The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-14
PETERSBURG BOARD OF ALDER
MEN TAKE ACTION AND NOW
MATTER Is UP TO COUNCIL.
GETS HEAVY SENTENCE
CHESTERFIELD COURT GIVES
NEGRO AssAILANT OF DETECTIVE
BAILEY FIVE YEARS IN THE
PENITENTIARY.
Virginian Bureau,

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the regular monthly meeting OF the
board OF aldermen, held last night,
various actions of the lower branch
were concurred In, including an IN
crease in the salary of the city at
torney. The only new business trans
acted were the adoption of two reso-
lutions, one providing for street I'M
provement, and the other offered by
william r Poole, instructing the city
attorney to prepare amendments 10
the city charter. which VIII place
Petersburg on the same footing with
other larger cities of the Common
wealth. This resolution was the re-
suit of the inability of the council I'M
der the present charter to make an
appropriation to pay travelling ex-
penses OF Petersburg veterans TO the
Gettysburg reunion.
Make New Kind of Brick.
The Andrews Caoutchouc Paving
Brick company, Incorporated. or TINS
city. was formally organized yester-
day by the election Of the following
officers: President. NJ P. Andrews:
president, E. G.. Andrews; secre-
tary and treasurer. +. O. Strailman.
The principal Office OF the company
will be in Petersburg. and the capi-
tai is not less than $4,000 nor more
than 100000 The formula for the
company's product Is wood-hbre Cor
sawdus) chemically mixed, and is
protected by a United States patent
issued to the inventor, M. p. Andrews.
The brick is noiseless, waterproof,
dustproof and durable, without
slippery surface. The company ex-
poets to begin the manufacture OF the
brick at an early date.
Negro Gets Five Years.
In the Circuit court of Chesterfield
yesterday. Jim Hart tcolored), was
convicted OF the charge of feloniously
shooting and wounding Detective
James Bailey. of the Atlantic Coast
Line. and was sentenced to Ave years
in the penitentiarv. Hart was ar
rested by Detective Bailey one night
several months ago, while In the act
Of robhfng n car at Dunlops, in thes-
terrified county The negro. while
under arrest. suddenly turned and
shot the detective. making his escape.
Bailey's escape from death was
close one. He was under treatment
in the Petersburg hospital several
weeks Hart was recaptured rev
days after making his escape by
posse of officers from this city and
Ettrick armed with shotguns Hart
was armed. but the sight of the off,
GERS with guns induced him to sur
render He had in his possession
two large suit cases, containing cloth
ing, a dozen or more gold watches,
pistols and other articles, which he
stole from the Emporia Manufactur-
ing cornpanys commissary several
nights previously. The Greenesville
county authorities were very anxious
to get hold of Hart for trial but he
was held for trial on the charge of
shooting Detective Bailey first
Arrested by Citizens.
A young man named Cousins, rrom
| Prince George county, had his bicycle
stolen from him at the carnival
| grounds last night. A short time af-
! ter, while coming down Washington
street on a car, the young man iden-
tilted the wheel on which a negro was
riding as the stolen bicycle. The car
was stopped. and the young negro was
| arrested by the crowd, placed on the
car and taken to police station. In
the Police court this morning the boy
stated that another negro had re-
uuested him to ride the wheel home
| for him. The negro named was ar
rested. and the case was continued
until tomorrow for further examina-
ton.
Owing to the absence OF DR.. Book
err, who is attending the district con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Rev. Fl. p. Dandridge, rector
Of ST. Paufs p f. church, will occupy
| the pulpit at Washington-Street Meth
odist church tomorrow evening.
| Coming to Petersburg.
| George K. Merell, of Pyle a. Com
pany, has received a letter from w.
E. Elmore, of Bmefield. w. Va, who
was recently In Petersburg and who
purchased property while here, stating
that his brother and family contem-
plate coming to Petersburg and buy
| ing property here. The city Of Pc
tersburg and vicinity, through the sew
eral progressive real estate concerns.
| lis attracting the attention of pur-
chasers throughout the country.
| Wanted In Chesterfield.
Detective Eanes and officers Fink
and Pritchard last night arrested at
the carnival grounds Marshall Jack
son. alias Cacey Jones, a negro want
ed in Chesterfield county for assault
ing a farmer on the Midlothian turn
pike. The prisoner will be held for
the Chesterfield authorities
Frances Bland Randolph Chapter,
d. A. r., at their regular business
meeting, Monday afternoon, donated
$40 to help defray expenses Of the
veterans to Gettysburg.
| State Deputy James Fl. Bailey, of
the knights Of Columbus, with Past
Grand Knight H. II. REM and Grand
Knight Thomas J. O'Farrell of Pc
tersburg Council. are attending the
State council of the order in session
at INnchburg.