The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-04
NEGRO SENTENCED
TO PENITENT|ARY
II -------
Pleads Guilty to Highway Rob
berry and Must Serve Term
i. Of Sixteen Years.
COUNTY ROAD BONDS SOLD
Official Visit to Veterans.
Other Petersburg News
Notes.
COUNTY ROAD BONDS SOLD
Times Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,


In the Hastings Court this morning,
Joshua Lane. negro. pleaded guilty to
charges of highway robbery. and was
given q sentence Of sixteen years IN
the pcnitentary. There was no iury
in the case, the man pleading guilty on
his arrangement. Lane came TO Vir-
ginia from North Carolina to work q a
laborcr on the Norfolk and Western
belt line road In course OF construction
around this. city. One evening several
weeks ago he came into Petersburg.
armed with a pistol. and, near the south
end OF Sycamore street, began TO hold
ZIP and rob every person who came
alonG, his way. showing his pistol and
threatening 10 shoot If rcsistance were
offered. Several colorcd people, ono OF
them preacher, fell victims to his de-
rnands and yielded up their change.
The ncgro's conduct alarmed tho neigh
horhood. and The police were notified
Lane fed. but was captured the fellow
Ing day.
County Donds Sold.
The road Improvement bonds issued
by tho county Of pinwiddie to the
amount of Sl62 900. bearing s per cent
interest. have all been sold at par. ,ha
Columbia Trust Company. Of New York,
taking $500 OF thcn,. Some OF these
bonds had previously been disposed 81
in order 10 begin the work OF road
n Improvement. especially in Namozine
District. and the trust company took
ell OF tho balance. The proceeds OF
The sale OF. the entire amount or bonds
viii be divided propo.tionately between
the several districts OF tbs county. ac-
cordins to the !nileaE. Of public roads
IN their respective boundaries Be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 has already
been expended on the Cox and Old
Plank Roads. two Of the principal thor
ouEhfares leading from this CITY
through tho county, and a large CON
Nict force Is kept oonstantly at work
pushing the improvements. 4 meeting
OF the Board Of Supervisors OF tho
county will DC held next week TO con
slider additional improvements
Official Visit TO yctcrnns.
Erigadler General j. THOMSON
Brown, OF Richmond. comlnandin tho
First Brigade, United Confederate Vet :
.rans Of Virginia. has notified General
atith Boiling major general, command
Inc the Virginia Division. United Con-
iedcrato Veterans. that. with his stan.
hc VIII otficially visi: a. r. Hell Camp,
II, this city, on Thursday evening,
March 2 This is in accordance with
the major. generals wishes that tho
brigade commanders Will visit every
Confederate camp in their jurisdiction
at least once a year
The grand annual reunion OF Confed
crate Veterans Will he held in Little
Rock, Ark. In May, aud the camps IN
Virginia viii. as usual. be invited to
send delegates. General Boiling has re-
ccivcd q. letter from Macon, Ca stating
that the Confedcratcs OF that city will
urge the holding OF tho rcun ION in Ma
con II 1912, and that Georgia will he
rroud 10 giYc q hearty welcome TO the
veterans.
Attempted Suicide.
Minnie Hill. negress. ATTEMPTED 10
comm, suicide last night III her room
on short Market street by drinking