The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Def MHRs ACTION
n nFW TRIAL MOTION
AEuMneut Presented for r. r. Alien
ny l.. o. wcndenburx, OF
Richmond
DECISION TO BE MADE JULY /
H0eersburx Police, After Chase in
Patrol, Capture Man In Stolen Auto.
VIII Name Building Inspector.
Other News of Petersburg.

VIII Name Building Inspector.
Other News of Petersburg.
Petersburg, Va. June l7.--Judse
Mullen. sitting in the Hastings Court,
today heard argument by J.. o. Wen
denburE. OF Richmond for new
trial for r r. Allen, convicted at the
May term of the court Of grand lar
ceny and given two years In the penI-
tsntiaxy.
Comm or weaith's Attorney thinner
made an able argument against the
granting Of a new trial and at the
conclusion OF the argument the court
took the matter under advisefneht, In
forming counsel that decision would
be rendered on the first day of July
Allen was released on bali for his
appearance in court st that time with
his brother. " Z. Allen, If Richmond,
and his uncle, f H Russell, OF Hen
rico County. as surety in the sum of
$500.
Chase Lands Auto Thief.
After an exciting chase in the po-
Nice patrol, driven by Chauffeur
Wright, Chief Ragiand and Detective
al
ed shortly before ii o'clock last night
IN capturing Harold Fulton, a young
white man. wanted for the theft of
an automobile near Emporia- The
local chief received information about
10 O'Clock 81 the theft of the car
and shortly before II o'clock as he
and Detective Jefferson were about
10 leave police headquarters for the
night Fulton drove ny In a Ford run
fyaA
the license number on the machine
and gave chase on foot while Chauf-
fenr Wright was ~1tt3u& the patrol in
readiness aud oftcer
eht soon overlook the detective
and the lite, ! ord vas oVertaken GO
ing al rapid rate eastwardly through
the city.
Fulton Is apparently about seven
teen wears Of age and was released
yesterday from road force fear
Emporia In discussing the case to-
day. he stated that he WAS batter con
tented ia prison than otherwise. lie
is said 10 he an cpilcptic
Captured Negro Entering Home.
Several females members Of the
family Of Mrs J r Morris, in Liberty
street. captured and held n negro
youth who gave the name of Churc-
hill Morris. at the Morriss home about
1880 o'clock last night until the ar
rival OF the police patrol with OdiCer
Wright and Detective Eanes and AID
ridge a member of tho family was
attracted by q sound at one Of the
windows and upon investigation dis
covered the boy prHing the putty from
one Of the window panes. lnvestiga-
ZION revealed the fact that the youth
had been sleeping beneath the front
porch of the MorrIss home for some
days and that he had stored there
N number Of articles Of clothing and
81 bicycle which he had stolen. The
bov gives his age as fifteen years
though he does not appear to he
more than ten or eleven years ola,
He was recently sent 10 reforma-
tory for petty theyery and how he
came 10 he ont is a mystery to the
local authorities
To Name Building Inspector.
a i0int session Of the two branches
Of Council will be held June n TO
elect q building inspector as provided
for IN the new building code, which
became effective on that date. The
office paws 800 per annum. and
there are several candidates for tho
place each Of whom has strong en-
1. dorEement.
The closing exercises Of the Train
ing school for Nurses Of the Peters
burg Hospital will be held in the Dun
can Brown School Auditorium Tues
dav evening June 81 The bacca-
farrrr-tr Sermon with atAfaAa at
Market Street NJ f. Church on Sun
dav. June %, at s o'clock IN the even
ing,
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Methodist Sunday School Union Asso-
citation will he held at 3 80 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon with the Blandford
Methodist Church.
To Make Tax Rate Sf.0o.
Al an adjourned meeting Of the
Board of Aldermen. held last evening.
Chairman G. e Wright. Of the Council
Finance Committee. introduced new
tax ordinance. with the request that
Il be referred to the Finance Commit
tee with instructions to report at an
adjourned meeting Of the board TO he
held MondaN might. The ordinance
reduces the present tax rate on real
and Tangible personal property from
sle5 to 81 40 and adds school tax 81
fifty cents m the $500. making the
total tan rate 81 90
An ordnance adding 10 the presr NJ
tax rate 81 81 e5 special tax 81 fifty
cents was defeated by the Commo"
Council Tuesday evening OF the
week
Mrs. Emily Heath Dead.
Mrs Emily It. Heath. widow ~ Jo-
seph Heath. Of Dfsputania, died very
suddenly at the home OF her hro'h"~-
.n-Iaw, J. o Faison. at Disputanta,
about $50 O'Clock last evening. aged
forty-two years Mrs. Heath was We'll
known and highly esteemed She Is
survived by TWO sors and two dauCh
tiers, Francis and Fred Heath Miss
Emily q and Anna Heath, OF Dispu
fanta also by three brothers and two
sisters Allan Gee. ~ Roanoke: Charles
Gee, Jr Of Norfolk: Willie Gee, OF