The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-16
HOME UNHAPPY,
TAKES HER LIFE
DOMESTIC TROUBLE CAUSES SUI.
eide OF MRS. WILLIAMS, or
PETERSBURG.
HUSBAND DRINkSHARD
DIR. LEIGH VIEWS THE BODY AND
ANNOUNCES INQUEST
WILL BIZ HELD
- TO-DAY.
Virgniian Bureau.

PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. l5.--Mrs.
Nora l.. Williams. aged 80, wife of
Jas. p. Williams. a carpenter. zig
Byrne street, committed suicide to-
night at $3.50 o'clock, swallowing car
bolic acid.
DIR. Leigh. the coroner, viewed the
remains and announced the inquest for
tomorrow. She is survived by an IN
FAINT child. Domestic unhappiness was
the cause Of the act. the husband OF
the woman being heavy drinker.
Hastings Court Begins.
The February term of the Hastings
Court began today. Judge Mullen pre-
siding. and the grand jury reported
the following presentments: Edward
Mitters, Irene Tresyan, Chas Wicks,
Green Brown, and Henry Johnston,
all negroes, charged with felony
The first case tried was that OF
Theodore Williams. charged with ma
liciously shooting Carrie Jackson. coll
ored. He was given seven years In
the penitentiar',.
Henry Johnston, an old negro forger
with many aliases was given 10 years
for forgery.
Edward Mitters was convicted of
3 years in the penitentIary. Court will
be resumed tomorrow.
Retail Merchants Meet.
A meeting Of the Retail Merchants
Association will be held tonight and
Samuel w. thinner. the newly elect
ed secretary, will enter upon his
duties. The membership Of the AS
ISOLATION Is rapidly increasing
Lieutenant shaw Speaks.
Lieutenant c. y. Shaw. OF Norfolk,
audrsssed representative audience
" Hetsrsnurg people In A. J.. Hili
lamp ran last night upon the sub
Iuct Munleipai Government and
iiohe RUE his address was a
strong argument Tor commission and
fespohsioie government.
Inc anuai meeting OF the members
OF Lne society Tor prevention OF Cruel
~ 70 Aai1ais VIII DC neid this eve
nlng at s:is O'Clock In the auditorium
OF tine Brown school. MISS Mary
Johnston. the talented author. Rev.
r., y. Caiscn and A. T" Gnigon, ESD,
an OF HicnMond, viii address the
meeting
movement Tor New Hotel.
The movement among capitalists Of
TINS city toward the erection OF a
new, up-to-uate hotel. has aroused
a great amount Of interest. The Board
OF directors OF the Chamber OF COM
merce took up the matter yesterday
afternoon and referred 1t to spe-
ciai committee Tor consideration and
report The committee VIII confer
Win leading business men OF the city
In regard to the proposition. and re-
port at the next meeting OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce.
Several Deaths.
Mr. Arthur w. Davis died last night
at o'clock at the residence II his
grandmother. Mrs. Julia A. Crowder.
$40 West High street. He was q
years OF age and had many friends In
this city: He was a member OF West
street Methodist church. and Is sur
vived by mis- father and stepmother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Davis. OF
trnWfddte county. The funcraI viii
take. place saturday afternoon at 5
o e,ocs from west street Methodist
Mr. y. >. Robertson died last night
at his home in Crewe. He was 6S
Years OF age and was well known in
this city The burial will take place
In Blandford Cemetery tomorrow at
ternoon at I o'clock.
MT. Louis Wesley Jones died last
night at his residence in Gillian
street. In the fifty-ninth year OF his
age He was native OF Monticello,
\. L.. but had resided here forty
years. The funeral will take place
from the residence tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Rev. Charles
Il. Stribling officiating, and the burial
VIII De IN blandford Cemetery.
rev. IT. george II. Spooner. pas
tor or Market street Methodist
churcn' VIII preach on Americas
greatest eiuzen next Sunday morn
lng' the sermon being appropriate to
me observance OF Washtngton's Birth
Gay.
Od- Time Candy Pulling.
tomorrow evening from 1880 to II
Q clock an oid-time candy pulling"
VIII be given at the home OF the
Misses Webster. IL Ia Bollingbrook
street. Tor the benefit OF the Wash
ington street Methodist church build
,ns iIund, and = Y hopAd that It will
Do literally patrvni1ed '7'''-e '3''ss' =
\ macQuerade ball will be given In
bohemian Hall. Prince George coun-
W next Monday evening. and prizes
10 assured those who attend.
me tobacco sales today aggregated