The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-30
SHERIFF TAKES RAP|ST
BACK TO-DAY FOR TRIAL
Tom Coles Will Be Protected BY
!" Strong Guard of Soldiers AT
His Trial.
EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY
Trial VIII Probably BE Very Brief
Two Companies WIZ BE On Duty
At Boydton--Voting Contest Bazaar
Feature.

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Beales. OF Mecklenburg County, ar.
rived here this evening and will leave
tomorrow morning for Boydton. TAX
! ing with him the confessed murderer
and rapist, Tom Coles. who has been
confined to the Petersburg Hospital
and to the Petersburg Jail since the
| day following his capture by posse
near Buffalo Springs. after he had at
tack Miss Georgia Register. the fifteen
| year-old daughter OF Mrs. l.. T. Roy
| ster, a widow residing near Clarks-
| Vile. while she was returning from
school about 2 o'clock in the after
noon.
BY order OF Governor Henry Carter
| Stuart. the sheriff and his prisoner
will be escorted to Boydton by tine
Petersburg Grays, Company G., Sec
ond Battalion, Second Virginia Reg-
ment At Boydton the Grays Will he
| Joined by the Chase City Guards,
Company e, of the same battalion and
regiment. Both companies VIII be
under command of the major OF the
battalion and will remain on duty
during the nesro's trial. which it is ex
! pected Will last only snort uua~,
Three squads OF the Petersburg
Grays, number twenty -four men. un-
| der command of Captain W. -. Davf&
| First Lieutenant r. 3. Jones and Sec
! ond Lieutenant c. c. Crowder. will
form the military guard from here.
| The sheriff with his prisoner and
escort win leave via Sea board Air
Line Railway al 10 o'clock A. NJ.
Coles is expected to plead guilty when
| arraigned.
Voting Contest a Feature.
A special feature OF the y. NJ. c. A
| bazaar, which will open on Monday
and for which preparations are about
complete, will he the voting contests
! for various prizes. which are expected
/ to he both entertaining and interest
| ing. Prizes TO be offered consist OF
numerous articles of jewelry
! The management of several motion
picture theaters have manifested their
| interest in the bazaar by volunteering
to give substantial support through
donating benefit exhibitions from
which handsome sum Is expected to
| be added To the receipts Of the enter
| prise.
! A meeting of the ladies division Of
/ the bazaar. OF which Mrs. VILLA m
| Hodges Mann IL chairman, and Mrs.
! g. Cleveland Wright assistant, was
held at O'Clock this afternoon. at
which time arrangements of this
division were completed. Beginning
| at o'clock this evening large
force of decorators commenced
decorating booths and otherwise
| identifying the interior of the build
| ing under the direction Of a committee
| OF ladies'
| Donations and valuable gifts are
constantly being received and every
thing points to gteat success for the
project.
Favor Overhead Bridge.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company Is said to be strongly in
favor OF the construction OF ar over
head bridge to replace the Bishop
bridge, which is now the means Of
connecting Petersburg with Chester
| field County. There are many who
favor the construction OF bridge OF
steel and concrete from the rear of
the STAFFORD Hotel on Second Street
| to the elevation in the road beyond
the northern end OF Bishops bridge.
The bond issue of f9l2 of the city
of Petersburg provided For an appro-
priation OF Ss2, 900 with which to build
n bridge to replace the Bishop bridge.
An overhead structure such as is now
being considered will cost probably
$225, 900. and it is believed that both
the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company and Virginia Railway and
Power Company will make liberal do
nations toward the construction of
such bridge. The board OF super
visors OF Chesterfield County are fav-
orahle 10 the project and special
committee OF the City Council of the
! Chamber of commerce il now working
over plans to be submitted to the City
Council.
james Cox ankenship.
Following brief illness James Cox
Blankenship. a well known and re-
spected citizzen of Ettrick died at his
home IA Totty Street that village
about ABS o'clock last evening Mr.
Biankenship was bachelor in tho
seventy-hfth year of his age. and -had
been n resident of Chesterfield County
and Ettrick all his life. He is survived
by one half-brother and one half.
sister, Mrs. Henry s. Hawks and Mr..
Thomas J. Allen, both of Ettrick The
! funeral will be conducted from the