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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
POLICE CAPTURE
ESCAPED CONVICT
Sergeants Wiltshire and Wren
Arrest Negro Who Terrorized
City About Eight Years Ago.

Henry Watkins, colored, thirty-ive
years old, who tcrrorized the city about
eight years ago. when he committed
moro than 1875 robbcrics and for which
he was sent to the penltentiary for
ten years, was arrested yesterday uf-
tcrnoon by Detectivc-Sergcants Wilt
shire and Wren, he having ESCAPED
from the State Farm about five mon tbs
ago lie was captured on West Nam
Street, between Short and Norris, nfter
ne had made an attempt to shoot Ser
Seant wiltshire. but had been frus-
trated by quick action on the part Of
sergeant Wren.
Sergeant Wiltshire said last night tina [
several days ago he heard that Wat
kins was in the city, and early yoster-
uay received information that he would
visit house on West Main Street
With Sergeant Wren. he went to the
place where the negro was expected.
and about O'Clock he appeared.
Sergeant Wiltshire was standing In "a
doorway when lie reached out and
sraSpcd the escaped convict by the left
| arm The latter drew n revolver with
his right hand. and was in tho act of
! raising 1t TO shoot when Sergeant
Wren grabbed his hand and wrcnched
the weapon from 1t
! Watkins sulicnly submitted to arrest
and was taken to the Second Police
station, where nc was charged with be-
inS an escaped convict and carrying
"a concealed weapon. Several articles
or Jewelry were found upon him whcn
searched and the police believe that
he has been responsible for several OF
the robberies which have been recently
! reported.
| Before Watkins was HRS, arrested
! eight years ago he broke into house
after house in the Second District For
several months the police were unable
! to locate him, aid the captain of the
district offered a reward of thirty days
| iurlough 10 the man who captured him
| This stirred the officers TO further er-
! forts, but they were unable TO lay the
blame upon any one. However, he was
iinally caught and sentenced TO ten
years in States prison from The Hust-
| lnss Court.
sergeant Wiltshire said that Wat
kinS was one OF the most daring and
clever housobrcakcrs tina, ever oper-
ated In Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
SNOW PROBLEM
IN POLICE COURT
Citizens Hailed There VIII Ask
Why City Isn't Put in Jail
for Same Offcnsc.

Many OF tho citizens who have been
summoned 10 appear In Police Court
tomorrow morning To show cause why
they should not he lined for permitting
sidewalk snow to remain In front OF
their promises are expected TO make
1t warm for soinebody. In the !lrst
place they cannot understand Why q
mere handful have been hailed TO court
when thousand or more have paid
no regard 10 snow or snow regula-
tons. Then. the question OF the CON
stitutionnlity OF the ordinance Will be
raised.
But with evidence OF their own the
citizens will ask why In common JUS
tice the city OF Richmond should at
tempt to punish them when the city
of Richmond is equally as guilty. They
Will refer TO the fuct--and they Will
have witnesses there to support IT.
that the city has not cleaned the snow
from the sidewalks In front OF city
buildinGs They will point with pride
TO the handsome John Marshall High
school. occupying whole block. which
is completely surrounded by sidewalks,
on which the snow and slcct and leo
are SO thick and so slick that
is 70 thick that II is dangerous to navi-
they are dangerous to navigation.
And they Will ask II thcy-pri-
waite citizens-arc to be lined. why
not the same penalty be inflicted by
Justice Crutchiic!d on the city of Rich
mond and the School Board? Some
bright young police court lawyer.
whose efforts at oratory have been
chilled by the recent cold. Is expected
TO fairly rip the air as he speaks for
the observation-disclosures nc appeals for
justice and fair deal for all. 1t prom
iscs TO be some session. This same
In int
files and dig UP the fact that school
and city janitors have asked for higher
pay. which they got, yet the snow Is
still there and the smoke comes out
the chimney just the came. Unless
Justice Crutchheld throws out the en-
tire batch. lawyers Will tell him that
he must put the city in Jail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
&c OLD WEATHER
| COMING TONIGHT
Temperature to Drop Twenty
Degrees, Which Will Put 1t
10 Above Zero.

