The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-29
THOMAS {. WILLIAMSON
DIES NEAR EMP0RIA
Popular Petersburg Contractor Passes
Away After Having Been Ac-
cidentally Shot.
YOUNG MAN KILLED ON CAR
Appomattox Bridge Claims Another
Victim, Who Was Looking Out OF
Car Window When Head Struck
support.

! Support.
| Petersburg, Va, Oct 2S.--Mistaken
! for deer while hunting near EN-
| poria this morning, Thomas 4. Will
| hanson, n we'll known local contrac-
tor. who lived at the Dunlop Place,
was shot and instantly killed by his
! son.
Mr.. Williamson, together with his
son and several other friends. left
Petersburg early this morning to go
hunting. Seeing his father a short
distance away in a clump OF bushes
and installing him for a deer, the
young man discharged hts gun, the
entire load of buckshot from the
weapon taking refuge in Mr.. William
sons body. Death was instantaneous.
The body Of the victim was brought
to Petersburg this afternoon and is
now being prepared for burial'by j. I.
Morriss Il Son, funeral directors
The unfortunate man was well
known and highly esteemed by a
wide circle of friends here and In
the surrounding counties. Besides a
widow. he Is survived by two sons
and four daughters. J. r. and Hugh T.
Williamson; Mrs. D. Thomas Gee.
Misses Maggie r. Williamson, Vera I.
all of Petersburg: also by his mother.
Mrs. Josephine Williamson, of this
city, and three brothers, Messrs. c. r.
and r. H. Williamson. OF Petersburg,
and j. P. Williamson, OF Lynchburg.
! The funeral arrangements have not
| been completed.
Killed On Bridge.
| Struck yesterday afternoon by a
trolley wire support while cross,nB
the bridge, which spans the Appomat-
itox River, on a Richmond and Peters
son of Mrs. Julia Welsh. died last
night in local hospital. His body
was turned over to J. T. Morrtss &
| Son. undertakers, to be prepared for
burial. It will be shipped to Dan
Vile this morning.
| From the best information obtain
able 1t seems the young man was
leaning from the steps OF tho car when
he was hit by ne Of the trolley wtro
the car, and was rendered uncon-
scious. He was taken to the Peters
burg Hospital, where he died tonight.
| His skull was found to be fractured
and he remained unconscious.
Mrs. Mary 4. Jordan.
Mrs. Mary A. Jordan. widow Of the
/ late John William Jordan. died at
| her home, the residence Of her son.
| Sidney A Jordan in West Washing
| ton Street. about 1880 o'clock this
| morning, following an illness of about
four weeks. Mrs. Jordan was a ma
'tive of Amelia County. but had re-
sided In Petersburg for half a cen
fury. She had reached the advanced
age OF ninety-two years. Besides her
son, with whom she made her home,
she is survived by two grandchildren,
Mr.. Harry z, Hawkins, OF Petersburg,
and Mrs. Everett III. Crowder. OF
| Washington. d. c., also by several
great grandchildren. The funeral will
| ford Cemetery at 3 o'clock tomorrow
| afternoon. Rev. A. r. Love, of the
Wst End Baptist Church. will oflciate.
In Police Court.
| In Police Court this morning Will
hliam Thomas. colored. charged with
entering in the day time the residence
of Mr.. J. c. Walthall, on East Tahb
Street and stealing a lot OF silver
ware and several pieces of jewelry.
was sent on to the Hastings Court for
| trial.
| John r Landrum, a white man.
charged with the larceny Of a sum Of
! money from the person OF J. @. Lyle.
and also with attempting to take
ring from Lyle was sent on to the
Hastings Court for trial.
Joseph Mitchell colored. charged
with the larceny Of ring and two
scarf pins, the whole of the value OF
s58. the property of Mr.. Tivoil, was
convicted Of the larceny OF the two
pins valued at $2S. and his punish
ment fixed at sixty days In jail.
Visited by Grand Oficers.
Glazier Encampment. No. Z. I. o.
o. F.. Of this city, was visited Tuesday
evening by several OF the grand Of
ficers Of the order and fraters from
Richmond. Among the visitors were:
Grand High Priest ]. T. Hayes and
Grand Warden w. r. Southwark;
Charles Pohlig, Commander OF Patri-
archs Militant; II. e. Rhinehardt. M.
and John Dunn, all of Richmond. Five
new members were added to the en-
campment ana an evening Of much
pleasure was spent. The visitors re-
turned to Richmond at a late hour.
LeROy's Engagements.
Engagements have been made AZ
follows for Merritt Leroy, the gifted
artist orator, during his stay in
| Petersburg:
Sunday morning. 10 o'cloci-sec-
ond Baptist Church.
| Sunday morning. II o'clock--Wash-
inston Street Christian Church.
| Sunday afternoon. $3.50 O'clock
+, First Baptist Church.
| Sunday evening, s o'clock--west
End Baptist Church.
Monday evening, s o'clock--Market-
Street Church.
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