The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
HUSTInes COURT
HEARS MINOR CASES
Justice, Largely Tempered with
Mercy, Is Handed Out 90 Several
Petty Offenders.
SELL FRANCHISE AT AUCTION
July Q Named As Date On Which Con-
tending Railroad Corporations win
Have Opportunity to Buy Right TO
Use Streets. q

Use StrcetS.
Petersburg, May 2s.-The Hastings
vened at the usual hour this morning
and the grand jury shortly thereafter
presented indictments for felony
against the following parties:
T. v. Walsh, Junius Moore. George
Dunworth. James Koontz, alias John
HUH: John Britt. J. M. Caudle, Joel
Harris. Leroy Stewart and William K.
King. for misdemeanor
The first case called was that OF the
Commonwealth We Alice Curtis. q
negro girl charged with the theft OF
$3.50, the property of Mrs. Andrew
Parham. The case was an appeal
from the Police Court. in which the
accused was found guilty and sen.
fenced to thirty days in Jail and fined
SIS. Her attorney Robert Gillian Jr.,
succeeded in having her case reduced
by the pury to petit larceny. for which
she was given fifteen days in jail.
Albert Schade-. charged with at
tempting to commit larceny from the
person of Harvey Wells. another APP
peal case from the Police Court. In
which the accused was found guilty
and sentenced to four months In jail.
A citizen of Chesterfield County testi-
fed to the good character of Schrader
and the jury found him not guilty. He
was represented by Robert Gillian,
Jr.
Silaa Stoll. a Greek. convicted in the
Police Court Of carrying concealed
weapon, sentenced to thirty days in
jail and fined $50. had his fine reduced
to $40 and costs, and sentence sus-
pended George Fiakas, prosperous
local Greek, acted as interpreter Tor
the accused. who was represented by
Robert Gillian. SIR.
To Auction on Franchise.
The Common Council, with twenty
two of the twenty-four members
present, met last evening in extra spe-
cial session pursuant to adjournment
on Thursday last and adopted unani-
mousiy two ordinances proposed py
the Petersburg and Appomattox Rail-
wav Company for granting franchise
to construct an electric railway ON GER
tain streets in the eastern section OF
the city. The ordinances we're adopt
ed after the withdrawal of an ordin-
ance proposed by the Petersburg and
James River Railway Corporation.
rival company. for the franchises the
ordinan noes provide that the franchises
shall be sold to the highest bidder on
July s.
COUNCILMAN w, FbekANhhtTt 49,
chairman of the Finance Committee.
reported that the committee had sold
the 100000 bond issue with which, IT
In proposed to erect three schools for
colored pupils TO parties in Richmond.
at par with accrued interest. on the
condition that the money should De
deposited in two Richmond banks for
three and six months at 4 per cent
interest Upon Mr.. Mckenneys mo-
ton, the First National Bank and the
American National Bank, hoth4of
Richmond. were named as repositories
for the fund.
The City Auditor was instructed to
pay members of the street force wages
due them on Saturday last. which was
held up for reasons.
Mrs. Annie Lee Newell.
Mrs. Annie Lee Newell. wife of Lon
ME Newell. of South Richmond. died
about G O'Clock this morning at the
home of her cousin. MIR. w. w. Prft-
chett. No. 81 s. South Street. where
she had been visiting for some time.
Mrs. Newell suffered a stroke of par
alysis last evening and did Eot regain
consciousness. She is survived by one
son and one daughter-Bernard
Newell. of Baltimore. and Mrs. Jesse
Rogers. of South Richmond; also py
three sisters and four brothers-Mrs.
Minnie Ellington. Mrs. Lula Haddock
and Mrs. Alma Neb1ett. William An
drews, of Baltimore; Messrs. Edgar
and Otis Andrews, of South Rich-
mond. and Rufus Andrews, of Colo.
RADIO. Arrangements for the funerai
have not been completed.
Hurt In Fall From Sra1osd.
r. Davis and r Campbell. two white
workmen employed at the Dupont
powder Company's plant. We're pain
f,,lIy injured yesterday afternoon by
fs Hing from a scaffold about thirty
feet in height. After being given
temporary treatment at the City Point
Hospital they were brought TO the
hospital here for treatment.
5000 Given Towards Road.
The Board OF Supervisors of Prince
George County, as its regular meetihs'
the,d At the county courthouse yester-
day. accepted Petersburg's contriou-
ton OF $4,000 for the improvement Oh
the county road between Petersburg
and City Point. Work will be COM
=, enced on the road at once under the
OF Supervisor Joe wagner.
of Bland District.
Funeral Of John r. Pinnamer.
The funeral OF the late John I.
Plummer took place this morning az
II o'clock from Grace p. e. Church
Rev. c. B. Bryan. d. D., officiated ana
the following gentlemen served as
pallbearers: ~.
Honorary--Messrs William b. NC
llwaine and Bernard Mann
REM. Harrison, George w. Harrison,
Thos Y. Sydnor, III. r.. Smith. Wayeriy
wilkins. Robert CAbaniss, Aigie Hurt.
Tntorrapt in Pjandford Cemetery.