The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-25
ALLEGED FORGER
HELD FOR COURT
Negro Believed to Be Wanted III
Other Cities or Same
Charge.
SERIOUS HUNTING ACCIDENT
Convicts Who Beat Up Guard
Captured-Other Peters
burg News.
SERIOUS HUNTING ACCIDENT
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
o Bollingbrook Street,
(InlNn hnnn llSh
PETERSBURG, Va, Januarv 2

FeteTSpuIS, Va, January "a.
In the Police Court this morning
Henry Johnson, alias Henry Jones, the
negro sharper, was sent to the Hust-
ings Court on the charges of forgery
and passing fraudulent cnecks. One of
these checks. for S3S was passed on
LIQUOR company on April q. An ut
tempt was made on September IL 20
pass q check Tor 1925 at the Peters,
burg savings and Insurance Bank. THIS
check bore the maine of Petersburg
merchant, forged u indorser. HesIer-
day Johnson attempted to pass another
check for SOS ut store where he
purchased small bill! OF gooas, This
last attempt led TO tho negroes arrest.
Johnson is believed to be wanted in
other cities. and his picture is to be
taken md sent abroad for identiiica-
ton.
Serious Hunting Accident.
William Moody, young citizen OF
DinwIodie, living about three miles
from the county courthouse. was &C
cidentally shot and seriously injured
yesterday afternoon while hunting
rooms. lie had laid his gun down. and
in attempting 70 PICK 1t up. caused
It's discharge. The load OF shot tore
into his right shoulder. producing
Very serious wound. MIR. Moody was
brought to the hospital here last night,
wh.re attention was, given and an
operation performed by Drs Burke
AMI Gutewood.
Negro Cnnvicts Captured.
Two OF the three negroes who e6-
capped night before last from the con-
Wet road camp. III Chesterfield county,
were captured this morning at Farm
vac after both OF the men had been
shot, one of them seriously. The names
william Price. sent up from Prince
George and William Smith from
northumberland. The third member
OF ,ne party escaped.
"A 4 n
dcrorsly assaulted and almost dubbed
TO death by the convicte. and then
robbed of his gun and pistol. was
operated OF at the Petersburg Hospital
Is getting on favorably to-day, and
the indications are that he may re-
cover.
Bank Cases in Court.
The AppomattoN Trust Bank cases
IN Mich Charles Hall Davis and Car
ter r. Bishop are the .-fendants Will
come up in the Hustings Court to-
morrow morning on preliminary mo-
IONS TO be entered and arsueh By the
defendants counsel.
Fined $50
William Gibbs. the white bridge
builder. who borrowed money from
the Southern Loan Company on his in
diVidual check that was not honored
at the bank vas fined $50 in tho
Police Court this morning.
Exhibition Games Booked.
Nine exhibition games with clubs OF
the big leagues. have been booked for
this spring at the Petersburg baseball
park: In playing IN these games the
members OF the Petersburg Club will
have opportunity TO learn something.
The schedule of the games is: March
10 and Apr.l 2 and 3, New York Amer
leans: April /, Boston Nationals: April
and .. Newark Internationals; April
and ?. Toronto Internntionals; April
Is, Montreal lnternationals. Other
dates are to he filled in.
Interesting Announcements
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baird Nell
waine have issued Invitations to the
marriage OF their daughter, Joseph
AlstoH Claiborne 10 Edgar Simeon
Bowling. Wednesday. February l. at
o'clock T. NJ. In the Second Prcsby-
terrain Church. Petersburg
Death of Young Woman
MISS Berthe Vest. daughter of Alex
ander Vest, of Ettriok. died In her
home in Nthat village this morning. She
was only seventeen years old and
leaves many friends.
General News Notes.
sales OF tobacco at the warehouses
Today aggregated 10000 pounds and
the prices ranged from $6.75 for COM
mon Tugs, 10 S24 for wrappers.
Hon. Charles 7. Lassiter left for New
York to-day for few days visit
Governor Mann yesterday telegraph
ed Chief of Police Ragland TO hold
John w. Atkins. under arrest here for
shooting Deputy Sheriff Jemigan, of
Hornet county, ". c.. for whom re-