The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
LAD LOSES FOREARM
N HUNTING ACCIDENT
Son OF Rev. ". +. Haynes, Formerly
OF Petersburg. Now of Park View,
Portsmouth, Suffers Sad Loss.
HELD UP BY HIGHwAYMAN
Horace H. Scott Has Narrow Escape
When Robbers Attempt to Add
Murder to Their Crime-Southside
Section Infested With Criminals.

Petersburg. Va. Sept. w. r. A.
Haynes. Jr.. the youngest son of Rev
w. r. A. Haynes, a former pastor of
the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church
this city. now of Park View, Ports
mouth. was accidentally shot yester-
day afternoon while returning from a
hunting trip near the city reservoir. In
company with his brother. Frank, and
another companion.
Rev Mr.. Haynes had been visiting
In the home of Clerk Robert G., Bass,
of the Hastings Court. for several days.
and in company with Mr.. Bass on yes
terday went to visit Hopeweli and City
Point. The boys went out hunting
and were offered a ride In wagon
coming into ~the city on the return trip.
The youth had gotten into the wagon,
and when he attempted to pull the
gun in Il was accidentally discharged.
The load Of birdshot struck the left
forearm Just above the wrist. inflict-
ing a wound go severe that amputa-
ton was necessary. He bore the
shock bravely, and by tightly wrapping
the injured arm gave himself first aid
treatment and then directed the way
TO the hospital.
Mr. Haynes had expected to return
home on the train leaving here for
Norfolk at $3.50 yesterday afternoon.
Fortunately. the muzzle Of the gun was
turned just far enough from the lads
body to prevent the load of shot being
emptied into his side.
The operation was performed by DR..
]. Gordon Rennie, and the many friends
OF Mr.. Haynes will regret especially
to hear of the sad accident to While,
as he had for several years since the
death of his wife been both father and
mother to his children. The injured
youth is doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
Has Narrow Esrnpe.
Mr. Horace H Scott. well known
and popular young resident OF South
Adams Street, had narrow escape
from serious injury, II not instant
death, shortly after II o'clock Satur-
day evening while returning home from
his place of business.
Mr.. Scott Is employed as bookkeeper
for w. X Harris in Harrison Street,
opposite Fillmore. He left the Office
about II o'clock. and had proceeded
only a short distance along Fillmore
Street when he was attacked by two
highwaymen. who demanded that he
halt and throw up his hands. The
young man. being little hard OF hear
ing, did not understand the command
and struck the larger of the TWO high
waymen. The other placed a pistol
near Mr.. SCOTS breast and fired For
tunateiy. the revolver was evidently
of cheap make. as the ball passed
through the folds of silk four-in-
hand tie and made. only a slight ebra-
sion on the skin. Mr Scott Immediate
ly gave an alarm, and the two men
took flight before accomplishing their
purpose of robbery.
Lengthy Police Court Docket.
The Police Court docket this morn
ing was. as usual. quite lengthy, The
most important cases tried were the
eases of william Hayden. colored
charged with stabbing to death John
Flipping, colored. some nights ago at
the home of Ella Ramsay, on Federal
Street.
The stabbing occurred over a trivial
matter. and all the several witnesses
examined for the Commonwealth t-stt-
fed that they did not see how The kin
ing happened nor did they see either
Hayden or Flipping with weapon of
any description. The case was certi-
fed to the September term OF the
Hastings Court for trial.
Robert Gillian, Jr.. representing the
defendant. called Justice Plummer's at
tention to the fact that none OF the
witnesses had seen Hayden with
weapon. telling him that he might have
him as a witness before the Hastings
Court.
John Williams, colored. charged with
the larceny OF a poeketbook containing
So the property OF white mar. was
adjudged guilty and sentenced to
twelve months in the city 1aii
j. A Tillery, colored, was convicted
OF carrying razor concealed on his
person, was fined $40 and sentenced TO
thirty days in jail.
Revival Begins.
The Rev. Michaux Raine. pastor or
the Third Presbyterian Church. COM
menced a series of revival services last
evening. preaching to a large eongreea-
ton from Luke Sis. Services will he
held throughout the week and a most
cordial invitation Is extended the pub
lie generally. The singing will be led
by Mr.. Charles n. Eanes.
Double Marriage.
A double marriage was performed
at 1880 O'Clock yesterday morning at
eco North Sycamore Street by Rev.
George H Spooner. D. D.. pastor of
the Market Street NJ. f. Church. The
contracting parties were Miss Ruby
Meadows, OF this city, and Mr. Robert
f. s. Hall, formerly OF Biuefield, w.
Va: Miss Pearl Shields, OF Petersburg,
and r. c. Hall. formerly of Bluefeld.
Rev. A. r. Love. OF the West End
Baptist Church. united in marriage at
o'clock yesterday afternoon in his
home In West Washington Street Miss
Marian Reid Murphy and Mr. Bernard
Lyle Breckman. Mr.. and Mrs. Breck-
man Will reside at Hopewell
Personal and Brief.
The Retail Merchants Association
gave a supper to it's members at $40
o'clock this evening at the Stratford
Hotel, with large number In attend
ance, The evening proved to be thor
oughly enjoyable.
Miss Ruth Wells celebrated her six
tenth birthday anniversary at the
home OF her parents in Mckenzie
Street last evening with n large num-
Der OF her young friends In attend
ance.
George. the small son of Mr. Archie
Mallory. accidentally shot himself in
the foot with small rifle while out
shooting frogs yesterday. The ball was
extracted by DR.. ]. Gordon .Rennie this
morning.
The Petersburg Baptist Association
viii meet in annual session at Antioch