The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-03
MANY NEGROES
N LAWS GRIP
TWO RoDDEnxEs AND TWO MUIR
DERs Es0Aan ATTENTION or
PETERSBURG COURTS
WILL GET Y. NJ. c. A.
WORKERS ARE CONFIDENT OF
SUCCESS IN CONTEST WHICH
WILL CLOSE TO-
NIGHT.
virginian Bureau.


Law Building, Phone 1921
PETERSBURG, VA. Dec. Buck
King, Milton Williams. and Levy
White. three negroes, were in police
court this morning on charge OF
highway robbery. They were sent to
the Hastings court for trial. 1t IL al
legged that these men attacked and
, robbed David Buiifant. a well known
citizen. Saturday night, near the. wharf.
Mr.. Bulifant was robbed of Sc.
On Trial For Murder.
Joe Hill, negro well known in
police circles. was given hearing in
Police court this morning on the
charge OF killing Henry West, colored,
| Saturday night. He was sent on to
| the Hastings court for trial. The kin
| Ing occurred at midnight Saturday.
/. Tl(lipata shrdlu etaoin cmfwyp
West was drinking and was on his way
| to his home on Wilcox street. As ne
passed by Hilrs home on Wilcox
street. hin asked him to pay hum 10
cents he owed him. West said he
had no money. An angry dispute '"l-
lowed West ripped a paiing or a
fence, It Is charged. and knocked Hill
! down with II. and jumped on him.
Hill got away and ran, and West pur-
sued. Hill fell down, and West ran
over him and continued to run. His,
it 10 alleged. got up and vertakins
West, stabbed him in the back. some
Of his friends moved him to shed
at the corner Of Dunlop and West
streets. He died coon Afterwards.
Hill was arrested few hours later.
Fifty Cent Killing.
Robert Brown, colored, Will be tried
In the Hastings court Wednesday. for
the murder Of Otis Curtis. n Richmond
negro. several weeks ago. The muir
der occurred In the segregated dis
trict, over a dispute of fifty cents.
Y. M. c. A. canvass.
The Y. NJ. c. A. canvass WI! close
tomorrow night. -Four hundred mer
and boys worked hard today with
rood results. 1t In confidently tx-
pected that the $4,000 for the new
y. M. C.. A. building will, b. raisse
by tomorrow night.
More Money For Cops.
The city finance committee has ne
cided to recommend to tho common
J pay for the privates on the police
fierce. The committee will Recommend
that the pay of the privates be In
creased from SOS to SIS per month.
Sent On For Robbery.
William Kennedy. well known ne
gro, was in Police court this morning
charged with holding up and roboint
Charles Carter. a colored youth. Car
ter was robbed OF watch anu a,eeei
, cents. Kennedy was sent to th'
Hastings court for trial.
Many Drunks Arrested.
The report OF Chief OF potice Rag
land for last month, shows that u
arrests were made here. Seventy MIN
of the arrests were for drunkenness.
y. D. c. Meeting.
| Petersburg Chapter, United Daugh
H. al pa RAJ q
ular monthly meeting in A. +. It'll
| Camp hall this morning. An Inter
! esting report OF the recent convention
in Washington was read. The chap
ter elected two new members. 1t al
so decided to hold q rummage sal
,, December 14th.
Lodge Of Sorrow.
Petersburg lodge. OF Elks, hell
their annual memorial service at tn
]. Elks home, on Tabb street. yesterda,
.. af, ernoon. The attend .nce was large
anc the services impressive. The me
mortal address was delivered by Sam
ue, w. thinner, of the local bar.
Il Royal lodge, No. a, Colored Elks
held their memorial service Sund.4!
afternoon in Odk-street Methods
church. The chLrcn was crowned
The memorial address was ieEyere,
by H. s. Cummings, an attorney q
baltimore.
Personals.
. Miss Charlottee byrd mas returnc'
from a visit to Bermuda.
Congressman Elect Watson. Ct Not
teway county. was n the city roay.
The ladies OF Wesley Methods
! church will gave AN oyster suppe
Thursday night d. The Y. NJ. {. a
. headquarters, on Sycamore street.
/ Walter Il. Eanes has recovered from
!. recent operation for appendicitis
William Beach. IF Fords, was her
today on business.
Mrs r. f. Blakey is visiting friend
in Greenesvilie county.
III ]. F. James, Of City Point, was her,
J today.
Rev. C. r. Stribhling has receive,
, isl03.5o for MIR. Utipil, the Prince
, George farmer, who recently los
heavily by fire.
Misses Mary Mayton and Salli'
Brunei are visiting friends in New
vile, Va.
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