The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-18
THREE MURDER TRIALS
N PETERSBURG COURT
Judge sfnHtn WIN BE cunfruutcd
with Thirty Criminal Gases Th.rs-
day Morning.
POLITICAL POT rs BOILING.
Although Election Ii More Than q
Year on. Names OF Probable Cnzsd-
dates for Various Off,ccs Are Being
Mentioned.

Petersburg, Va, July 1.-THE July
term Of the Hastings Court, Judge
Muffin presiding, will convene at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning. To date
there are thirty cases on the criminal
docket, Including twenty felony and
ten rrrtsdemennor end appeal cases
among the former being three murder
casea
The following have becn surnrn on
ed TO serve as Jurors during the term;
Grand Jury'-<amuel II. Hobbs'
ia mes W. Wells. John J. Jones. WI
liam J. Purify, James n. Turner
James Mol RUM. leroy Roper
Pentar7tn F. Eeeler. Robert b. Stiles,
john n. Hubbard. Robert =. l.. Har-
grave George II. Meredith
vensre-Joaeph y. Worth, Robert
n T.ockett. David w. Hawkins r..
O7-rin Taimage. Joseph c. Young
David A. Lyon. Jr., II. Rives Hooper
L 81 Barksdale, Jr.. Arthur l. Mat
toz. Writ Robertson, Robert A; Mar
tin. Jr.. Isaac Cohen. r. MaaIry
Young. Robert ]. Major. w. Lee
Rahily. Otis S. Meinetree, Charles r.
Rees. Jr.. Frank K Clements. James
g. Vaughan, Frederick II. Heine-
mann.
Petit Jury-Bentarnin y. Keys,
While A. Pace, Mark f. Holt, Francis
r. Thweatt. Holmes Boisseau, Leland
s. Short. Herbert J. Tucker. George
Grover Rodgers. William /. Hall.
Mr.. Isouar,is Funeral To-day.
The funeral Of Charles Leonard, an
account 81 whose death has been men
TONED in The N9rRninn, will be CON
Quoted from Grace Church at 1880
,tr7er
PoItienl Pet Boiling.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
r4uniripa] PRIMARY for the nomfna-
tfon az olty oHleefs rs yet more than
e. YEAR of the political pot Is begin
r-ug 70 UrIt Hud before August 1917.
probably every voter IN the quiet old
Cuckade CITY viii have the bnttonhole
In the lapel Of his coat worn thread
bare by the numerous candidates for
Office
/ The principal contest thus far is
apparently over the office of city ser
geant. which will be made vacant by
/ the retirement of Sergeant John r.
| Evans who has served faithfully near
ly n score OF ysara
The names Of ffve probable can
| didates. W. @. Andrews, ]. B. Hub
bard, Houston parham, A, A Alley
and ]. C. Qaarles. have been men,
| toned. Alderman QNaTles announces
his candidacy with this issue of The
vfrRinian and other announcements
are expected to follow closely. Mr..
Qusries, though quite a young man.
Is an experienced politician and has
served the Democratic party faithful
" ever stnce be became OF voting ge
He has represented the Fifth Ward
In the City Council for a number OF
years. frat IN the lower branch ant
In recent years az n member OF the
Board OF Aldermen. It is doubtful
II q member of the Council could b'
found who has SERVED his constituent
more faithfully and in the final laI
Of the race for the sergeantcy the pop
uIar West End man win doubtless b,
counted IN the running.
Cooper-Cnoper.
! TT1fs morning AT II o'clock at tht
home of Mr.. and Mrs r. A. Daven
port, 21s Grove Avenue. Miss BeTsi'
Rada Cooper, OF Nashville, n C.. WA
united IN marriage TO John Eli
Cooper, yrs Of THIS city Rey. A, r
! Love. pastor OF West End Taptis
Church. officsatevi The young coupl'
VIII reside in this city.
John Bnrcflcr Dead.
John II. purcher, aged SO years
dfed this morning at tho residence o
5his niece, Mrs Kate b Curtice, OF
East Tabb Street. Mr.. HurCher haf
resided in this city all his life ant
had never married
Cub to Have Picnic.
The Mechanics Club of Petersburg
which ts composed OF the employees o
@. Rem Keller, the wef1-kncwn con
tractor Of this city. wifi give a pic
MO at white Bank" farm, Chester
field County on Thursday next. OF
which occasion II is und srst ood tina
Mr. Keller Will be presented with