The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-18

. ticned them AS to their record The
two Texas boys left their homes two
and a half years ago. and the two
Denver boys about year ago They
all met In New York City. where they
obtained work. Cary is the only one
whose parents are living Judge MuI.
/ len spoke very gently to the boys
| on the seriousness of the crime they
had committed, and for which the law
| provided even a. death penalty. He
concluded by pronouncing a sentence
on each OF twelve years in the peni-
| tentiary.
| This sentence will, OF course. pre-
clude prosecution for the highway
robbery committed by the boys in
Richmond. The entire court proceed.
ings In the cases lasted less than an
hour.
Davis Cnse In Court.
The Supreme Court having denied
the appeal of Charles Hall Davis for n
writ OF habeas corpus and release from
custody. the question came up in tile
Hastings Court to-day on fixing T. day
for the trial of the case on it's merits
| Colonel James Mann. of counsel for
Mr. Davis. expressed the desire to have
the trial at this term OF the court.
and suggested December as a day
agreeable and convenient to counsel.
| Commonwealth's Attorney Mann OK
|
day. The court suggested the Sth
| day of January, but 1T was stated
that Colonel John l.. Lee could not
be here at that time. In view OF the
fact that counsel had not received a
copy OF the Supreme Courts opinion
and were not, fully advised OF its er-
fects. 1t was agreed that the ques-
ton Of fixing 4 day for the trial of
the case on Its merits on the pend
| In Nhar -
Appomattox Trust Bank should be
considered on Monday
Five Years the Road.
| John Lewis. negro. indicted for
hcIsebreak!ns and robbery, was corr
victed OF the charge in the Hastings
Court to-day and sentenced to five
years on the public roads. On the sama
night recently Lewis broke into the
store OF w. O. Newsom &c Co. and the
residence of W. B. Harrison. Lewis
has bad record IN Richmond
Acquitted of Blame.
| Justice Lundie. OF Chesterfield
county. to-day held an inquest Owe,
the body OF John Monroe an agoi
! negro. who was last night run over
and instantly killed by an automobile
driven by Brice T. Benson. chauffeur
for David Dunlop. Monroe lived in
this city. and was returning from
! oNlit Sreeh at the time OF the 3cCi-
dent Mr.. Benson testified that he saw
him In the road and slackened his
speed in approaching him: that Just
| as he came near. Monroe, probably
confused and blinded by the lights.
! attempted to cross the road imme-
diately in front of the car. and the
accident was unavoidable. The jury
acquitted Benson of blame. The ne
gro's head was crushed and many of
| the bones of his body were broken.
Death OF J. r. GIL.
J. E. Gill. of Mont Blanco. on James
River. Chesterfield county. died at the
| home Of his brother. John A. Gill, on
High Street. at ll:i0 Thursday night.
| He leaves three sisters and two broth
ers-Mrs. D. .. Adkins and John Is.
| Gill. of this city; Mrs l. q. Tabb and
Mrs f, s. Gregory. of Chesterfield
county, and w. F. Gin. of Los An
geles, Cal. Funeral services Will be
held at the residence Of John A. Gill
Saturday morning at 1870 o'clock.
and the interment will be in Blandford
Cemetery.
Meeting of Medical Faculty.
| The Medical Faculty of Petersburg
held Its sixty-sixth annual meeting
last night In A. p. Hill Camp Hall and
elected officers as follows: President.
Ut. a. n TeCh"lth, rltSt N1Ce-freSl-
dent. Or. II. a. Burke: Second Vice
President. DR.. E. l. McGin; Core
spending Secretary, DR.. w. L. Iar-
wood Secretary and Treasurer DR..
W. C. Powell; Court Medicale, Drs j.
D. Osborne. j. G. Rennie. II. G.. Leigh.
r. A. Martin. C. 7. Jones.
After the business meeting the fac
! ulty adjourned to the Stratford Hotel
! and partook OF the annual banquet.
Suit Ended.
! In tho Hustings Court last evening
after a trial OF some days the civil
| action Of the Virginia Railway and
| Power Company against z. G. Temple
| G. Company was ended by verdict for
| the defendant. "A motion was made
! TO act the verdict aside and grant a
! new trial. which Is to be argued later
Tho souit embraced the amount of
money from a lease OF several years
The Basin Mill. occupied by the de-
PENDANT. was destroyed by fire In July
OF last year, and was rebuilt by the
plaintiff and rendered to Mr.. Temple.
The defendant refused to receive ii
on the ground that the mill was not in
as good condition as before the fire.
| Hence the suit.
| Another Assignment.
J. a. Pulley. who for some years
has conducted a grocery store on
upper Halifax Street, made an assigns
ment to-day to T. f. Parsons. as trus-
tee. for the benefit of his creditors.
Liabilities amount to about $4,000.
Death in Chesterfield.
Mrs. Helen e. Leach died last night
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