The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-09
GREAT OUTP0UR|Ie At
FUNERAL Of BtASlEI
Onscc~ who pied I'm Discharge of Hi
Duty Very Tenderiy Remembered
BY All Petersburg.
RAMSAY GIVEN FOUR YEARS
Young White Man Found Guilty Yes
terday ON Charge Of Highway Rob-
berry I'm Hastings Court.

of Robert K. Beasley the victim of
a fendish murder while doing duty
as a patrolman on the local police
force at Halifax and Mistletoe Streets
about o'clock Sunday morning. was
laid to rest in historic old Blandford
Cemetery following the impressive
funeral service OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church at st. Johns at
o'clock this afternoon. The rector,
Rev. Pembroke w. Reed. officiated,
assisted by Rev. F. G. Ribble. of GOOD
Shepherd Episcopal Church, who act
ed for his brother, Rev. J. F. Ribble,
OF st. Andrews Church, Richmond.
former pastor of st. Johns. who could
not attend.
The beautiful little Episcopal
church at Washington and Dunlop
Streets was taxed as never before In
its history with an assemblage OF
friends and relatives of young Mr..
Beasley who had gathered to pay him
their last tribute OF respect. Scores
Of people were turned away, unable
TO get within the sound OF the voice
of the ministers conducting the SER
vice There were many rich and rare
floral tributes, attesting the esteem In
which Mr.. Beasley was held in the
community including a huge broken
circle, with the words "Our Comrade,"
in letters nf gold upon pure white
satin ribbon, contributed by members
OF the Police Department. and num-
erous others from fraternal organiZa-
tons relatives and friends. The fol-
lowing members of the department,
who were not on duty, acted as escort
to the body of their former comrade
from the residence in the West End
to the church, thence to the grave in
Isiandford Cemetery: Sergeant J. e.
Titmus, Detectives J. j. Heelan, d. p.
Eanes and NJ T. Aldridge. Patrolmen
]. VI. Vaughan, c. l. Hubbard, j. A.
Tench. II NJ. Evans. r. B. owen, H.
G.. Blarkenship. w A. GOODWIN. w.
g. Longmyer, w. f. Wilkerson. c. E.
King ]. c. Curtis, G. l. Williams, h
Fuller. j. IT. Clayton, NJ. s. Slate.
W r. Slaughter. w A. GALLON. c. I
l.,.san. tvyton Fuqua. A ]. Fink. }.
H. Pritchett and w. P. Hudgins, to
whom the last words Of the deceased
were spoken.
The following gentlemen were pail
bearers:
fTonerary--Brs. F. ". Haines and
j. r. Beckwith. Chief OF Police r. r.
RagIand and Mr. Bernard Mann.
teacher Of the mems Bible class OF
81. Johns. of which Mr.. Beasley was
member
Activc-Messrs. w II. wilcox. c.
=. 4 Cashon. Walter Il. Hayes. John Nc
%amara. Herbert y. Reams, Allan b.
Perkins. Lieutenant J. J. Donahue and
Fatrolman Il. VI. Gordon.
The veStry choir of the church rem
dered beautiful and appropriate mu-
sic during the ceremony
Inferred In Blandford Cemetery.
The hodv OF Mrs. Anna Cooke
Lewis former resident OF PETERS
burg. whose death occurred at the
Protestant Hospital Norfolk. sunday
aged sixty-nine years. arrived here
{vNfa
Rlandford Cemetery, The Rev. r. W
Moore. of the Second Baptist Church,
ofYiciated Mrs Lewis had many
friends here by whom she was highly
esteemed She was a member OF PARK
place Baptist Church Norfolk. ana is
survived by one daughter and four
sons-Mrs. w c. Moore, OF Ports
mouth; II, f. Lewis. OF Jacksonv'i,e'
Fla. r. l. Lewis. OF Washington, D.
C.: II. J. and c.. G. Lewis. Of this
city.
Mr.. E W James, whose death oc.
rp,sfHe,i4 a7es3 enaay at his horne In Cre~e'
was well known and had many friends
and relatives in Petersburg and in
this vicinity. Mr.. James hsd ior
twenty-five years been an engineer IN
the employ OF the Norfolk and West
ern Railway He was In the hfty-
nth year OF his age. and besides eight
children. is survived by three brothers.
Mr.. George y. JameA OF Ettrick:
Messrs William. L. and ]. O. James
nS this city; also by his stepmother.
Mrs NJ. + James, of PetersouFs'
Virginia Dare Green.
Virginia Dare Green. aged Ave
wears. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. {. r.
Green, died at +:l5 o'clock this morn
ing at the Petersburg Hospital, fol-
lowing an illness of several months
The body will be accom- panied 10 EN-
po.Ia tomorrow morning by Mr..
Fletcher d Mitchell. of this city. the
childs uncle. where II will he inferred.
Complete Diversion Scheme.
A conference was held in the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce yester-
dav afternoon between representatives
OF the Federal government, city Of
ficials and officials of the Norfolk
and Western and Atlantic Coast Line
Railroads for the purpose OF discuss
ing the completion of the diversion
scheme which commenced in the Ap-
pomattox River twelve years ago at
this point Representatives OF the
government agreed after full DIS
cussion of the matter to prepare an
estimate of the cost OF constructing
dam and doing other necessary
work In connection with the scheme
with the idea of the matter being
taken up with Senators Martin ana
Swanson and Congressman Watson.
who will endeavor to secure the
necessary appropriations at the pres
ent session of Congress.
Ramsay Given Four Years.
The Hastings Court, Judge Mullen
presiding, was engaged throughout
today in the trial of Charles l.. Ram
sey. a young white man indicted Tor
highway robbery, alleged to have been
committed on the night of October
% last The victim of the alleged
highwayman was II. L. Goodwin,
proprietor of grocery store in Hall
fax Street The robbery occurred
while Mr.. GOODWIN was on his way
home from his store late at night.
Ramsey when arraigned pleaded mot
guilty" Among those in the court
room was the young wife of the ac-
: cused. Several witnesses were ex-
amined including the victim. The
Commonwealth rested it's case shortly
after noon and the defense concluded
its testimony about 1880 O'Clock. Com
monwealth's Attorney thinner con-
Quoted the prosecution. and the ac-
cused was defended by Messrs. Robert
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