The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-17
GIVEN YEAR ON CHARGE
Of STEALING WATCH
White Man Employed at Duponi
Plant Confcsscs, and Discloscs
Hiding Place.
Bodies Reported Evidently Sobcrcd
Up and Moved on Before County
Coroner Could Take Charge of Re-
mains.

Petersburg, Va, April 1e.--The civil
docket of the Hastings Court will be
called at 10 O'clock tomorrow morning,
when all attorneys interested are ex-
pected to be on hand.
At yesterday afternoons session of
the court r. II. Harris, a white man.
who has been employed at the Dupont
Powder Company's plant at City Point,
and who claims to be from Chicago.
was tried on a charge of grand larceny.
Harris upon srraignment pleaded not
guilty OF stealing d watch from his
roommate. l. III. Brandt. at a Boiling
brook Street boarding house The evi
dence adduced satisfied the jury of his
| guilt, and he was sentenced TO twelve
months Imprisonment in the peniten-
ltiary. Following his conviction and
his return TO the city jail Harris vol
unfairly confessed TO Deputy Sergeants
Biick and Bowles that he did steal the
watch, and told the officers where he
had hidden II. This morning he led
the officers to the rear of an old house
in the lower section of the city. where
the watch was recovered.
| Henry Clarke. alias Cornelius Fields
indicted on the charge of forging the
endorsement on a Dupont wage check
| in-the sum of sci, was found not guilty
and discharged.
! Otto Smith. charged with selling
! forged meal tickets purporting to en-
title the bearer to food at the mess
hall of the DUPONT Powder Company
at City Point, was found not guilty
and discharged.
TkAa~ nAaA Gnu@ n Life.
! DR. James II. Hargrave, county cor
oner of Prince George. would be pleased
! TO learn from some source under what
circumstances the body of a man came
/ to life and disappeared from near Cedar
Level, Prince George County, some time
between A NJ and II o'clock noon
/ to- day.
| DR. Hargrave who recently rented an
office here in the Petersburg Savings
and Insurance Company's building, re-
ceived a telephone message this morn
| ing from Sheriff Boisseau. OF Prince
George, to the effect that Commits
Isioner of Revenue Fenner of that coun-
/ ", while route to City Point and
| Hoptwell. had discovered a dead body
by the side of the road at Cedar Level.
Coroner Hargrave as quickly as pos
sible secured his machine and went
down to view the body. accompanied
| by a representative OF the Ftrgintan
| and Undertaken Wood, Of Badger Il
Wood After making a thorough search
OF the premises and failing to find
the body Coroner Hargrave. the news
paper man and undertaken proceeded
to Hopewen, where they nnally found
Sheriff Boisseau. but tho entire party
failed to locate Commissioner OF Reve-
fnue Fenner. and upon returning TO
Cedar Level made another search with
out discovering the body. but heard
rumors OF numerous bodies lying along
1.-THE City Point branch OF the Norfolk
and Western Railway. all OF which evil
IDENTIFY moved along after SOLDERING out,
for none could be found by the coroner
and his party but what were much
alive.
Hear Much Good Music.
A large and appreeiative audience
attended the concert given in the Pc
ltersburG Academy OF Music last eve
ningg by the Glee and Mandolin Club
of the University of Virginia for the
benefit of the Malone Monument fund.
The program. In two parts. was highhly
pleasing to the most fash ionable audi
ence that has visited the Petersburg
playhouse in many months The inter
est of local music lovers was increased
by the presence OF two Petersburg boys
as members OF the club. r. @. Butcher
aud H. W. K. Booth. both of whom FUR
ltertainment.
Following the concert a delightful
dance was given in Library Hall in
honor OF the visiting students. the
hall wa. beautifully decorated In
orange and blue, and the evening
proved to he most enjoyable ~sca-
sion.
Delightful Surprise Party.
A delightful surprise party was given
in the home OF Mrs. Ida Dillon on
tOakdale Avenue last evening. There
were about twenty young people in the
surprise party. and games and various
other amusements were INDUCED in
until about II O'Clock. when refresh
msnts were served by the hostess. The
occasion proved more enjoyable through
tho splendid music rendered by Messrs
II. ]. Holmes, w. 4. Ramey. Thomas
Lanfer. d. Il Wilkerson and John
Slaughter.
The evening proved to be one Of the
most pleasant of the social season
Funsral Of Charles #. Collier.
The funeral of Charles F. Collier.
an account of whose sad death has been
mentioned in the virginian. ~as con-
Quoted from the First BAPTIST Church
at s O'Clock yesterday afternoSr In the
lpresence OF one OF the largest assem-
IbIage that had gathered in the First
Church for many months. The pastor.
Rev Lewis NJ Roper. officiated, as
sisted by. Rev. E. p. cambridge. Of st.
Paurs r. r.. Church. The following
gentlemen served as pallbearers:
Honorary--W A. Totty. ]. c. Young.
Hatcher Seward. George =. Bernard, w.
Il. Beach, John Farthing and Isaac
Townsend
Active--Haroid Minetree. Brooke
Spotswood J. w. Long, r. r. Percival1.
Il. S. Jones. $. NJ. Green. Jr., George
w Watson and Julian II. Gresham. In
lterment was made In Blandford Ceme-
. terry.
II Fuuernl Of Mrs. Fa1kner.
The funeral of Mrs Benjamin r.
Falkner was conducted from the West
| End Baptist Church at 5 80 o'clock this