The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-20
MUCH BUSINESS
IN HuSTA6S COURT
Judge Mullen Disposed OF Large
Number OF Cases ~ Yesterdays
sitting.
PETERSBURG DOCTORS MEET
Wednesday Club Holds Interesting
Mecttng-Dr. Spooncr Scheduled
For Lynchburg Church Is Rumor
Heard In Petersburg.

Petersburg. Va, Nov. 19.--At to-
days session of the Hastings Court,
Judge Mullen presiding, the following
cases were heard:
William johnson and Charles Scott,
charged with the theft of a watch,
valued at S3S, from the person of
James Pegram. colored, were called
for trial. When arraigned, Johnson
pleaded guilty and was sentenced ny
the court to two years in the peni-
Tertiary. Scott elected to be tried by
jury. He was found guilty and
sentenced TO four years IN the peniten-
tiary.
Charles Jones, colored. charged
with shooting and wounding Robert
Brooks, colored, on Oceober %,
guilty by the jury and his punish
ment was fixed at five years in the
State Penitentiary. The court sus-
pended sentence.
J. E. Jones. charged with felonious-
ly entering the dwelling house of Mrs.
Bessie Brown. In Bollingbrook Street.
and stealing therefrom articles to
the value Of $5245. When arraigned
tho accused pleaded not guilty, and
In answer to questions by the court
he stated that he was from Pitt Coun-
ty. N. c.. where he had a wife and
three children. and that he had re-
Gently been employed at the Dupont
plant. The jury found him not guilty
and he was discharged.
Nat Ruffin and Jim Davis, colored,
charged with assault, were tried to-
gether. This case was an appeal from
the Police Court, where Ruffin and
Davis were adtudged guilty and SEN
fenced to ninety days in Jail, The
4rr IN nd Y,ff3 nt h,y{ a
judged Davis guilty and he was fined
$40.
At yesterday afternoons session OF
the court the jury in the case of John
r. Landrum, charged with larceny
from the person, failed to agree and
the case was continued TO the Deem
Der term.
Robert Burks, young white man,
was convicted OF larceny from the
person and sentenced to one year in
the penitentfary.
The case of Garland Collect, in
dicted for malicious cutting. was
nolle prosecuted.
The case Of the Commonwealth
against Charles l.. Ramsay. charged
with highway robbery. has been set
for Tuesday next. Ramsay is charged
with assaulting and robbing c. L.
Goodwin. while the latter was on his
way home from his store at night
time.
The case of Arthur seaborn, col
ored. indicted for the murder Of Mag
gle Pulliam. oUlored. was also set
for trial next Tuesday.
The case of Ed, Smith. alias G.
Greon, and that of r. Kahn. charged
with the larceny of two sets OF furs
and other pieces Of fur of the value
Of se7 from the store of A. Rosen-
stock & Co., was continued at the
request OF Robert Gillian. Jr., at
torney for the accused.
Medical Men Meet.
The annual meeting OF the Peters
burg Medical Faculty was held in the
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
last evening and the reports Of the Of
fcers were read and other business
transacted, which included the cleo
ton of officers and the appointment
Of standing committees for the en-
suing year as follows:
President. DR.. II. A. Burke: first
| and second vice-presidents. DR.. j.
Boiling Jones and d.. c. s.. Dodd;
| SECRETARY and treasurer. DR.. L. S.
Early.
Court medicale-Dr H. q. Leigh,
chairman; Drs. w. f. HARDWOOD J. f.
Smith. r. A. Martin and w. G.
Powell.
Committee on paper--Dr. c. T,
Jones, chairman: Drs. ]. r. Beck
with and e. J. Nixon.
Committee on supper--Dr. w. p.
Hay, chairman; Drs. D. D. Wilcox
and W. H. Crockford.
Following the business session the
| members OF the faculty repaired to
the Stafford Hotel. where the annual
banquet was spread. DR.. II. A. Burke.
the newly elected president presided
| at the banquet table and introduced
| the several speakers Of the evening.
Wednesday Clubs Meeting.
The Wednesday Music Club held its
| regular Meeting this week with Mrs,
Charles d. Witherspoon In Marshall
| Street Mrs. G.. Cleveland Wright,
president of the club. presided, and
the following interesting program was
rendered:
Quartet--Grand March from Than
hoe ser (Wagner)r-Mrs. Charles d.
Witherspoon, Miss Mason. first piano;
Miss Bette Jones. Miss Mary Patter-
son. second piano.
Vocal solo-Beloved, 1t Is Morn
(Aylward)--Mrs. Charles f. Plum
mer.
Piano solo --- Rondo Capriccio
(Mend elssohn)-- Mrs. w. H. Mann.
Vocal solo--Malgre MOI (Pfiffer)
-Miss Florence Frey.
Piano solo--Cradle song-Miss
Bette Jones.
Reading-origin of Doxology and
To Deum--Mrs. Cleveland Wright.
Vocal solo--Lfe's Garden ('carrle
]. Bonds)-Mrs. William r. Drewry,
Duo-Capriccio Brilliant Mendels-
sohn--First piano. Mrs. Cleveland
Wright; second piano, Mrs Charles