Director Evans, OF the Weather
bureau. sent word to the public NJ
1880 o'clock last nigh, that another
cold wave was heading this way AMI
that there would be fall IN tenn.
perature Of twenty or more degrees b.
to- morrow morning. This is expected
to bring the temperature down 10 10
degrees above zero. 1t may come
lower than that, although the bureau
does not believe that IL win din ur
low ~ degrees above zero. whGch
was the mark established few days
ago.
rho forecast issued yesterday morn
Ing called for rain or snow last night
and cnrly to-day. The forecast is
sued by Washington at S o'clock last
night gave this information:
Rain in North; snow in south por-
ton Friday. Saturday clearing and
colder. with n cold wave In South"
This added touch OF winter which "a
on the way means that the snow and
ice, which practically cover the entire
city. VIII remain here for some days
yet. Aside from that, II Will mean
that the Associated Charities and the
other trying situation. for tho cold
has been prolonged ard the poor peo-
PIE are not yet over their first suf-
f. ing.
The skies yesterday threatened to
bring another heavy fail OF snow.
though late in the afternoon the sun
did It's best to break through. II
was misty and cold last night.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
WATSON PRESENTS
HIS RESIGNATION
Leaves Fourth Judicial Circuit
Bench TO Make Race for
Congress.
COURT WORK ENDS ON JAN. 20
Judge Who Presided at Beattie
Trial Will Oppose Turn
bull.

The official resignation of Judge
Walter a. Watson. of the lTucrth ia.
dtcial Circuit. WAS received yestcrday
afternoon at the office of Governor
Mann, the resignation 10 take effect
january 20. AS announced heretofore,
this step was taken by Judge Watson
in order that lie might become q eau.
didhte for Congress from the lTourt II
Congressional District. His letter fol-
lows:
Having determined to stand for
Congress In my district at the primary
of the coming summer. and having
concluded as nearly as | can the pub
lie business In the courts. begun or
diminished before me, tender my
resignation as Judge OF the Fourth
Judicial Circuit 10 take effect on jan
nary 20 next.
with grateful memory Of the kind
ness and courtesy of all the people in
whose courts II has been my privilege
to preside, | am. with great respect.
WALTER a. WATSON"
While Judge Watson has behind him
long and honorable career in the
public service, 1t was perhaps as pre-
siding Judge ut the Bcattic murder
trial that he won the greatest praise
and fame. For his conduct of that
trial he received universal praise and
being his decisions that the attorneys
for the defense could find no foothold
upon which to obtain rctrial from
the Supreme Court.
In addition to serving as Common
wealth's Attorney of Nottoway. Judge
watson was member of the Constr
tutional Convention. and for several
terms representative of his county in
the General Assembly. He was elected
judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit
by the General Assembly of 1906, after
a hot fight in which George Mason,
OF Petersburg, WAS his opponent.
In the forthcoming Democratic pri-
mary Judge Watson will have as mis-
opponent Congressman Robert Tlrn-
ouli. The record and great popularity
OF Judge Watson promises q campaign
that will be memorable
Several men have been mentioned
as his successor, prominent among
whom are Robert G. Southan, OF
Amelia; Branch Eppcs. OF Nottoway,
and Willis b. Smith.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
MONUMENT TO WOMEN
Inquiry il Virginia Jias Man Who VIII
PIT Id the Money.

1t is suggested by those in charge ef
tAe movement for tho building OF a
federacy. that perhaps there is a man
IN this State who has 10000 which
ne would Ike TO devote to this pur-
pose The idea comes from General c.
irvine walker, grand commander OF tho
Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans,
who * also chairman Of the commit
tee ON a woman's monument
In q letter to Attorney -C;en;,rai saw,
htl " !!llhms. member of tho com
mite General Walker transmits a lei :
I$I from General Julian 5. Carr. of
purhnin, y 9. General Carr saws. II
rave the 5000 fortune TO hand vou MS
ChristmaS gift $4,000 subscripti"n
TOT the erection OF IA monuInen; 10 tho
Nomen % the Contederacy. Pledged hv
my friend. Colonel Ashley Horne: mon
N!hcnt 10 be after the design submitt.d
~ .hlss kinney; nnd 70 Dc placed on
'he grounds OF III. Capitol at i.ll,irh :.
General walker adds: .fiavc Won .
man III Virginia VINO can 40 like mi ). ~;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
BANK REQUIRES
MORE ROOM NOW
Savings Bank of Richmond Pre-
pairing for Greatly En-
larged Quarters.

