into The
river near the wharves. She was seen
to Jump by coiored ,nan in :, boat
nearby, who promptly went to her res
cue and succeeded in getting her
ashore uninjured. 1t is said that the
woman had been showing evidences
for some time of mental arrangement,
though not of d character that caused
apprehension. She left her home be-
tween and 5 o'clock this morning ami
was not missed until her husband
awoke TO find her gone. Her act was
committed under "a spell of mental
alteration. she was brough, back
home and placed under the care of
physicians.
Meeting of Rond Bonrd
y meeting of the Dinwiddlc county
Road Board was held in the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday
afternoon, the object being to con-
sider the acceptance Of the roads over
and under which the Norfolk and West
ern Railway crosses in the construc-
ton of Its belt line around the city.
The railway crosses four of these
county roads by overhead bridges and
one by underground. The board decid-
ed TO seek further Information before
taking action. The board also decided
TO postpone for time any action in
the matter of the Improvement of the
River Road from the Cox Road to the
Matoaca bridge, at Ferndale Park. The
abutments for this iron bridge are now
up, and the work of placing the struc-
tural iron will soon be commenced.
The Pennsylvania Commission.
The Pennsylvania Battlefield Com
mission, now in Petersburg, has decided
to purchase from the owner 100 feet
square of the land in front of the
Pennsylvania monument at Fort Ma
hone. to improve 1t and lay concrete
driveway. The commission is also ne
gotiating for the purchase of old Fort
Steadman. in Prince George county
and present 1t to >the State of Penn
sylvania. A large stone marker In
memory OF the soldiers of that State
has already been placed at Fort Stead
man, and some time In the future a
handsome monument may be erected
there. The monument at Fort Malone
and the marker at Fort Steadman are
cared for by the Ladies' Memorial AS
ISOLATION of Petersburg.
PcrsonaI Intelligence.
Mrs Jennie a. Schenck has issued
daughter. Bessie Mae, to Howard Will
let's Mitchell, of Vineland. n. j. The
wedding will take place at the resi-
dence of the bride, on Harrison Street
on Wednesday. November l. at noon.
Congressman Robert Turnbuli, OF
Brunswick county. Is attending the fair
In this city and mixing freely with
the people. most of whom are his con-
stituents. He has travelled extensively
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ment of the special session of Congress.
meeting the people and addressing
them at times. giving an account of his
stewardship. He will be a candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Turnbull has not
yet heard that he will have opposition,
though report has 1t that Judge Wal
ter a. Watson may be a candidate.
The judge may be considering the
matter but has made no announce
ment of his intentions.
Attempted SwindIe
One or more strangers, coming with
the crowd to the city, have attempted
to get into residences by representing
themselves as electrical men who want
ed to look after the electrical wiring.
Their intention was to commit rob-
berry. The police early got onto their
scheme and checked the game.
HustinE Court Cases.
term of the Hastings Court to-day, but
transacted no busssess. not desiring
to keep the people away from the fSir
For the benefit of the lawyers, tR~
court will call over the civil docket
on Saturday and set days for the hear
ing of ca ses.
On Monday the grand and petit jul
rors and witnesses will meet. and the
court will take mp the Commemorative
docket. on which there are number
of felony cases. Among these are
Isaac Cooper, colored. indicted for the
murder of his wife. and ]. b. Hozler
of near Hampton, indicted for alleged
criminal assault.
General News.
Petersburg Council, knights OF CO.
iumbus. will send representatives to
Richmond tomorrow to attend the
funeral of Bishop Van de Vyver. A
number of other Catholics "" also go
T. C. Brown, OF Brunswit anty.
visitor to the fair, had pocket
picked on Sycamore Stree after
noon of SIT. MIR. Brown ID fortu-
nately just previously deposited u large
sum with a merchant for safe keeping.
w. Fl. King, of Hampstead, N. c., is in
the city Wis ting his son, J. S. King.
This Is his first visit to Petersburg in
forty-siX years