The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-27
PETERSBURG
SAYS SIGNED WRONG
NAME WHILE DRUNK
Man Charged With Forgery Gets Ac-
quittsl, Laying Blame on
shoulders Of King Alcohol.
ENTHUSIASTIC HIGHWAY MEET
Southern Female Seminary Finals
VIII Begin This Evening and VIII
Conclude Friday Night With Con-
cert.

VIII begfn his Evening ana VIII
Conclude E,rt.lav Niy,,. with f,ou.
.s..
n -. a.
eaetsours, va may @e-lne s-c-
INV IN. , uas sssslSn - the may Term oa
my nus,Inss SooIt was opened q. ~
% eiock ms -o,m,ns win Judge Null
,en pae'hs. t"e ease oa the Soh.
Inohweeuh We >. ~. Sauoiii, hoicted
Ior ieiohy, WIS caleu, ana the prisoner
1p s, "chs @fi@isne" pieaueu not
sun.y'
me specihc enarge against the &C
cuseu was ina. Oh uttering ana passing
az aheseu Io'eeu check ior 80 on the
nItn OF april last on M. NJ. Fem. OF
thIs CITY. In tes.isylng Caldih stated
. ia III al i",oAica.eo cohuieion ne
,"rvus ra, ,n's'aae wrote the name o.
.. ava. So'ieF Insecau Oh j. M. IaudiIl.
several witnesses were examined and
aIter argument ny counsei the jury
tound tne accused not guilty
Feiiowing this verdict, Attorney
Cnaries 4. Lassiter asked that the
Ease AGAINST Johh BILL colored.
charged with beins an accessory to
the forgery DC dismissed ana COM
monweaItn Attorney thinner an
nounceu tnat ne would noiie pros the
case
James koontz. aiias John Hun. In
dicted Tor the larceny OF Sl0 from
the person OF Edward Bass. upon
arrangement pleaded mot guilty"
When the jury was impanneied ne
asked that n be Tried by another
jury as this jury had tried him in
announcer case yesterday. Judge Mullen
assured the accused that he would
iook AFTER MS interest and that the
jury would give MIN fair triai. a
Verdict was returned nxing the
prisoners punishment at one year in
the state penitsntiary. koontz was
given six months In the city jail yes
terday AFTERNOON on petit larceny
charge.
FRED Willis, colored. charged with
Yagrancy, an appeal case from the
aecisioh OF the ponce justice, by whom
ne was convicted and given six months
IN Jail. was found not guilty.
The court at last evenings session
set the triai OF Joe harris, coiored,
charged win the murder OF AIgle
Malone coiored, Tor ~ O'Clock Fri
DAY morning.
me case OF Z A. hhrkland, charged
with attempted criminal assault was
set Tor triai on Tuesday, June ).
ADOPT monument Design
Inc Mahohe monument COMMITTEES
OF petersburg chapter, United Daugn-
ters or the Confederacy, at an ad-
Journed meeting held yesterday.
adopted the lesisn submitted by
Smailwood d Daecy, OF New YORK
city.
the monument WIN be OF orons-
hhgure representing Generai William
Manone' IN the regulation UNIFORM o.
= confederate major general. ~ WIN
De placed on sniaii peaestai on
granite wall tWenty-seVen Ieet IN
length and TOUR leet IN height' ana
wall cost so,ooo.
Inc conmittee oecloea 10 request
the City CouhciI at us June messing
10 max al approPria.ioh 10 aia IN
deIraying the cost or the monument
ana 10 permit IL Id oe s'ecleo iu @sn-
tral Park.
Hold Entnusiastic Me'tiiag.
= IAIse anu sn.husiss,ae nse.'hs VI
influential citixens ana business men
was heid IN the rooms OF tne InanhoeF
or Commerce iast evening IN tne n
terest OF puoilC nignWay "e-weeh
t'slei souss ana cNy Fo'n..
FoIowins ssnn ussassiom "a
favoring the construction of 1oo-foot
boulevard, ana inlmeoiate steps VIII
De taken ey committees represen..ns
the several business o,sanaAAeIohs ct
FetersouIk, Ihc'uuh$ ing y.
Cemnicrce ara tns n~."h ra.,..a.
ASSOCIATION 10 interest the FIhce
george supervisors IN the pro!ecI
SouLne1n Sss hs
Inc ma, eAerc, It's y, .ue So r
Female Coneee VIII pe heiu on inurs-
DAY ana rnday even.hs OF TINS wees.
ON TnursuaS evening .fs seh'oa re-.
cstAI VISA ou
program VIII De rendered ny TWO
sraouates Oh .no ooese' On. $3.50
ana one IN sAp,eson on f,uSs
evening the nna' coneer. VII, =" nu
lolloWed ny the aWaIuins Vi noilors