The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-24
TOBACCO FACTORY FIRE
PROBABLY |NCtNO|ARY
Flames Broke Out at Three Differ
ent Points simultaneously
Suspicious Circumstances
POLITICS IN PRINCE GEORGE
fuckers Administrator Given Yer
dict of $1,000 Against n, & w.
Observation-Disclosures Near the
Scene OF Falaha Outrage.

Petersburg. April GA Are which
occurred in frame reprizing tobacco
factory on North South Street shortly
before /: O'Clock last night. resulted
in the almost total destruction OF the
large building with a quantity OF leaf
tobacco. valued at $500, on which
the owner, Mr.. Sidney Robinson. had
only s3,500 insurance. Just how the
fire occurred is not and will probably
never be known, but MIR. Robinson is
of the opinion that II was the work
of an incendiary. as there apparently
Is no other way of accounting for the
building taking fire. especially break
ing out al three different points al
most a. tho same time. This belief
is somewhat strengthened by the fact
that Just before the blaze was discov-
cred a negro was seen running rap
idly away from the vicinity OF the
factory. The building belonged To
Messrs. A w. Gray and j. Westmore
BrA~An, whose loss is fully covered by
insurance.
Politics In Prince George.
A largely attended and interesting
political meeting was held in Bohe-
milan Hall, Prince George County.
under the auspices of the Bohemian
Citizens League last evening. r. a.
Mifka presided and introduced the
speakers of the evening, among them
being Judge Timothy Rives, can1i-
date for Commonwealth's Attorney !:
Senator A. r. Hobbs, who la opposed
for reelection to the State Senate
by Hon. s b. Barham, of Surry
County; w r. Boisseau. candidate for
reelection as sheriff; Thomas Temple
and j, ID. Webb, opposing candidates
for treasurer; d. A. Harrison. Jr..
candidate for the House of Delegates:
r. G. Burrows and s r. Williams,
for com missi oner of revenue: Joseph
Wagner and r. n. Lane, for super
visor OF Rives District Respectful
attention was given each speaker
none of whom were endorsed for the
ONCE for which they are candidates,
this being left entirely 10 the indi-
vidual voter.
Prince George Court Sits.
In the Circuit Court OF Prince
George County. Judge Jesse F. West
presiding. the jury In the case Of
fuckers administrators VS. the Nor
folk and Western Railway Company.
which has claimed the courts atten-
ton for the past three days, returned
verdict for the plaintiff, allowing
damages In the sum of $1,000.
The case resulted from tho death
of Lucas Tucker. a colored laborer
who was injured in an accident in
the railway company's sand pits Just
cast Of this city about year ago.
Tucker lived about ten days after the
accident and the plaintiff alleged
that death resulted from the accident
and succeeded in satisfying the Jury
of this fact.
William Is. McIlwaine and ]. nj.
Townsend, counsel for the defendant
company, msyed that the verdict be
set aside as contrary to the law and
evidence. and Judge West announced
that he would hear argument later
The plaintiff was represented by Paul
Petit. of this city.
Was Near Scene OF Falaba Outrage.
Edwin Fl. Richardson, formerly Of
In Petersburg for several years. has
returned here after trip TO Enc.