The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-04
BANK CASES ARE
STILL DRAGGING
JUDGE MILLEN HAS THE MATTER
UNDER AMUSEMENT
TONIGHT.
BRIDGE WORK BEGUN
DISTRICT MEETING OF THE HOME
MISSION SOCIETY IN PETERS.
BURG THURSDAY
MORNING. -
BRIDGE WORK BEGUN

PETERSBURG. VA, Oct. 3.-The
Appomattox Bank cases continue Il
drag their weary way through the
hastings court here, to-day being spent
by Colonel James Mann, for the de-
Tense, and Commemorative Attorne!
Mann. tor the prosecution, in arguing
the detense's motion TO Quash the
pending indictments and in argument
on the demurrer fled by the defense
last Friday.
A motion to dismiss the pending
indictment on the ground that four
terms of the court have expired since
II was returned was overruled early
in the day.
The motion of autro fo!s acquit
filed by tho defense at the July term
OF court, 10 still hanging fire.
The motion To quasn was made on
the ground that tho Indictment IS too
long and mbersome to be under
standa Bile even by lawyers. to say
nothing OF a jury OF laymen. A rather
unusual proceeding on the part OF
the defense attorneys was the intro
duction of an affidavit signed by them,
swearing that they could not them
selves understand the meaning Of the
indictment and that naturally no jury
contcnded, would necessarily result
In confusion and the accused would
be unduly embarrassed In his defense
/ Colonel Mann, OF Norfolk addressed
the court for nearly three hours
making mastery argument. Com
monwealth's Attorney Mann began
his argument when court convened al
4 o'clock.
Judge Mullen, when court adjourn
al J0I,
advisement.
Bridge Work Begun.
Work on the bridge across the Ap.
pomattob river at Matoaea was be-
gun to-day by the force of the Tir-
GINA Bridge and Iron Company. The
Matoaca Cotton Mill Company has
given dirt for the filling of the depres
sion between the abandoned canal anc
the abutment of the steel and con
crete structure TO bridge the river
and the State road force of fifty-twt
men and twenty mules will begin tn,
work OF making the fill tomorrow
The bridge is to be completed by Jan.
| uary /.
The report of Chief of Police Rag.
land for the month OF Septem be
shows there We're fewer arrests thar
in August. the total in Septemb be
being 2o9, against 234 for August
The largest number OF arrests, a
, usual. was for drunkenness, those
who We're taken for this offense bein.
~. This was six less than in Au
gust. Violation of city ordinance wa
, the next most popular ofrense. IL ar
rests on such charges being made
, other arrests were as follows: Fo
q assault, l6. misdemeanor 10; assault
and battery, l3; larceny. IL, felon,
, 9. trespass, 8; fugitives from justice
z; vagrancy, j. Apparently beIievin,
the showing of September Is too goo,
) IN eevil doing element is getting bus,
$ early, II Seems. TO make October ,
record breaking month. Already Their,
have been hair as many arrests fo
a violation OF city ordinances as Their
+ We're In the full month of Septem Der
and the list OF DRINKS is already ,
long one. Police court dockets yes
terday and to-day were the larges
/ for two consecutive days In man,
months, There We're 81 in police cour
: this morning.
Home Mission Society.
: Mrs. Lucy Jane Anthony. widow
of Julius Anthony, died yesterday a f
a ternoon at her home on Fleet stree,
after long illness. She is survive
/ by one daughter, Mrs. John E. Belche
of Ettrick. and four sons. Lazaru
q Joseph and Acre Anthony, Of this cit,
: ana james Anthony, OF Chicago. On
a sister and four brothers also survive
| The funeral will be conducted to
morrow afternoon at 4 O'Clock from
a the late home and interment VIII b
| In Blandford cemetery.
Q The district meeting OF the HON
> Mission Society Of the Methods
= Episcopal church of the Petersbur
. district will be held Thursday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock in Blandfor,
Methodist Episcopal church. Re
Frank l.. Wells OF the Broad Stree
!, church. Richmond VIII preach TIL
| annual sermon. The week OF praSe
OF the society is being conducted f
the various Methodist churches OF tn
J city this week. The service to-mor
q row will be held at o'clock In tn
? evening at the Washington Stree
Methodist Episcopal church
: The body of Mrs. Rena " Perkins
: wife of w. A. Perkins. formerly @
this city. who died yesterday after
noon at Pine Camp hospital In Rich
a mcnd, will be brought to Petersbur
> tomorrow morning over the Atlanti
4 Coast Line, and interment will be /
5 Blandford cemetery, after services a
0 the Good Shepherd church at /
) O'Clock.
, Tho funeral Of Helen Gertrude. In
r FAINT daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Gle
Edwards, formerly of Petersburg
! whose death occurred yesterday after
noon at the family home. Harrison
, street, Richmond. was conducted thi
afternoon.