The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-06
STUART ANO MANN
PETERSBURG SPEAKERS
Deliver Addresses 1t Final Session Of
Negro Association Socicty's An
n,aal Convention.
DIES OF his INJURIES
Young Man Who Was Shot by DUPONT
Ohicer Succumbs-Brook In Jail
on Murder Chargc-Unknown Man
Killed by n. & w. Train

Petersburg. Va. Nov 5.-Governor
Henry Carter Stuart and Ex-Governor
William Hodges Mann were the speak
ers at the closing session of the Ne
gro Organization Society convention
in the Academy of Music tonight. Ma
1or X, II. Motion presided and the
music for the occasion was furnished
by the ''Coleridge-Taylor Choral So
ciety." On account of illness. Booker
T. Washington WAS detained in New
York city, and could not be here to
I'LL either of his engagements today.
The sessions of the society have un-
doubtedly resulted in much good to
the colored race in this community.
There were numerous speakers OF
note who addressed the several meet
ings upon subjects helpful and in
struct!ve to the colored race.
The Home Life OF the Negro was
the subject of discussion at the morn
ing session today.
Killed on n Il W.
The body OF a white stranger. whose
name ia not known, and whose form
was mang,ed almost beyond recogni-
ton by a Norfolk and Western train
al D!sputanta last night. is being hasd
in that village with hopes of its be-
ing identified. Just how the accident
occurred could not be learned here,
and no Information was ohtainabe
other than the unfortunate man was
struck by the westbound passenger
train shortly after o'clock
Held ON Murder Charge.
Osborne NJ. Brooke, county police i
man of Prince George. was arrested
tonight on charge OF murder following
the coroner's inquest conducted by DR..
Leigh into the death of Gilmore
Sneed, son of Daniel Sneed, of Char
lottesviile. who was MORALLY wounded
during row with Brooke, near one
of the mess i.alls al the Dupont works
Yesterday. Brooke was locked zap in
the Petersburg !'sil without bail 20
await the grand juTy s action He was
represented at the inquest. held in the
rooms of l., T. Morriss 4 Son, by r. r.
Wilson.
Young sneed died ia the Petersburg
Hospital today, having been brought
here from Iopewell after the diff
iculty. The inquest tonight lasted
nearly three hours, several witnesses
ha wing been heard. The verdict of the
jury was that Saeed died Of hemor-
rhaee caused by being shot in the
abdomen by Brooke On the return OF
the verdict DIR. Leigh sWore out the
warrant charging murder.
the trouble between Brooke and
Sneed. which resulted in the iatters
death, was shown by witnesses to have
been caused by the rolling OF
cigarette. Snced started 70 make Il
cigarette near the mess hall. Brooke
thought he was going to SIN lSe il witt h.
in the grounds of the Dupont plant
and told Sneed not to make tho
Cigarette. Sneed continued the opera
ton If putting tobacco and pa per to-
gether in smokable form. saying he
was not going to light 1t until he got
-atltSide+he- enclosure 7, his -tffiti
! not satisfy Brooke and the two en-
gagged IN clincn, during which. it Is
said, Brooke drew his gun and fred.
Sneed's father arrived here from
/ Charlottesville this Afternoon. identi-
! fed the body and arranged to take il
home for burial.
Samuel Seatop Elliott.
Samuel Seaton Elliott ore Of Peters
burg's best known citizens died at his
hoine on East Tahb Street iris even
ing, aged about siNtN-hve years. He
was one of the leading furniture deal
ers of the city for number of years
Nj. Elliott is survived by his second
wife, two daughters and one SON. Trs
w. A. Thomas and Mrs. G. NJ Smith,
and S. S. Elliott, 1r. Arrangements
z ini tite iu4eFai nave not Deen conn
pleted
Iron Safe Broken Opcn.
Before the excitement OF the
strangers icing killed had died ont
II was discovered that the iron safe
In the railway depot at Disr4itanta
had been blown open and robbed. but
fortunately, II contained no yaluatles
ana the thieves got very little for II ir
trouble
Commissary Looted.
The comm!ssary OF the Virginia
Lumber and Box Company at Dis
putanta was looted by thieves some
time during last night. There is no
clue by which hope is entertained Of
appre lend:ng the thieves. who evil
dentIy used a wagon, as a iarae quan-
THY of groceries and other merchan-
disc was carried off
Congressman Watson In Town.
Hon. Walter A. Watson. Congress-
MIR from the Fourth Virginia Dis
trict arrived here last evening. after
having visited the W-averfy Fair. Ills
mission in Petersburg Mt this time is
ito meet a committee of ladies repre-
senting the Virginia Woman's Suffrage
Association. OF which Mrs Charles V
Meredith, OF Richmond, is chairman
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
When seen today. Judge Watson did
not know positively whether the meet
lnr WOULD be hold at the courthouse
or at the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION While he did not definitely
state his views upon the subject. it
is surm!sed from his conversation that
CONGRESSMAN Watson is not in favor
at this time OF making the suffrage
question a national issue.
Marriage Announced.
! Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage. which took
place at noon Wednesday in Suffolk.
Of Miss Julia Calhoun Spain, Of Din
widdie County, to Mr.. Percy T Pow
ell. prominent young travelling