The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-08
NEGRO MURDERER IS
SHOT BY POLICEMAN
inward Barnes, a Negro. Dies From
wounds Inflicted BY Officcr
Benjamin Mage.
KILLED IN FLAMING MILL
James II. Puckett Is Fatally Injured
VIXEN Struck BY Piank-tale hester
0csd Farmer Attacked BY Cow.

ncsd Farmer Attacked BY Cow.
Petersburg. Va. Sept -.--Edward
n Barnes. negro. u as sho; and MORALLY
wounded las; evening bv OH7cer Ben
3am.n MaEee. q the Norfolk and
Western force Barnes was "a .ug!-
tive from justice. being wanted IN
HopeweH. It - alleged for the mur-
der on Tuesday eveninE ot Henry Lee.
reieret
Last evening Information was re-
ceived that Barnes was i0 a house n
Poca hont8s- ara posse q a ha'f
( dozen officers Nj MAzee among
them. was formed "a surround the
house ani capture him. The negro
u some way learned o. the approach
81 the posse and en1eaveved L. make
\ his esca pc In his a.Eh' he passe':
near otncer IaEee. and when The
latter called - ham 90 hal; ne turn
ed TO draw his pistol The oft1gCr
was too quicS FOR the man. however,
and got III twa shots on him Barnes
dropped his gun ami continued his
flight and was later found under a
house. some d.stanrs way. de<pcr-
ately wounded He Wa 'aken 10 the
hospital. where il was found that two
balls had entered the BODY. one cut
ting through his in:es-IU-s and the
other through The bladder ia was
operated on bus rs .c.- were
< prou our -ea fatat ana death resulted
this morning
Injuries Are Fatal
THIS morning about I0-3 O'Clock
James Halev P4 Eett while a; work
at the Savage planning m5l near
Hawks Streer was fatally !r,Ir"l hy
a PLANK which II &-j- IS L VAS go
ing through q planning machine The
unfortunate man WAS taken 20 his
home on Ba..nEprGek Street where
he d3ed soon after
The deceased vas twenty nine years
OF age, and IS survived by a widow
and TWO small children. He IS also
survived by his father and mother.
Mr. and Mrs " J. Pickett, five
brothers and SIX sisters. all OF Chest
erheld County
Attacked BY Cow
". T ftaf7ney7 Il wcti-tRewn farm
er OF Chesterfield County, residing
about ten miles from Petersburg, was
quite painfully injured a few days
ago by being struck in tho breast by
COW. It appears that Mr.. Dabuey
had gone into the stall where the
COW and calf were for the purpose
of taking the calf olt IN order that
he might milk the COW, when ne was
attacked by the latter. M Dahney
is In the city today fo be treated 10y a
physician.
Certificate Is Recorded
The certificate Of Incorporation of
Kings Creek oyster Corporation was
admitted to record in the ONCE Of
& the clerk OF the Hastings Court today.
the principal office Of which ~ TO he
located In Petersburg. and the pur-
poses are 10 occupy and hold oyster
n planting grounds to plant. propa-
"a gate, produce and otherwise deal in
Il Oysters. etc
The maximum amount Of the capi-
tai stock is to be $4,000, the mimi
mum. 81 ,000 The officers are; Presi-
dent. J. Gordon Bohannon. vice presi-
3 dent, Charles +. Piummer; secretary
and trea surer, Oliver A. Pollard. all
of Petersburg The above named Of
! ficers constitute the board OF direc-
tors
Officers Arc Elected.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon
of Petersburg Chapter. United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy, the following
Y officers were elected for the ensuing
\ year First vice-president. Mrs W
Pryor Jones. second vice president,
~ Mrs. Edward Eigenbrun; recording
secretary. Mrs. X. T Meade; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Bartlett
Roper; registrar. Mrs. j w. Long
historian. Miss Annie Y Mann Gus
iodian. Miss Nora + Davidson. The
president ana treasurer will be elected
at the next meeting.
8 Delegates to the twenty first annual
convention Of the Virginia Division,
7 Y. d C.. to meet in LynchburR. Octo-
Y Der o. were elected as follows Mrs.
r. d Budd. Mrs. r T. Meade, Miss
4 Virginia Mckinney. Mrs a. l.. Davis,
Mrs. j. Il, Bell, Mrs a. w Gray. Mrs.
Edward Elsenbrun. Alternates arc
z Mrs, J. W Long Mrs. J G. Bohanno~
Miss Hattie Eilensworth, Mrs. p II.
Booth, Mrs william + Reas}es Mrs.
II. V, l.. Bond Mrs J Il. Prince
The treasurers report showed a
small balance or hand and the amount
standing to the credit of the Malone
monument fund was given as S512S5
Il Efforts will ne made 10 increase this
in the near future The relief com
mittee reported the expenditure OF
i $40 for needy Confederate women.
ShnmonA--phiIiips.
Yesterday afternoon AT 4 o'clock in
\ the home OF the officiating minister.
Rev. A. r, Love. pastor OF the West
End Baptist Church, Miss Mitte
Deannes Phillips was united In mar
rage to Oll!e w, Simmons. The at
PENDANTS were Miss Gyrlean Holt and
Fl Willie Chapel The young couple
were from Chesterfield and will re-
side IN that county.
VIII Help Wilson.
W. w. Marsh of New York treas
urer of the National Democratic Com
mittee. who has charge OF the financial
cnmp atgu Of the Democratic party
has recently appointed the following
i citizens Of Petersburg A committee to
raise funds here TO be used In the
campaign looking to the reelection
OF President Woodrow Wilson: Robert
w. Price. Charles r Lassiter. ?. II