Inc annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Savings Bank OF Rich
hlond was held yesterday afternoon at
4 O'Clock at the banking house. renorts
or the oihcers showing II healthy growth
OF business during the past year. The
present quarters of the bank were
stated TO be entirely inadequate TO the
growing business. and extensive i'm
proVcments are contemplated witch
Will increase the working facilities and
also provide especial accommodations
for women transacting business with
the institution.
Directors were elected as follows: B
-Aisop' James NJ. Ball, George L. Chris
tan. III. Theodore Ellyson, John W,
Gordon, B. NJ. Gwathmcy. Shomas 1,
Moore. l. z. Morris. r. +. Patterson.
II seldom Taylor. f. Sitterding, Gran
vile O. valentine. p. Whitlock and
William II. Zimmerman
1.ic directors later met and elected
the following officers: L. z. Morris.
president; f. Si:ierding, vice-prcsident
James NJ. Ball. vicc-presidcnt ,nd
cashier; George w. Watt, assistant
cashier.
Stockholders OF the Union Bank of
Richmond also met yesterday, eIertin.-
the following directors for the coming
year: Charles Davenport, II. r. AIRING
ton. S. w. Tompkins. Boswell Alison.
/. William Pcrnbcrton and J. b. Be;,s
ICY The directors re-electcd' ] r,
fcaSicy president and George W C,nll
cashier. y capital and surpus or
SSoo.Gc0 was reported, with denosits
agGrcGating s1,500,00Q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
FURNITURE PLANT
WRECKED BY FIRE
Consolidated Company's Estab.
lishrncnt in South Richmond
Totally Destroyed.

Fire OF unknown origin last night
totally destroyed the plant of the Con-
soidatcd Furniture Company, located
on strip OF land Owned by the city
of Richmond, I'm Chesterfield county,
near Maury Cemetery. The hrc, which
was discovered at $40 o'clock by J.
w. Brinscr, of the firm of L. &. Brinser
& Sons, started in the Office of the
plant and spread rapidly. Before the
arrival OF Engine Company No. Is. the
whole building was in flames. No work
could have saved the plant. and all en-
crgy was devoted to keeping the
flame: from reaching the adjoining
factories. Although the nrcmcn had
great difficulty in getting water and
We're handicapped by piles of snow
covered lumber, they did great work.
With the high wind blowing directly
towards the wood working plant of H.
c. Br!uscr G. Sons, ii appeared for a
while as IL they were also doomed.
Within 100 feet OF the fire, the chem
ical engine IN turning TO tbs side. on
the narrow road. to avoid running over
a crowd OF spectators, went into n
three-foot ditch. a forty horse power
automobile was pressed into service
out was unable to bulge the engine
Securing d long rope. the bremen at
tached II TO the engine, and about $50
men and hoys manned the ropes and
pulled the big wagon out OF the ditch
Just what the damage will amour;
10 could not be uscertained last night
although il was stated that II Will bc
in the neighborhood OF $4,000 This
building was GOX2O0 feet and was two
stories high II was constructed Of
wood. covered with sheet iron. The
~,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
JACOBUS DISMISSED
But commonwealth 'rnkcs Appeal in Case
of Alleged Junk Ucaler

L. Jacobus, accused o: carrying on :,
Jnuk business without license. was dis
missed yesterday In Police Court while an
appeal wns taken by Commonweulth's-At
,"They M!n'rco F"lkos. The charge aga!ns;
JaeoGus was made by T.. Stcrnhclmer
Lon!S IaThun stXty-two years old. ncrus.
Ell o. attempting an attack upon s!x.ycur-
old Helen Penn, Vas placed under $500 bond
Tor HIS good behavior for twelve months.
Thomas Taylor, colorcG. known 20 tho DO.
lice ~ High John was held Tor tho rran.,
Jury on q charge Q: cutting John Hunt with
kn!tt.
y Chandler was sen, to Jail for siM,y davs
'or stealing go from tho Capito! 1,u:,ci
tlut,t.
Lawrence POck!ington. accused % s.,l,n.
iGu"g to Arthur oGormau, minor, VA.
h"cd SO and costs ana required to g!yc so
bond .or thirty days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
TO PROTECT ROBINS
Monster Petition Coming to Legislature from
Public Schools.

