The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-27
FALLEN CASE LIKELY TO
| REACH JURY At NOON
Petersburg Representative of Insur-
ance Company ON Trial for Lar
ccny of Money ON Policy.
ELKs OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
Have Reception One Night, Stag Party
the Ncxt--New Hotel on West Tnbb
street Secures Money for Its Com
pletion---Chinaman's Wounds Fatal.

Petersburg, Va, May 26.-The
Hustlngs Court. Judge Mullen pre-
slding, mas been engaged throughout
TO-DAY IN nearing the case of the Com
monwealth- against X. r. Allen. for
ner division superintendent for the
metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
OF New York, under indictment for
the larceny of $3.50. the property of
Emma Vaughan, colored. beneficiary
IN policy upon the life of one in
sured
All the evidence has been heard and
argument will be presented to the
jury tomorrow. The defendant Is
represented by Attorney Louis O.
Wendenburg. of Richmond, and Rob-
ert Gillian. Jr.. of this city, and the
prosecution by Comm onwealth' At
Itorney thinner.
The case will probably go TO the
jury by noon tomorrow.
Mrs. Moiiic Eanes Dead.
MRS Mollie Eanes. wife of Charles
D. Eanes died at her home In West
Washington Street about 100 O'Clock
this evening, after ain illness of sew
eral weeks Mrs. Eanes was forty
two years of age and was we'll known
and highly esteemed by wide circle
OF friends and relatives. She was
formerly Miss Mollie Brockwell.
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
isiah Brockwell. Besides her husband
and one daughter. Miss Jeamette
Eanes. she Is survived by two sisters
and three brothers: Mrs Lawrence
kirkham and Miss Daisy Brockwell.
and Messrs. James Brockwell, E. /.
and John Brockwell, all OF this city.
Elks Have Reception.
In honor of its twenty-fourth an
niversary, Petersburg Lodge of Elks
.ast night gave a splendid reception
to its members. their wives ana some
| friends. There was a score of out
of-town guests.
Those receiving were W. W.
Townes, Jr.. Exalted Ruler. with his
/ mother; r. F. Kidd Esteemed Lead
ing knight, with Miss White, of New
York; Robert Mex Cuthbert, Es-
teemed Royal Knight, with Mrs. Cuth-
bert; E. p, GOODWIN, Esteemed Lee
turing knight. and Mrs Goodwin;
George w. Watson, chairman of the
Committee, and Miss Julia Meade Pat
ferson: w r. Baugh and Miss w. F.
Stevens of Richmond; Meyer Saal and
Mrs. Saal.
Mesdames Willie Bragg, Walter Ke-
van, Harvey Seward, Fred Heine-
mann, and Misses Julia Meade Pat
terson, Madeline LeMoine and Mar
bowl. Lunch was served at II O'clock
in the grill room. stag party was
given at Elks' Home tonight.
To Complete New Hotel.
AT a meeting of the stockholders
of the Petersburg Investment Corpo-
ration last night the directors of the
company were authorized to borrow
the sum OF 100000 to- complete the
work on the new hotel building on
West Tabb Street. which Is expected
to be completed in July.
Chinaman Assaulted: Dies.
Leong Tong, the Chinaman who was
| assaulted and beaten Tuesday night
by two negroes In L. Lees restaurant
on Second Street, died this morning
at the Petersburg Hospital Tong
| was thirty-six years of age. He came
here from New York and for tho
past two weeks had resided at Hope
we'll The body will be shipped TO
New York by J. T. Morriss and Son.
undertakers.
Acting Coroner c. @. Peasants held
an inquest over the body tonight