The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-15
YANKED. FROM BED
AND PUT IN JAIL
MAN or MANY ALIASES Is SAID TO
DE WANTED IN BOSTON FOR
sWINDLfNG.
TO SAVE SMITHS ARM
MARKER TO GENERAL Hill. Is TO
DE UNVEILED IN DINWIDDfE
CoUNTY-FUNERAL OF
NH. wItKEHsON.
Nirginian Bureau,
Law Building. Phone 1897.

Virginan Bureau,
Law Building. Phone 1897.
! PETERSBURG. VA, April II
James Strosneider, alias Jack South
ern. alias James Butler. alias c. II.
Howard. second vice-president of the
Erie Railroad, manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, mill
lionaire horseman, and many other
! things too numerous to mention, was
suddenly yanGed out of bed IN the
Chesterfield Hotel last night. and Civ
en- hard cot In the police station.
| incidentally there hangs over his
head charge OF swindling we'll
! known citizen Of Boston. Mass, out
! OF 500. and he was arrested here at
the request of the Boston authorities
! Strosneider came here about 10I
days ago from Norfolk with Justin
/ PercivaN, "a newspaper man. OF Lynch
burg. He announced that he came
/ here to buy race horses and spent
money freely. Percivali left here
yesterday afternoon for Lynchburg
and it is not thought that he is i'm
plicated with Strosneider in the swim
die. A detective from Boston is on
his way. here for the prisoner.
! Last night Miss Lucy Davis gave A
dance in honor OF her guest. Miss Ag-
mes Weed, Of Tampa, Fla, in the gym
/ nasium OF the Southern Female Col
lege. The Dramatic Club Of Hamp-
den Sidney College gave a perform
ance in the college auditorium Just
preceding the dance. and 1t was en-
joyed by r large crowd
Brakeman Is Hurt.
( Percy Dempsey. aged % years. a
! brakeman on the s. A. L. railroad
was painfully hurt at Chester last
night at 1880 O'Clock. He was stand
I ing on top of the train and struck
/ the bridge which is built over the
I tracks where the A. c. l.. and S. A. l..
cross. HIS right side and leg were
painfully injured and he was taken to
the local hospital for treatment
The regular morning and evening
services at the Second Presbyterian
church today We're conducted by II.
/ Bruce Corbin. secretary Of the lay
mems Missionary Movement of Vir-
GINA.
! To Unvcil Marker.
All preparations have been COM
pleted for the unveiksg of the A, p.
Hill marker in Dinwiddie country,
/ Tuesday afternoon at $40 o'clock.
ans; an Introductory address by Conf
interest. The program Is as follows
! Invocation. DIR, c. Braxton Bryan.
chaplain of A p Hill Camp of Neter-
ans: an introduction address by Com
mander Of A. P. Hill Camp: an ad-
dress upon the life Of General Hill by
Assistant Attorney General r. Il.
Davis: presentation of marker to Din
widdie county. by James p. Banks.
Past Commander of the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans OF Virginia: recep-
ton Of marker. by Mr. Duane. of
Dinwiddie county. and benediction by
DR.. George f. Booker. Chaplain OF
A. p Hill Camp. Sons OF Veterans.
The marker eFeeted upon the
spot in Dinwiddie county, where Cen
eral A. p. Hill was killed in April,
1866.
Will Save Smiths Arm.
The condition of CIemmit. Smith.
the Chesterfield farmer. who was shot
Thursday night in Chesterfield coun-
ty by a neighbor named Walker. who
was killed by Smith. Is improved to-
day, and it liz said at the Petersburg
hospital. that his arm will not have
to he amputated. AS soon as he re-
covers sufficiently he will be removed
to the Chesterfield jail to await trial
for killing Walker
The Baptist Sunday School Asso-
citation OF Petersburg. met in West
End Baptist church this afternoon at
I 80 o'clock with large attendance
present. An attractive musical pro-
gram Gas rendered by The different
schools and the reports submitted
were OF very encouraging 'charac-
ter. The address of the occasion wa.
delivered by Rev. Charles r. Strib-
bling. pastor of Tabb Street Presby-
! terrain church.
The graduating class of the Rich
Inond School OF Expression. under the
management of Mrs w. r. Thurston.
will give a recital for the benefit OF
the primary department of Market
Street Methodist church tomorrow
(; evening at s. O'Clock. The reputation
Of Mrs. Thurston's recitals are well
known throughout the State. and a
large audience will doubtless be pres
ent tomorrow night
Funeral OF Mr.. Wilkerson.
The funeral OF George Wilkerson
OF Matoaca. took place this afternoon
at o'clock from Believers hail.
! Matoaca. and was largely attended.
The huria, was In the Matoaca ceme-
terry
+ IHces ssae. making item selves veg y,
scarce on the street here today. and
the sight OF canine la a rare spec
tacle. Since Mayor Cameron issued
his proclamation yesterday ordering
al dogs on the streets to be muzzied.
owners Of dogs have kept their amt
,rais indoors
Mrs. Albert Mayo. who has been
visiting Mrs. w. J. Carter in South
Richmond, has returned home.
Mrs. J w. Bradley has returned
:. ,.sArs. - xssaS.xssitiex ssla+iSas> is, naa-
/ vile. Ohio.
A large congregation was at Wash
incton Street Methodist church this
morning to hear tho choir repeat the
Easter -Can,a- From SepHlehes to
Throne
The condition of 7. Knox Pann.ll
! continues serious He has been i'll
now nearly two months.