The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-11
INVESTIGATORS GIVE
EVANS CLEAN BltL
3. L. GATES is ASSAULTED.
Prominent sawnili Man Painfully
Injured by . vicious Negro.
Attempt Made TO Barn Lumber
Yard.

Petersburg, Va. July ia special
committed appointed by Judge James
IN. Mullen 10 inquire into and inyesti-
eate charge made by former Deputy
Sergeant ". T. Biick against Sergeant
John B. Evans in making Its report TO
Judge Mullen today exonerated Mr..
Evans from all blame. The committee
was composed Of Messrs II. Boiling
willcox. J. Gordon Bohannon and j..
III. Townsend and the report ended with
the following paragraph: THE charge
made was so trivial and of such utter
insignificapce that your committee
feel that they owe II TO Mr.. Evans TO
say that he has been subjected to un-
just criticism without any foundation
Whatsoever; that he is absolutely blame
less OF any wrongdoing in the prem
Eses."
II appears that Mr.. Biick had
charged Sergeant Evans with changing
the date of commitment OF certain
prisoners and made IL appear upon his
book that several Of them were COM
mittsd . day sooner than they actually
were. but the committees investigate
offest any such charge.
Assaulted by Negro.
Mr.. T.. L. Gates, a prominent saw
mill man OF Chesterfield county. was
assaulted by a negro at his sawmili a
short distance from this city this
morning and quite painfully injured.
From the best Information obtainabie.
Il appears that the negro, who had
been employed by MIR. Gates only about
q week. appeared at the mill this
morning and stated that he wished to
come 10 Petersburg An argument en-
sued and Mr.. Gates finally told the ne
gre to leave the premises and while off
his guard the negro secured a piece of
frrh ar a
blow across the head. infiictinE a scalp
wound several inches In length. AL
though there were several white pea-
pie standing around and another ne
gro who had a shotgun, Mr. Gates as
saiiant was allowed to escape before
the injured man regained conscious
ness Mr.. Gates was brought to Peters
burg this afternoon and rendered at
tention By DR.. j. Gordon Rennie. but
expected to return to his home this
evening. The negrc's whereabouts ia
not known.
Tries 10 Barn Lumber Yard.
An attempt was made by an incen-
diary at an early hour last evening to
burn the large lumber yard of the
Seward Trunk and Bag Company, in
which 10 stored several million feet of
lumber.
The blaze was discovered soon after
being started by While Dodson. a
white youth, and the alarm was
sounded, the department reaching the
scene In time to extinguish the flames
before they gained any great head
way. After the FIRE had been subdued
Chisf Farley discovered paper wadded
into the pile OF lumber in which the
are started, and II IL believed that II
second attempt is made the miscreans
win be captured.
sent On to Grand Jury.
Earl Lockman and John Kendrick.
the two white strangers arrested here
yesterday by Lieutenant Donahue and
OFFICER Evans. charged with picking
the pocket OF J. c. Burnett Norfolk
and western engineer. at Ferndaie
Park Thursday night, were before the
Police Court this morning. and were
sent on to the Hastings Court to an
swer the charge OF felony.
Neminees Named.
The Democratic Committee OF Prince
George county at meeting held this
week declared Mr.. David Harrison the
regular nominee OF Prince George and
Judge Rives nominee for Common
weaith's Attorney. and Mr. w. Il. Bois-
seau nominee for county sheriff
Neither OF the above officers have OPP
position. but there 10 a lively contest
in the county among other candidates
for office In the election to be held on
August ..
PeIiara to speak.
A feature Of an ail-day picnic TO be
given at Pampiins Grove. near Ma
toaca, next Wednesday under the au-
spices Of the Farmers Educational and
Co.opsrative Union of Chesterfield
county will be an address by Hon,
John Garland Pooliard. Attorney Gen.