The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-13
NEGRO CoNFEssEs TO BREAKING
INTO CAR AND STEALING
SHOES.
TO IMPROVE STREET
PETERSBURG COUNCIL COMMITTEE
APPROVES REPORT--RELIGIOU
MEETINGS INTERESTING
TO MANY.

MechanIcs' Building. Phone 318.

especial 10 The Richmond Nlrglnlan.)
PETERSBURG. VA, March r.
Joe Ryan, who was arrested by Of
ficer of this city on Sunday morning,
March ID. on suspicion has made a
full confession. Two boys were walk
ing along the Norfolk and Western
tracks just outside the city, when
they discovered a box Of shoes lying
beside the tracks. They reported the
matter to Chief of Police Ragland,
and he at once dispatched officers
to investigate. They recovered the
box Of shoes and In making a search
of the vicinity, discovered and arrest
ed Ryan, on the charge of robbing
a. Norfolk and Western car. The
police had been in search of Ryan for
several months because of his con-
nection with a gang who make car
robbing a business in this vicinity.
Two members of the gang who i'm
plicated Ryan are now serving sem
fences in the city jail. After conviC-
ton in the Circuit court of Dinwtddie
county. Ryan, under the name of John
H. Tolson, was tried. and convicted Of
grand larceny two years ago in Wash
tngton. a record of this fact with
photograph of the man was brought
here by Railway Detective Wright.
When confronted with them he con-
fessed to the robbery OF the Norfolk
and Wstern freight car. In company
with Chief Ragland and Detective
rlsht ne Went 70 frli'ce 'eorse
.iIls morning anu showed where ne
haa concealed a large nag OF stoieh
SHOES ne paS CohtdIHeu t"e1itS
sc Gu 41atI . VI me slloS9 u Wy = 'ol-l
value Of more than a SI0o. Ryan or
Tolson will he taken before Justice
i,., W I'm t .tio.e'
80 - ~ m .e'st 'i - 5tir,,tt 80,
r,.b7cS sfl'r A. nc ga LII do,,h,
Ice, Co. ,rfat - IL thts sagsfo,
rniur.,s In pyrlosion
Mr. vaTrgner The rnanagar oT tho
&atforaI Ertrau-artfs roy,9narv in
T}IandFnr1 was c,,fta hadlv in hired nv
an explosion mis- afternoon. The in
formation was received in the city
by fclephone. and IL Is not known at
this time how the explosion occurred
or what the extent Of MFR. WARMERS
injuries are.
Lockett--Crowder.
At $40 O'Clock last evening, al the
f@S3det4ge, at Rev.. "A r. L.ove, the eff
Rotating minister, Miss Willie Ida
Crowder, daughter of Mrs. Julia V,
Crowder, and Ernest Lee Lockett,
popular young business man of this
Guy, were united IN marriage ne
ceremony was witnessed by only i'm
mediate relatives and Hiepds Mrs
Laura FRANCIS turner. sister OF the
nrlae' attended as mairon OF honor.
alo I."oeft - l~ochett' pfotheF OF
1ie pr.a"sFoohn' as pest man
hNtT NtfeVt fiitsis"s e'iieii'"
~ meeting VI the 1oUiCtt com
nlit'et On Pupi'S Ifhli oNetlieit EeSter-
gay 'Ile 'tpoi I Iii't'I"lhs the an,
pioFeti.e"' 'i river street as pEoN4aeo
LOT IN tHe p"hd issue was unanimous
y approved, ana an ordnance auth
oF']''e the WORK VIII ne presented 20
tne CounSh az us meetihs frloaF
night Inc to'aI cost or the improve
heht IS estltnateo az $7f'ooV' me
,'e1VSS'1s Aul 'h4s mp w f7iiIFHt mas
loHe peen ielL as IauGh WORK 10 ne
u"nS "F the ~>oFi"Ah anu western
h@t"a} company ana the govern
hhe'1' ogptnu upon ~,
hctscr my htftStoFt'
Al meeting OF me boafd OF gov
srnoFs OK me cnambef OF commerce
heio yesterday afternoon the question
or neER and aettef directory Tor
reteFspuIs was discussed D. l. Hai'
OF 'he al4i director company OF Rlch-
mohd' was present. and satisfactory
aFfahgeme were agreed on The
next citF directory VIII De more com
piete thah previous issues
on irat Tor MURDER.
Inc ulal or emanuel jackson. col
ored, indicted for the murder of An
drew j. Dunn, well-known farmer
or sussex county In In progress be-
Tore the circuit court or that county
To-Day. Judge Jesse F. West presid-
ing DUNN was shot on the road near
MS nome Whlle returning from hunt
FRANK ana Emanuel jackson, father
ana SON were arrested and indicted
Tor the murder The cases have
aroused fnuch interest in the county.
Many witnesses are present at the
courthouse 10 testify
fNangeiistic Meetings.
Much interest Is being manifested
IN the eVanseiistlc meetings being held
~ iaop-Stfeet presbyterian church,
Inc consregation last night numbered
about six hundred. Tho meetings are
sFoWlhg IN interest and attendance at
such service Mr, Wright breaches a
pure Simple gospel sermon, and the
sfhS'riS ny MN ana his assistant, Pro-
lessor oood. Is excellent
keV' George Z. Zeigier preached to
q large CONGREGATION at Washington
street christian church last night.
Iohlght MI. Zeigier will use as his
sunlect hFee ways OF Meeting Sim"
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