The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
-FOUR CANDIDATES FOR
PLUMMER'S POSITION
Names of Prominent Petersburg Men
Mentioned in Connection With
Police Court Vacancy.
MUCH SPECULATION OVER 1T
Many Incline to Support Justice
Pieasants, Who Is Fitted by Long
Experience For Position - Long
Drawn Out Church Fight.

Petersburg, Va. June 25.-There IS
considerable speculation as TO whom
Judge James NJ Mullen. of the Hust-
ings Court wf1l appoint as successor
to Police Justice Charles E. PiumIner,
whose resignation Is effective July /.
Among those who are prominently
mentioned for the appointment are
Messrs. Paul Petit and Richard Is.
Davis. ST., of the Petersburg Bar am
Justice of the Peace Churchill G.
Peasants.
The name of Mr.. Robert Gillian. ST..
has been metioned in connection with
the appointment, but Mr.. Gillian an
nounced today that he would not accept
the Office should 1t be rendered MIN.
Messrs. Petit and Davis are both able
members of the Petersburg Bar while
Justice Peasants has presided over
the Police Court on numerous occasions
during the past eight or ten years.
There are many who hold the opinion
that Mr.. Peasants should receive the
appointment as his experience ably
fits him for the office and his past
record as a justice of the peace will
amply Justify Judge Mullen in tender
ing him the appointment
sent to Grand Jury.
The two principal cases on the Police
Court docket this morning were those
of the Commonwealth VS.. Buck Walker
and Tom Hamm, two white men
charged with assauIting and robbing
b. II Mitchell on Mckenzie Street Wed
nesday evening. Both were sent on 20
the Hastings Court charged with fell
ony.
Articles alleged TO have been stolen
from Mr. Mitchell consisted of suit
of clothes valued at SEQ. other per-
sonal property and SIS in currency.
of the total value of s36.z5.
Funeral of Infant.
The funeral of James Edward. the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank
Pond. whose death occurred at the
home of his parents. 70 Chesterfield
Avenue. Ettrick. about 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. following brief
Illness, was conducted from the resi-
denee at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Rev.
c. C. Jones. of the Ettrick Methodist
Church, officiated and interment was
made In Blanford Cemetery.
Funeral of William n. Ritchie.
The funeral of Mr.. William B. Rftchie
was conducted at the grave in Bland
ford Cemetery this afternoon. Rev.
C. r. Stribling of the Tabb-Street
Presbyterian Church. officiated, assist
ed by Rev. A. r. Love, of the West
End Bautist Church The following
were palibearers: Messrs. J. Mes.
Buchanan. George Burgess, l.. M Par
ker. S. T. Gerow, j. w. Galusha, Ii.
| L. Clark. Albert Organ and Mrs. Scott.
A delegation from A. p. Hill Camp.
c. V, of which Mr.. Richie was MEM
/ her, attended the funeral.
Blick May Return.
| City Sheriff John b. Evans so far
| has named no successor TO Deputy
sheriff N r Blick. who resigned per-
emptorily on Wednesday after twenty
two years of meritorious service.
The impression prevails that friends
of the two gentlemen are Alternating
to arrange an amicable settlement OF
their past MISUNDERSTANDING and that
no appointment will he made until
there is a definite result to these me-
gotiations.
Case Goe. to Circuit Court.
BY mutual consent of the contend
ing factions. the contempt cases
against Eli Tartte ct ais. called yes
| terday In the Hastings Court by Judge
r. G. Southail. sitting in the absence
| of Judge J. NJ. Mullen. were removed
| to the Circuit Court and will be tried
| along with the cases pending therein
| of Blackwell ct ais. va. Major ct ais.
| For the purpose of deciding these
! long -drawn-out contentious, Judge
Southall viii call a special term of the
/ circuit Court of Petersburg TO be- held
on July 2, at which time II is hoped
! to end the First Baptist Church tnegrol
chickering's In the hearing yesterday,
/ the Commonwealth was represented
by Harry Nj. Smith. James w. Gordon
and James F. Minor. of Richmond.
counsel for the anti-Tartte faction. and
| the defendants by Honorable r. b
Davis. of Petersburg, one of the at
torneys of the pro-Tartte partisans.