The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
DAVIS TRIAL SET
FOR JANUARY 8
IN Meantime Defense VIII Ask
for Bill OF Par
ticulars.
CUTTING AFFRAY AT WAvERLY
School Fair Will Be Held at
Disputanta-Otller Peters
burg News,
rimes-Dispntch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street.


Petersburg. Va. November 90
III the Hastings Court this morning.
on motion of counsel for the defend
ant tho case of Charles Hall Davis.
former president OF the Appomatto1
Trust Company. held under Indie tmcnt
Hiiegins misuse OF funds of the ecm-
pany. was continued until tho Decem
Der term OF the court and the trial
definitely hxed Tor tho Sth OF January.
Council gave notice of their intention
III the meantime TO Me f. petition To
require the Commemorative attorney
20 furnish ON of PARTICULARS az TO
me items contained in the pending in
dictinent on which prosecution is TO
Dc mace. While the big Indictment has
been eliminated OF many charges and
counts. having been nolle pressed by
the COMMUNICATIVE attorney IL has
10 counts, covering thirty-tour sep
arate Items, and il liz on these that the
uetense is demending particulars.
Mcthodist sunday Schools.
inc monthly meeting of tho Moth.
odist sunday school Association of
this city and vicinity WAC held yester.
day afternoon Biandtord School was
not represented. but tho reports from
tho other seven schools of the assO-
citation showed an aggregate register
of 1929. with an average attendance
OF l,4I7. or a per cent. The Sunday
5chool collections were reporr.d a,
$500.
Smashing ARRAY at v'averi,.
During quarrel sunday morning at
Waverly between two negroes, Vii
liam Powell and Charles Bender, about
woman. Powell was thrice slashed
with razor by Bender. who made his
escape. 1t liz said that forty five
stitches were required TO unite
Powell's wounds
Sentenced on Two Charges.
sylvester Castor, the Columbus, o.
negro, who several months ago COM
mitted sevcral larcencies in this city
, and skipped. returning on Saturday
was this morning given eight months
IN jail on two OF the charges and Kill
DO permitted to render the city some
service on the chain gang.
Prince George School Fair.
The school authorities of Primes
George arc busy arranging for the
county school fair to be held next Sat
urday at Disputanta 1t is intended
to make the fair a big success. There
Will be great many exhibits. and
many prizes are to be awarded.
;rinl for Murder.
The trial of Isaac Cooper. negro
charged with the murder of his wife,
Katie Cooper, on the night of August
10 last, has occupied the attention OF
the Hastings Court all day. The &C
cused Is defended by Robert Gillian
Jr.. and Herbert Gillian. The woman's
body was found in shallow water in
the river on the morning following
! the alleged murder. and her husband
! according TO the testimony. was the
last one seen with her. late in the
night. There were wounds on the
body that indicated that she had been
violently dealt with, and wound on
the heed that had caused conclusion.
The coroner's jury found that thiB
wound had caused death. and this
verdict was Endorsed by the coroner.
DR.. Leigh. after an autopsy had teen
performed. No water was found In the
lungs or stomach. hTe efforts OF the
defense were to prove that death was
caused by drowning. notwithstanding
the absence or water from the stomach
and lungs. and that the woman had
received her injuries by falling In an
attack of epilepsy or vertigo.
Personal aud General
The reports that the Rev Father
Thomas j. OFarrell, for twenSy-six
years the beloved pastor OF ST
Joaeph'a Catholic Church. IN this city,
! may be chosen by the Pope az Bishop
Of the Diocese OF Richmond TO sue
coed Bishop Van de Nyver, iE highly
pleasing to his congregation and 10
nations in the city. The diocesan con-
sultees have already selected three
names for recommendation to the
bishopric, and the bishops OF the
archdiocese will meet with Cardinal
Gibbons this week to give expression
to their choice
Milton HaskinF. white boy. who
ran away from his home in Richmond,
.s held by the police here 10 await his
father.
The body of william 7. Kesterton.
OF Ettrick, aged twenty-five years.
who died at Fort Russell. in Wyoming,
on Tuesday last, reached the city yes
terday, and the funeral will take place
tomorrow ut his former home In Et-
trick. He Is survived by his mother,
two sisters and brother. No eXplu-
ma ton is given OF the manner in which
he was injured
The three oeautitul paintings, the
Slft OF the congregation to the Rev
Father OFarrell III commemoration
OF his twenty-fifth anniversary AZ
pastor of st. Joseph's Catholic Church
Will oe unveiled on Sunday, December
g. with approximate exercises