The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-29
Of MURDER;
ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM
Ashby shelton, Alleged TO Have Killed
Ch1naman, Makes Getaway
From Petersburg.
MEN FOUND GUILTY OF THEFT
Chandler Hurt and Samuel Lewis
Given Year I'm Pcnitenthary-Two
Horses Are Killed by Lightning
While Tied to Tree.

Petersburg, Va, July 2S.--Ashby
shelton, one of the three negroes who
last May assaulted Leong Tong, a.
Chinaman, in Second Street res
taurant. resulting in his death few
DAYS later AT the Petersburg Hospital.
escaped from the Central State Hos
pital yesterday, whore he has been
confined for some weeks under an
other name. Lewis shelton. Ashby
shelton and Holy Thornhill, the three
negroes indicted for the murder,
made their escape Lewis shelton
was arrested here and Holly Thorn
hill in LynChburg a few days later.
Ashby shelton was a short time af-
terward sent to the Central state
Hospital from Lexington, IL has been
learend since his escape yesterday.
Thornhill was tried last week and the
cases against the two Skeletons were
postponed until the September term
I,of the court. It is now believed that
Ashhy Shelton was feigning insanity
to learn the outcome of the trial of
the other two negroes. He is, &C
cordnR to his brothers statement. the
real murderer of Tong Two other
| patients who escaped from the asy-
! lum with shelton have been recap
| tured but he has not yet been heard
| from,
Guilty of Robbery.
At todays session Of the Hastings
Court Chandler Hurt and Samuel
Lewis, indicted for robbery, were
tried convicted and given twelve
years each in the state penltentiary
The robbery occurred near the wharf
Of the Merchants Stea m boat Com
pany Arthur Rives, colored, in
dicted on the same charge, was con-
victed and given the same term All
three were sentenced az once by the
court
Horses Killed by Lightning.
During storm which passed
through West Dinwiddie County
Wednesday afternoon, two horses. one
belonging to f. L. DicKerson and the
other to w NJ Whitmore, of Oar
Wills were killed by lightning while
tied TO tree at Butterwood Meth
odist Church Evangelistic meetings
are being held at the church and
number Of fine horses were tied about
the grove when the storm arose sud
denly. Lightning struck the tree
which the two animals were tied to-
Coursed downward and killed both
instantly. Several ladies who were
tn the church door at the time be-
came panic-stricken and had TO be
attended by physician.
Observation-Disclosures.
| Miss Allie Parrish. the attractive
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Par
| IRISH. of Bedford City. and G. Fl. Bar
| nard, of Altavista. were united in
marriage ut the home of the brides
| brother, W. y. Parrish. in the West
| End last evening by Rev. L. r. Hit,
+, OF the Memorial NJ. y. Church. The
home was tastefully decorated for the
| occasion and the bride was hand
somcly attired in a suit of light blue
elk. The attendants were J. G. Bar
nard. brother of the groom; Miss Car
rie Harris. Roy Harris and Miss Ger
tie Elmore, Jack Ncighbors and Miss
Minnie Morriss Guy Taylor and Miss
Fannie Jolly
The young couple, after a Western
bridal tour, will reside here
Young Couple Married
Miss Clara Lynn and George Rosser
were united in marriage last evening
at the home of the officiating minis
ter, Rev A r. Love. pastor or the
West End Baptist Church. The at
tendants were Mrs. q. d. Powell and
I E n Isabel Mr.: and Mrs. Rosser
! will reside in Petersburg
Mrs. j. l.. Royal
Mrs J. L. Royal. well-known and
esteemed lady, died at 10 O'Clock this
J morning at her home, GA Washing
ton street, following an illness of
several weeks, Mrs. Royal was
forty-three years of age She is sus-
vived by her husband and one son
and one daughter, also by two sisters
and three brothers. Mrs NJ. s, Thomp-
: son and Miss Ethel Thomas. John A..
} Ernest d, and Bernard p. Thomas.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made.