The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-13
I'm PURSUING ALLEGED H0LuUP
MAN, HE RUNS IyTo TELE~
GnAFR POLE.
INJURY NOT SERIOUS
BAPTIST sUNDAY-sCHooL AssOCIA-
TtuN HAS LARGE MEETING
WHICH rs ADDRESSED
NY aEv. LOFILN.
Virginian Bureau,
Law Bldg. Phone 1237

Law Bag. Phone 1885,
PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. IA
Chief of Police RagIand was pain
fully injured about midnight last
night while chasing two alleged hold
up men Much excitement prevailed
at the time. as IT was first reported
that the chief had been snot.
Horace Livesay and T. l.. Hale, two
white men, were arrested last night
at the corner Of Second and Boiling
brook streets by Chief Ragland and
Detectives HeelRn and Eanes. They
were charged with ro6bins l.. Brazen-
ton, a white man, near the end of
Bolltngbrook street AT IL O'Clock last
night. The officers started with their
prisoners for the station house. On
their way LIvesay broke away from
Chief Ragland, and ran down a dark
alley between Bank and Old streets
Chief Ragland fired his pistol IN the
air to frighten the prisoner. The
chief was running when he fred. The
flare OF the guns discharge tempo
rarily blinded him, and he ran into
telegraph pole. He was knocked
down and his knee injured. Livesay
succeeded in getting away, but the
officers know him we'll. and expect
| to apprehend him at any moment
Chief Ragland Is much better today.
His injuries are not serious.
Escape Injury. -.
william King, an employe of the
Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany, and a young woman compan-
ion, narrowly escaped serious injury
| last night They were driving up
Washington street behind street
car, which stopped at corner They
| turned out of the way. and drove di
rectly IN front of a car coming from
the opposite direction. The car struck
| the buggy and demolished 1t. The
horse had leg broken and had to
be shot. Neither of the oppupants ot
OF the buggy was seriously hurt.
Sunday school Association.
The Baptist Sunday School associ-
alton of Petersburg and vicinity met
IN West End Baptist church this az
| -ernoon at 3:15 o'clock. A large at
| tendance was present. The reports
submitted by the different schools
showed the association to be In, a
| iourishing condition. The address of
the occasion was delivered by Rev.
n l.. Lof1in. An attractive musical
program. including solos by Mrs. Her
bert Talley and Miss Tiny Taylor, was
/ also rendered.
Mrs. Mary e. Kelley.
Mrs. Mary E. Kelley died yester-
/ day afternoon at her home on Market
| street She was seventy three years
/ old She was q good woman. and her
| death will be regretted by many
| friends. She Is survived by one son
! and one daughter. The funeral will
| take place from st. Josepbs Catholic
| church tomorrow morning at II
| o'clock.
! Sells His Farm.
! r. P. Bate, of Prince George coun-
/ w. has sold his farm In that county
| to A. .. Temple The price paid was
| $1,000. Mr.. Bate will shortly move
| 70 Princess Anne county to live.
/ Fortnightly Dance.
| The fortuightly dance of the River
side club will take place Tuesday
night, January 14th. at Sis o'clock.
| Mr.. Straton I'LL.
| F. Gerald Stratton, a member OF
| the common council. returned last
night from Richmond. Mr.. StTatton
| has been seriously Ill at his home on
! High street several days. and went to
| Richmond to be examined by Or. stu
art MCGUIRE. DIR Mcclure decided
not to operate Oh Mr.. Stratton at
| present.
Building LIS Sold.
| The building at 81 South sycamore
street. for years occupied by w. M.
Lewis & Bro, has been sold TO T. V.
ghs4rt Ahnrt-wil- Use the prop
| ertv as a garage and store. The
| property was sold by It's owners, the
| r.. q. Egerton company.
Personals.
| Miss Alys Clemmitt, Of Richmond
| ia visiting friends in this city.
| DIR. William F. prewry, who has
| been sick for several weeks, is slight
| ly improved.
| Miss Nan Stamper, OF Norfolk, Is
visiting the Misses Bradsher on wash
/ ington street
N. b. Thorp. of Perth, Ireland, is
| visiting w NJ. Talley on High street.
| Mrs Mary C. Dance. who has been
! Ill at her home on West High street,
was slightly improved today.
| Messrs j. e. Green and O. $. Con
drey have gone TO New York on busl-
ness.
| Captain J. II. Meacham Is visiting
friends in Mecklenburg county.