The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-15
PETERSBURG SENDS
TWINS TO JAIL
FAIR VISIT CITY, TaY TO ROB
SHOWCASE AND ARE CAUGHT
ny POLICEMAN.
GET SIX MONTHS EACH
DESIRE FOR HATS AND CRAFTY
COP PROVES THEIR UNDoING.
OTHER LOCAL NEWS
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Vlrginian Bureau,


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1'o,a~ts, t"eiaty se@rs cG doe, .sst
! hieHt fObbeu Aue sit,s Case .u II oAt
I oil EAssnnrun s Ciotu.ng s.oic. and
we've atI.st,u. IN ne Ponce Court
: this nttLIns they @cie Lo.u sent 20
]ah Tor siA mon.ns 10y Jus.,ce rieAs-
ANS.
ne young men reached the city late
last hisIn ffCm heauing, Ia, and
! after eating lunch in Inc New loIk
fe-taul ant, @aikou up Sycamore street.
! hs@N hihS Eioea5t un sore, they Jaw
! lot Ut line Lew haas ana prooeeued
to PICK the lock 10 the show case
| 1 his was about 2 O'Clock tn4s morn
! ms. ana they were seen by fauoiman
Canton, who iI,ed 10 arrest them, put
4 they were TOO meet for him. They
! threw the suit case fun Of hats in an
alley. and 1t was founu by Oi.crr
GaiIion. The Queer secreted himself
in the DARK. exl Getting them to re-
| turn for the SUIT caset which they
! did. ana he then covered them with
| bis revolver. and took them TO the
! station house. The actual ndmoer OF
| hats was u, valued at S32.
Baptist Church Decision.
| Judge West. OF SUSSEX county. who
| sat for JUDGE Mullen in the Harii-
| son street naptist church case, this
I t.s.t Vt D. es-tAta he-~iH- render his
| decision befort the twenty first of this
| month. Judge west is very busy in
the courts of his own circuit at pres
| ent.
Brick Falls, Hits laborer.
I Edward Wight. coiored iaborer,
| was badly hurt this morning at the
| Benevolent Mechanics Association
building which is In course OF con-
| structien at The corner of Sycamore
| ana Tabb strte Wright was work.
ms in the basement. and brick which
fell from the fourth floor struck hun
In the back. He was so badly hurt
that lie could not walk, and was taken
to his home in focahontas and at
tended by Or. Rennie.
Colored Eoys Get Lesson.
The Circuit Court OF Sussex county
| has been In session several days, and
yesterday three negro boys, Is, 10 and
IL years OF age were tried on the
charge Of attempting to wreck an At
ianttc Coast Line train near stony
Creek two weeks ago. They were
| convicted but on account OF their
| youth received light sentences The
youngest got fifteen days in jail. and
the other two sixty days each. James
| Parham, colored, was given Twelve
| months in Jail for felonious shootlns,
ana several other cases of Importance
| will be tried TO-DAY.
Candidates Are Out.
r F, Kidd toaay announced hlm-
self a candidate for reelection 10 the
Board OF Aldermen from sixth ward,
and w. X. Turner and A. r. YOUNG
! announced themselves as candidates
for the Council from this WARD. e. Is.
VAIN has already announced himself
as q candidate for the Iouncli from
sixth wald. SO. therefore, there are
three canui.1tes
la
nounced candidate for the Council
from. the second wari. but Il. ii.
O'hennen and l.. Ill. wells are being
urged to run by their friends
before the lists are closed quite
| nul..Ni II o...e4. '.-... .--'->- 80 +" -
doubtless appear. and there may be
some changes among those who have
already announced themselves.
Joseph l.. Carter Dead.
Joseph l.. Carter. one OF .his citys
oldest and moot respected citizens,
died this morning at 1880 o'clock at
La, hot.e .."....As st't~t 49, was
SO wears old and was the last sur
yivor OF the Petersburg Foluntee- $,
who left this city in ls46 for the
| Mexican war. He also rendered DIS
tinguished service IN the civil war.
ana was a member OF a. +. Hiit
| Camp OF Confederate veterans. lie
was an honorable and good citizen,
and Is survived by four SONS aid one
daughter: Messrs. W. j., X. a. and
h. q. Carter. of Richmond; f.. II.
Carter, OF Rome, Ga. and Miss
Emma L. Carter of this city.
The funeral service Wili be held at
| the grave in Bla ndford cemetery to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock and
friends of the family are respectful
~ Invited to attend.
I Sales of Tobacco.
The sales of tobacco today az
gregated 100000 pounds, and prices
ranged as high as s24 tor wrappers.
:, Peanuts are selling at present AT -
cents per bushel.
Brief Local Notes.
Lansing Gallanger. colored, who
! was run over at the corner of Mar
ket and West Tabb streets by We
| hicle driven by William Parham. yes
! terday is in critical condition -
the Petersburg hospital as a result
! of Injuries e~1e, ali the HctluUttt
Rufus A Kilkerson, who was re-
Gently s'-'ten with PARALYSIS. is
worse today.
C. Il, Barker and wife, OF Church
Roads, were visitors in the city to-
day.
Sheriff Boisseau. of Prince George
| county, who has been very sick, is
/, improved.
F. w. Kenna, OF Dlnwiddie county,
! was In tire city today.
The Easter dance given by the
! German club will take place In Ii
hrary Hall on the evening OF April
/ 18th.
The Appomattox river Is very high
| as a result of the recent rains and
water is pouring over the dam at
pocahontas bridge.
p. Fleetwood. OF Waverly, was in
| the city today.
! w. H. Land. OF Norfolk. is visiting
relatives in Washington street.
j IL, IySx,.A IsGslltiGal Dull