The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-18
HUSTINGS COURT
HAS BUSY SESSION
Thomas Mccain Declares He Was
Crazy Drunk When He At
tackled His Wife.
CHESTERFIELD CASE
Man Charged with Pouring Carbolic
Acid In Mouth OF Sleeping Brother.
Who Was Severely Burned.

Petersburg, Va. June 1.-THE june
term of the Hastings Court, Judge
Mullen presiding, convened al ~
o'clock this morning. and shortly there
after the grand jury reported the fol-
lowing indictments:
Floyd Yates, non support; George
Thomas. grand larceny: Willie Rob-
erts. malicious shooting: Thomas Me-
Cam, malicious cutting; Howard Pope,
Lucinda Mason, Cornelius Wilson,
Thomas Ellis and Sam Ell. felony.
The mrs case called on the criminal
docket was that of Dollie Lewis. col
ored, appealing from a decision or the
police court by which she was hned s5V
for recklessly driving an automobile
The decision of the police justice was
sustained by the jury.
Willie Anna Johnson. colored. charg-
ed with malicious cutting and wound
ing. appealed from the police court,
where she was found guilty and SEN
fenced to thirty days in jail, which
decision was sustained by the jury.
Thomas Mccain, charged with felon-
lous cutting and wounding his wife at
their home on Bollingbrook Street on
June 8. upon arraignment pieaded
guilty. but stated to, the jury that at
the time of the assault he was crazy
not believe his wife wished him pun
ished, and besides his young wife he
had three small children and several
grandchildren dependent upon him for
support
Mrs. Mccain testified that she resid-
ed In Richmond and that her husband
had been employed at City Point and
making good wages. She corrooo-
rated her husbands statement with
regard to those dependent on him for
support and stated that when her hus-
band was sober he was quiet. peace
full anad good man. The court reserved
its decision and Mccain. after en-
bracing his wife affectionately, re-
turned to jail.
Howard Pope, coIored. charged with
stealing s2T from the person OF Diclan
vetotian. upon arraignment pleaded
mot guilty" The jury found him
guilty and hxed his punishment at
one year in the State penitentiary.
Lucinda Mason and George Thomas,
colored, indicted for the larceny OF SIT
from the person of A G. Lockett. The
former was found guilty of felony and
sentenced TO one year in the peniten-
tiary. Thomas was found guilty or
petit larceny and his punishment was
nxsS at three months in Jail.
Sam Eli colored, charged with
breaking into the storehouse OF DALI.
ton & Company In the night time and
sealing therefrom merchandise OF the
value of ss7. pleaded guilty and asked
te court to have mercy on him. Judge
Mullen fixed his punishment at two
years in the penitentiary. recommendE
ing road service.
Observation-Disclosures.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Fischer. In wythe Street. was the
scene at o'clock yesterday afternoon
of a beautiful wedding when their
daughter. Miss Dora May. was united
I'm marriage to Mr.. John d. McFarlane.
prominent young business man or
Norfolk. The entire lower floor of.
the home was tastefuily decorated with
palms, Southern sruilax and pink cut
flowers, which. illuminated by the soft
radiance OF many candles, presented
beautiful scene. The brides pastor,
Rev. J. A. Mcclure, performed the cere-
mony. while Mrs. II. G. Alley rendered
selections before and after the we'd
ding.
Poured Acid fa His Mouth.
Mr. Alec Lawrence, resident or
County, was severely
burned with carboiic acid at his home
while aslep last Sunday night. 1t Is
alleged that brother of Mr.. Lawrence
poured the poison from bottle into
the mouth of his sleeping brother. and
he has been arrested and will be given
a preliminary hearing. probably tomor-
row.
sewer and sidewalk Contract.
Messrs. Parkinson & Finn. local con-
tractors. have been awarded a contract
for laying two miles of concrete side
walk and construct a complete water
and sewer system at Dupont City by
the Dupont City Real Estate Develop
men4 and Construction Company.