In the hope Q; preserving from sure cx-
termination the musical notes OF the robin,
monster petition 10 the General Assembly
is being circulated in the public schools OF
the State asking that law be passed to
prohibit the killing OF this songstcr at ans.
time OF the year The petition, when pre-
scnted. VIII contain thousands OF numes. and
VIII have the hearty support OF the Stat.
Educational board la we'll the various
Audubon societies.
To a certain extent the slaughter Of rob-
ins is forbidden IN Virginia. but the law
only applies 10 eight or nine months of tho
year.
The petition ia coming IN now In sections
at the Office OF the state Superintendent OF
fublic Instruction, under whose care the
different sections Will bc compiled and Of
Tered 20 the General Assembly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
SAY SHE STOLE CLOTHES


Ncgress said Ia Have Admitted Taking
Tincry from Employer.
Hattie Boyd, coloreI. vas arrested ycstcr-
day afternoon by Detective Sergeant VIII
snirc and Detective krcnSel on = charge Of
stealing clothing raiue'i considerably
more than Sito, from Mrs. I. e. Davies, o..
Sii East Franklin street. ny whom she wns
employed domestic.
Tho ncgrnss was found by the officers n !
her home, a;3 Graham street. Sic IL said To-
have admitted her guilt and shown the dc :
tcctiros where she had hidden the tncry.
which included suits. lingerie. hats and n
muft.
Tho wo,nh,l was locked up a; the second
Station and charge Of grand larceny en-
tered against her. while the stolen property
was taken TO polite headquarters and Will
be used AZ evidence against her in Police
CouN this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
CREDITORS PETITION
Judge Wuddil Asked to Declare Iumhcr
Company IL Bankrupt

= peat:2a pr4ying ;tu; tn II. /. Brovn
t l;Sy9ssr g Sopran$ .: StsfiorA county. o
Jr.c! Court.
s pertloH asking fc- Fl receive. ,, 49,,
u H"yernber ana jude Edmund wadd,i.,
.icp :
Creditors WHO ire'udo catherine y. MacSov
and THoma5 n MacEsy aGrninls,rat"rs =,
J%s,,P II; Messsy FTDah Harrison aud
"ilhm J. Nnlcomscn. now seek TO ha,
nc concern thrown INTO bankruptcy A. he.
1s insolvsui
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
ARREST OWNERS
say nuinbiing Took PInc. in uroud stree,
nnnI- Rnnm.

!. Sp'tGer y. l.. Sciloss and Il T.
Miller pr"rr'etvrs or the BlJou Poo PAR.
lols, no iast Broad Street we're ur..s,T6
Yesterday on charge Of comtuclin,; a
H"IuAus resort.
IN arrest vaa tho result q: dgh. which
ended srs'"JhR% morning in Pole. go,
"hcn = Eddy ana W. y. kc!inm w.r
hnfG No and costs each Tine nsht s,artes
~ 'h% l'o"- room ana evidence which Was
"t?eshI ~ 2o'"5o Justice 1:Wchncid tcnd-
ca !" SHOW 'hHi q was the r.sul, ., an ar.
grlHoni oyer het op - game
nc az oneS .ssp'd bench warrant. ana
b." arrest 'rns mae p, Onlccr 4. u pni.
H2 ''SH WIN "e called TIL. mcrnlns.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
Court order, ,..,,,,,,,,

sam Mark Woods, coiored was acquitted
q an "iicsed criminal ATTACK upou II yn,,n,,
NV III yesterday morning by thu fury
~ ~" hchrlro county Circuit Cour, ,ipn,
IN" instructions Of Judge Il Cartcr srn.,
lte "',ion OF the court :"iiowca tic ,.su
+E"hy o. 'He aiicscd victim whose tcs,imoiiv
y, 'oHr' refused 70 allow because Me b.
ncH Oh the stand ""'a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
CHAMPION OF WOMEN
IN DIRE. DISTRESS

c. T.. Smith. of Nelson county, the
man VINO when member of the Vir.
ginia Legislature had passed tho hi,I
which enables women TO hold their
property as their own. is desperately
III AT the Johnston Willis Hospital. and
IN dlre financial straiEhts. In an in
terview yesterday he said that he hopes
mat those women whose property his
Dill saved will come to his assist :
unce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
CUSSONS GIVES
ALL TO HIS NIECE
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Fletcher
1nherits Entire Glen Allen
Property.
OTHER KIN NOT MENTIONED
Will Expressly States That No
Appraisement of Estate
Shall Be Made.
OTHER KIN NOT MENTIONED

