The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-12
MOVE TO ACQU|T.
CHARLES DAVIS
INTERESTING LEGAL QUESTION
Will. DE ARGUED AT THE
NEXT TERM.
STRICKEN AT THROTTLE
FIREMAN DISCOVERS his EN-
GINErR pyISG--NAIt. CLERK
INJURED ON Running
TRAIN.

TRAIN.
Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA. sept ll.--A4o o.
ton for the acQulftal o. Charles Hal
Davis, former president OF the Apo
mattox Trust Company, who is
charged with err bczziement of FUNDS
Of the bank. viii be made 10 Judge
Mullen in the Hastings court when
the Septenb Der term Cont enes Thurs
day of next week. The motion Will
he made on the grounds that al the
July tern of court an indictment cot-
ering the case. containing what Is
GAINED TO be the charges now agalns
him, was quashed and that the court
cannot again place hifn in jeopardy
on the charge. Richard Hodges
Mann, Commouweaith's attorney, is
now preparing his brief as answer
to the motion Of the counsel for the
defense, in which he moves that the
plea OF the defense be not granted.
The September term of the court
promises to be one Of the most in-
reres,ing held In months because Of
the hank cases in which MI, Davis
and Carter i. Bishop are indicted.
stricken at Throttle.
Found unconscious In the cab Of
his engine yesterday near Addison,
west or this city, on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, j. W. Lester an
engineer, died this morning at the
Petersburg hospital. Death was due
10 natural causes. MIR. Lester was
found unconscious At his throttle by
his fireman, and he was immediae-
ly brought 10 Petersburg. He was
forty-one years Of age and had been
employed ny the Norfolk and Western
for twenty-five years. lie Ia survived
by his wife and five small children.
living at Crewe. Va, his home. one
brother. C. L. Lester. and two sis
ters Mrs. L. \. Kelley and Mrs. J.
T. Elicit, all OF Crewe. also survive.
The body was sent to Crewe for bur
ial this afternoon by J. r Morriss &
Sons, undertakers. to whose estab-
iishment II was sent from the hos
pitaL Mr.. Lester vas member OF
the r, Of l.. E., the h of r, the
]. 0. O. r, and the Jr. o. u. A
Mail Clerk Injured.
John Il. Booker colored of Rich
mond, a railway mail clerk on the
Norfolk and Western Cannon Bail, -
was seriously injured this morning
near Disputanta. when the arm"
was thrown out from the side OF the
mail car to catch mail bags while
the train Is running. Booker is pa
Iient at the Petersburg Hospital.
where IL is expected he viii recover.
His scalp was badly torn when the
'arm' out from the side of the
caro-. upon which liz al his hand,
came in contact with a penstoek Of
the water tank near the station az
Dfsputanta. and was torn from thu
car Booker was 3erked from the
ear door to the railroad tracks and
made unconscious,
The colored schools or Petersburg
opened to-day, and all the buildings
are overerowded by the heavy regis
tration. The total enrolment for the
first day Is 1910, and this number will
be increased by 204, It is expected
before the week ends
The Petersburg Military Academy
began its school year to-day
The white schools OF the city viii
open Tomorrow morning. and a large
enrolment is anticipated
To Seh~st Minister
The congregation of the First Rap.
list church has named committee oi
fifty-five members To select and issue
a call to a minister to become it's pas.
tor 10 succeed Rev pr, w. G. TAYLOR
who recently resigned to accept n cal
TO Clarksburg, W. Va. The first meet,
ing Of the committee will be held nex-
Sunday afternoon at the crlurch, Wner
the name OF a candidate VIII he rec
nnan1ended. Several preachers nave
been heard since pr Taylor left Pc
tershurg. but as yet no selection has
been made,
Funeral Of Mr.. Taylor.
The funeral Of Henry A. Taylor
who died yesterday, aged rs years, was
conducted at o'clock this afternoon
from the residence on North Market
street, Rev. Charles Stribhling. pastor
OF the Tabb Street Preshyteriar
church, officiating. The pnllbearers
were Harry Woody, Charles II Mar
shall. W T. Arlington. + s. Pugh
Thomas B. Maclln and Charles O.
Robinson.
Death of Mr.. Deakins
l.. l.. Deakins. aged "a years. died
yesterday at ths home Of his son in.
law, w Y. Croshaw,, on Union ave.
nue. Mr.. Deakins was "A member ot
Widows Son Lodge, a. f. and A. NJ
of Emporia, and was a Confederat t
veteran. -Four children survive They
are r. W. Deakins, Of Emporia: Mrs
n. F. Livesay, OF Washington; Mrs. w
Y. Gresham. OF this city. and Mrs
Fl. c. Gay. OF Greenesvflle county. one
also survives. The body was sent To
Emporia this morning for burial.
Funeral OF Mrs. Hawkins
The funeral Of Mrs. lisa belle -. Faw-
kins, vell-known nurse. whose home
was on Upper Appomattox street. and
who died yesterday at the Petersburg
Hospital after an illness Of several
weeks, was conducted this morning M
] / o'clock from the Meth odist church
at Matoaca- Rev. Lloyd G.. Moore.
pastor OF the West Street church as
sisted by Rev. II. r. Reed, 0fhciated
The interment was in Chesterfield
county.
Personals.
State President Thomas -. 1vey of
the Patriotic Order. Sons OF America,
left Petersburg last night 10 attend
the sessions Of the Virginia State
Camp Of the order
Judge J. NJ. Mullen and Mrs Mul
len have returned from a trip through
New England States and Canada,
where they spent their vacation.
The ladies Of Washington Street
Christian church win nave a lawn
party Thursday night for the benefit
Of the church Improvement fund.
Misses Jessie and Mabel Slaughter
have returned from a visit with rela .
tives In Brunswick county.
George Cameron. Sr., and Alexander
Hamilton have returned from Eu~
rope.
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