The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
Connolly HELOTO
HUSIINGS COURT.
Will Answer Charge of Feloui-
ously Assaulting R. L.
Bowman, Jr.
GREAT RUSH OF PEANUTS
Woman Injured by Fall-Ncw
Camp OF Woodmen
Organized.
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GREAT RUSH OF PEANUTS
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Timcs-Dispatch Bureau.
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Petersburg, va. pecember !,

Telephone 1885.
Petersburg, Va, December Is.
In tho Police Court this morning
Sterling Connolly. a young white man,
was sent on to the Hastings Court to
answer the charge of feloniously as
saulting and cutting Robert l.. Bow
man. Lr The trouble between the two
men occurred Saturday night. and was
caused by the discharge OF Connolly
from Mr. BowInans employment
which angered Connolly and brought
on the attack on Mr.. Bowman. Tho
latter was able to defend himself ex-
cept against a slight cut with a pocket
knife In the leg. 1t was the manner
and intent of the assault more than
the injury inflicted that Influenced the
court to send the case on for felony
charge
An exciting scene occurred immedi-
ately after the court rendered its de-
cislon. Without word young Con-
nelly arose from his seat and plunged
head foremost against the steam ra-
diator TO the left of the courts seat,
his intention evidently being to end
his life. Tho scalp was cut and bruised
by striking against the radiator, and
blood streamed over his face, but he
was not stunned or seriously injured.
He was Immediately eakcn in hand by
the police and hurried to Jail.
The courtroom was crowded with
spectators a the time, and for a while
much excitement prevailed.
NEGRO Drowned In Dinwiddie.
Edward Knox, coIorcd. twenty-six
years old. and q resident OF Peters
burg, was drowned last night about
o'clock in Grevelly Run, about one
mile from Burgess. in Dinwiddie
county. Knox was driving with n
N Sur
While crossing the bridge over the
run. one of the wheels of the buggy
ran off the axle. causing the buggy to
tilt to such an extent that bota men
were thrown into the water twelve
feet below. Tho water at that point
is said to be fifteen feet deep. Garu-
son escaped, after trying to save KNOX,
but tho Inter was drowned. The body
was recovered to-day.
The Meth odist Sunday Schools.
James b. Banks and j. p. william
son arc the oldest and only two living
charter members of the Methodist
Sunday School Union of this city. and
each was called on for an address at
tho regular monthly meeting of the
association held yesterday afternoon
In Blendford Church. Tho association
has grown greatly In strength and in
work since Its organization. Ii now
| embraces six Sunday schools In this
city. one In Ettrick and one IN Ma
toaca. Two of the city schools
Wesley and West Street-mude no re-
port yesterday. but the other SIX
schools showed an aggregate aycrsEc
register for the past month of l,6..;
average attendance, 1,250; per cent OF
attendance. u. and money collected,
sl23.65.
Great Rush of Peanuts
While the receipts OF peanuts in this
city were heavy all last week. the re-
ceipts to-day especially by wagon, al
most surpassed previous records. The
adjacent counties seemed TO be pour
ing their crops into the city. F'ror,
carly morning until night wagons
loaded with nuts lined Sycamore and
Washington Streets for squares.
awaiting their turn to deliver their
loads. and merchants were kept busy
receiving and restoring the stock.
Accident by FnIl.
Mrs. A. c. Dewell. of Chesterfield
county. while descending the stairway
at her home yesterday, slipped and
fell. sustaining a fracture OF one of
her arms at the wrist and other minor
injuries.
Fine Camp Organized.
Il. l., MuycS OIL thlS city, district
manager. Woodmen of the World re-
turned home Saturday night from
Wylliesburg, Charlotte county, where
he organized a fine new camp OF the
, order. with nearly forty charter mem
bers. The following officers were
elected: Consul Commander, Professor
j. Walton Hall: Adviser Lieutenant,
Joseph K. Burton; Clerk, Walter b.
Spencer; Banker, d. c. jackson; Es-
cort. Richard J. Fitz; WatchmaA John
r. Reid: Sentry, L. w. Lovelace; Man
agers-Richard r. Lane. one year;
Samuel S. Spencer, two years; Hon.
Berkeley D. Adams, three years.
IIustinEs Court This Week.
The December term of the Hastings
Court will open on Thursday but 10
cases Will be tried until after January
/. During the holiday season the
court viii not take Jurors and wit
nesses from their business The case
of Charles Hall Davis is set for trial
on January S, but the probability is
that because of the engagement of
il hn L. Lee, of counsel for the do
PENDANT as leading lawyer in the
Richeson murder trial in Boston. the
case may be necessarily further con-
tinued.
Personal md Otherwise.
Under the law City Treasurer w.
+. Ramey cannot succeed himself In
office There are two announced can
didates for the position-f. C. Stratton
and c. L. Barksdale. Should the Leg
islature amend the law so as to allow
city treasurers to succeed themselves
Mr.. Ramev might become a candidate
for reelection.
There are rumors of opposition to