The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
South Richmond Bureau
The Times Despatch.
1920 Hull Street
Phone Madison l75.

lOzO Hul street.
Phone Madison l75
Nothing towards solving the mys-
terry surrounding the death OF tie
woman whose body was found Thurs
day morning in berry patch on the
farm o. eff Brown near Bon Air has
been done by the county authorities
Tho absence OF clothing and the de-
composed state of the body has made
Identification almost impossible.
That q crime has been committed.
the county police are certain. They
are equally sure that the body was
brought from some other point There
is total absence OF blood in the
vicinity OF the spot where the body
was found and the body itself was free
from blood stains. = black ribbon
around the neck covering a terrible
.sh was only spotted In few places
runor that woman who was
seen earlier In the week with band
Of sypsles Is the victim, Is secuted by
the police who point TO the fact that
the woman from all appearances was
from the city Her hands were well
kept ana the nails freshly manicureG
showing that she was not used to hard
work 1t is the general belief that the
body was brought TO Bon Air either
from Richmond or Petersb burg
Although not holding a formal in
quiry. Magistrate S G. Cowan after
ordering the body buried. summoned
jury difference OF opinion as TO
whether the woman was white or
colored was settled by DR.. J. Fisher
who pronounced It the body OF
mulatto.
Juniors Install Officers
At the regular meeting OF Davis
Council No
Thursday night the following officers.
recently elected for six months were
installed.
Junior past councillor. f. H Nun
nally: councillor. ]. c. Taylor; Vice
councillor y. Faison recording
secretary, S Z Phillips assistant
recording secretary. w. 7. Davidson.
Jr financial secretary. I. II Reynolds
treasurer. J. r. GILL; warden. ]. c.
-4uband; conductor. z P. King. inside
sentinel. V. ]. Shelton. OUTSIDE senti-
nell j. Il osterbind; rep. to state
council. 6. : Phillips and / H Rey-
holds; alternate. Harry Filliaux: trus-
tee for Is months. Willis c. Pulliam.
Fined for Curiosity.
Too much curiosity coupled with
suspicious actions yesterday caused
James White. colored. 70 pay SIS and
costs into the county treasury Via the
required to furnish security in the
sum OF 800 for his good behavior Tor
period of twelve months. The negro
was found late Thursday night in the
private oflic. OF J. J. Robben, at the
head OF Hull Street. Swansboro. He
could give no satisfactory reason for
being IN a place where under M Cir
oumstances could he have had any
business. 1t is the belief OF Mr. Rob
ben that the negro knowing that a
large sum OF money is kept in the
safe. was prospecting around for the
Scst means of annexing IT, He was
arrested BY County officer George Jar
sell.
Arrested for Cutting scrnpe.
Charged with carving the ribs OF
William Harris. negro. Frank Jasey
vas yesterday arrested by officer A. I.
Traylor, OF Chesterfield and taken TO
the Richmond Jail for appearance in
the Oak Grove Court next Saturday
morning. The cutting occurred Thurs
day at colored picnic at Stop H.
Petersburg Turnpike harris is con
fined to his BED by the Injuries
To Hear suit.
Tomorrow in the Hastings Court
Part ,, Judge {. X Wells Will. before
q jury. try the suit of unlawful detaln-
er instituted by G. IS Burrell against
the Richmond Beneficial Insurance
Company. and the Capital Shoe Com
pany. The plaintiff Is represented by
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