The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-31
CRIMINAL NEGRO
GETS OFF EASILY
Threatened by Court With Lie
Sentence if Hc Ofends
Again
MAIL BADLY SMEARED
Clerk Breaks Jar OF Molasses
Among Letters III
Pouch.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch

Winchester. Va, October 3o--Ren
Turner Winchester negro yesterday
barely escaped being sent to the Wiz
ginia Penitentiary for life He had been
indicted for breaking into house
tenanted by Henry Lowe but when tho
case was taken up II was found that
the indictment had been returned upon
rather nimsy evidence, and he got off
WIN thirty days, in Jail. Judge T. W.
Harrison told Turner that IL he eyer
was convicted in this state for any
crime punishable by a state prison
sentence, Turner may never expect to
leave the penitcntiary alive as no
mas already served two terms in the
Richmond prison, and whenever Il per.
son is sent there for the third oftcnse
II is for life.
Their Daughters We'd
MI. and Mrs, Thomas H. Seabrlsht.
OF This city were greatly surprised
last night upon the receipt OF letters
announcing that their two daughters.
Misses Lillian and Margaret Seabright.
nave recently become brides the for
iner having been married In Western
port, Md, to Robert Martin. Jr, of that
place. and the latter is now Mrs. John
W Sarbaugh. Of Cumberland, Md The
girls went away recently to visit
friends In Maryland. with the result
That both We're led to the altar after
brief courtships.
Mofnsscs in Mail.
l.
more and Ohio Railroad yesterday
dropped parcel post package into n
letter pouch Just hard enough to cause
q gallon jar Of molasses to break, and
when the pouch was opened in the
Winchester post Office every piece of
mail was soakcd with tho sticky stuff
Inc molasses also became amcared
over much other mail matter that was
about TO be dispatched. and the entire
ofhcc force found II necessary to get
busy with rags and sponges and give
letters and papers thorough cleaning
before distributing the same in boxes
Grim-Crisman.
Hardy Grim, son OF the late Charles
III. Grim. and Miss Etha Nancy Girls
man, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
CFisman. all OF Kernstown. this county,
We're married yesterday at stephens
city by Rev y. Knox, OF tho Southern
Methodist Church. and left on a North
ern trip. They will live on the groom's
farm, at kernstown
AWAIT Action of Grand Jury.
Many Frederick County farmers who
Freccntiy admitted that they had pos
sbly underestimate their incomes
when tho commissioners of revenue
made their annual personal property
assessments, and have Since volunteered
10 make amended statements are on
the up-toe Of expectancy as 10 what
the grand Jury Of tho October term
of the Circuit Court will do with them
when the jury ensembles Tomorrow
after recess OF several weeks. During
that time the Jury has been sinking
its probe much deeper THAN was eX-
pected. and 1t is reported that a num-
Der OF indictments may be found
against persons who made false state
ments 10 the revenue commissioners.
The Virginia law cNempts from taxa
ton all incomes not exceeding $4,000
year, but all persons whose incomes are
In excess OF that amount are assessable
In tho southern district OF Frederick
County only one person reported an
income, while in the northern district
none WAS reported.
Gets All Steel Cars.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad n
subsidiary OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road. extending from Harrisburg, Pa.
TO Winchester, distance OF ll6 miles,
has given an order 10 replace at least
% per cent OH its wooden passenger
cars with cars OF all-Steel construction.
The new passenger ears are TO be
seventy feet long, and the combination
passenger and baggage cars are to bc
OF the same length. The construction
standards of the all-stecl equipment OF
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. 1t Is stated
TO be the intention OF the company to
have ail-steel equipment for its pas
seneer trains rs soon as possible
tins Trouble with Mule.
Robert slime. a local teainster. had
trouble yesterday afternoon with Il
mule drawing a wagon load of lumber
in the business section. and undertook
TO control the animal by smackfng IT
IN the face with his open nand, with
the result that the mule backed the
wagon into 4 large plate glass window.