The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-15
ELECTRICAL MEN
ARE VERY ORDERLY
No Trouble Arises As Yet From
Strike of Employees of
Dupont Plant.
TEN YEARS IN PENITENTIARY
Judge Oyerr,iles Motion For New
Trial and Sentences Buck" Walker
Petersburg Real Estate Market
kctiyc.

HRlSTHDuIEf o. aug
mittee representing the electrical
workers who walked out on strike AT
the Dupont plant at Hopewell Thurs
dav a majority of whom are III
Petersburg where vacant tneater
has been secured for meeting rs
soon as a representative OF the inter
nationl Brotherhood OF ElectricAi
workers arrives here from winning
ION Del or Washington, appeared
hefore Mayor Robert Cabaniss ana
chief OF Police r. F. Ragland, OF TINS
city. this morning and requested that
ALI saloons here be closed at noon
and remain closed the remainder Oh
the day and night.
Mayor Cabanfss and Chief Ragiano
inform ID the committee tnat tnoy
had no authority to close the saloons
inasmuch as there was no strike ana
assured the committee that the iocat
police force felt able TO cope Win any
situation that might arise cut Oh ei,e
Dupont strike. The men WEI -
vised by Chief Ragiand 10 relui
Honewell where the strike occurieu
and advised them that he dld not
anticipate any trouble here, 20
Tbare has been no disorder up W
tbis time originating from the striksLs
or anv other source and just why .I,e
committee should anticipate uou ~
is not known. But for re" VI
strikers who have remained aroahu
the Bijou Theater in which they eN
pect to hold a meeting II could NOT
be told that a strike was on any
where in the vicinity and all THESE
have conducted themselves in a most
orderly manner.
Representative Lee. of the Interna-
ttonai Brotherhood of Electrical
workers. who has been looked Tor
here since early yesterday. has not
arrived and the strikers are now look
ing for a representative from WASH
ington to arrive here tonight
Hustinxs Court Procedure.
Judge j. NJ Muliin. sitting in the
Hastings Court today, considered the
motion of counsel for Buck walker
to set aside the verdict of the. jury.
rendered on July IL. on which the
accused was given ten years IN the
penitentiary for highway roopery.
The court overruied the motion ana
sentenceu the prisoner to serve the
term imposed by the jury.
Walker Is a resident Of Petersburg,
having made his home in "Battersea
for a long while. He was tried ana
convicted OF rohbing r. Fl. Mitchell
of si5 in money, a suit OF clothes
of the value of $40. a pair of cum
buttons and other personal effects 10
the total value of sS6.21.
The robbery occurred IN the West
err, section of the city several months
ago. Mr.. Mitchell was held up by
walker and an accomplish. 1t Is al
legged. and stripped of everything ne
had, including his clothing.
After considering Walkers case,
the court adjourned TO September
18th. when the regular September
term will be commenced.
Land Market Active.
The Petersburg real estate market
was more active during the past week
than for some time past. No large
transfers were made. hut numerous
small transactions were recorded.
some OF which are as follows:
Petersburg Investment Corporation
to James RI, Allen, lot east side OF
Melville Street.
Laura A. Robinson ct al. to Jane
Mel. v. Seabury, lot south side Com
merce Street. $500,
J. Nettie Rogers ct al. to A. R.
Love, lot north side of West WASH
ington Street.
Bernard C. syme. special commits
sioner, to Thomas NJ. Crowder. lot
southwest corner Old Church Road
ana InlFu street
Charles E Williamson ct al. to
william ]. Moore, lot east side Hard
ing Street.
H. B. Gillian, special commits
sfoiier, to Edward Matthew's LOT IN
north side Farmer Street. 1903.
Aiise F. Hite eft al. to William A.
Rufin. lot on alley between Harrison
and Sycamore Streets. $3.50.
William ]. Moore and wife to city
OF Petersburg. lot east side Harding
Street
George A. Thompson Council. No.
Is, Daughters of Liberty, celebrated
its seventeenth anniversary last even
ing with large attendance of the
membership and appropriate exer-
cises.
Short addresses were made by the
State councillor. Mrs J. w. Elder. and
by Ex-National Councillor Thomas B.
Ivey and others The meeting proved
very enthusiastic and the occasion was
snlivened with music and singing.
Church Notes.
Rev. w. G. Taylor. ID. D., for eight
years the beloved pastor of the First
Baptist Church. OF this city. now of
Clarksburg, w. va. will occupy his
old pulpit here tomorrow morning
and will preach at the Second Baptist
Church at the evening service DIR.