The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-03
New HOTEL IS nA|OEO
AND DOZEN ARRESTED
Place Recently Opened BY Roanoke
Woman Was Under
Suspicion.
NEAR OLD REDMGHT DISTRICT
Tom Harnett, Charged With Cutting
Man Named Chester Freed, Under
$3.50 Bond-Hopewell Cars In Pc
tcrsburg.

Petersburg. Va. July 2.--The largest
number of arrests upon disorderly
charges ever made by the Petersburg
police at one time was made short
~ before midnight last night, when
the new hotel recently opened at East
Bank and Second Streets was pulled
and Margaret Watson, the propri-
etress, three or four other women and
seven or eight men were hauled to po-
lice headquarters upon disorderly
charges.
from Roanoke and leased the new no.
tel. She had not had time TO christen
the hostelry with a name before 1t was
pulled. Each of the occupants of the
house who was arrested has furnished
bail In the sum of $3.50 for their ap-
pearance In Police Court tomorrow
morning. The house has been under
suspicion since II was first opened. It
is located in the vicinity of the old
red Light district. which was closed Il
year ago Friday night. and which had
proven an orderly community since
then.
Malicious wounding Charged.
Tom Harnett, q young white man,
was arrested this morning at a board
ing house conducted by his mother on
bolllHEpCook street on WARRANT
| charging him with malicious cutting
and wounding OF young white man
named Chester. Chester. suffering two
stab wounds In the back of his neck.
WAS removed to the Petersburg Hos
pital for treatment, where his condi-
tion Is said to be favorable. Harnett
claims that the cutting was done IN
self-defepse. He was released on ball
in the sum of $3.50 for his appearance
in Police Court.
DIR. starts Friends Grteve.
The many friends of Rey.-w q.
Starr, D. D.. a former pastor OF the
NJ. E. Church. this
city, whose death occurred at his home
In Newport News, are expressing deep
regret to learn of his death. DR.. Starr,
during his pastorate of the Washing
ton Street Church. accomplished a
great work for his denomination and
made many friends. who were distress
ed' to learn that no had lived out his
life OF usefulness.
Hopeweil Cars Through City.
The p. q. A Electric Railway. which
was completed between Petersburg AMI
I Hopewell to the eastern corporate
limits of Petersburg late In January
and placed in operation, started run
ming Its cars through the city. after
several months delay, at $40 o'clock
yesterday morning. The frst car to
pass through. the city was in charge OF
Motornan NJ Harvey and Conductor
George v Mitchell. Since being placed
In operation the line has been a tre-
mendous financial success and a con-
venience to its many hundreds of pa
irons All Of the company's cars rum
ming between Hopewcll and Petersburg
now come to Sycamore and Wythe
Streets, and one car each hour passes
entirely through the city to the Union
Station.
Homer Lanter Recovering.
J Homer, the flve-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs Homer Lanier. who was &C
cidentaIly run over by an automobile
in East Bank Street Thursday afte"-
noon. Is improving at the Petersburg
Hospital. Upon close examination by
the attending physician. It was learned
that the little fellow, in addition &c
sustaining broken arm. had his col
Ilarbone broken.