The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-27
Petersburg Retail Merchants
Association in Flourish
ing Condition.
COMPROMISE is PROBABLE
Robert Brown to Be Allowed
to Plead Guilty of Volun-
tary Manslaughter.
The Times Dispatch Bureau.
5 Bollingbrook Street.
(Phone 1857


Petersburg. Va, January 26.-The
annual meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants Association of Petersburg. OF
which W II Wilcox is president,
will be held Tuesday night in the
rooms of the Chamber OF Commerce
The annual reports OF the president
and secretary will be submitted. and
besides other business 70 be considered.
a board of directors TO serve out the
present year will be elected. This
board will later elect the officers of
the association. Following the business
meeting the association will have 1t.
annual banquet at the Stratford Hotel.
The association is an active organiz-
alton. with a membership of over 100
of the prominent business men of
the city.
Probable Compromise Verdict.
In the Hastings Court this week is
set the trial of Robert Brown. colored.
for the killing of Otis Curtis. colored.
during a quarrel at game OF carcs
The case has once before been tried.
the Jury failing TO agree. The accused
claimed self-defense. 1t is reported
that he will be allowed to plead guilty
to voluntary manslaughter. with a
sentence of three years in the peniten-
tiary.
Acquitted OF Murder.
In the Circuit Court of Lunenburg
County on Saturday, Harry Morgan.
colored indicted for killing Houston
RagsGale colored. was acquitted lie
was defended by r. 7. Wilson. of this
CITY. Ragsdale was shot dur " \
dance party at the house of Simon
Ragsdale. about o'clock in the night
OF the last Saturday in November
Raesdale died within fifteen minutes
after he was shot. without stating by
whom he was shot. Morgan was
plea of defense was mistaken Identity
and that Ed Cabinest colored, was
the real murderer The plea was
sustained by the jury and a verdict OF
acuuittal was returned
Another Whiriwind Campaign
The Salvation Army in this city.
by the advice and with the support of
friends, is planning campaign after the
order of that recently pursued by the
Young Mems Christian Association, to
raise a fund of $4,000 for the building
of an army hall. The movement. 1t
is said will receive the support OF the
business men of the community. and
all who appreciate the good work of
the Salvation Army. Canvassing teams
will be appointed and the campaign
will be made a whirlwind one.
To Manufacture Brick.
Application will soon be made to
the corporation Commission for d
charter for d Corporation to manufac-
ture brick The plant will be in Prince
George County. between Petersburg and
City Point. where there is said 10 be
an abundance of fine clay.
Visiting War Scenes.
Captain and Mrs. r II. Barker. Of
Evansville Pa. spent several days last
week in this city and Prince George
Captain Barker was camped in front of
Petersburg during the siege of the city.
and he visited the battlefield and scene
of the war, as he does every year. 1t
i said that he has built d house over
and improved the ground around the
spring in the county from which his
regiment drew :hcir water supply.
This he has done for the public bcpert
as well as for the protection Of the
spring
Negro Found Dying.
Hunter Jackson. cOlOrec. a well
known man about the city. aged about
fortv-fve years. and long employed as
a tobacco hand in the factories. was
found in a dying condition this morn
ing. in the rear OF the hay scales al the
Centre Market. He died before he
could be removed TO quarters across
the street. The cause Of death Il not
known. but II supposed 20 have been
the result OF intern pcrafice and exposure
General News Notes.
W. II. Tailey and d A Lyon. Jr..
will leave tomorrow for Baltimore to
attend a convention OF General Insur-
ance Agents Of the United states.
Il y announced that the Norfolk
and western Railway Company has
completed plans for the erection OF a
SIS GO station at Waverly. work or the
building to begin early IN the Spring
The plant Of the Rim and Veneer
Company. m the western part OF the
city. rebuilt on an improved plan
after its destruction by Gre about year
ago. u having installed an automatic
sprinkler system for the protection OF
fhc property. The tank standing on
uprights scventy-ive feet high and
Iii have a capacity OF 5000 gallons.