The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-02

will be prosecuted after his sentence
| in Petersburg expires.
| Chief RaSland received a sketch of
the history of the young man, with
photogra phs and his Rertillion meas
urencnt. which fitted him perfectly He
Is twenty-four years old, was born in
| Deposit. n. Y. and his home Is in De-
troit. Mich. In August Of last year he
| was convicted Of crime in Cleveland,
Ohio. and was given sentence OF
eighteen months, only a part OF which
he served before being paroled
| Robbery In Dfnwiddic.
| William Dig3s and John Digs, col
! ored, brothers and farmers In Dinwid-
die county. about seven miles from
| Petersburg, came to the city yesterday
to disposc of portion OF their crop,
and white here made the acquaintance
OF one William Jones, whom they took
nome last night as a guest. much to
their regret. During the night, while
his hosts We're asleep, Jones robbed
| them of suit Of clothes q gold -pla ted
watch and their money. ana iisap-
| peared The facts We're reported 10 the
I; police to-day. but Jones has not been
caught.
Police Arrests In January.
| The police OF this city made 22O ar
rests in January, CLASSIFIED as follows:
Assaults and batteries. IS; drunken
ness, ~; felony. 6; fugitives from ius-
tlcc, {: larceny, 2i lunacy, 4; misdc
neanor, To- peace warrant, |: trespasS.
s.: vagrancy. 81 violations OF city ordi-
nances. 70. Most OF the cases chnrsed %
/ drunkenness occur at the weeks end.
/ Saturday being pay day, and some Of
them occur on sunday.
+! For Cheaper Gns.
y special commit tee Of Tho Co,,,cil Il.
invcstigatinr as - ~ t.,a.i,,ii,,. -
esta bis hing n m,,nici,,,, Ii,.,,,' ~
49,, g. ii"hicipai ight plant,
subiect fron,| -, a',, ~ ''o I'll on thfs
! tior !. nne %" 49, , ci'ies' me ques-
ni,v inos,,,n,, .,.I., - ne coihilu-
| pae bnroirsI o. ~ Pato ioi
ner no,, s,s 80 ~ ! VIZ rect with ~
~, 80 u '.a,S, ior prompt payment.
c,,o6 IN, has peeh coininuni-
nn,,',,, 'e" uc,'oh IN price
| - ,.,'et - 10 oc brought before
Th 800 81 directors IN Philadelphia
~. -. epiiip ihE mas peen eNpcnding much
| !'ioiiey recently IN the Improvement of
rs properties here. but, it is believed.
Nh consent TO reasonable reduction
IN prices On this decision will prob
ABLY o.pend the report OF the commit
tee in favor of municipal plant.
General News In brief.
| The remains OF George percy Peter
| son, who died yesterday morninr IL
Asheville, \. c. will reach Petersburg
| TO- morrow morning and will ha taEon
! to his late home on South cyca,,o-,a
! Street. The funeral viii Yak. MAJ
i3 o'clock Tomorrow aftcrnon,, 80,
/, Washington Street Al i, rybrroI,
4 Commissioned or r,ova,,,a c,,,.
| appointed tn. fo,towinc ,,s,1 80, IL mas
! erty assessors. First WA - p Z. "
tiss. Second Ward p -. len
! Third Ward u :. r - 'I :. ch
! Ward, r. A. Wilkinson. 1.ir,,, 49, ~ ~
III. D. Raeland. Siytb' w. ~ ~ ar ',
! Duane -
/ Applicati ons for reduct;on !,
| mcnt or real estate ~, ~ ~
by tho assessors last ,..a, III - 81
| heard at Tia r.rhru,,, 49,,
| Hastings Court. II IL eail, ~, ~,
| number Of "llicllers, is Iara.
| The American Rank .,d r.. r
| pany has removed from i,e roa,,s =,
the Mechanic Association buildiner 80
! Offices under tho odd ,,alIo,,.s, 1,',;,a
ing, to he occupied until -ltboir na,,.
hank is erected.
The work OF grading tbe naw h,s.
ball park in the western mark Of ~.
CITY was begun to-day
| Post G. r. p. A.. Of this civ s an.
! OF the largest posts ar ma ,r,lar j.,
the State. I, has 90 ncmhars
| The pattorsop 4ihle rinst ~ az
| Second I,rcsbvtarian l,brrcl coIchr. H.,
It's third anniversary Iast nirrt Vii,
| highly interesting exercises nnd nina
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