The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-17
BLAME DEATH OF BOYS
upon C0LORED DRIVER
COUNCIL
SPECIAL
SESSION.
President Wheary Wishes to Consider
Mayors Veto OF Franchise Ordi-
nance-Contract for Hopewell Post
Office Is Let.

feteTbuuFk, Vs., May ia CoToneT I
jury sat and heard evidence this morn
Ing In the cases of william J. Brock
well, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. f, l.. Brock
well. OF Matoaca, and Lester Ellis, col
ored. both of whom were instantly
killed when a northbound A. c. l.
freight train struck their wagon at the
belt line just west of Ettrick at
o'clock last evening.
The jury's verdict was to the effect
that the boys, who were thirteen and
seventeen years of age. respectively.
came to their death as the result of
Ellis. colored. who was driving the
wagon in which the boys were seated
at the time OF the accident
The two boys who were killed came
to Petersburg in company with a negro
boy named Baugh for the purpose of
delivering a load of wood Baugh
saved his life by jumping from the
wagon. which was caught about mid
way by the pilot of the rapidly moving
train and broken into splinters.
The body of young Brockwen was
caught under the wheels OF the en-
CINE and PORTIONS of it were dragged
eco yards from the scene. Ellis landed
on the pilot, sustaining a crushed skull.
pOuS was EctnVfSu WIG u
had stopped after running a distance of
about 800 yards.
The funeral of young Brockwen took
place at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
Death of Mrs. BrockweII.
Mrs. Louisa Anne Brockwell. aged
seventy-six years, of Matoaca, died at
her home In that village today. follow
ing an illness of some length. Mrs,
Brockwell was the mother of E. L.
Brockwen and grandmother of Will
liam j. Rockwell, who was instantly
killed by an A. c. l.. freight train about
o'clock last evening on the belt line
just west of Ettrick. The funeral ar
rangements have not been completed.
Consider Mayors Veto.
President w. /. wheary. of the Com
mon Council OF Petersburg. is expected
to call special meeting of the coun-
Gil some time during the early part of
this week to consider Mayor Robert
Cabaniss' veto OF the two ordinances
to sell franchise for the construction
of an electric railway on certain streets
of the city.
The ordinances were returned by
Mayor Cabaniss to Clerk G. b, Gill. of
the city council. yesterday afternoon.
In disapproving the ordinances Mayor
Cabaniss gave as his reason that he
doubted that the city had a title to GER
tain streets over which the franchises
were proposed to be granted. and that
he considered the provisions of the
franchises too stringent with regard TO
the operation upon the streets with re-
gard to the operation of other vehicles.
1t will require two-thirds vote OF
the city council to pass the ordinances
over the mayors veto. and 1t is not
likely that this will be done
The mayors action will likely cause
a delay in the sale Of the franchises
and will probably result in the Peters
burg and Appomattox Railway Com
pany having to ask an extension OF
time from the board of supervisors OF
Prince George County in which To
commence the construction of the pro-
posed road, as the agreement was that
construction would be commenced or
or before June 10 or the franchise
granted by the supervisors would be
| forfeited.
Begin Hotel Work Soon.
| Captain Montgomery C. Jackson, pres
ident of the Petersburg Investment
Corporation, which proposes to erect q
new and modern hotel in West Tabl
Street on the site of the old Shirley
stated yesterday that he expected work
on the building to be commenced al
| an early uAtE. tHht IL Nputh bt
ready for occupancy within six months
from the time work is commenced
Plans for the building will be furnished
by the c. NJ. Robinson Company, ant
w ]. Parrish. of the Fulton Bricl
Works. both of Richmond. will cree
the building
New Hampshire Pestofnee.
| The contract for the erection of 1
new postoffice at Hopeweli. the DuPon
village in Prince George County. ha'
| been awarded. The building, which II
| to cost $1,000 under the provisions o
the contract. will have to be completed
within fifteen days. Among the active
applicants for the postmastership h
W. Fl. Frey, well-known business mar
OF this city. The DUPONT company ha!
awarded contract for the erection o.
J 100 additional cottages and bungalows
at Hope~ell. work on which will b.
| pushed as rapidly as possible.
Thomas =. Smith.
Thomas Samuel Smith, of Disputanta
died at his home at 6:i5 o'clock last
evening in the sixty-fifth year of his
age. Mr. Smith had been In i'll health
for about six months. Besides his wife
he Is survived by two children. Eugene
B. Smith. OF Disputanta. and Mrs. Callit
u. Barron, of Itsta; also one sister and
one niece. Mrs. NJ T. Enniss and Mrs
Robert G. Bass. both of this city. The
funeral will be conducted from the Dis.
putanta NJ. e. Church at 3 o'clock to.
morrow afternoon.