The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-11
CONTINUE HEARING
| OF LARCENY CASE
Louis Wendonburg, Attorney for r.. II.
Allen, Gets Judge Mullen TO
Postpone Trial Until June II.
JOHN WILLIAM ROGERS DEAD.
prominent Citizen OF Petersburg Sue
cumbs to Illness-Funeral of Gap
tain Ragland-Baptist Association
Meet

Petersburg. Va, June 1o.-At to-
days session of the Hastings Court,
Judge Mullen. upon motion OF L. ..
"endenburg. who, with Robert Gill
nam. Jr., is counsel for r. r. Allen.
recently convicted of grand larceny
and given two years in the peniten-
.iit-hs jury. argument on the mo-
zion for new trial was continued
l..Al oune IL. Mr.. Wendenburg stated
TO the court that he had been busily
engaged with the trial of an import
INT case in the courts OF Richmond
since the conviction of Allen, and that
was not ready to argue the mo-
pom. Commemorative Attorney Tim
- readily agreed to the continuance
of the argument until next Saturday.
Allen continues to protest his in
nocence, although he has been twice
convicted upon the same charge. The
Jury at the first trial giving him ont
year, the verdict being set aside by
the court and = second i"r" giv'~~
MIN two years, after much OF the most
important eElu..IC,4 WINCH I.-.A 1919.
rdnt.ed at the arst trial was ruled
Gut by the court at the second trial.
Police Court Session.
Al todays session of the Police
Court, the preliminary trial of Lewis
negroes charged with the killing of
Ieong Tong. Chinaman. in a Second
Street restaurant on the 23rd OF May.
was held and resulted in the accused
peiaS sent on TO the Hastings Court
Tor trial commonwealth Attorney
WINNER appeared for the State, with
Attnrne" Don p Halsey. OF Lynch
burE. representing the defense.
petersburg Chautauqua Begins.
rxh
Chautauqua began auspiciously yes
fereay afternoon in the large Chau-
tauqaa tent on the High School
grounds in West Washington Street.
notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
er. Today's attendance was muca
larger and "A sacred concert by Nictor's
Band and readings w Mrs. Emily Far
Fow gregory Chautauqua super
pntendcnt viii he the free attraction
spmorrow
John w. Rogers Dead
Mr.. John William Rogers. one os
petersburg most venerable and es-
5eemed clIkcn& died al his homo. ali
West Washington Street. AZ l;o5
o'clock this morning. after confne.
ment to his room for two weeks, pre-
reded by failing health. extended over
period OF several years Mr.. Rogers
was serenty-four years of age and
served throughout the war Between
the States calamity under General
EtonewalI Jackson He was an hon
pred member of \. +. Hill Camp OF
Confederate Veterans and OF thu
1tigh- Street NJ f.. Church. Besides a
widow he is survived by one son. Mr..
James r. Rogers. .-of this city The
Funeral will be conducted from the
Tiigh-Street NJ r. Church at 230
o'clock tomorrow afternoon Rev r.
e. Davis. the pastor Will officiate, as
ftsted by Rev Michaux Raine, of the
Thu rFevhyt"ri?n Church
Funeral of Captain Ragland
Tho funeral of Captain Emmett
Eag'and. an account of whose death
has heen mentioned in The virginian,
will he conducted from the First Bap-
ti<t Church at $50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon Friends and acpuaintances
ARE invited IN attend
Death OF Child.
Nnaman - tho forr-year- old son
~ ~ ~ Mrs Willie Grammar. died
o'clock this morning at the
as parents. at Matoaca. after
81 four weeks The funeral
ABDUCTED from the residence
clock sunday afternoon. and
n bt made in the Matoaca
ARTIST association Meets.
ul1r monthly meeting OF the
Apo SUNDAY School Associa.ion OF
oalr ana vicinity will be held
he Monumental School at $40
tomorrow afternoon. 4 spleen