The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-19
NEGRO rs SENT TO III GRAND
JURY ON A CHARGE OF
FELONY.
CONFESSES
CORPORATIONS ARE NOTIFIED TO
TO MAKE REPORTS TO COL
LECToRs OF THE INTER-
NAL REVENUE.
Virgintan Bureau,
Mechanics Bldg, Room 8f8.

PETERSBURG, VA, Feb. ls.-
John Young, alias John Willis. who
was arrested by the Petersburg police
a few days & as a suspicious char
acter. was given a preliminary hear
ing before Magistrate Watkins. Of
Dinw!ddie county, yesterday. charging
him with assaulting and robbing Mr..
f. M Kemma, a Dinwlddie county
farmer. about one mite from trtg city
on Saturday night, February 9Th. Mr..
Kemma appeared as a witness against
the negro, ana positively identified
him Is his assailant. The evidence
against Young was strong enough to
warrant Justice Watkins In sending
MIN on 10 the county court for trial.
~ Confesses to Charge.
Marion Brunette was ais arraigned
on a charge of breaking into and rob
bling box cars Of the Atlantic Coast
Line on the tracks In Diinwiddie
country. He confessed to the charge
and was returned to the Petersburg
jail to await trial at the next term
OF the county court. which meets I'm
March. There are now FIVE Dinwlddie.
county prisoners in the Petersburg
Jail awaiting trial.
Corporations Are Warned.
There are a number of corpora
lions doing business In this city who
have failed to make returns required
by law to the internal revenue depart
nent- These eturn must be made
annually to the local deputy collec-
tor or to the district collector at
Richmond before the 1st OF March.
The law provides a penalty for fail
ure to make returns of net annual
Income. whether above or below s5,-
900. h penalty is a fine of from
$1,000 to $4,000.
Negro Is Shot.
a night about IL O'Clock at
Dunlop street S. A. L. station. John
Mason. colored, was shot by another
negro, who's name could not be
learned. An examination of Mason's
wounds at the Petersburg hospital
showed that the ball entered lust be-
low the right hip. striking and break
ing the right thigh. The negro h
fred the shot boarded a southbound
train. which was Just leaving the sta
ton, and made his escape. It is
stated by several who were standing
nearby tina the shots were not heard.
Killed by Train.
An unidentified white man, ap-
parently about twenty-five or thirty
years old, was struck by an eastbound
passenger train on the Norfolk and
Western railway near Disputanta
Sunday morning, and was so badly
injured hat he died shortly after
wards. 1t is said that the man was
asleep on the track, He was struck
by the engine and knocked aside. in
curing a fractured skull and one or
two broken limbs. Deceased was
plainly dressed, wearing brown over
alis- He had black hair and light
beard. The body was buried by the
railway company on their
near the tracks, about one mile east
of Di~sputanta.
Block Days.
The Chtfd's association or the Pc
tersourg Frspital has set February
18TH to block days." The as
ISOLATION it's own well-equipped
room and bath at the Petersburg hos
pital. where little white children.
under the age OF thirteen, whose
parents have not the means to helm
their suffering little ones receive alb
soiuteiy free OF charge the best r1edi-
cal and surgical are that can be had.
rms is the first appeal the ~associa-
ton has made to the public, and 1t In
believed that the generous-hearted
citizens of Petersburg will contribute
noerauy to this most. worthy cause.
George Trent.
Information was received here this
morning announcing the death of Mr..
George Trent at e. hospital In Rich
mond. Deceased was an old and we'll
known citizen of Petersburg, who had
in recent a divided mis- time be-
tween this city and Richmond. He
was a Confederate soldier. He il sur
vived by several children.
To Dedicate Church.
The new Methodist Memorial
church in West Washington street
viii probably be dedicated the Sec
ond Sunday In March. The Memorial
Is n OF the handsomest church
buildings in Petersburg, and one Of
the most modern and conveniently
arranged churches in the State.
To Celebrate Anniversary.
Naomi lodge, No. 80. X. Of p, will
celebrate the ~forty-ninth anniversary
OF the order tomorrow night In their
Castle hail.. North. Ssesar III ore serssr.~
A. splendid program la been ar
ranged, consisting or duets, vocal and
violin. solos by some OF the best local
talent. An address will be delivered
by Mr., r.. r. GIL. Commemorative
Attorney r. Fl. Mann viii be master
of ceremonies.
Plan for New Hotel.
The hotel committee of the Retail
Merchants association and Der
OF met yesterday afternoon