The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-01
.HUsT|AGS COURT HAS
VERY BUSY SESSION
Mrs. Ida Moore, Charged With Theft
of Money, Promptly Dismissed
: BY Court.
MCCAIN GETS OFF LIGHTLY
Body of Stranger Found In Central
Park Identified As That of ID. RAM
dolph Dixon, Formerly Government
Clerk.


Clerk.
Petersburg, Va, June 30.---The
Hastings Court, Judge j. NJ. Mullen
presiding. convened this morning at
10 o'clock, when the case of the
Commonwealth VS.. Willie Roberts.
charged with the shooting and wound
inf of Creth Slate. motormau on
the street electric railway. was call
ed for trial The accused was ordered
TO be sent to the reformatery
The next case called was that of
Tom Ellis, colored. enlarged with
felonious cutting The jury found the
accused guilty of assault and battery
and fixed his punishment at twelve
months in the city jail
Jessie Logan, white woman,
charged with keeping a disorderly
house, was next placed on trial. This
was an appeal case from the decision
of the police justice, by WHOM the ac-
cused had been found guilty and her
punishment fixed at thirty days in jail.
with fine OF $50, This case was not
tried by a jury, but by Judge Mullen,
who sustained the decision of the po-
lice justice.
Judge Mullen today rendered his
decision in the case of Thomas Nc
Cam, charged with the cutting and
wounding of his wife, at their lodg-
ing house on North Sycamore Street
several weeks ago. Mccain was tried
at the beginning of the court and
upon arrangement pleaded guilty"
but claimed that he was crazy drunk
at the time he committed the crime.
He was found guilty, but Judge Null
len took the case under advisement
until anyh he aaHfdad n give
Mccain twenty days Imprisonment in
the city Jail. his term to start from
the day of his trial. sfcCannss term
will expire tomorrow.
The case of G. A. Kirkland, charg-
ed with a felony. was continued to
the September term OF the court.
All of the cases on the criminal
docket to be heard at this term of the
court have been disposed of.
Mrs, Moore Dismissed.
In the police court this morning,
Justice Peasants presiding. Mrs. Ida
Moore was charged with the larceny
on June %, of 5000 in currency. the
property of Mr.. H. A. Martin, on
whose complaint the warrant against
Mrs Moore was issued. The money
was alleged to have been stolen from
Mr.. Martins store. The testimony OF
several witnesses was heard.
Mr.. r. b. Wilcox. who appeared
as counsel for the accused. stated to
the court that he would not put Mrs.
Moore to the indignity Of placing her
on the witness stand, for he was
satisfied that the presiding justice felt
as he did, that this charge OF theft
brought against Mrs, Moore was a
most outrageous one. as there was not
one scintilla OF testimony to justify
the charge. At the conclusion OF Mr.
willcoxs remarks. Justice Peasants
promptly discharged Mrs. Moore.
Strangers Body Identified.
The stranger whose body was
found In Central Park early yesterday
morning was Identified during the
day as ID. Randolph Dixon. aged
forty-two years, of Washington. form
eFlY a. clerk in one nf the Govern
ment departments. The identity was
established through Chief of Police
Ragland. who communicated with the
Washington authorities. by whom
relatives of the deceased were found.
A brother, DR. Henry NJ. Dixon
lives in that city. by whose direction
the body after being prepared for
burial by Messrs. j. T. Morriss & Son,
was this morning sent to Washington.
His death resulted from natural
causes.
Dixon had been in Petersburg since
June 2s. a guest at the Hotel Jeffer-
son. On the afternoon before his
death he was noticed sitting alone in
the park for several hours.
Bulifant--Holt.
Miss Miriam Bulifant, the attrac-
tive daughter of Mr.. Jacob Bulifant.
became the bride this morning at half
past seven of Mr.. Mark e. Holt, q
popular young jeweler in the employ
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the ceremony. which was performed
by Rev Duncan Mcleod, kinsman
OF the bride. assisted by her pastor.
Rev. F. w. Moore. of the Second Bap-
fist Church. the happy couple left Tor
Atlantic City, Niagara Falls and other
Northern points OF interest.
Death OF Babe.
George Frederick Savedge, the two
months-old son OF Mr.. Allie and Mrs.
Onie .Epperson Sayedge, died this
morning about Q o'clock at the resi-
+dence of the grandparents. Mr.: and
Mrs. j. H Epperson, No. SO Third
Avenue, Ettrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Savedge are residents
of Brunswick County and Mrs.
Sayedge had been visiting her par
ents when the baby was taken Ill. The
funeral service will be conducted from
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs, Ep-
person tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock.
VIII Conduct Excursion.
Mr.. Isham r.. Dyer will give his
sixth annual two-day excursion to the
mountains and caverns of Luray.
Thursday. July 80 to 80. While there
rs slight advance in the transfer at
Luray, the rate and schedule will be
the same as heretofore. This Is one
AZ the most popular trips given out OF
Petersburg. Many representative peo-
pie from Southside Virginia. North
Carolina and Richmond say this iS
the most pleasant. Interesting, helpful
and economical trip they ever had