The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-27
llLtN nut GUILTY On
FIRST OF INDICTMENTS
Former Metropolitan Insurance Agent
Must Answer to Other Charges.
Under Bond.
EFFORT TO CONCEAL CRIME
This Is Opinion of Petersburg Police
With Regard to Finding Body of
Negro Burned to Death In Box
Car.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Petersburg. Va, Feb 26.-The Jury
- - "a :" ~ the Commonwealth vs.
r. r. Allen, after celebrating for
nearly two hours, returned a verdict
of mot guilty" about o'clock this
afternoon, and the defendant was re-
leased from custody only to be re-
arrested upon another Indictment
charging him with abe larceny of
smaller amount from Emma Carter,
colored. He was baiied in the sum
of $1,000 for his appearance at next
term of the court, on the above ano
two other indictments. which nave
been returned against him. There are
said to be several other charges which
will be brought before the grand truy.
Robert Gillian. Jr.. of counsel for
the defense, made an able argument
OF more than an hour on the opening
Of court this morning and the clos
ing argument of Commonwealth's At
tornev thinner was equally as strong
The case went to the jury about
1913 o'clock and the court took q re-
cess from to 4 o'clock. when the
fury was again sent to its room for
further elaboration and rendered a
verdict a. above stated.
EFost to Conceal Crime.
There 10 q strong suspicion among
the authorities OF Prince George
County and among the special agents
OF the Norfolk and Western Railway
Company that the recent burning Of
several box cars and shanty cars in
the Broadway yards, a short distance
east Of the city. was the result OF an
effort to conceal a crime which had
been committed. The charred body OF
David Fiji. coiored. was recovered
from the ruins on the day following
the fire, and 10 In generally believed
that he was murdered and the car set
ON IRE TO hide the crime. Special de-
fsctiyss of the ". q W. Company are
investigating the case. The belief Is
that trouble occurred over a crap
game, and that Hill fell a victim to
some person whose identity has not
teen established. The body was so
badly burned that no evidence OF VOL
ence could be found
Vice Conditions Regulated.
Az result Of Chief Ragiand's cru
sade against street-walkers. Migrants
and all men and women OF question
able character with which the streets
Of Petersburg have recently been in
tested. conditions in the city in this
particular are much better than for
feveral months. within two days
eIRHt6hH WoHiSH mHd "AANSNh AAAVAA A'e '"
been convicted on vaRrancy charges
and sentenced to thirty DAYS imprison-
ment in the city jail. Chief Ragiand
has been confronted with the question
Of disposing OF this undesirable class
for some weeks and with the police
Justice standing with him for the
suppression of this nuisance. condi-
lions are greatly improved.
Both the chief and Police Justice
sw]l n
ed for their action.
Held Up and Robbed.
Vance Martin, young white man
residing near Ettrick. Chesterfield
County. was held up and robbed by
three negro highwaynen yesterday.
The negroes. after relieving young
Martin OF all the money which he car
,ied and searching his suitcase.
esca ped and have not been appre-
hended
Tobacco Sales Tncr~ase.
Sales of tobacco on the local ware
house floors this week amounted to
co5,so7 pounds, both dark and bright.
Increasing the total sales for the sea
son to date to 4,iTo.soe pounds. The
market was quite active and prices
obtained were generally satisfactory.
An "Evcning Of Music"
An evening OF Music" will be pre-
scented At Sf--I0hn.S EplScOpal 1nuIGn
Tuesday evening 10 which the Peters
burg public is cordially invited. These
occasions always prove OF especial in
terest to the music-loving public OF
the city and a large crowd is expected
70 he on hand Tuesday evening.
The following program will be
rendered:
observation-disclosures Quartette
Northumberland Street Quar-
tette.
Observation-Disclosures Street Male
Quartette.
Vocal Duet-Miss Florence Frey and
Mrs. Howard Cook.
Violin soio-Miss Alberta Bowman
Violin solo--Mrs. Howard Wright
Vocal Solo--Miss Evenlyn Beasley.
Vocal SoIo-Miss Louise Allen
Vocal Solo-Miss Julia Culbreth.
Vocal Solo-Miss Louisa Williams,
Vocal Solo-Miss Helen Couch.
Vocal solo--Mr. Stanley Ragland.
Vocal Soio-Mr. Emmett Waverly
Couch.
Organ Number-Mrs. Henley Turn
err
Organ Number--Miss Emily Mason.
An Offering will be taken for the
organ fund