The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-30
BLANKS ARRESTED
!. ON MURDER CHARGE
HE'D FOR DEATH OF GEORGE Nun
NALLY LAST FRIDAY
NIGHT.
VETERANS OFF TODAY
ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS OF A. r.
HILL CAMP, OF PETERSBURG,
WILL LEAVE For GETTYs-
BURG REUNION
Vrginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building, Room 81

PETERSBURG, VA. June 29.-
The coroner's jury which met at the
courthouse this afternoon to inquire
Tito the death of George Nunnally,
who was shot Friday night while in
room at his boarding house with
Waverly e. Blanks, a friend. brought
In a verdict at o'clock tonight, hold
ing Blanks responsible for the shoot
ing The verdict OF the jury was
10 the effect that Nunnally came to
his death as a result of bullet wounds
inflicted by Blanks. The latter. who
was wounded at the same time, and
is now in the Petersburg hospital, has
been placed under arrest.
The jury was composed OF DR.. II.
G.. Leigh, city coroner; w. A. Brock
we'll. c. Fl. Godsey. Joseph williams,
E. A. Goodwin. and H. g. Rogers.
The taking of evidence began at 4
o'clock and consumed four hours.
The Jury was out but ten minutes be-
fore returning with its verdict. Sam
uel W. Zinner represented Blanks at
the hearing.
The testimony tended to snow that
Nunnally and Blanks we're both shot
with the formers pistol. the most
plausible theory being that Blanks
secured possession of his friends
weapon and after shooting him ftred
a bullet into his own body. Blank g
wound Is not regarded as serious.
Immediately after the shots were
fired Blanks left the room, stating
to a member of the household who
had been attracted by the firing that
Nunnally had shot him and had then
committed suicide. He was seen a
few minutes later to throw some
thing away. as he emerged from the
backyard of the house. search re-
suited in the discovery of 32-cali-
bre revolver, with two chambers
empty. Investigation disclosed the
fact, however, that the pistol had
not been used recently. The nature
OF the evidence was such as to lead
the jury to believe that Blanks had
killed Nunnally. and had then fired
a ball into his own body, though
this was the reverse of the story told
by Blanks Immediately after tho
shooting.
Hundred Veterans Go.
One hundred veterans representing A,
P. Hill Camp of Confederate Veterans.
VIII leave this city tomorrow ae morn srd
old enemies in fraternal reunion on
the famous field of Gettysburg. Com
mander Putnam stith issued orders
camp to assemble at the camp hall
on West Tabb street at o'clock to-
morrow morning, equipped Tor the
the camp hall and march. to the. APP
pomattox station whore they will en-
train for the Journey. Every member
purchased new coats of grey in order
to present the finest appearance pos
sible when they meet the boys in blue
at Gettysburg. The Petersburg camp
expects to be back here next Satur-
day. General Stith Boiling, commander
of Virginia veterans. and number OF
other members OF the camp will not
undertake the trip, on account of the
heat and strenuousness of the trip, a.
P. Hill Camp. Sons of Veterans, at a
recent meeting, appointed a committee
of the trip for the old soldiers. The
committee yesterday turned over to T.
$. Beckwith, of the veterans committee,
$500 for this purpose, and they de-
sire to express their appreciation of the
cordial response given the presentation
of the cause.
Negro Death Rate Heavy,
The report OF Health Officer Martin.
of this city, shows that during the
past month there were forty-seven
deaths in the city. of which eighteen
Nine children under FIVE years of age
are included in the number of deaths,
There were fifty. births during the
month. Of which thirty,three were
white population made a net natural
gain of fifteen and the colored popu-
lation suffered net loss or twelve.
Collector Wilson Retlrcs.
In carrying out the provisions OF the
law enacted by congress, recommended
by President Taft. abolishing many COL
lectorships II. Claiborne Wilson. col
lector of customs at Petersburg. will
go. out of office on the first day of
Spooner Epes. will be in charge of the
a deputy collector will be announced
later by Secretary McAdoo.
Funeral of Mrs. Liveaay.
The funeral OF Mrs Rosetta p. Live
say took place from the residence at
SIS Mckenzie street at O'Clock this
afternoon. Interment was made in
Blandford cemetery.
Children's Day in Churches,
Children's Day exercises were held
in three OF the churches of this city
this morning. Attractive programs
were rendered in each Of the three
churches. The exercises at the First
Baptist church included ten canary
birds. the loan of which was secured
by f. a. Hartley and E. D. Macfee.
the bird committee. The exercises
were held at High Street NJ. e. church
at II o'clocw and at Wesley NJ. e.
church at 10 o'clock.
Death of an Infant.
Rebecca Gertrude Lewis. infant
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. w. NJ. Lewis.
residence of her parents, s26 Farmer
street The little girl was only two
months old. The body was taken to
Cochran. Brunswick county. this morn
ing for interment In the family burial
Ground