The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-02
FUR THIEF ARRESTED
HERE; PLEADS GUILTY
Sentenced by Corporation Court OF
Petersburg to Year i'm
Penitcntiary
WILL TRY ACCoMPLICE TO-DAY
Newport News Man. Conductin. la
Dor Agency in Petersburg, Charged
With Doing Business Without Lii
Cpusc.

Petersburg. Va, Dec. l. AT todays
session of the Hastings Court. Judge
Mullen presiding. H Kahn, indicted
for the larceny OF two sets of furs
valued at s37 so from the store Of
A. Rosenstock & Co. pleaded guilty
and was sentenced tooone year in the
penite ntiary.
Kahn and Edward Smith were ar
rested in Richmond upon charge
of selling goods without license. and
after their arrest the furs in their
possession were identified as the
property of A. Rosenstock Il co.
smiths ease will be heard at tonor-
rows session of the court.
Emmett Rives, colored, convicted
in the Police Court Of assault and
sentenced 10 ninety days in Jail. upon
an appeal to the Hastings Court, had
his sentence reduced to ten days
The case OF John T. Landrum,
charged with larceny, which resulted
in a mistrial at a previous session Of
the court, has been continued TO the
next term.
The cases OF Charles L. Ramsay,
charged with highway robbery. and
Arthur Seaborn, Indicted for murder
are set for trial tomorrow
Rumor OF Lease OF Land.
There is persistent rumor here.
apparently we'll founded, to the effect
that Mr.. Richard Epps has leased to
the DUPONT Powder Company all of
n large tract Of land which he owns
between Hopewen and City Point for
n period OF ten years. upon which
the company proposes to erect
number Of additional cottages for it's
employees. How much rental the
DUPONT Company will have to pay for
the property has not been made pub
lie. but il is said to be large sum
Pail Bond Reduced.
Judge West. of the Circuit Court
OF Prince George. agreed on yester-
day to reduce the bail bond of w. r
Murphy. charged with conspiracy to
defraud the DUPONT Company by
means of padding the companys' pay
roll, from $4,000 to $4,000
Attorney j. Gordon Roilannon.
counsel for the DUPONT Company. APP
peared before Judge West and urged
that the bond be not reduced As
far as can be learned. Murphy has
not yet furnished bail as required.
Aliey-Phiilips.
Miss Susie Friend Alley, the popu-
lar and attractive daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. r l.. Alley. and Mr. Macon
r. Phillips. a weilknown young husi-
ness man, were united In marriage at
1850 o'clock this morning at the home
| OF the brides parents. 7e3 Halifax
Street.
The bride was hecomingly attired
i in dark blue travelling snit, with
picture hat to match. and carried a
bouquet Of white chrysanthemums
formed by Rev. ]. r. Eggleston. the
new pastor of the Wesley NJ r.
Church, In the presence Of a number
of invited guests. Immediately after
the ceremony MIR. and Mrs Phillips
left Oh Northern bridal tour. and
upon their return will reside in
Prince George County.
". {. II. 4. Gives Social
A social given by the local Woman's
christian Temperance Union at the
Young Mems Christian Association
last evening was attended by several
hundred members and friends Of the
organization The spacious audito-
rum Of the Y NJ G.. a was hlied to
overlooking, and the program of vo-
cal and Instrumental music. recita-
tons, etc. was highly enjoyed. Re
freshments were served by nineteen
young girls, wearing white steamers
bearing tho names OF The nineteen
prohibition States.
MR.. Emma n. Ellington
Mrs Emma II, Ellington. widow Of
George ii. Ellington, died At her
home. the residence OF her son. MIR
George II Ellington, liz Chesterfield
Avenue, Etuick. at 3 o'clock this
morning. following an illness OF about
four weeks. Mrs. Ellington was sew
enty-two years OF age. ana was well
known and highly regarded. She IS
survived by four sous and one daush-
tter-Messrs. w r. Ellington OF VIII
mington. Del; George II. Ellington
Of Etfrick Benjamin r.. and Samuel
A. Ellington. OF Petersburg, and Mrs
], Wesley Crowder. of E.ttricS.
The funeral viii be conducted from
the Ettrick VI. r. Church, of which
the deceased was a member. at $3.50
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. and In
terment Will be made in the E.ttricis
Cemetery.
Funeral Of Mrs. Acree.
The funeral OF Mrs. Josephine .Acree
Wife of Captain w, J. AGREE. was con-
Quoted at the grave in Blandford
Cemetery at " o'clock this morn
ing. Rev f. W. Moore, of the See
ond Baptist Church OBLIGATED, ana
the following gentlemen were pail
bearers: Messrs. J. r. w. Smith, r.
W. Tucker, Dan Donahue. X. F..
Brunei, ]. r. Johnson and W A.
Ryland.
Labor Agent Arrested
b. r. Walters. a citizen OF Newport
News. was arrested by the Petersburg
police this afternoon upon a warrant
~ a fyipf him with yiOIntip.y tha reve-