The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
THREE NEGROES HOlO
UP AND ROB TWO men
ONE Is SHOT BY OFFICER.
Some Of Stolen Property Recovered.
Hopeweu Church to Be Dedicated.
Prisoners Are Removed to Peni-
tentiary-Tobacco Market Active.

Petersburg. Va, Oct 14.-Three
negro highwaymen. Robert Jones.
the name Boiling. were arrested here
last night, charged with holding up
at the point OF pistol and robbing
o. w. wilkins. of Jasper. and e. G.
Parrish, of Scott County, near Poe, in
Prince George County, early last
night
The two young white men were
walking along the Norfolk and West
ern Railway tracks when the high
waymen suddenly made their appear
ance. Mr.. wilkins lost $21 in cash
and a diamond stickpin valued at
$50. and Mr.. Parrish lost SIS and an
open-face gold watch. They came d.
rect to Petersburg and reported the
matter to the police. giving a descrip-
ton Of tho highwaymen as best they
could.
The three negroes were soon To-
Gated by tho police in the lower Sec
ton Of the city. When they found
that they had been surrounded one
OF Thorn drew his revolver. but one
Of the police was too quick for him.
sending . bullet crashing into his leg.
around. All OF them put to flight
pursued by the officers who rained
a volley OF shots at the highwaymen
rs they ned.
When taken into custody Jones was
found to be wounded in three places
In the left leg. The other two were
finally rounded up at other points.
The stolen watch. stickp!n and some
of the money were recovered.
1t turned out that the three ne
grose are the same men who Thursday
night held up and robbed Edward
Birchett. we'll known local barber.
as he was about to enter his home on
New Street. of a watch and George
Hill, colored. on Lee Avenue, of q
watch and knife.
TO Dedicate Church.
The new st. James Catholic Church
ut Hopewell will be dedicated tomor-
row, the exercises to begin at 1880
o'clock A. NJ. Bishop O'Connell. OF
Richmond. will. officiate and preach
the sermon.
The Rev. Father Magri. OF Rich
mond. will celebrate the mass. assisted
b. Rev Father Massey. of Newport
News, as deacon. and Rev. Father
Hannigan. of Richmond as sub-dea-
con. Rev Father Francis Theado.
assistant pastor of this parish. will be
master Of ceremonies,
The choir will be assisted by the
Dupont orchestra.
Rev. Father Haier, the pastor ex-
tends cordial invitation to any per-
sons Catholic or non Catholic. to at
tend the service. and a large attend
arce is expected.
Take Prisoners to Pen.
Seven prisoners, convicted In the
Hastings Court OF this city at the Sep
teiaber term and sentenced to terms in
the ncniteutiary, were today removed
% ire penitenilary. as follows;
Matthew Williams, colored. grand
larceny. is months: Lucy Delk. coll
"a ed. housebreaking. enc year; Ian
die Epes. coiored. third offense Of
petit larceny. one year Eliza beth
Jones. colored, unlawful cutting. one
war. Holy Thornhill. colored. muir
der, seven years. Lewis shelton. col
ored. murder. twelve years: Joshua
James. colored. attempted rape, three
years
Ernest Brown. under conviction for
murder and given twelve years in the
penitentiary. has not yet been sen
fenced because of his being held as
witness against John Pugh, an &C
cessory to the crime.
Tobacco Sells Well.
The local tobacco market was quite
active during this week. The offer
ings were the largest of the season
and all grades were in strong demand.
Bright leaf ranged in price from 50
to $3.50 per hundred pounds. and
dark Leaf from &s.7s to SIS per hun
dred. Wednesday and Thursday OF
the coming week premium sales will
be conducted At all of the several
warehouses. The premiums which
nnapAA hay hN /
about 800.
Mrs. A. r. Psrdue.
Mrs. Abigail Tucker Perdue, wife
Of Mr.. r. Leonard Perdue, Of Matoaco.
died At the Petersburg Hospital about
S:4b o'clock this morning after 4 brief
illness from typhoid fever. Mrs. Per-
due waA In the forty-nrst year of
her aga well-known and highly es-
teemed by = wide circle Of friends.
Besides her husband she 10 survived
by two sons and two daughters. also
oy one brother and one sister. Mr..
Patrick Tucker and Miss Mollie E.
Tucker both OF Matoaca. The funeral
will be conducted from the Matoaca
Methodist Church OF which Mrs. Per-
due was Q member At 4 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
Sunday ScAool Meeting.
The Methodist Sunday School Union
Association. OF Petersburg and vscin-
lily, will meet in regular monthly SEES
sion At the Market-Street Church. at
$3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A
feature Of the meeting will be the
musical program. which will be rem
dered entirely by the men. Mrs NJ
y. Wright will render violin solo.
Al y. N. c. 4. To-day.
Rev. e. p. cambridge. rector of st
Paurs Episcopal Church. will speak
to men and boys older than sixteen
years. In the lobby of the Young
Mems Christian Association, at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, on "The
Parable of the Xacumm."- Mr. Dan
bridge is an able and fluent speaker
and doubtless a large crowd will hear
him.