The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-01
ALL CLASSES MUST
OBEY LAW, SAYS CHIEF
Report That Officer Acted Hastily
I'm Dealing With Disordcriy New
corners Not Borne Out by Facts.
OFFENDERS ARE PUNISHED
EaStcr Event For Benefit of Malone
sionumcnt FuEd Promises to BE
Largely FatrOn1csi--Rcvisal SER
vices IN Progress.

~ which came near resulting Sc
riousiy and which might have done
80 but for the t.meiy arrival of De-
tective Joseph Heeian upon the scene.
occurred at the local police station
last evening. Early IN the evening
several wnIe mon, employees of the
Du Pont Powder Company, at City
Point ordered lunch at "A Greek res.
taurant in the lower section of the
city and one of them, j. Il. G ay. re-
fuse d TO pay for what he had eaten
and becam very nusive to the pro-
prietor.
Lieutenant Donahue and Oficer
jefferson were called IN and promptly
placed GRAY under arrest. who, upon
being searched AT police headquar-
ters, was found TO have concealed on
his person Il 44-caliber Colt revolver
and a blackjack.
After being placed in the cell at
the police station. Gray and Henry
Cook started free for all fight.
When Chief Rag and undertook to
separate them the two ceased their
own quarrel and grabbed the chief
and officer Bristow. who had accom-
panied him on the inside of tn"
lookup, when Detective Heelan
probably prevented the officers in
Jury by telling Cook with his black
Jack. After being subdued the men
were taken to the City JAIL where
they gave Sergeant Evans and his
deputies considerably more trouble.
In Police Court this morning Cook
was fined SIS and the charges against
Gray were continued.
There are several thousand men
employed at the Du Pont works who
have given the local police compare
lively little trouble up to this time.
but there are numbers of people who
seek employment there or who are
that have given the po.
lice of Petersburg much trouble. INC
foreign element employed at the Do
Pont plant has been much less trou~
bic TO handle than the native Ameri-
cans, according to the local police.
Through some means the story that
the Pete -sburg police acted too has
tiiy In dealing with these people mas
gained c!rcu alton, but there seems
story.
Chief Ragiand states that the city
authorities hive found that the ar
rests made here were chiefly men
not employed by the company. but
that all classes must respect the
rights of ether PEOPLE and the law.
Dance Fur Monument Benefit.
The Easter dance TO be given at
Library Hail next Monday afternoon
and evening for the bencft or the
Malone monument fund promises 10
be one II the most successful events
OF the spring season. The commit
tee In charge of arrangements Is do
ing all IN its power to make the
evening one of rare pleasure.
The noo- will be given over TO
children from to O'Clock In the
afternoon FOR an admission OF ten
cents, and m the evening gentlemen
tickets which will admit "A lady. Will
be sold for 81 and ladies tickets for
fifty cents. Following Is a complete
list of the patronesses:
Mrs. Robert Rudd. Mrs. A. l. Da-
Wis, Mrs. Pryor Jones. Mira w r.
Drewry, Mrs. w, W. Townes' MRS
bartlett Roper. Mrs Wilkes Madi-
son. Mrs e. W. Grigg. Mrs. Herbert
Young Mrs Harvey Seward, Mrs j.
] helms. Mrs. Howard Nuckols
{ Richmond). Mrs II. 8. Gin. Mrs,
Gordon Bonannon, Miss Irhy Boiling.
Miss Annie Mann. Miss Alice Spicer,
Mrs, Ed Eigenbrun. Mrs. Myer Saai'
Mrs w l.. McGill. Mrs. John Jones,
Mrs Joseph Prince. Mrs. w. Fl. Bur-
ton. Mrs. Paul Roper. Mrs. James
Banks, Mrs Robert Meade. Mrs. John
]. Jolley. Mrs, Samuel Wilson, Mrs'
Thomas Whyte. Mrs. Rahily, Mrs w.
A Bragg Mrs. f. c. Kent ana MRS
Preston Roper.
Invitations to Wedding
Mr. and Mrs d Hugh Jackson. OF
this city. have issued invitations 20
the marriage OF their daughter. Hell
on. 10 Mr.. Andrew Whyte Townes.
the wedding to take place on Wed.
nesday evening. April IA. at $3.50
o,riock. in ST. Paurs Episcopal
Church. this city.
THE event Is one of widespread m
,erest In Petersburg and throughout
the Southside
Preached Strong Sermon.
The eyangelistic services winch
have been In progress at the SECOND
Church FOR the past ten
savs were concluded with this even
ing service when the pastor. Kew.
I \. Mcclure. preached strong and
sermon on THE Good Shep-
herd"
Revival at Wesley Charei.
series OF services which were
at Wesley Chapel Church
County about ten days
ago by Messrs. Z. r. Mann, or Ma
toaca ana Rev George Bishop or
this city, are being crowned with
an,endid success. There were five
Conversions at asst nights service.
and the meetings will he continued
until Sunday This splendd work
Is be TX tlcne In tn" absence OF tha
pasto, who IL assisting Rev. G. G.
Tones IN a series Of meetings at the
r.+~,et Methodist Church