The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-24
HUsT|NCs COURT
OF PETERSBURG
RETURNED AGAINST
SIX oFrENDERs-HEAN
STREET CAR TRAFFIC.
FOUND BLIND TIGER
MRS. BURKE REPORTED MUCH BET
TER--FINED FOR CONCEALED
WEApoxs-GENER NEWS
ITEMS.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian)
PETERSBURG, VA, oct. 23.-~i9e-
turning half dozen indictments. con-
victing and sentencing two defend
ants to jail and setting tho murder
case OF Isaac Cooper. coiored, for
trial. was the work to-day Of the
Hastings Court, which began the trial
Of its criminal docket this morning.
Indictments were returned, charg-
ing felony against Wesley Burnett.
white, and Robert Crocker, Henry
Valentine and George White, colored.
The grand jury returned not true
bill against James Evans, colored.
who was held on IA charge Of house
breaking, and he was discharged.
Robert Crocker. charged with as
saulting William Mason, also colored.
was convicted and sentenced TO
twelve months in Jail and $40 fine.
a year in the penitentiary was
given George White. ~ eolored wo-
man, after conviction on the charge
of taking money from the person OF
coiered man.
John Knox, colored, came before
the court on an appeal from Police
Court, in which he had been sem
fenced to sixty days and Il fine OF $40
in two cases. His sentence was re-
duced TO thirty days in jail and fine
of $40 in each case.
The court. which had previously set
| the trial of Isaac Cooper, colofed,
| charged with the murder Of hts wife
| for November IL. to-day moved the
| date Of trial back to November ~.
Heavy Steel Car Traffic.
| The Virginia Railway and Power
I "a iah
! Washington street line maintained 8
| schedule OF three to four cars every
| hve minutes on account OF the lair
| giving adequate service, to-day gave
/ out ngures. showing 1880 passen'
| gers were carried during the ive days
! On the corresponding i've days, Z
| week before, there were 1885 pas
| ssngers carried.
| Additional Sentence.
| A. GOODWIN. alias Stirling, who wa:
| Friday sentenced to four months ~
Jail for the robbery Of the room o.
/ Mr.. Fl. H. Blick, was this mornin,
arraigned In Police Court on a sec
| ond larceny charge and was sen
| tenced to four months more. Wore
/ has been received in this city thai
GOODWIN Is wanted for a similar 1oi
In Richmond. When he completes
fail service here he will be turnos
over to the Richmond authorities. i
/ he Is then wanted. The charge OF
which he was this morning given tn'
second sentence was stealing q sun
Of money from the room or j. u
! Grammar In the same house in which
Mr.. Blick lived.
Mrs. Burke Better.
Mrs II. Aulick Burke. wife of p'
Burke, who was taken suddenly II
| hi ~ ~ I'm
Grated upon for appendicitis at tn
Petersburg Hospital Mrs. Burk
stood the operation well, and her con
dition is said to be favorable to re
covery.
Ran Blind Tiger.
AS result OF "a police rail- Sunda
evening upon q place operated by WI
| liam Alexander, colored, In an ale
! In the rear of Lombard street, Alex
ander was to- day In Police Court sen
fenced to one year In 5a1l. Infor
nation that Alexander was running
blind tiger" was given the police an
; a colored woman was sent to see IL 81
could buy any liquor. She was sue
cessful. Alexander was an employe
, tho Pocahontas distillery. and the pc
lice believe he stole the liquor, seN
. eral quarts of which was found In n
place, from tho distillery.
Fined For Weapons.
The case OF the assault OF fTida
night at the fair grounds was up
, I rolice court this morning. and thong
, there was no conviction ON the a.
, sault charge, one of the defendants,
w Broyles, was fined $50 for carry1n
, concealed Weapons. Charles Forsyth
,, who was charged with having strue
, | Franklin Smith, was discharged. Thel
, were eighteen others in court, abol
equally divided AS to drunks and Graz
shooterA
John w. Sanford.
The funeral of John w. Sanford, II
many Years e. member OF the Peter.
. burg police force, ana later engaged
the butcher business here, who die
, this morning after several months IL
: nese, will be conducted at $3.50 o'cloe
Tomorrow afternoon from the SecoT
Presbyterian church. nterment W,
be in Blandford Cemetery. He ws
fifty years old. and Is survived by h
wife and nine children. The chiidrs
are; Mrs. Arthur Hawkes.. Misses Ra
y Fiosaie.. Mary and Helen. and Messr
: McIiwaine, Charles. John, and Arrtnl
a ton Sandfo1l.
Mrs. Chsathana's Funeral.
q The funeral of Mrs Susan Cheathar
8 widow of Chastine Cheatham. who dis
sunday al the Febtuo1lce u ItsT ooiA-A
: law, Joseph Bowen, on West stree
will be conducted Tomorrow mornir
| at 8 O'Clock at tho grave in BlandfoI
Cemetery. Rev. DIR. c. Braxton Brya
| assisted by Rev. Pembroke Reed,
ST. Johns Episcopal church. and Re
A. r. Love, of the West End Bapti
church. viii ofiiciate. Mrs. Cheathar
who was in the eighty-first year Of h
age had been a member of Grace Epii
cipal church for forty-iivs years. MIR
Cheatham Is survived by one daughte
Mrs Joseph Bevan.
Mary HarveIl.
Mary f., infant daughter OF Mr.. ar
Mrs. d. +. Harvell, of Market stree
died this morning after q short Hines
The body viii be taken Mecklenhul
county Tomorrow for burial
Frank Boiling.
Frank Boiling, only child of Nj
and Mrs n e. WARMER. OF Commert
street. died Sunday. The funeral W,
held this afternoon with interment
BIandford Cemetery.
Looking For Negro Shooter.
Policemen are still in search of IL