The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-18
NATIONAL P ARK
PLANS OUTLINED
Committee OIL Site Makes Report
/ to Battlefield Asso-
citation.
NEGRO GETS LONG SENTENCE
Grand Jury Adjourns Until
Tuesday Other Peters
burg News Notes.
NEGRO GETS LONG SENTENCE
Times Dispatch Burcnu.
10? North Sycamore Street.

ff PETERSBURG, Va. June II.
Tho committee on site of the pro-
posed Battlefield Park made n report
70 the Battlefield Association last eve
1ing. Tho report was considered at
length and then laid over for further
discussion ut a meeting to he held on
lime 90. The committee Is composed
Of or. w E HARDWOOD. George S. Ber-
iiard james b. Ranks. j. a. Nichols
md John w. Hays. the last two skilled
ascnginccrs. III the report the commit
tee outlines the limits OF the proposed
park as follows:
Begin at the south bank of the Ap-
iroinattoX River, thence southensteriy,
ltrcludinS tho two main lines OF forti-
fca tions, TO Fort Malone (.'Fort
pamnation'') and Fort ScdEwi t"Eort
Siall"); the extent of tho territory to
he about three miles long. with an
sewerage width OF 1000 yards Not
more than 1000 acres of land need be
,lncauired This territory Will include
Forts McGilvcry. Steadman. Haskell.
Morton. Micklc. Rice and SedgwiclS. on
ithe Federal lines, and on the Confed-
issalient (Tho Crater), Rives.s Salient,
EBattery %, where the old men ana
Fboys fought on the eth of June, 1861
Fort Malone and the two PENNSYLVANIA
monuments there. and nearby. Tho
massachusetts monument is slightly
toutside of these lines. but may be
lancludod II the park If deemed neccs-
Ssary. by extending the limits TO that
point N5. ii,
Tho committee recommends that. a
Broad driveway he constructed from
la'ort Malone TO the National Cemetery.
On pinwiddic county, a distance of
ipbout four miles, touching various
Ipoints OF historic interest as lay along
sthls route. 1t Is not proposed to nc
N<1tt nm ri =,
gift from owners. 1t Is suggested that
"a strip 500 feet wide will be needed
100 feet for the roadway and 100 feet
ION each side for n parkway.
II may be said in this connection
lthat the Park Association and Its COM
lmittees have gotten down to earnest
Iwork for the establishment of q ma
lfional park nj Petersburg. and there is
/ every encouragement to believe that
Itheir efforts will be crowned with
teucccss.
( Ten Years In Pcnitentiary.
\ The Hastings Court was engaged III
/ of yesterday in the trial OF Edward
Newell, negro, indicted for criminal at
tack on a colored married woman, I'M
DER threats of death. The Jury last eve
ming brought in verdict of guilty,
with a sentence of ten years in the
penitentiary. Counsel for the prisoner
entered motion for new trial. which
will DC argued al a later day of the
term. #.
ilH Adjourned to Tuesday.
AT The conclusion of yesterdays
session the grand jury of the Hustings
Court. now investigating the Apo
ma;toX Bank cases, was adjourned
over until next Tuesday. and the court
also took recess until that day. II
As expected tina. the grand jury will
be In session the greater part of next
iMcck.
Delegates to baptist Alliance.
The following representa- tives from
Mic Baptist churches in this city will
intend the Baptist World Alliance
(which meets In Philadelphia on Mon
Fday. and which Will be In session for
1ight days:
/ First Church Rev. w. C. Taylor. D.
az, pastor Bartlett Roper, ST.. and
liz. a. Hartley.
( second church-Rev. F. W. Moore.
pastor.
{ West End Chnrch-Rev. r. Love
Jpn stor, and W. VI. Rucker
i The alliance VIII bring 5000 10 5000