The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-14
CONFESSED CRIMINAL
MAKES GOOD ESCAPE
Former Timekeeper For Duponts Is
still Out of Clutches of law.
Under Forgery Charge.
FOUR OTHERS LEAVE CELLS
Wholesale Store misunderstanding
Court To Begin Term-Will Hold
Evangelical Services In All Mctho-
dist Churches.

pont plant at HOpewell, who confessed
at the recent term of the Circuit
Court of Prince George to completely
in the recent payroll padding after
testifying for the State in the case of
man named Moore and was sem
fenced to six months in the county
jail, made lis escape about o'clock
yesterday morning in company with
Holt Keeling, another young white
man under Indictment for breaking
into the Norfolk and Western depot
at Disputanta,
I'mstead was also under indictment
fer forgery and would have been tried
upon that charge at the expiration OF
his Jail sentence. The two men made
an attempt at Jail delivery last We'd
nesday night and would have been
successful, but for the alertness of
Guard W. x Nunnally, who forced
them to return to their cell after they
had sawed an opening through the
from, though It ia improbable that
they VIII .emain at liberty only for
brief period.
-Four Others Escape.
BurwelI Beck, charged with break
ing into AMI robbing the store of
James Y, Branch. Inc. John Sezemore
charged with felony; Jesse Dixon,
youth serving a ninety-day sentence
for tho theft Of bicycle. all white,
made their escape from the local Jail
about $50 o'clock this morning by
saving the iron bars over window
on the north side of the Jail and
lowering themselves to the ground
below with q rope made of blankets,
TIE two boys were recaptured i'm
mediatelY and the police gave chase
to the men Sezemore, one of the two.
ran through a vacant Dot to and
across east Bank Street into the rear
Of the Senate pool room and barber
shop, owned by Mr.. A. A. Slagle. and
In passing through the pool room
seized coat belonging to an employe
and passed cut the front door to the
barber shop, In which Manager Will
lians was cnFaRed In counting change
TO he placed In the cash register for
the beginni. of the days work. After
getting into Bollingbrook Street he
quickly lodged his pursuers, but was
located about 2 o'clock this afternoon
In a lodging house at III Bofingbrook
street by Deputy High Constable
Guinan. and after a hot chase all over
the house he was arrested by Detec-
tive Eanes, Deputy Sergeants Bowles
and Tucker and Patrolman Evans,
Book at late hour this morning was
still at liberty.
1FItH AZ W. k6ppUfN.
A thief or thieves broke into and
robbed the wholesale store of r. w
Price Il Co, in Bollinghrook Street
sometime during last night and car
ried off sucn articles OF merchandise
as they CO nd get away with. 1t was
impossible 20 determine what articles
were stolen, but Mr.. Price stated to-
day that quantity of cigars and
cigarettes were missed, two small
- ma
the window through which the thieves
entered the building. apparently haV-
ing been dropped while the robbers
were making a haIty getaway. Mr..
Price did not return from richmond
where he has been for the past sixty
DAYS attending the sessions of the
Legislature. of which he iC member,
until late saturday night. This Is the
second time that the Pr &c store has
been robbed in recent weeks.
Hastings Court TO Convene.
The March term OF the Hastings
Court will begin at 10 o'clock Thurs
cay morning, with Judge Robert q.
Southall presiding, Judge Soutnall
was designated by Governor Stuart to
hold court for Judge Mullen. who
with his wife, is spending some time
in Florida. There are fifteen felony
and twelve misdemeanor cases on the
The following citizens have been sum-
noned for jury service during the
term;
Grand jury. Orlando Strailman.
James w. Wells, william A. Worth.
Horace L. Smith, william L. Mcdili.
Jas. Mel Ruffin, James o. James.
Robert b. Stiles william w. Payne
Petit jury esse p, Hoy. j. Samuel
Woodali, Mortimer Williams George
"a.
Roper. Robert A. Talmage, Vincent
II. Beachey. Herbert r. Jordan,
Robert S Gillian, John A. Gill. Jr.,
Geo. s. Bernard, Charles r. Cabaniss,
Emmett H. Hoy, John #. Lawrence,
Cecil +. Jenkins, Ira A. Davenport.
William T. Hughes, George F. New
som, w. Gibson Robertson.
VIII Begin Revival.
At the regular weekly meeting or
the Methodist ministers, held at the
Washington-S Street Church this morn
ing. the ministers entered into full
discussion OF the simultaneous evan
-e4l3et4e- services which will be COM
menced in the Methodist churches OF
Petersburg and vicinity on the 2oth
inst TWO weeks will be devoted to
preparatory work throughout the city,
followed by the evangelistic meetings
in the churches from April to ~.
THESE meetings are DeInk ioOhed lOb
ward to with a great deal Of inter-
est.
Gets 90 Days Penalty.
James Coleman, recently employed
by DR.. j. X. Beck with, was sentenced
10 sixty days in jail by the police
Justice this morning for the unlaw-
full use Of DR. Beckwith's automobile. |
Coleman went to DR.. Beckwith's gar
age. took the machine out about
o'clock and kept 1t until 1t was re-
covered by an officer on Halifax Street
about 1880,
VIII Hold Public Meeting.
A public meeting will be held In !
the rooms of the Chamber OF Com (
merce at $50 o'clock tomorrow even +
inr in the interest OF devising plans
for the establishment OF Salvation
Army building TO take the place OF
the present emergency home, which
has been sold ana must be vacated. A
large number OF ladies from among
prominent families will take hold with !,
business men IN raising a sufficient /
sum To erect a building that 10 worthy
OF the work which Is being accom-
plished by the Salvation Army under
Adtutant Cuthbert and his estimable
wife. STAFF Captain Halpin, OF Bal
tirnore, will be the principal speaker. :
He will be introduced by Hon. Will {
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