The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-05
PETERSBURG FOLKS
ARE ASKED To FAIR
HARRY TUCKER APPEARS IN
PLACE OF MAYOR AINsLIE OF
CITY OF RICHMOND.
ARSON IN CHAR GED
NEGRO TRIED IN POLICE COURT
FOR BURNING HOUSE is SENT
ON TO COURT OF HUsT-
ISGs.
Virginisn Bureau,

T
Especial to The Richmond Virginiat
PETERSBURG, VA, oct. A.
Mayor George Ainslie missed half hi,
life" yesterday and Ii was through n.
fault OF his either. AS matter OF
tact nobody seems to ~pow Just how
IL happened. The official letter from
Richmond's executive inviting Mayor
Cameron and ali of Petersburg to the
State fair was delivered Monday b,
Crazy Curran and party of news,
paper men. Ii happened tnat Mayo,
Cameron was out OF town and Mayor
Ainslle couldn't Join the party then
but IL was announced that Mayor
Ainslie would come over Friday morn.
ing and extend the invitation per.
sonally So Mayor Cameron and his
official family got ready to receiv,
the Richmond executive In true Pc
tersburg style Heralding the coming
OF his honor, Crazy Curran, who wa
under bond to appear before Justice
Plummer this morning and answer
the charge OF running his car on this
sidewalk. blew into the city shortly
before O'Clock with Harry Tucker
as q passenger in one OF his red devils
The trial was brief Curran's ex-
PLANTATION of the incident WAS logical;
the officer who arrested him was IL
dismissed.
Until long after high noon the part,
loafed around as Petersburg's guests
and then, on ascertaining by tele-
phone from Richmond that Mayor
Atnslfe was not coming repaired tc
the Chesterfield hotel. where the ban
quet table groaned impatiently under
It's weight of good things. Harr,
Tucker was unanimously elected
mayor OF Richmond for two hour
and presided very gracefully, making
a speech that even the gifted execu-
tive of the capital city would moi
have been ashamed of
or course the feast savored of Ham
let without the Prince Of Denmark
SO far az the Richmond representation
was concerned, but everybody had 8
good time. and commiserated WITH
Mayor Ainsife on his absence AS
sisting Mayor George Cameron al
hosts on the festive occasion were
Secretary w Martin,-ef the Chamber
OF Commerce; william Koenig. presi
dent Of the board of aldermen; Rich
ara Gillian. clerk Of court; ., s
Jackson. ex-councilman: W, r. Harris
of the IndexAppeal; William Rahale,
and Mine Host Hanrahan. of the
Chesterfield.
John wooten, a well known negro
of this city. was charged with arson
in Police court this morning. He was
sent on TO the Hastings court for
trial
Yesterday morning a frame house
in Guinans alley, occupied by the
wife OF Wooten. was partly burned
Wooten and his wife have been sep
arated for some time. Wooten Ia said
to have made repeated threats to
kill the woman. and also that he
would burn her up. He was heard
to make these threats the evening
before the fire.
Meets Horrible Death.
Guy Drake. a young negro from
North Carolina. met a horrible death
at the plant Of the Virginia Box and
Lumber company. at Disputanta, yes
terday. He was oiling the machinery
and made false step. He was
caught in a chain and pulled beneath
two beams He was crushed to
death. The remains were sent to his
former home in North Carolina Tor
burial.
A. p. Hill Camp, Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans, met tonight. Com
mander S. u. Rodgers gave a repor;
of the proceedings at the recent re-
union in Pulaski. Six new members
were also enrolled.