The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-04
sDlsEs AGAINST
BISHOP DISMISSED
-
CosnoNwEALTn TAigEs MOL PRos
AND BANK cAsHrER Is
DIscHARGED.
LARGE TOBACCO SALES
NEGRO BOY INSTANTLY KILLED NJ
DRIVING WAGON INTO WASH
OUT IN DINwTDDIE
COUNTY.
LARGE TOBACCO SALES
virginian Bureau.

II Virgfnian Bureau.
s., Law Building. Phone 1897.
81 sSpecaa! 20 The Richmond virstnian.)
81 PETERSBURG, VA, April 3.-The
q March term Of the Hastings Court
n was convened by Judge Mullen this
& morning. Commonwealth Attorney
e Mann entered mol pros In the case
!. Of the Commonwealth against Carter
& + Bishop. and the defendant was
II discharged.
4, The grand jury subsequently made
I. the following presentments: George
" Eanes, James Thomas. John Hill. John
y Jones felony. true bills: William
4 0rafnmer. James Myers. Edward San
ford and Robert Tompkins. all charg-
!. cd with failure to support their wives.
!. and failing to provide for their sup
4 port. true bills.
e The following cases were disposed
q Of: James Thomas. colored. carbreak-
Y ink, sentenced to two years In the
!, penitentiary.
Sam Liebert. acquitted Of the charge
Of non-support ought by his wife.
James T. NOEL. a drug clerk, plead
1ned IS. a"' ~
u George EaneA young white man.
! was founf guilty OF stealing a watch
. from LIB Harper. and was given sixty
days In jail.
- Funeral OF Mrs. Hawkins. :.
a. The funeral of the late Mrs. Peyton
II. Hawkins took place this afternoon
- n o'clock at her residence In Com
1nerce street. Rev. A. r. Love, pastor
Of West End Baptist church. ofiiciAt-
tnG. The following gentlemen served
n ~ paIi-bearers: Messrs T. ]. Mere
:. -dith, J.. w. Sutherland. w. n. Frey.
~. n. Rucker. w. +. Gill. J. w. Holt
neE. II. Titmus and J. @. ouarles The
burial was in Blandford cemetery.
Negro Prisoners Escape.
~ Three negro prisoners broke out OF
! Dinwiddie county jail night before las,
by forcing the locks on the doors and
s made their escape. All OF them were
charged with felonies. One of them
WAS William Hill. charged with the
~ 6leven-year-old girl, last Friday.
a. As soon as the escape was dis
covered Sheriff Galusha started in
IN pursuit and succeeded In capturing
Hill. but the others have not yet been
Il caught Bloo6hounds were put on the
trail today. and every effort will be
q made tocapture the criminals.
y snanding the Virginia division. United
Confederate Veterans. has issued .
general order. announcing to the Con-
federAte camps OF Virginia that the
i twenty-seccnd annual reunion Of the
United Confederate gantxatinns will
- held In Macon. Ca. May 7th. 6th
= and 9th. and urging All camps to elect
and send delegates to the reunion in
proportion OF one delegate to every
twenty active members. Each camp
- entitled 10 at least two delegates.
& Adjutants OF camps were being urged
to forward promptly to brigade head
quarters q list Of delegates and alter
prepared before the meeting In
z M1ron.
Tobacco Sales.
The tobacco sales here today ag-
gregated 10000 pounds. and the
prices ranged from $3.50 to 1925 for
Tugs and SIS 70 $40 for wrappers.
Miss Lula Jane Williams and Jeffie
q Moody. both Of Prince George
county. were married last night at the
residence Of the brides sister, Mrs.
NJ. E. Titnus. on Weat street. Rev.
a. r. Love performed the ceremony.
They win live in Prince George
Miss Carrie simmons and. william
4 f1ed Today In Washington by the Rev.
y Or. Samuel Fl. Greene. They viii live
here.
Negro Boy Killed.
b william jackson, q negro. Is years
& old. was instantly killed last night at
d 10 o'clock when he drove his wagon
tnto washout on Cox road, in Din
4 were broken. The body was brought
u to this city and WAS viewed today by
= Coroner Watkins. OF Dinwiddie coun-
I ". but an inquest has not yet been
The Penitentiary Board has award
\ I'd the contract for striped dress goods
4 Tor women c0nvicts at the State prison
! ~ the Southern Dry Goods Company
{ OF this city.
the Common, lCopncA did not meet
Y - night. - quorum was not pres
ant ss. fsa
!. a large number Of tourists from
n New York came up James river ycs-
fordAy on the Old Dominion steamer.
n and were much interested In the his
y tory OF the various places along the
( Jamea
Df. L. NJ. Roper. OF Spartanburg.
& ii c., who recently accepted q cali
10 the pastorHte' OF the First Baptist
y church here. will reach the city In
II about ten dxyA and viii begin. his
xtrk here Sunday. April ~.
Personals.
Rev. Father Mcverry. Of Winohes-
ter. Va. y Visiting Rev. Father OFFER
3all III this city.
Miss Grace Burke II visiting rela~
II axoo II Warrington.
NJ. and Mrs Archibald n. AfcRAA
- waiting their home on Friend
UfxyN&. IS
Holy communion viii be adminis-