The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-04
WHILE STANDING ON STREET IS
STRUCK BY sKYLIGHr FLY
ING THROUGH AIR.
STORE IS UNROOFEQ
MANY MURDER CASES IN the
COUNTIES ARE NOW AWAIT
ING TRIAI--GoES FOR
CHECK FLASHER.
Virginian Bureau,
Law Building, Phone 1881.

PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. 3.--Johc
Carter. we'll known negro butcher.
was accidentally killed this morning
at $50 o'clock while standing in front
OF his store on the cornor OF Halifax
and Byrne streets
AT the time of the accident. Carter
was talking TO a coIored man loading
q wagon with fresh meat. A high wind
was blowing The wind blew the sky
light Of the building from the roof. IL
fell to the street and struck Carter on
the back of the head. lie received
prompt medical attention, out died in
three minutes. His neck was broken.
The body was taken to Wilkerson's
undertaking establishment to be pre-
pared for burial. The deceased was
forty years old He was one of the
most progressive nwroes in this city.
The accident attracted a large crowd.
Much sympathy was expressed for the
family of the unfortunate man.
Store is Unroofed.
The dry goods store of Louis Levitt,
on Sycamore. street, was partly I'M
rooted by the wind this afternoon.
Part of the roof fell on the street. AS
a precaution, the street was roped off
until the roof was fixed. The wind has
been almost blowing d hurricane here
today and tonight.
Murder Cases Await Trial.
There are four murder cases await
ing trial in the county courts near
Petersburg. The Circuit court Of
Prince George county convenes on
January 21st. There are two murder
cases on the docket. Both of the 10 is
oners and their victims were negroes.
One Is Preston Robinson. a store
keeper. who killed Archie Williams. In
quarrel about ten days ago. The
other is sidney Smith, who killed
Maria Taylor with a shotgun last
week.
Sussex county has on hand muir
derer In the person of John Smith,
colored He shot q colored woman
in Sussex county several weeks ago.
He then walked here and gave him
self up, saying he was sorry for the
crime
Dinwiddie county also has a rnurde Ter
case. A negro boy shot a white girl
In that county about four months ago
He claimed It was an accident. The
| FIRST jury failed to agree. He will be
tried again.
There are TWO murderers waiting
| u Aal AL AAtS t4LS Iuii l4tAS. 4tSy al {
Robert Brown. colored, who stabbed
Otis Curtis, colored, to death In a
| gambling house here two months ago
| The Jury in the first trial stood clever
| for conviction Of murder in the first
| degree and one for acquittal The
other murderer Is Joseph Hill. col.
ored, who Is charged with killing
! Henry West. also colored West was
/ STABBED to death. Both Brown auc
/ Hill will be tried ut the January tern
Of the Hastings court.
| Hall Is Dedicated.
| The beautiful new castle hal{ 81
! Eureka Lodge. No. 81, Knights O
| Pythias. was publicly dedicated 20
| night. Grand Chancellor R1ttin, O
| Richmond, and other prominent Ply
| thians were present. The occasion
was 8. delightful one for all present
| Goes For Prisoner.
| Detective Heeian left this morning
for Brooklyn. y. Y, TO bring TO thu
city W. NJ. Barton. a white man, ac
cused Of swindling the Stratford hote
here out of $50 by means of forgery
| Manager St. Cloud. Of the Stratford
left last night for New York to iden