The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-16
-FOUR CONVICTED FOR
TRANSPORTING LIQUOR
Petersburg Jury Imposes Fines and
Jail Sentences For Prohibition
Law Violations.
ANNIVERSARY is CELEBRATED
Mrs. A. NJ. Ivey Is Recipient of Many
Congratulations on Eighty-second
Birthday-Valuable Horses Break
Legs.

Petersburg, Va, Feb. 15.-The
/ opening days session of the February
term of the hustings court, Judge Null
len presiding, was featured by the
trial and conviction of several persons
charged with violating the prohibition
law.
| Numerous suitcases and other re-
/ ceptacles. In which the booze had
been transported into Virginia In VIC
! lation of the law along with the wet
goods. were brought into the court
room as mute evidence against the
parties arraigned for trial.
Soon after court convened at 10
o'clock the grand jury reported the
following indictments:
I Harrison Benson, j. NJ. Wade. alias
Wray; Costas Sphakions. T. W.
Brown. Fred King. Richard Green,
Philip Strogalonos, Bill Kama, c. X.
Potter. Jack Kennedy, John Peace.
George Taylor. Lee Barrett s. l..
Rogers and Nick Bitsike all charged
with violating the prohibition law;
Willie kennedy. non support, and
John Knox. felony.
The first case called for trial was
that of John Knox. colored. charged
with breaking into and robbing the
store of J. V. Barker of merchandise
to the value of $3S. Knox is a men,
Der of one of the most notorious negro
families in this section. of which near
ly every male member Is serving or
has served terms in the penitentary,
one or more of them having died
while confined to prison. Upon being
arraigned. he pleaded guilty, and his
punishment was fixed by the court at
two years in the penitentiary.
7, PnDera Whita indicted for
transporting twenty-three pints Of
whiskey from without the state into
dry territory, was next tried. After
the jury retired and had considered
the case for some time, they came
fnte the court to inquire Rogers
were a married man. to which Judge
Mullen replied that that was not a.
matter with which the Jury had to
deal. Rogers was found guilty and
his punishment was fixed at two
months in Jail with a fine OF $50
Harry Edwards and Thomas Macy
alias Mackey two young white men
charged with violating the prohibit
ton law by transporting in three suit
cases and a handbag a quantity of
whiskey in half-pint and pint bottles,
through their counsel. E. l.. Potter,
of Hopewell, entered a plea of guilty
and asked for minimum punish
ment. commemorative Attorney
thinner stated TO the jury that he
did not think the case was one where
the minimum punishment should be
inflicted Both were found guilty,
sentenced to two months in Jail with
fines of 800 each
Nick Bitsike, indicted for trans
porting eleven quarts of whiskey into
the state, was represented by Attor-
nev Paul Petit. He was found guilty.
given thirty days in Jail and ned $50,
Hospital Board Meets.
The regular meeting of the general
board OF the State Hospitals for the
Insane and State Colony for Epilep-
tics and Feeble minded was held at
day with Comm ssioner J. NJ. Bauser-
the Central State hospital yoster
man presiding and the following mem
bers in attendance: Robert Gillian.
Sr., and j. Gordon Bohannon, of Pc
tersburg: DR. H. u. Stephenson. of
Toano: Charles A. Osborne. of KEYS
Vile: Shirley Carter. of Winchester;
William II lands. OF stanton; Judge
James l.. Treadway, of Chatham: A..
J. HUI. Of Washington county; Haynes
/. Morgan, OF Smytha county. and DR..
n. W. Dey. OF Lynchburg.
Numerous matters of interest in
connection with the institution were
the several hospitals showing them
to be in splendid condition were read
During the past quarter 425 patients
were admitted TO the state institution
and there remained in them at the
end of the quarter 4 91a patients, dis
trihuted as follows; Western. 1909;
Eastern. ISL: Southwestern. COS: Cen
trail. 1859; Fpileptic colony. AL.
A thorough inspection of each de-
partment OF the Central State hos
ptal was made and every thing was
found to be In a satisfactory condi-
ton.
Mrs. Maiie Buried.
Funeral services for Mrs Nancy
F,npes Maile, widow of the late Hicks
Male. whose death occurred Tuesday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at the home
OF her son-in-law. Edward Y. Price
on the Dupuv road. Dinwiddie coun-
tv a short distance from this city.
were conducted from the home at 4
o'clock this afternoon by Rev. Fred
w. Moore. OF the Second Baptist
church, assisted by Rev. A. r. Love,
of the West End Baptist church.
There was large attendance and the
following gentlemen were pail
bearers:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS G.. Smith and
Matthew Miller.
Active-Ernest b. Wilson, Joseph
r. Bishop, Lloyd r. Dedmond. For
rest L. Collier, Archie q. Male and
Charles n. Male. grandsons Of the
deceased.
Mrs. Male was one OF thu most
| venerable and esteemed residents of
this section She is survived by three
sons aad four daughters. J. J. Male.
of Petersburg: Bernard l. Male. OF
! Richmond: Mrs. Corinda Bishop and
/ Mrs. Devonia A. Price, of Dnwiddie
! County: Mrs. Edward G.. Collier and
Mrs. Georgia A. Dedmond. OF this
| city: also by thirty-six grandchildren
! and nineteen great grandchildren
Interment was made in the family
! burying ground near Mrs. Males late
home.
Mrs. j. NJ. Finley.
Mrs J. NJ. Finley, an esteemed lady
| OF Hopewell. died at her home last
evening. after a brief illness. The
body will be sent tomorrow morning
via the q. A. L. railway to Charlotte.
n. c.. for burial.
Anniversary Is Celebrated.
Mrs A. NJ. Ivey. a widely known
| and esteemed lady of Chesterfield
county, celebrated Sunday her eighty
second birthday anniversary. In ad-
dition to the receipt of more than a
hupdred nostals and letters Of CON