The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-12
WOMAN ~ wou NDED AFTER COU-
Pile QuARRELs ABOUT HUs-
BANDS HOMECOMING.
HARBOR IS DREDGED
AGED WOMAN is RUN DOWN AND
SERIOUSLY INJURED On
HALIFAX STREET BY
TROLLEY CAR.
Nirginian Bureau,


PETERSBURG. VA, July 1i.~~Wii-
+ liam Jefferson. a negro man. residing
! ia Lavenders Lane, cut his wites
/ throat early this morning. and then
1 escaped. The man was late in arrlV-
! ing at home. getting there about mid
night He and his wife quarreled as
a result, and he slashed g. her with
a knife The wound in the woman
1 throat is not considered fatal, but is
very serious one. She IL resting
we'll this afternoon. The police ex-
pect to arrest jefferson In few hours.
The government dredge which has
/ been at work for some days past clear
+ ing the river of sand bars caused by
I the late freshet has completed It's work
and left today for Norfolk Both the
/ harbor and channel now have depth
1 of twelve feet. The government will
| not try to restore the washed out dam
until the river bank is heightened.
! Montague Speaks.
! Ex-Governor Montague tonight ad-
dressed the citizens Of Ettrich and
]
/ dacy for congress from the Third dis
| trict. He was heard by large
crowd. The former governor was
well received. and his address was
/ frequently interrupted by applause.
! Committee Meets.
/ AS stated in The Nirginian today
! the Democratic district conventional
| committee met last night at the STRAIT
| ford hotel, and decided 10 hold the
coming congressional primary on Sep
/ tember 2Ist The committee also de
cided to assess each of the candidates,
| Watson and Turnbull-S100 to meet
! such expenses as are not covered by
| the statute. The regular assessment
each candidate will have to pay is
] s375. making the total assessment s47b.
Robert Gillian, Sr., was reelected
/ chairman OF the committee. and the
| committee adjourned subject TO call
Hit by Street Car
Mrs. Connolly. an old and respected
lady living In upper Halifax street.
was struck by street car this morn
ing at II O'Clock, and painfully hurt.
/ The old lady was crossing Halifax
street at the corner of St. Matthews,
and the motorman saw her and
stopped the car. Mrs. Connolly also
stopped, and just as the motorman APP
! piled the current 10 proceed, the old
lady again started to cross In front
OF the car. She was struck and
Knocked down. falling on the fender
of the car She received a bad scalp
| wound and bruises about The head
and body. She was taken TO her home
and received medical attention. She
was getting along as well as could he
expected this afternoon.
! A marriage license was issued here
today TO Miss Pearl Gertrude Cogle
and Ernest Linwood Heath well
known young couple of the West End
They will be married tonight
- Witndrsws Chatisngs
J p. Miles. who challenged Abe
Boshes. the wrestler. the match TO
take place tomorrow night at the Lyric
theatre. today withdrew the challenge
Miles challenge was made in good
faith, but subsequent events made 1t
necessary for him to withdraw II. An
effort is being made 20 get Herbert.
! the Richmond wrestler. 10 come over
and take another try at Boshes.
! The Chesterfield county Circuit
court. Judge Southall presiding met
yesterday and permitted such pleas
to be entered as were ready. and then
! adjourned until the first Monday in
August
Samuel Edwards Dies.
! Samuel Edwards, who has been in
! i'll health for several years died last
night at SIS o'clock in the Gundrey
! sanitorium. near Baltimore, where he
had been taken four weeks ago for
treatment. The body reached here
this evening at 7:27 O'clock and
was taken 10 the residence on Har-
rison street. The funeral arrange
ments have not been completed Mr..
| Edwards was sixty years of age. and
| was the youngest son OF the late
Samuel Edwards. Of this city. He was
a member of the firm OF Kirkham 4
Company, printers. OF this city. and
/ WIS universally liked re was a
good man and citizen He is survived
by his widow. one sister. Mrs. John
Charles Edwards OF Philadelphia
He Is also survived by a number OF
nieces and nephews OF this city.
"A we'll known citizen OF this place
who was In Norfolk yesterday, claims
that he saw on the streets In that
city Florence Douglas. a former rest.
dent OF this city. and Richmond. who
is thought to be the woman murdered
at Bon Air. a short time ago II this
is true, this woman Is eliminated from
the Chesterfield mystery. The police.
however. do not attach much credence
/ to the report.
| Mrs. Mabel Scott and sons. Gar.
| land and James, are visiting their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs II. r. Faison.
at Victoria. Va.
( Mrs. J. NJ. McCory and little daugh-
ter, have returned after a two weeks
stay in P!ttsburg. Pa
/ Meade Stockdeli. a wekk known
/ travelling man. is visiting his mothers
home in Franklin county
i Mrs. J, T. Green. who has bean
visiting Mrs. Lester Collier. in Grove
avenue. returned today to her home
/ in Durham, y. c.
Misses Emily and Nellie Birdsong
! left today to visit the family OF Rev
t J. O. Moss. at Franktown. Va.
Mrs. Samuel Martin. who has been
missing from her home in Chester
! field county. several days. Is in this
I city. and has been located by the po-
| lice. She will return to her home
Company p. Richmond Blues. win
come to Petersburg tomorrow, and
will remain IN camp near this city
several days,
| Mrs. w H. Camp and daughters
have gone TO Halifax. y. g. to spend
| the summer.
J.. r. Jones has returned from a