The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-04
PICKS POCKET Of
WOMAN IN COURT
LIGHT FINGERED NEGRO Is
CAUGHT AND GIVEN EoIR-
MONTHS JAIL SENTENCE.
COUNCIL ORGANIZES
ID. a. u. WILL HOLD CHAPTER
BIRTHDAY PARTY ron BENE-
FIT OF ARLINGTON NosU-
MENT Fund.
Virginia. Bureau
Law Building. Phone 12sz.

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PETERSBURG. VA. Sept. a
Henry Scott, young negro with a
police record. picked the pocket of
a woman in police court this MORN
ing. As a result he was sent to etail
for four months
scott was "A spectator in court.
Ahen the woman who was standing
near him, took a handkerchief from
her pocket, Scott saw her purse. He
fheh slipped hfs hand in her pocket
and extracted 1T. The woman at once
missed her money. and Scott started
to leave He got as far as the corner.
when he was grabbed by Detective
Eaves. He was at once taken before
Justice Plummer. who sentenced him.
The report of Chief Of Police Rag
land for the month of August shows
total of 206 arrests. They were
classified as follows: Assault and bat
terry. Is. assault. IL; DRINKS. s4; fell
ony, Z: fugitives. 2; larceny. IA, lu-
macy, !, misdemeanor. 45;s peace war;
rants. 5; violaters of city ordinances,
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City Council Meets.
The two branches of the new city
council met in joint session last night.
They elected overseers of the poor to
represent each ward They also elect
Lynn Andrews to fiji vacancies on the
school board.
Following the joint meeting the
board of aldermen and common coun-
Gil held separate sessions for organi-
cation foCthe ensuing two years. Will
liam koenig was reelected president
of the board of aldermen and P. s.
Pugh vice president. O. w Mattox
was reelected president of the com
mon council, and +. W. Price, vice
president
The STANDING committees were then
named. and chairman of the commit
tees elected as follows; Claims, w. Fl.
Wherry; streets, .. W. Mattox: public
property. j. b. McCulloch; cemetery,
J. w. Wells; gas and light, r. w.
Price; waterworks and sewers, p. S.
Pugh: courts OF justice, J. J. Nelms;
parks and markets, c. w. Alley;
health department, J. II. Harrill: pub
lie Improvement, II. L. Smith: defec-
ton. r. S. Chandler: lower Appomat-
toX board, William koenig. The chair
men of the finance. purchasing and
relief committees we're not elected last
night
o. A. r. Meets.
Petersburg chapter. Daughters of
the Confederacy. held a meeting in
A. P. Hill camp hall today at IL
O'Clock. The president, Mrs. R. T.
Meade. was in the chair. Mrs. J. j.
Neims was secretary The chapter
decided to purchase copy OF the
great seal of the Confederaey. 1t was
d&cided to hold meeting September
10th and bestow crosses of honor on
Confederate YeIerans.--1t-w was Also de-
cided to hold chapter birthday party
for the benefit of the Arlington mon
ument fund. The date of the party
will be decided -lateE-FHie now rferYr--
bers were elected at the meeting.
pretty wedding at Gregory Memo
rial church, Prince George county this
morning at $50 O'Clock was that of
Miss Myra Bromley Temple and Harry
Fftz Schlegel. The matron of honor
was Mrs, Ridley Meaehan,, of PEI
tersburg. The flower girls were lit
tie Misses Judith Birchett and Mary
Temple Meacham. Thomas and Hugh
Birchett We're the ushers. The bride
was given away by her uncle. K. G.
Temple. OF Petersburg. The groom