The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-04
RUNAWAY GIRLS
UNDER AR REST
Had Railway Tickets and
Plentiful Supply OF
Money.
CAUGHT IN PETERSBURG
Taken Back to Norfolk in
Charge OF Detcc-
tive.
CAUGHT IN PETERSBURG
Timcs-Dispatch Bureau.
) Bollingbrook Street,
Telephone 1855,
Petersburg. "a. Mas 3

Petersburg, Va. May 3.
Two pretty girls. runaways from
: their homes in Norfolk. and neither APP
parently over fifteen years old. ware
taken into custody last night at the
Union Station by Detectives Eanes and
llcelan and escorted to the Polio, Sta
ton. They gave their names as Emma
Carroll and Laura Coke and admitted
that they had run away a. {, 1t they
were on their way TO philad siphia.
They had through tickets from Norfolk
TO Philadelphia and over $40 III money.
While they talked freely and were
seemingly not downcast by their ar
rest, they gave no explanation of why
they left their homes or who furnished
( them with the railroad tickets and
money or for what purpose they were
going 10 Philadelphia. They were
auartcred in Il hotel for the night, ana
this morning were taken back to Nor
folk by Detective Eanes, to be turned
over to their parents.
Ituunwn. Youth Arrested.
On the authority of a telegram TO the
Chief of Police from the Portsmouth
chief, Nirginius Hickman. a youth Of
seventeen years, who ran away from
, his home in Portsmouth last sunday,
was arrested here last night ana is
held until lie can be sent for. The
young man was found with the carni-
val company. which has been exhibit
ing here all this week.
The Police Exoncrntcd.
The Bonrd OF Police Commissioners
was in session for several hours last
night al the station-hDuse. investiyat-
Ing the complaints against the d part
ment filed with the Mayor and BY him
communicated to the commissioners
These complaints. made by different
parties. We're in substance as follows:
Light duties OF the two scrscants, only
forty-two hours a week. as alleged:
tanpering with the signal phone
Switchboard. as alleged by the cleo
trician and AN officer of police. and
inefficient enforcement of the dog muz-
| cling ordinance. On each and all OF
these counts the police were entirely
cNoncrated The complaint Of failure
to furnish adequl>e protection from
disorder to residents on High Street
had been withdrawn at the request of
the complainant, because IL was not
, desirable to bring In women az wit
ncsscs. The board, however, decided
tn Investigate this complaint .at.r.
The session OF the board was secret.
newspaper reporters and outside IS he
Ing denied admittancc TO the room.
After adjournment the board gave out
the following:
The service of the sergcnnts was
found to be sixty hours one week. and
siNty-six hours the next. instead of
forty-two hours. as alleged"
! y. w. Bishop. the electrician, ac-
knowledged that his complaints were
/ without Qualification. and in conse
Guence, upon mmendation OF the
Mayor. he was dismissed from the
service.
! 1t was decided that the complaint
OF residents of High Street might be
heard at some date in the early flu
ture without Inconvenience TO the
I luiics-the testimony Of their hus-
! ha nds to be deemed sufficient
! With regard to the enforcement of
the dog-muzzling ordinance the COM
missioners decided TO put dog catch
az on the job by the middle of the
month. with authority TO catch and
/ kin all dogs fouJad Cnmuzzlrd or
| without medals.
I Denth OF Merchant.
F.! Powhatan :. Plummcr. well known
merchant OF the city. engaged for
years In the furniture business, died
/ this morning about II o'clock at his
residence. on Fillmore street. of heart
trouble, with which he had loFlg suf-
| fered. He was forty-three years old.
was much esteemed. and is survived
! by his wife and the following broth
CTS tnu SISTERS. Jonn L., HcfDert,
Frank r.. and Miss Anna Plummer.
/ Mrs. :. NJ. Green. and Mrs. S. NJ. Urqu-
| hart, OF Petersburg; Mrs. l. J. Smith,
OF Newport News; and Mrs. n. G.
lIenshaw, of Charlottesville; and L.
II. Plummer. of Raleigh. n. G.
! Both Feet Crushed.
! T.. w. Graves. n white brakeman
| on the Norfolk and Western Railway.
! met with very serious accident this
, morning about o'clock, at Ad ,ison's.
, about seven miles west of the city.
He was standing on the roof Of n car
OF moving freight train, when ihe
air brakes became dislrranged. Tho
check up OF the train was so sudden
that he was ;hrOwn forward, falling
between the cars on the track. He
was run over and both feet crushed.
Mr.. Graves, whose home is in Char
lottc county, was brought to the
hospital in this city, where both feet
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