The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-16
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TRIAL FOR MURDER
DUPONT Guard Who Killed Harry 6
snead Lodged In Jail in
Petersburg.
NEGRO MURDERER NOT CAUGHT
Man Who AssassiBated Greek Restau-
rant Keeper at Hopewcll Is stin at
Large--Ot.aer Southside News.

Petersburg. Va. Jan. 15.-Following
a preliminary examination before JUS
tice Armistead at Hopewell yesterday,
Osborne M. Brooke. who shot and
killed Harry G. Snead. of Charlottes-
VILE, an employe of the DUPONT plant,
on November 4, was brought to Pc
tersbufg and lodged In jail to await
trial i'm the Circuit Court o. Prince
George.
Several witnesses were examined
including II. l.. Sowell. of Richmond
who testified that they were standlns
on the porch of one of the DuPont
mess halls and witnessed the snoot-
ing They saw the guard approach
Snead and a scuffie ensued, during
which they heard the muffied report
of a revolver and Snead. falling away
from the guard exclaimed that he
had been shot The guarc was at
tempting to arrest Snead for violating
a rule OF the DUPONT Company, which
does not permit smoking at certain
places a0out the plant. The witnesses
testified however, that several other
persons were smoking nearby who
were not molested.
Brook testified that he shot in self
defense. The accused was represent.
ed at the preliminary hearing by At
torney Charles r. Lassister, of this
city. while Commemorative Attorney
Timothy Rives conducted the prose-
cution Mr.. Iassiter made an able
pfea for the dismissal Of his client
on the grounds that the shooting was
justifiable.
Commemorative Attorney Rives. in
answering the defendants counsel, de-
clared that cases Of indiscriminate
shooting often came TO his attention.
and that he felt that the case at issue
was enc. He declared that the guard
had no authority to arrest anyone. az
he had never been sworn in ms spe-
cial county off1cer.
Search For Murderer.
The Hopewell police, as well as
other police departments throughout
the state. are searching diligently Tor
Frank johnson. alias George Taylor,
alias Wolf, who shot and killed Au-
gustine Iisandres a Greek restaurant
keeper at Hopewell, early Tuesday
morning johnson was traced to
waveriy some days ago and he is
now believed to be In hiding either IN
Petersburg or the near Vicinity re
bears fresh wound on his forehead
Just above the hair line. inflicted by
the Greek before he fred the fatai
shot. He IL described as being about
tweuty-four years OF age. Ave feet five
I40 pounds. He also has prominent
scar ON the right side Of his face
Arrested For Mail Theft
Robert Harris. colored, an empioye
:. of the DUPONT plant. residing in
Blandford was arrested by two gov
eminent detectives at the Norfolk and
Western passenger depot last night
while in the act of stealing pouch
of mail from "a truck. Several man
sacks have been stolen from the Nor
folk and Western station while await
ing transfer within recent weeks, ana
the government authorities have
placed special detectives at work or
the cases Harris is believed to have
tv.o accompiices. Acting Sergeant
Jefferson accompanied the govern
ment detectives to the negroes home
I'm Rlandford last evening and made
a search for evidence against him, but
nothing iucrin mating was found.
Rarmezs Names OBJECTS.
e The Raraca class of the Ettrick
Methodist Church. at recent meet
ing. elected officers for the ensuing
terrn. az follows: President, G. E.
Mann. yice-president. Willie Walie:
-4~a~n~r--e;ee Names seeratarf-
r 7. Mann: assistant secretary, q.
walton: treasurer. John Lockett as
-ssstant teacher Rev. II. w. Neville,
librarian, Curtis Dueil; chorister
Robert wflkerson: press reporter
George W Munford.
Piano Recital
The most advanced students OF the
nobertson pianoforte School gave q
recital this afternoon, at which the
Following attractive program was rem
dered:
Ala Taranteua IMacDoweii) Miss
Pauline Won Erickson,
Narcissus tNevin) Stiile Aoend
tCanshals)--MissG Gladys Allen.
Hide and Seek (Schytte)-~Nis
r.uciie McCulioch.
i. Duett. selections from Peer GNnt
tGrieg, Alice Kent and Mrs
sonstina tKuhlan); tAvalanehe
tHallerl Mr. George Cloudy.
Gypsy Camp Of. Behr2 A shep-
herds Tale tNevin Miss Mary
Mann
Duets ,Enckhausenl- Misses iu-
,lIa NcCuiloch and Taylor.
To the Spring (Griesl Miss May
Cnlchton.
Humoresaue tDvorakl-Miss Flor
euce Wright
Consolation tMendeissohn>--1n Au-
.umn (MacDowei) Miss Pauline
Concert Etude op. SIS 'tMacDowelil
Miss Virginia Meade Wake.
Try A. III. johnson.
The case against A. II Johnson,
chraged with cumming a house of en-
tertasrrert and permitting gambling
VAS dismissed in Police Court this
morning. Johnson. however was
aned siea fer running gamolns
house. W. Toted IN arpeal through
rss attorney, Robert Gillian. III