The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-16
WARRANT PROCURED !.
FOR BOYS ARREST
Mason Hicks, Father OF Youth Beaten
Into JnCon~Ciou~ncSs, Takes Legal
Action against .Nssailants.

Petershurg Va, Jan. l5.--Mr. Ma
son Hicks. father of Marvin Hicks,
/ the jackson School student. beaten
I into unconvciousucss and left upon the
tracks of tho Seahoar5 Air Line Rail-
way by Robert Helcner. David Belch-
I er, Bud Vaughan and boy named
/ Minton, while On route from school
/ home ono day las; week. secured war
rants for the arrest ot the tour BOYS
today, charging them with assault ana
I battery.
All of the boys were pupils in the
Stonewal jackson school neg
ranged in age from eight 60 ten yeats
DIR. II. AulCk Burke attended the ut
tie Hicks boy, and Nhac his condi-
ton was at first reported AS danger
Gus, ne Is now said to he rapidly re
covering from the brutal attack and
the subsequent shock.
Weymouth Sent ON.
Willie Weymouth. the young white
man arrested at the Washington
Street. Atlantic Coast Line, station
Saturday night by Patroimon Pillow,
Belcher and Fuqua. with twenty
pints OF whiskey In his possession,
was before the Police Court this
morning and was sent on to the Hust-
ings Court to stand trial. Weymouth,
aside from stating that the whiskey
was given him in Washington by a
friend. made no defense.
Ernest Lynch, young white man
charged with recklessly driving the
automobile which killed Mrs. Law
rence's horse on West High Street
Saturday night, was discharged.
j. NJ. l. Eppes. colored, charged
with the larceny of $f460 from an
pt l1o Ia, al {pr
was adiudged guilty and given fifteen
days in jail, from which decision he
took an 81 peal to the Hastings Court.
Percy Wilson and George Barnes,
colored, charged with conducting their
business on SUNDAY. IN violation of
the law, were ca fined IS.
To Widen Street.
Permission has been granted by the
PostofIice Department to the city of
Petersburg to cut off the corner OF
the government lot at Tabb and Union
Streets for the purpose Of widening
and improving the streets at that very
important point At the intersection
OF the two streets the government
property projects out into the street
70 such a degree as In make tho cor
ner very unsightly as well as danger
Gus. It has been suggested that the
city may secure permission from Pc
tershurg Lodge of Elks to cut off the
opposite corner. also, in order to com
plete the Improvement.
Dies from Pneumonia.
Friends ard relatives OF Mr.. and
Mrs William NJ Heath of the West
End, will sympathi2e with them deep
~ In the loss OF their little son, Rob
ert Rosser, whose death occurred last
evening as the result OF bronchial
pneumonia. The father of tho young
child, who Is employed at the Du-
j Point plant, had suffered great appre-
hensipn for some days and his fellow
employees will extend him their sym
pathy The little boy is a grandchild
| Of City Gauger William Heath. Flu
neral services will be conducted from
the residence in Shepherd Street at
3 O'Clock tomorrow (Tuesday) after
noon.
Visit in Petersburg.
Mrs. W. w. Pendleton and Mr.. Fred
| Featherstone ana little daughter
| Elizabeth, were recent visitors in the
| home of Rev. and Mrs. f, V Carson,
of this city. Since coming to Peters
burg Rev and Mrs Carson have been
visited by number of their friends
| from Mr.. Carson's former charge al
| Fairmount-Avenue, Richmond.
To Address Students.
The Rev j. r. VIM, D. d, OF the
! Washington Street Methodist Church
! this city, has accepted an invitation
to deliver an address before the stu
dent body of Randolph Macon College
next Friday evening. General Lees
birthday anniversary. on General
Robert f. Lee as an Example for
Young Men of To-day"
Infant Passes Away.
Fanny Virginia, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Holt. OF
Matoaca, died at the residence Of her
parents at l o'clock this afternoon.
The little girl was about one month
! old. Friends and relatives of the pa
rents will sympathize with them deep
| ly. Funeral services will be conduct
/ ed from the residence tomorrow
| (Tuesday) afternoon.