The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-08
DETECTIVES IDENTITY
PETERSBURG f0RGfR
NJ. II. Mathews. Alias y. A. Martin,
Recently MD Time In JAIN At
Lynchburg.
HEALTH OFFICER FILES REPORT
PCtcrsburg's Mortality Rate For July
Was 1887 Per Ccnt-Dupont Men
Give Pleasing Banquet At the
jefferson Hotel, Petersburg.

Petersburg, Va, Aug. ii. w.
E,rb. superintendent OF the Richmond
branch of the Pinkerton Detective
Agency, agents for the jewelers. So
ciety Alliance, was here today ana
Identified the stranger arrested Sat
urday for attempting 20 pass forged
check upon Stanton Pitcher a local
jeweler, as NJ. b. Matthews, alias J. A.
Martin. very recently released from
the Lynchburg jail after serving a
twelve months sentence.
Matthews, alias Martin. will be
given preliminary hearing In Police
Court tomorrow morning, postpone
ment having been necessary in order
to get the States witnesses here, in
Guiding f. " Richardson, OF Hamp-
ton. whose name was forged to the
check.
Health Officcr's Report.
The report OF Health Officer Robert
A Martin for the past month shows a
total of 70 deaths in the city, 80 white
and 40 colored. On basis of $1,000
population-22,o0 900 white and 5000
colored--the rate of mortality was
1887; white. IS; colored, So or the
decedents, rs were under five years
OF age and five were more than eighty.
Twelve bodies were taken from the
city and eight were brought here
for burial. Among the causes of
deaths were nine from Brights disease,
three from cancer. three from tuber-
culosis, from pneumonia, one from
pellagra, The coroner certified fifteen
deaths. Communicable diseases re-
DOTfR1 during
seven cases of typhoid fever and one
of pellagra.
The total number Of births report
ed was sixty-eight-white, 43: colored.
25.
Gfve Elaborate banquet
The supervisors and foremen of the
nltraunE area Of the Dupont plant at
City Point gave an elaborate banquet
AT the Jefferson Hotel, this city. Satur-
day night In honor OF Messrs. IT. P.
Pollard. r. Y. Dickerson, r. p. Baker
and d. F. Bowie. Among those pres
ent were: T., p Pollard, r. b. Dicker-
son, 7. P. Baker d. F. Bowie, p. w.
Greeley, ]. s Dudley r. s. E,ckles. ].
Roy Epps. s. II. Hall, c. l. Fox, e. r.
Roser. James w. Jordan f. B. Pare.
G. r. Davis. L. C. Harmon, w. F..
Beech. w II. Wood. Carl Norris f.
J. stephens. T. 3. GIL, ]. A. Yates.
Jr., J. II Goodhart, T c. Blakey. w.
Whitaker, c. A. Cooper, J. A.
IlSpitzer r. V. r. Virs. L. w. Quarter
man, r. f Oglem and c. H. Duvali.
issue Hunters License.
Clerk Robert @. Bass. OF the Hust-
inEs Court, has issued fifteen hunters.
licenses to date. including foruteen
State licenses and one for Dinwiddie
County. This is probably about one
tenth or the number OF licenses that
Will be issued in the local ONCE.
To Present Jewels.
AT the regular meeting Of HoIly-
wood Camp. Woodmen of the World,
tomorrow evening District Manager
*. E. Mayes will present the hand
soonest set of officers Jewels ever
| owned by the camp as q rize to the
| camp for securing the largest number
| or new members in recent contest
| The camp will also inaugurate an
/ other campaign for a class of ffty
/ more new members by the close OF
| the year.
Refires From Race.
| Alderman J. G. Quarles. who recent
~ entered the race for City Sergeant.
/ announced his withdrawal from the
field today for personal reasons -Four
other candidates are now in the field.
namely Messrs w @ Andrews Hous-
| ton Parham, j. r. Hubbard and A. A.
! Alley.
| TO Hold f'rOtractesi Meeting.
joint series of evangeiistic ser
vices will be commenced between the
Oak Grove Tabernacle, Salem and
Carson Methodist Churches at Car
son on the fourth Sunday In this
month. The services will continue
through a week and largo congrega-
| tions are expected to attend
on tn the Isriny Deep.
The annual Sunday School excursion
OF the Wesley M. r Church will he
run 60 Ocean View tomorrow The
train leaves the Norfolk and Western
Railway Station at 7;45 A. NJ, and a
large crowd Is expected to take ad :
vantage Of the trip