The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-18
MANY CONVERSIONS IN
P-TERSDUR1 MEETINGS
Simultaneous Services Are In Progress
In An Of the Churches Of
the City.
NEGRo.s PRELIMINARY HEARING
Andrew Judge Sent On TO Grand Jury.
Driver Held Up and Robbed--Wn-
liam A. Hamilton, Respected Clu-
zen, Passes Away.

Petersburg, Va. April 1T.--The
simultaneous evangelistic services
which have been In progress In oil
the Methodist churches for more than
n week ara being largely attended and
much good 10 resulting.
Al the Methodist pastorS meeting,
held IN the Washington-S Street Church
this morning, all of the ministers re-
ported excellent results in their re-
spectivs churches.
Rev. ]. N. Edwards. of the Matoaca
Church, who is being assisted by Rev.
George NJ. Bishop, a native OF Peters,
burg. reported thirty-nine conversions
during the past week.
Rev. NJ s. Colonna, D. d, OF Mar
ket-Street NJ z. Church, who Is being
assisted by Rev. @. II. Newbury. of
Williamsburg, reported twenty con-
versions and much interest on the part
OF the congregation.
Rev. III. w. Neville. of the Ettrick
Church, reported eleven conversions
and an encouraging outlook for this
week.
Rev. r. G. Davis. OF the High-street
Church, reported three conversions.
Twenty conversions were reported
by Rev. J. r. Eggleston. of the Wes-
ley Church.
Rev. L. T. Hit, of the Memorial
Church. reported twenty conversions.
Rev. L. S. Flournoy, of the Bland
ford Church, reported two CONVEX
sions The pastors held an extended
prayer service for the continued sue
cess OF the meeting throughout this
week.
Mrs SUPPLIES Body Not Mutilated.
The body of Mrs. E c. Supplee.
which was recovered from the Appo-
mattox River near City Point yester-
day afternoon, was prepared for burial
at the undertaking parlors of J. T.
Morriss & Son. Hopewell. last evening
Immediately after II was viewed by
County Coroner Hargrave. The body,
though in a bad state of decompost-
ton, was not mutilated in any way
and was taken this afternoon to Nell
sens undertaking parlors in Rich
mond. where the body OF the husband
Is being held.
Washington tomorrow. where the dou-
BILE funeral will be held.
Given Preliminary Hearing.
Andrew Judge. the negro who was
arrested by County Officer Hargrave
and Special Agent Lufsey, of the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company in
Dinwiddie County last night. was given
a preliminary hearing before Justice
Watkins, of Dinwiddte County. this
morning and was sent on to the Cir
cult Court for trial. The negro was
taken before Conductor Hargrove at
the Petersburg Hospital this mornin &
and was Immediately identified by Mr..
Hargrove as the negro who shot him
while on his car on the Ferndale line
about IL o'clock Saturday night.
Judge was formerly employed with
the track force of the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company. He was
put Off a Ferndale car by Conductor
Hargrove Saturday night for rowdy-
ism. He afterward walked outside OF
the city to a stop ON the Ferndale line
and when the unsuspecting motorman
stopped the car to take him on and
Conductor Hargrove opened the door
to admit him, he stepped upon the
platform OF the car and shot Mr.
Harsrove in the right breast and fed
! Tbs conductor recognized him ae the
same negro whom he had put off hi,
car little more than an hour be.
| fora.
| Mr.. Hargrovee was struck between
the seventh and eighth ribs. but tht
bullet had passed through leather
report book before striking his body
which, IL is believed. saved his life.
Driver Held Up and Robbed.
| r. o. Hatch. white, a driver 70
the Home Brewing Company. wa
held up on Main Street. Pocahontas