The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-18
News Of South Richmond.

tention than the troubles of Socrates Brooks
Clayton is the nrst degree murder change
GIRL OF Granite. vR.. who is to have pre-
liminary hearing before Magistrate Cheat
ham tomorrow morning. She is the girl
who WAS run down by County Officers Jar
rell and Flynn a charge of being tho
person who on Easter night threw an infant
into the quarry at Granite The body was
found the next day by Two boys.
Many civil warrants nre 10 be tried before
Squire Cheatham To- morrow as we'll a
number OF small misdemeanor cases.
Two Years for HOUSEKEEPING.
Clifton Malone. colored, was found guilty
OF housebreakine by the jury OF the Hust-
inss Court Part .. yesterday morning and
sentenced 10 serve term OF two years on
the roads.
y verdict OF not guilty was brought in
the case OF Clifton Young and Herber,
Mosey. the Two coiored men charged with
hir hway robbery.
Malone was the man who effected an en-
trance into the Sterling Shoe Store on Hull
street on Christmas morning by smashing
the big plate glass window in the front As
he was engaged a his work Officer Westcott
bullets the rohber escaped. lie was tracked
down and captured recently through the
sieuthine OF Captain Alec Wright OF the
Third Police District. FU
When the case OF the alleged hlghwaymen
was calied II was found that convincing evil
dcnce was very much lacking, and the Jury
verdict. The two were said to have held up
ana robbed r. s.. Mallory on Twentieth
street short time ngo. They were captured
on the night Of the AFFAIR by Patrolman
waymack after rapid work.
This Is the last Of the criminal docket
for this term.
Mr.. Owen at Deaths Door.
The death OF BENJAMIN +. Owen. Sr., who
has been Very III AT the homo OF his son.
Thomas E. Owen. Of Forest HILLS expected
ainioAt mt any timo and all hope of ut!-
mate recovery has been given up BY the
physicians. The family spent a greater part
OF last night around the bedside OF the sick
man after warning had been given that
death might come before morning.
Mr.. owens advanced age, eighty ei ght
years, stands In The way of possible recov-
cry He has been In bad health for some
months. and Is suffering from scik,ral
breakdown OF his system. He Is entirely
conscious. but exceedingly feeble.
Mr.. owen Ia one OF the oldest residents OF
Richmond having moved here from his old
home in Mathews county in 1919. From thu
first he had his home In the Southsidc. and
has lived there ever since lie became mas
Nailroad ear works. located In Manchester.
and remained In that employ for many
years.
lie Is the father OF Ben r. Owen. Jr nee
rotary TO Governor Mann.
Discuss Memorial Day.
The general memorial committee of the
Souihside fraterna orders met last night NJ
O'Clock In the office Of Sergeant Saunders
In the courthouse OF the iustlnsa Court.
tina! arrangements for the Southside frater-
nal memorial day 10 be observed by clab-
crate exercises on June l. The subject OF
the floral design e. bc unveiled In Maury
Cemetery during the exercises there received
great deal or attention last night. and
vas, in fact. almost all that remained to ba
handled by the committee. ae
The plans for the ceremonies and thu
ipnrade We're reviewed and everything put In
the proper shape 4 meeting Of the COM
mittee-the last before the eXcrcises-is 10
DO held next Wednesday night In order that
Chief Marshal Sampson and his staff OF
twenty aides may be drilled in their func-
lions for this important occasion. The
parade OF militia lodges and carrln ges will
start from Hull Street and Cowardin Avenue
nj $3.50 o'clock, and after covering the most
prominent streets III the Southsido will mr.
rive In tho cemetery at { o'clock
Nearly Hun Over by Gnr.
a dusky driver OF ono OF the Miller Con-
tracing cnmpnny's carts Ind the scare OF
his life yesterday anernoon when he slip
ped and foil almost under the wheeis of a
Iiull Street chr at tho western extremity o.
Seventh Street. Tho negroes hand escaped
being crushed By tho wheels OF the car ny
tho narrowest margin whilo the RUNNING
hoard caught him on the shoulder and pre-
vented hls falling entirely beneath.
The negro was dumping loGd OF brick,
from the Chamh.r OF Commerce building
into the mi In just past the south end OF
the Free Bridge. and had his wagon stand
Ing within a few feet OF the car tracks. A,
tho car dashed past him the passengers saw