The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-13
SKULL FRACTURED.
CONDITION GRAVE
Guard Belohcr, Attacked by Con-
victs, Hovcrs Between
Life and Death.
ASSAILAhTS AWAIT TRIAL
x, Boiling Wilcox Will An
nounce His Candidacy
for Mayor.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
Bolhnebrook Street.
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. Bolnnebrook Street
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petersburg. Va. February IL
Thomas Bclcher, of Chesterfield
county, the guard at the convict camp.
VINO was desperately injured several
weeks ago III AN assault made upon
him by three OF the negro convicts
under his care, lies IN critical con-
d'tion at tho nos. 'ital in this city
with his lie hanging in the balance
His skull was fractured hy blow
with pickaNe. The three negroes
escaped but TWO OF them were snot
and captured near Farmyille. and one
ef them dec OF his injuries, The other
one, charles Jones, IS awaiting trial
in Chesterneld. The third man OF the
gang is slii a., large
he nInaorult,
1t is unturatopi that r. loilin.;
Wil!coN has prntucaliy d. tcrmn.d 10
offer Tor the office OF Mayor OF the
city, and he will announce his can
didacy within the next day or two
Mayor Cameron. who is hllng' the uu-
expired term of the late Mayor Will
liam NJ Jones, will stand for renom-
nation. Mr.. Wilcox is president OF
the lower branch of the Council, and
is prominent member of the Peters
burg bar
May DC Continued.
The case of Charles Hall Davis and
Garter r. Bishop, Jointly indicted on
the charge of making an alleged falls
report OF the financial condition Of
thc AppomattoN Trust Company Bank
as mas been stated. has been set for
lrial on Wednesday. both the prosecu-
ton and the defense announcing their
readiness The probability is, how
ever, that the case will be continued
Tor Few days, Wednesday is the
day before the opening of the Feb.u-
'iS term OF the court and the trial
A. commenced on the last day of the
January term. might run into the new
term The case will be called, how.
ever
Selling 10 Minors.
EDWARD Washington. a colorcd bar
Keeper on Old Street, was arrested
tn's nornins on warrant charging
INN With selling liquor TO n minor
colored youth seventeen years old
Inc case viii be heard in the Police
Court tomorrow
Death of OctoEcuDrIau
Ltttleton j. Duell well known
ead respected citizen OF the Bl1ndto-l
section OF the city. died this mo~n,r5,
hSed eighty three years He had ueDa
In declining health for some time. but
"1s not confined 10 hs house uati
IN, iast few days. Mi Duell was for
great many Years engaged in ,ner-
cahtlie business and was a man of
f'gh character He was a Confederate
s"'dier. serving in the Flfty-third Viz
Slnia Regiment, Armistead's Brigade
ne was a member OF WashinR,o 1
street Methodist Episcopal Cnurcn, ana
is survived by one son, Leonard nucll
OF this city, ana one brother. + =
bhel or Rfchmond; also by :uu.
Strands ons-all Of this CITY.
Dcuth In Euricll.
Mrs Annie Lee Bland. wife OF .;ei-
sen Bland. aged twcnty-ninG years.
died yesterday at her home on IN,
rain road near I:ttrick: she cane
:" Ettrick from Crewc. abou, yer
ago Besides her mother. she is SUI
lNtd by her husband and three small
children.
Citizen of Petersburg.
Leslie Lewis. who attcn,n,eG 10 I'll,
nsmself al the Union station In WASH
'ngton sunday afternoon. is q citizen
or petersburg, and was horn ana
Feared here During the past Few
years he has been working In the SILK
mi! NJ Williamson la. He is mar
'4:u' and MIS- wife mother ana a broth
er !iv-~ i'r Petersburg, and a brother
lives in Ric!rnond. Lewis was here i
lie" days ago. II is believed that at
the time he attempted suicide he was
deranged.
Two Fire Alarms
h=re were two iirc alarms On sun
daE afternoon. one 20 Pocahontas.
where the licnshaw store was burninr
Considerable damage was done. The
othe" was 10 the C!ary Warehouse. on
second street which was practically
destroyed by IRE several days a.1
Flames had broken out afresh in ,h,.
mass OF nay Ia the building. No
.nrthcr damage wa donc some IN
;ons OF has. thc property Of r y
Hzath q Co. Was stored IN this huild.
ING, all Of which had been badly dam
aged by fire and water.
Drnppcd Dend at Home