The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-21
DAVIS CASE IS
NOW ON TRIAL
DEFENSE - THAT THERE WAS
NO INTENTION TO
DECEIVE.
FIRE OPENING GUNS
COL. MANN DECLARES EXPECTS TO
SHOW STATEMENT COMPLAINED
OF NOT FALSE mt NATTER
OF nOos<lsssEPING.,
~
FIRE OPENING GUNS
Nirginian Bureau.


In the Hastings Court today the case
of the Commonwealth VS.. Charles Hall
Davis. charged with making a false
statement to the State Corporation
Commission concerning the affairs OF
the old Appomattox Trust Company.
was called for trial
Counsel for the defense moved to
quash the indictment, but We're over
ruled by the court. and the follow
ing jury was selected to try the case:
Messrs. j. J. Coleman. j. l. Camp
bell, j. A. Baxter, Shedden BRYANT. T..
A. johnson, j. w. Smith. u. r.. Alley,
j. Harry Bailey. 2. n. Hill. 5ohn u.
Hubbard and Harry y. James
Colonel James Mann made the open
ing statement for the defense, saying
that they expected to prove that the
statement complained OF was not q
false statement, but a matter OF
boob keeping, and that 1T was signed
hy the defendant with no intent To
deceive. Commemorative Attorney
| Mann made no statement.
The first witness called was w. "A.
Worth, former secretary and teller OF
the old Appomattox Trust Company,
who testified as To the records. the
election of officers and their duties.
etc. X. T. Wilson. clerk OF the state
Incorporation Commission, was the next
NltTSSS, anu was tu AtiF
court adjourned for dinner. When
court convened this afternoon at !
clock Mr. Wilson resumed the stand
and testified nearly all the afternoon.
The trial VIII proceed tomorrow 1norrs-
ing.
Late yesterday afternoon Judge
West, OF Sussex. telephoned Judge
Mullen that, since the Appomatto&
bank cases were being tried TO-DAY.
he would not come IT, Petersburg ano
render his decision in the Harrison
Street church case unui rrluas-
Negro Youths Go Free
The two young negro brothers nam
ed Hicks. who have been on Trial
i'm the Dinwiddie Circuit Court OF
the charge Of setting fire TO the barn
OF Mr.. Hitchcock in that county sew
erHl weeks ago, were discharged from
custody today when Dinwiddie
county jury could not agree on u YER
dict. commemorative Attorney Goode
nolle prosecuted the ease when the
jury announced that they could NOT
agree on a verdict
To Build Temporary Bridge.
The Street Committee has decided
to proceed at once w1th the coilss. ~
ton OF a temporary bridge To connect
this city with Pocahontas. and the
action or the committee VIII be mp
proved i,y both branches of the Conn
ell AT their next regular meeting
Petersburg is at present almost Ell
tirely cut OF from Pocahontas o~si.e
10 the fact that the wooden briase
connecting the two was recen.is
washed away by the freshet In the
AppoInattox river. temporary
tbridge will be erected without delay
The railroads are running on EesN-
lar schedules today. and have repair
ed their tracks which were aatiiakeo
by the recent freshet,
The City Finance Committee VIA
hold a meeting in the Council cham
! Der tomorrow afternoon at o CLOCK
| for th., purpose of considering the
license ordinance All parties inter
estaa are invited to attend this meet
Ing.
Iaberal Tobacco Sales.
One hundred and fifty thousand
pounds OF tobacco were sold IN the
warehouses, here today, the prices
ranging from SIS for wrappers to
s6.25 for common Jugs per hundred
pounds.
To Give Musical.
A musical entertainment under The
! management of Haddon S. Watkins,
of Richmond. will he given in the
West End Baptist church tomorrow
night. Some Of tho best musical tad
ent In this city will also participate.
There will DO no admission charge.
4 Complete improvements.
The improvements which have been
going on for some time at West IL q
Baptist church have been completed
and the opening service in the hand
some edffice will be held next sun
| dav. when DR. William l.. Hatcher.
president OF Fork Union Academy,
| will preach. The improvements con-
sist Of new pipe organ, new heat
ing plant. and the church has been
entirely repainted and decorated. The
total cost IL $4,000.
The evening service at this church
Sunday will be conducted by DR..
Hatcher, and will mark the Begin
ming OF series OF pretracted meet
ings ftr. Hatcher viii preach every
night next week. and will be assisted
by the pastor, Rev. A. r. Love.
) Politics Very Warm.
Politics Is very active here at pres
ent. and the friends of both Messrs.
! Wilcox and Cameron, who are can
didates for Mayor. are active in their
behalf.
r. W. Wells today announced his
| candidacy for the Council from Fifth
i. Ward. ,,,.,....,......
.s.s Funeral III Mr.. WllkersoD.
The funeral OF the late Rufus A.
| WHkerson took place from high
Street NJ. L. church this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock and was largely at
tended. The burial was in Blandford
Cemetery.
Personal and Brief.
Miss Paxton, Of Washington, Is WIS.,
iting Miss Donald Claiborne In Union
| street.
Large numbers OF homese elsers
from the West are in the city at pres
! cnt looking for homes IN this vi
cinity.
Miss Kate Miller has returned from
visit to friends In Chicago.
The beard OF directors Of the Pc
tersburg Savings and Insurance
Company Las declared n dividend Of
4i-2 per cent. on its capital stock.