The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12
DECLARED GUILTY
!. Of MANSL AUGH1ER
James M. Lynch Sentenced for
One Year for Killing Charles
w. Conner.
INVITATIONS TO pYTHlAAs
Inquest Into Car Accident Not
Concludcd-Othcr Peters
burg News.
INVITATIONS TO PYTHlAhs
Timcs-Dispatch Bureau,
100 n. Sycamore Street,

Petersburg. Va March H.
murder case OF great interest was
concluded In the Circuit Court Of
Brunswick county last evening after q
trial lasting through several days. On
Sunday, December i. last Charles w.
Canaan was shot and killed By James
NJ Lynch. after previous difficulty
which had left bad feelings between
tho men. Cannon was shot In tho top
Of the head from an cmbnnkncnt
overlooking the road along which lie
was passing. The two men were con
nected by intermarriage In their
families, and both were we'll known III
tho county. Tho interest In tho trial
was widesp read, and large crowds at
, tended. many people coming from
/! long distance and remaining from
beginning to end. Common wcnith's
Attorney II. p Buford, prosecuted the
prisoner, and urged a verdict OF muir
der IN the first degree The defendant
Was represented by Arvin Smithey, OF
brunswick. and L. H. Drcwry. Of
Petersburg, who urgently pleaded self.
defense and mitigating circumstances
The verdict Of the jury was man
slaughter with sentence Of one year
in the pcnitentiary, from which Yer
diet there was no appeal Lynch lau
a wife and three children while Can
non was unmarried. Fifty Witnesses
! representing both sides. were put OH
the stand. and the evidence was very
conflicting. The court frequently held
| night sessions. TO facilitate tho trial
The result is regarded az IL great VIC
| tory for the defense.
Invitation to- PSthinns.
| Colonel w. II. Wi!!cox, Of this city
commanding tile First Regiment, Uni
! form Rank knights OF PythIas, will
inspect and install tho officers OF
| lta'lowcll Dickinson Company No 4,
in Richmond. on March r. The Peters :
burg company, which is iii Colonel
| Wiilcox's command. has been invited TO
attend the ceremonies, acting as cs-
cort 10 lilo inspecting and installing
officer and will probably accept.
Inquest Not Concluded.
Coroner II. G.. Lee ana a Jury las,
night began, but did not conclude an
Inquiry into tho matter OF the death
of tho young man, Isaiah Harrison
who was crushed under an ovcrturninr
street car Thursday night. In this
Same accident Ave other persons were
slishuy injured Much interest has
been manifested in the case. Tho cvi-
iencc generally was confirnatory
OF tic statements Of tho unfortunate
affair Conductor Tallcy, who was al
tho motor while Motorman Sermons
was in the rear Of tho car testified
that in descending the long grade on
! auin street in Blandford the car got
spond TO the brakes. and that In turn
Ing tho curvn into Wythc Street 1t
/ Jumped the track and turned over. Mr.
Harrison. who. with several female
companions. was waiting At that point
70 take the car into the city. was
caught under the car while attempt.
Ing 10 push his companions out OF
danger. and was crushed to death.
Tho Misses Tatum and others. who
Witnessed the accident. gave their tcs-
! ti,nony. but Motorrlan Sermons dc
clined 10 go on the stand.
The two passengers OH tho car---AIrs
! Susan Griffith and Captain William
+, Miller--both Of whom We're Injured.
| were unable TO appear at tho inquest
! last night, and further inquiry was
| adjourned over until Monday night.
! The Virginia Railway and Power Com
| rany had a sicnographer present tax
| Ing the evidence III full. Conductor
! Talley and Motorman Sermons were In
! court this morning to answer charges.
| but their cases werc continued until
| the 1917. and both We're bailcd.
Personal and Otherwise.
! The sales of tobacco this week wcra
| Light. aggregatinG only "a ,040 pounds
| y iinc market, with high prices. ruled
| throughout tho week, especially on
| common grades.
| y horse hitched to wagon belong
| 'lS " q f5olelntan 1armer, ran ava y
| oil Brown Street this afternoon The
| animal was badly injured by running
| into telephone pole. having an eye
/ knocked out. and tho wagon was bad
| ~ brok eli. No one was III the wagon
at the time.
1he Rev. j. o. Babcock. a former
Methodist pastor of th.s city, now pas
| tor Of the church at Stony Creek. is
still undergoing the Pasteur treatment
lt.sh Il
Of rabid dog. His many friends arc
glad to learn that he is all right.
Increase IN Bank Deposits.
Statements made by three of the
principal BANKS OF tho city show biz
increase III deposits since September
| last. the increase being 1893, 900. the
largest In mo history OF the city. Tho
VirslHia National shows an Increase
Of $35S.000; the National Bank an In
crease Of $4,000: the Petersburg saw
nGs an Increase of $4,000, and the
! American Bank and Trust Company an
Increase OF over Is per cent-a re.
rnarkable evidence of the prosperity
OF the city.
Sentenced for yaErancy
Thomas Henry. white man, was
| sent to jail to-day for fifteen DAYS
for drunkenness and vagrancy. While
In a drinking condition yesterday ne
| "ent to tho office of the Common
| ~calths Attorney told of his promt-
| ncnt acquaintance throughout the
| state. knew all the politicians around
Norfolk. etc, and then said no was in
J the street car accident here Thursday
! night. and told OF his heroic conduc;
there Then. confidentially. he ina
| mated that he was willing to testify In
exoneratton OF the company, In fact,
to anything that might be required
OF him. lie was ordered from the
office. and placed under arrest