by the last Will and testament OF
Captain John Cussons. filed for pro-
| bate yesterday morning In the clerks
Office OF the IIenrico county Circuit
Court, Miss Sarah Elizabeth Fletcher.
his niece, was made the sole heir %
all his estate, personal, real or mixed.
There seems to be no question that
this VIII. written OIL April 30, 1907. Is
the last one Captain Cussons made.
The Will is short and concise, there
being no codic!ls and no other heirs
mentioned except MISS Fletcher. lie
expressly forbade in the Will any APP
praisemcnt of his estate, but Il is uni
versally estimated to be very valu-
able. The niece, who Is the sole heir
Is also made cXecutrix of the estate
and the viii was Witnessed by w. r.
Massic. y. w. CARRIER and j.. r. SUIT
ton. The document itself is n model
for clearncss and brevity. the whole
occupying hut part OF one type
written page. At the beginning the
tcstator describes himself az Captain
John Cussons native Of Great
Britain, scout leader under General
Hood. In the armies of the Confcder-
acy, and naturalizcd son OF Virginia.
Following this short sketch of his
life. there are three clauses. In the
first, he bequcaths all Iunds at or near
Glen Allen, Va. with all buildings and
furnishings on them, all his estate and
property. of every sort and description,
real. personal or mixed. to Sarah Ellz-
abeth Fletcher. the daughter of his
sister Emily.
Can't ApprnIsc Property.
In the second clause. OF only one
line, nc appoints Miss Fletcher exc
cutrix of the estate. The third and
last clause contains the short and un-
qualified statement that he expressly
orders that no appraisement Of his es.
tn.c shall be made"
While there is no accurate way Of
estimating the estate left BY Captain
Cussons. the land and buildings at
Glen Allen alone arc of conside rab l q
value In addition to this, he owned
other landed property as well. all ot
which tails to Miss Fletcher. Although
Captain Cussons fostcrcd number of
pet schemes and philanthroples dur
ing his lifetime, there Is no provision
made for the endowment of any of
them In the will. nor arc there lcga cies
for any of his other ncphcwa and
nicces: Miss Fletcher is represented
.by Judge George l.. Christian
Speaking generally. real estate men
said yesterday that the Cussons estate
Is worth in the ncishborhood of $780,
600. II is understood that Captain
Cussons recently refused an oner Of
$4,000 for his Forest Lodge property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12

Walter Christian. clerk of the Hust-
ings Court, was yesterday confined to
his home by an attack OF tonsilitis. Hia
condition was not regarded as serious
and IL Is expected that he will ba
hble TO be out in few days
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12
To the West Indies

Two cruises, % days each. $4,000 and
up. Two cruises. 81 days each, Si25.00
and up. One cruise, 10 days, $500
and up.
RICHMOND TRANSFER COMPANY,
500 East Main Street,
Richmond, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-12

Dove Lodge Meeting.
The stated communication of Dove
Lodge. No. 81, a., j.. &c a. NJ, will be-
held at the Masonic Temple tonight
at 1880 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
ACTS AS MOTHER OF
 FIFTY CHORUS GIRLS
Mrs. Mabelle Gilman, Wardrobe Mistress of "The Quaker Girl,"'
 Has Arduous Job

II isn't stylish, of course, to have such tremendous family and the fact ciat they are all girls is enough to make any woman throw up her hands fin depreca- ton Think of making dresses and keep ing them mended up for 50 girIsi And the ribbons to be tied and the waists to be buttoned up the back And the tears to be dried and the would-be sweethearts to be shoed away or encouraged as the case might deserve. It Is certainly a Rooseveltian task. but there is one wom- an in the United States who has had the experience and likes the job. She is Mrs Mabelle Gilman, and she is the wardrobe mistress and mother of the 50 girls who form the chorus in The Quaker Girl" which comes to the Jefferson this week.
 fIn the three colossal acts of this oper- etta there are two changes of costume for each of the 50 girls in each act-six dif- ferent dresses for 50 girls-S00 costumes in all--to be packed and unpacked. checked out and taken back again as each change is made; mended up pressed and kept ready for instant use It Is in- deed task for q dozen feminine Her cues. but one woman is mistress of the .situation. She carries her machine with company tours the country and there is lightning changes are made
 But aside from this stupendous task of taking care of the wardrobe. the wardrobe mistress is really the mother of the 50 girls in her charge in other