The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-26
SALOON IS BROKEN
INTO AND BODIED
THIEF GOES THROUGH BACK
WINDOW As PROPRIETOR EN-
TIERS FRONT DOOR,
FREIGHT CARS ROBBED
TnEsPAssERs APPROPRiATE NEW
CLOTHES AND LEAVE OLD
oNEs-oTHER ARTICLES
ARE TAKEN.
virginian Bureau.

Law Building, Phone 1881.
PETERSBURG, VA. July 25.-The
saloon Of John w. Philips on syca-
more street was broken into and rob-
ed OF $2s in money and a quantity
of LIQUOR this morning at O'Clock
When the bartender opened the front
door he heard a noise and saw "A negro
disappearing through rear window
by which he had entered, prying the
iron grating The police were Inn
mediateIy notified. They are search
ing for the robber.
Some time last night four freight
cars standing on the tracks Of the
Seaboard Air Line, near the inter-
section of the Seaboard Air Line and
the Norfolk and Western railroads.
were broken into and robbed of cloth
Ing, shoes, cigars, s1lverware and
chewing gum to the amount of $500.
There were five or six men in the
gang as they undrexsed, put on new
! clothing. and left their old clothing
along the railroad tracks. There Is
no clue to the identity az the rob
! bers
Newcomb Obstinate.
| A split in the camp OF the Roose-
velt followers in Virginia is imminent.
| J. NJ Newcomb, Of this city. State
| chairman Of the Roosevelt wing of the
| Republican party In this State has
! called his convention to meet in Rich
| mond and he stated today that the
| convention would be on schedule time,
and would elect delegates to the Chi
cago convention.
! Thomas Lee Moore. a we'll known
u 49,.
Gently has recognized Mr. NewcomD
as chairman. has called a convention
To meet in Roanoke on the same date
that the convention Will meet in Rich
mond, and this convention Will als)
| elect delegates to the Chicago con
vention The followers of the Bull
Moose in Virginia are divided among
| themselves.
Clarence Clements. a young man
whose skull was fractured Saturday
afternoon by Robert Mitchell during
a baseball game at Sussex Courthouse.
was brought TO the Petersburg hos
pital today fer treatment. I)r. Renuie
/ has already removed part Of the
| fractured skull, and il is not believed
| that Clements will recover. Mitchell
ls at liberty under a bond.
Have Narrow Escape.
/ +. l.. and George Bowman. and the
! iatter's little son had narrow es-
cape from death yesterday afternoon.
! They were fishing just below keams
station in Dinwiddie county, when
i the storm came up. They took refuge
In the home of II, s. Slade. During
the storm lightning struck the house
and knocked down the chimney, Sc
| Vereig shocking everybody in the
house, all of whom had narrow es-
| capes from death.
The steamer Pocahontas. Of the
James river line. which was taken of
the line last week for repairs to-
day began her regular trips between
this city and Norfolk.
The High Street Me hodist church
sunday school Will run it's annual eX-
cursion to Ocean View August lst,
and the Ettrick Methodist church
| Sunday school Will run an excursion
to the same place August sth.
petition signed by many promi-
nent business men, has been forward
ed to the national headquarters of the
Salvation Army. asking that -Adjutant
Woods be kept in charge OF the work
of the army here. The petition is
complimentary TO Adjutant Woods,
who has done much good work among
the poor OF this city The petition
nent made several days ago that Cap
tain Woods would be transferred to
another field.
Funeral of Mrs. Dewell.
The funeral Of the late Mrs Belle
E., DaueH will be conducted tomor-
row morning at II o'clock from her
home In Ettrick, Rev. ". T. A. Haynes
officiating Burial will be in Bland
ford cemetery.
DR. Georbe Il, Booker has return
ed from Sussex county, where his
family IS spending the summer.
Mrs. Marion Moon and Miss Jean
Dalton left today ~ spend week
at the seashore
! Screen soacaf~sr fati sof people Jeff
here today on Isham Overs excursion
to the Luray Caverns.
| Marvin Smithey. an attorney OF
Lawrenceyilie. Is here on legal bust
ness