The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-06
Petersburg
WIFE REFUSES TO
FURNISH MEDICINE

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Petersburg Va. December B.--The
findings Of an autopsy performed by
Coroner Croekford on the body of
Nathan Yates. eolored, OF 704 Com
merce street was that the negro had
died OF pneumonia caused by his wife
neslee;ine 70 provide medical atten-
ton for him.
1t is said that Yates was taken Ill
last week and asked that he be given
medical attention. which was refused
by his wife. His pleas and csies of
suffering were heard by his neighbors,
who had Or, Clark. negro doctor
come and sttend to him. Yates wife
would not let the doctor attend the Ill
man, saying that he was her husband
and that no one else had anything to
do with him,
The police were called in and Dr.
Powell, the city physician. attended
the man. but he was then pass medical
attention. The man died Saturday with
II liz alleged that the wife locked the
body in the house and left. She was
later arrested and a commission Of
lunacy will be held in her case tomor-
row II IS thought that she will be
sent TO the insane asylum.
Dunn-staTord.
Larry Dunn, a soldier stationed ut
Camp Lee. and Miss Thelma Stafford.
both Of Blueheld. w. Va. were married
In the parsonage of the Msrkst-street
Methodist church last Friday afternoon
by the pastor They will make their
home in this city.
Delegates or to Convention.
Emmett Lee Mann. state haplain.
delegates. left here yesterday after
noon to attend the Farmers Eduoa-
tional and Cooperative union which
convened tn the Virginia building in
Roanoke Fl 10 o'clock today for three
days session.
Conference Convenea.
The ffty-second annual session OF
thu Virginia conference. African Meth
odist Episcopal church. convened this
morning at II o'clock at the oak-street
Methodist church. with the Rev. q. L.
Blackwell. n D.. LII D. of Phiiadel-
phia, presiding.
The annual sermon was preached
tonight at the Oak Street Methodist
church by the Rev. J. 3. Stephenson.
Many white Methodists Of this section
attended the services tonight
Burial in Oak Hill.
The body OF Mrs Miami Reynolds
VIII De Iaken 10 OAK NM w. ' d. lti
burial DIR. Mills. the father OF the de-
ceased. came to this city yesterday and
will accompany the body to Oak Hin,
where the family lives and where the
burial will be made.
New Company Planned.
Plans are under way for the Or
Fanisation OF company in this city
for the Third Virginia regiment. The
company will be known SIS the Lee
a.
tenant Leroy Roper. who recently
graduated from the officers training
camp at Fort Niger. Lieutenant Roper
is In charge OF organizing the COM
pany
Among the prominent citizens OF
this city who are backing the move
ment are Captain Vergie Parham,
r. intel Hurt and william T.. thinner.
Common Council Meets.
At the regular meeting of tina COM
mon council last night. the recon-
mendation Of the water committee that
the services of q government expert be
accepted for work at the ctty's new
altering plant. was referred for action
until next Tuesday night
The resolution to raise the pay OF
the police justice from s.s to s125 per
month was referred to the finance
committee, An appropriation of s2,50o
TOT the % ptSHVp
was passed by the council
The proposed resolution changing of
the city's speed limit from ffteen to
twenty miles per hour was ordered
laid over until next Tuesday night.
when the new trAffio ordinance comes
up at special meeting.
Mentally FreEsz-~ R@part#p = Z.
The report eff the police department
for the month ending November 80
shows that at arrests were made in
this city during the month. One hum
bred and forty of these were for viola
tons of the city ordinance
The report OF the police department
Of the city Of Hopewell shows that 344
arrests were made in that city during
the month OF November. The new
chief OF police, Bernard J. Miles, took
charge Of his new Office on the LIST of
November. and since that time has
made remarkable progress In cleaning
up that city OF its immoral AMI
gambling houses One hundred and
seven immoral women were taken into