The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-21
Several Important Cases Come
Up at Term Which
"a, Opens To-Day.
EIGHT FELONY CHARGES
Petersburg Eagles Meet and
Nominate Officers for
Ensuing Term.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
5 Bol;ingbrook street.
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Petersburg. va, NOVe"oeE ~
The October term OF the Hastings
Court adjourned yesterday. and the NO.
vember term will begin Tomorrow
morning with quite a large erin nal
docket There are eight felony cases
70 20 before the grand Jury. the most
important Of which IL that OF hooert
Brown. CHARGED with the murd.r OF
Otis Curtis, OF Richmond. both :olorcd.
Curtis was stabbed TO death In
rambling room on the night OF Novem-
Der .. over q dispute about 80 cents.
Willcix and Wilcox will defend Inc
accused, whose plea will be seit-oe'
fensA
Benjamin Richards. colorcd. convict
ed OF q felonious assault at the iast
term OF the court. and his punishment
Fixed at eighteen months IN the peni.
Tertiary. will be put on trial a second
time tho verdict having been set aside
BY tho court
An Interesting case will be that OF
EAward Kemmsr. colored. to be tried
for bigamy. Kemmer has q wife At
stony Crock. and recently. while a:
work in Petersburg. he married an
ether woman, with whom he was Nv
ibg 1T the time Of his arrest. The
Arpt wife heard Of It. came to town
end swofe out . warrant against him
The balance Of the criminal docket
embraces house, breakings. grand lar
cenies. assaults. etc
The November term 10 aAso . eivl
term. 1ut there are no CASTS u .psc'al
importance on this docket.
ODoero MsoinateA.
At the regular meeting las: night Of
Petersburg Aerie Of Eagles the follow
Ing omcers were nominated FOR the
ensuing term: Past worthy president
Joel T. Brown: worthy president. }. a
Domenichelli: worthy vice-president. F.
v Lilly: chaplain. VIM E Moore: In
aide guard, J. n Saunders: outside
guard W. l. wheelhouse: treasurer.
george F. Newsom; secretary. C g.
Pleaaants: trustees. J. r. Brown. w.
II. Raftery and James ". Wells.
The election Of ofhcers will take
place at the next meeting Of the
Aerte, whom further nominations Will
be permissible. The Aer1s has 1Zo
members, and there were four appli-
cations for membership last night
Returned - Their H0uses.
All OF the delegates to the virginia
General Baptist Association returned
to their homes to-day. All spoke In
highest praise OF tho reception and
hospitality given them in Petersburg.
The Petersburg Methodist ministers
have returned to their homes from
the conference held in Lynchburs. all
well satisfied No changes were made
In the Petersburg pulpits-though sew
sraI were made in the district The
Rev. J. X. JoIlin. who returns 40 pre-
siding elder, will begin the holding
Of the first quarterly conferences next
week
a0ioreA vfrG1nia Csafefe1ee.
The Rev. b. J. Boiling has been re-
turned to the psstorate Of the OAK
Street A. ". E Zion Church. in this
city. by the Virginia Annual Confer
ence, colored, Just held IN Franklin.
Va, Bishop J. w. Hood. OF Fayette-
VILE, ~ c.. presiding. Presiding FL
ders c. W. wingneld and n ~ Levy
were returned to their districts
Lacked q 000SaD-
The meeting Of stockholders Of the
Riverside Club, called for last night. in
the rooms OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, was not held for lack Of
quorum. The meeting was called to
take action on . proposition from the
WALNUT Hill Corporation to move the
club from its present home in Dinwid-
die to Walnut Hill. adjoining the city
on the south. There are advocates and
opponents OF removal. but no action
can be had until a quorum OF stock
holders meets.
.Death - AGED C1tiDen.
Robert X. Bass. an aged and es-
eeemed citizen, died at an early hour
this morning At the residence Of his
eon-in-Iaw. John c. Down. on Halifax
Street He was in his eighty-fourth
year. and had been an invalid for some
time. Mr.. Bass was q Confederate vet
sran. having served throughout the
war in Mahone's brigade. and made a