The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
Two NEGROES ARE SHOT
N PETERSBURG PARK.
Cockadc City Poltce Arc Making .
Thorough Investigation In order
TO Clear Mystery.
WANT ROAD To HorEwELL
Citizens OF Petersburg and Vicinity
win Meet at Chamber OF Conn
merce Building Tonight To Discuss
New Highway Plans.


New Highway Plans,
Petersburg, Sept. is.--The resi-
dents in the neishborhood OF Central
Park were thrown into state of ex-
element this morning aeout o'clock
by two pistol shots in the park, The
police were notified. aud hasty in
vestigation was made, only Ia find
two negro men. both Of whom were
much under the influence Of liquor,
In the park. Both OF them had been
shot but were unable 20 give any
accurate account OF what happened;
I They didn't know whether they were
shot by some other person or had
shot themselves. One Of them had
been shot In the leg and the other
in the forehead, but the bullet only
made small dent. bounding off. No
gun could be found on either OF the
mem or anywhere near the scene of
the shooting Neither ef the men
were locked up. but the police will
make thorough Investigation of
the shooting with view of clearing
up the mystery.
Want Road TO Hopcwel
The citizens of Petersburg and
others who are interested In the
/ building of good road between Pc
tershurg and Hopewell are urgently
requested TO tttend meeting Tues
day evening at o'clock at the Cham
her of Commerce. Speakers who
have made study OF road building
will address the meeting and 1T is
/ desired that all who feel interested
in the movement will feel free TO
! discuss matters pertaining to the
road
/ The Chamber OF Commerce has
/ given this road building much atten-
ton but has been able 10 accomplish
I little on account OF some Of the C!ty's
4 constitut ional provisions which have
/ been in the way and the refusal of
the Board OF Supervisors Of Prince
George to cooperate In the work.
II is hoped that from the meeting
Tuesday evening some way may de-
| velop which will assure the building
! of an adequate highway between Pc
| tersburg and Hopewell, which APP
pears to be The imperative need Of
! the city at this time
Recover Stolen Goods
The office OF Chief OF Police Reu-
! ben +. Ragland was vertahl store
room Saturday night. as he had all
kinds Of goods there which had been
recovered by his men.
The chief is very much Of the opin-
ion that the Hager brothers. who were
arrested recently for the theft of an
automobile and who are now awaiting
trial. are guilty Of robbing the Globe
department store and also of rohhine
the poStotfce at New f}ohenxfa
Chief Ragland is weaving the net
around them tighter and tighter eanh
day and by the time they come up
for trial on the automobile charge
they will have to face other and more
Gsrious charges
I Funeral of r. A. Harrison.
The funeral of K. A. Harrison was
/ conducted from the residence Of t1fs
brother W. b. Harrison. Walnut Hill
at O'Clock this afternoon, Rev
: Richard Wilkinson. pastor of Wash
ington-Street Methodist Church, Of
ficated. and the following served az
pallhearers:
Honorary James H. Gray. .Jacot
Savedge, A. K Davis \. ] Purdy
c. Fl. Cuthbert. Sr. ] r. Blanks, DR.
, 6. Rennie and Hon. r. b. Davis
Active-W. Y. Burge, j. p Hoy
, Benjamin Ma is. NJ. B. Cogbill. Mil
ford Woody. Sterling Bragg. James
Dunn lnterment was made in Bland
ford Cemetery.
Charged With Theft.
James and Frank Hager. the two
| white men arrested here on the charge
of stealing automobiles, will he
turned over to the United States au-
thorities in the morning on the charg.
OF rohhing the postoffice at New Ro-
hernia, in Prince George County or
August 20
Baltimorean II Killed.
J. J. Whalen. of Baltimore, wa.
killed 10. ut Hopewell last night
! Wbalen was emI}loyed by the Norfoll
and Western Railway was struck by
a train. His body was terribly man
gled.
Items Of Interest.
Special officer Aldridge left yester
day for Washington to bring back +
O. Il Smallwood colored, charged
with theft of about $40 in none,
and goods from the Central State
Hospital whore he was employed
The negro was traced to Washing
/, ton by Chief Ragland and his arres
, followed II is said he is wanted il
North Carolina, where he escaped
, from a chain gang,
, A stray bullet struck W. F. GU. s
prominent farmer Of Chesterfield
County. as he was passing through
, Ettrick a few days ago The bal
J., struck Mr. Gin in the leg and lodged
, in the knee Joint.
On Wednesday evening next at s3i
: o'clock in A. p. Hill Camp Hall
crosses OF honor Will he delivered
by the chapter to r. r. Bragg {
!, veteran. and to Mrs. Martha Coz
: Wheeler, descendant of veteran
, Delivery address will be made by Gen
eral Stith Boiling.
DONE l0uNonu nnEQ Tn