The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-19
He WASASTRANGER
AND TOOK THEM IN
Visitor at Fair Repays Kindness
of His Hosts With
Theft.
NOW POLICE WANT HIM
Disappears From Boarding
House With All Cash
He Can Find.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,

Petersburg, Va. October is.
stranger who said he was visiting
Petersburg TO see the fair was as a
matter OF favor taken In and given
accommodations yesterday at the board
ing house OF e. II. Blick, on North Mar
kct Street Early this morning he
quietly disappeared from the house. and
1t was found afterwards that Mr.
Blick's watch and $3.50 in money and
Sl2 belonging TO another inmate of the
house had disappeared with him. The
fellow. 1t is supposed. left on the early
morning train North. as the police have
been unable TO catch up with him.
New bridge Probable.
Tho Finance Committee has had un-
der consideration. but has taken no ac-
ton yet, relative to the building of u
concrete bridge over the Appomattox TO
take the place of what is Known as
the Bishop Bridge. the main connect ion
between the city and Chesterfield coun-
~. The Bishop Bridge was construct
ed by the government at the time OF
digging the river diversion channel, and
was turned over to the city. /, has
since cost the city some $4,000 or more
year to keep II in repair. and II is
considered matter OF cconoa,y to
build permanent structure, at a prob
able cost of $4,000 or $4,000. The
matter probably will be brought to the
attention of the Common Council at
an early day. The present bridge
stands on piles.
The old Pocahontas Bridge, an iron
structure, has been out of use for some
time. having been condemned as UNI
safe. The Council voted to sell IT, but
the Board OF Aldermen refused 10 do
so, and the bridge stands useless.
Burial of Mrs. Shepherd.
The funeral of Mrs. Sailie Leftwich
Shepherd, who died yesterday at Ches-
ter, took place this afternoon at the
grave in Blandford Cemetery Mrs.
Shepherd was in her ssventy-fourth
year and had been in declining health
for many months She is survived by
two sons and one daughter-F. L.
hephcrd. of Wilson. ". c.. and Thomas
j. Shepherd and Mrs. C. Is. Bowles. OF
Chester-and by four sisters and many
near relatives.
Hastings Court.
The October term of the Hastings
Court opens Tomorrow, but no cases
on the Communicating docket will be
tried until Monday. on which day ju-
rors and Witnesses have been sum
moned to appear. The most impor-
tant case on the docket will be that
OF Isaac Cooper, negro, who is charged
with the murder of his wife on the
night of August II. The body of the
woman was found in the river the fol-
lowing morning. and a coroner's Jury
and post-mortem established the fact
that she had been murdered.
Battlefield Commission Meets.
A meeting of the Pennsylvania Bat
tlefeld Commission was held in the
Shirley Hotel to-day. Those present
were George w. Aughenborough, OF
York; w. S. Seabold. of AnnvlIIe, Henry
Whitaker, of Mt. Carmel; Colonel MIL
ton A. Embrick, of Carlisle. and Major
Isaac B. Brown, the president, of
Cory. The visit of the commission is
with the view of purchasing additional
land, II possible, around the monument
at Fort Malone. to make the ground
more attractive and beautiful.
Looking for Sisters.
Walter H. Mingea, Confederate
veteran of seventy two years, formerly
of petersburg. but for forty years past
resident of Montreal, Canada. is in
the city looking for his sisters-Martha
j. Mingea and Mrs. Virginia Caroline
True, who left Petersburg shortly ar
ter ne went to Canada. Mr.. Mlngea
went TO Charlotte, N. C. in search of
them. but getting no information came
to Petersburg with the hope of hearing
something OF them. He Will remain In
Petersburg this week. and then return
to his home in Montreal.
Personal and General.
Miss Bessie Gates and Morris r.
Lyons. both of this city. were married
In Washington yesterday.
Blandford Lodge, No. 3, OF Masons,
has accepted the invitation OF the
Petersburg Benevolent Mechanic AS
sociation,to lay the corner stone of the
new seven-story buisding, soon to bo