The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-29
Men CHARGED WITH
llRgEII ACQUITTED
Ohloan ana HAnovcr Citizen Working
AZ DuPont Plant Freed From
Ugly Charge BY jury.
CRIMINAL DOCKET is LARGE
Watson Realty Company Makes large
Purchase Of Innd--Theater win Not
Be Opened sunday For Benefit Per-
formanc0.

4 CtIE5OGI8s w., jan. Sc.---Al tAAS
| Hastings Court today. Judge Mullen
presiding. the cases against H. r..
Uhi and BENJAMIN Chandler. white.
both indicted for the larceny Of $50.
the property of J. T. Adams. were
| heard, and the Jury, after brief
deliberation. returned a verdict Of
not guilty in each case,
Uhl IL q native Of Ohio and was
once in the United States Navy. but
! at the time Of his arrest he was en-
! ployed a. q naginan on the NorfoIk
/ and Western Railway. Chandler IL
| native OF Hanover County and came
| to Petersburg only few days be-
/ fore his arrest He had secured era
! ployment as an electrician at the Du-
| Pont plant, however, and, according
| to his testimony. was earning $40
| per day. Both Uhl and Chandler were
represented by Robert Gillian, Jr.
! Following disposition OF the above
/ cases. the case OF John Williams. col
ored, charged with the murder of
| Bianch Carpenter, colored. at her
home in Booths Alley. on December
! 81, was called. Williams pleaded not
guilty when arraigned and q demurrer
| TO the indictment by his counsel. Paul
! Petit, was overruled by the court. He
was found guilty of assault and bat
terry, sentenced to sixty days In jail
and fined $25.
The criminal docket Of the court is
the largest, according to court ofifcials,
/ In the past fifteen years or more.
Twelve felony cases have been tried
during the term and there are yet
! about thirty on the docket.
Petition largely Signed
| A petition. which is being circulated
in an effort to have Mr. Robert Gillian.
sr, announce himselt a candidate for
| Mayor. subject to the Democratic pri-
mary, at the approaching spring cleo
ton. is being largely signed by some
OF the most influential citizens OF the
city. Mr.. Gillian has not committed
himself as far as can be learned to
anv OF his mos intimate friends. but
| II is believed that pressure will be
brought to hear to force him to an
nounce his candidacy
Won't Open Thenter Sunday.
/ In view of numerous protests which
were registered through tho local press
| and otherwise. the proposed beneft
at the Cockade Theater on Sunday for
| the Jewish way sufferers has been
| called OF. .,g
Chairman Edw ard Eigsnbrun. OF the
relief commission, addressed the fol-
/ lowing communication to Mr.. d. NJ.
I Clements. editor OF the Daily Progress.
4 today, which explains the matter fully.
/ My dear str.--Acting for my COM
/ mittee. would thank you to say TO
tho public that this body did not. and
i, does not. sanction the opening OF any
4 theater on any Sunday. whereby the
| funds Tor the American Jewish Relief
Association may be benefited. Any
I ono taking that liberty and using the
name OF this association, has done os
without our knowledge and consent.
1 and this COMMITTEES. or Its chairman
/ knew nothing about II until seen In the
daily papers. I desire that the Chris
/ tian Sabbath bs not disturbed in the
interest of this cause
/ Yours very truly,
I EDWARD EIGENBRUN,
Chairman of Committee.
Many Hear Mrs. Hoge.
i The institute which was conducted
today al the Young Mems Christiaf,
/ Association by Rrs Howard M. Hoge.
| president of the State w. c. T. u. was
4 largely attended and will. 1t 10 believed,
4 result ic much good In the community
for the cause OF temperance
j Mrs. Amy c. Weech. national and
i state organizer OF the w c. T. u. will
4 speak at the Monumental Baptist
4 Church at IL o'clock Sunday morning
/ ana at the Y. M. G A.. ct o'clock
4 in the afternoon. The public generally
] il extended cordial Invitation to at
I tend these meetings.
u X. of r. Meeting.
j At a meeting Of Naomi Lodge, No.
4 80, knights of Pythias, held last even
Il ing, a committee on entertainment,
d which will perfect arrangements Tor
1.-THE enter tainmenf of the Grand Lodge
I OF Virginia, which meets here in forty
4 eighth annual session on the second
4 Tuesday In October next. was appoint
ed as follows: Messrs. W. w. Marina
4 duke. w. T. wheary and Walter u
Eanes. This committee will act joint
lly with q like committee from Eureka
I. Lodge which VIII be appointed next
Monday night.
j, large Land sales Made.
II The Watson Realty Company ans
81 associates have purchases from w. s
j Young the property known rs Young
Flower Garden. on upper Halifa,
i street, containing Nineteen acres fo'
q $4,000. The property will be de-
i yeloped and placed on the market
u Mr.. George b Carter, the local rep
/. resentat.ve OF the Ford Motor Car Com.
: pany, mas purchased from Mr.. r
Wachmann. twenty-seven dwellings, To-