The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-30
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
| N CASE OF |. |. GAY
Young White Man in III Health.
Pleaded Guilty for Courts
Mercy.
WAS CHARGED WITH FORGERY
Stoncwall jackson Pupils Get Golden
Reports-Open Meeting by Wood
men Of World Tonight-Petersburg
News.

James NJ. Mullen. sitting In the Hust-
tngs Court today. announced that SEN
tence had been suspended in the case
of L. I. Gay. a young white man
who pleaded guilty, last week, to forg-
ing the name of J. J. Cherry. t,.Al
merchant to a check on the National
Bank of Petersburg. for $1o9.75.
The forgery was committed by the
young man several months ago while
he was in the employ of Mr.. Cheiri
He later left Petersburg and was ap-
pretended in New Jersey Upon be
Ing arraigned for trial he pleaded
guilty aud threw himself upon the
mercy OF the court. pleading ,that ne
was sufferer from tubercular trou-
BILE. He was subsequently examined
by DIR. Joseph NJ. Burke, upon in
structions from the court. DR.. Burke.
after thorough examination, report
ed that Gay was suffering from an
aggravated case of laryngitis. which
might develop into tuberculosis FRI \
confinement.
GAYS home Is In Norfolk. where he
has a wife and several small children.
He has been discharged and will. It
Is said. be taken to a sanitorium for
treatment.
Golden Reports to Pupils.
Pupils of the stonewali jackson
School who were perfect In attend
ance. excellent in department and at
tanned an average OF 80 per cent on
all studies during the tirst school
eemister. have been awarded golden
reports and had their names placed
upon the honor roll of the school as
follows:
"a Grade--E1va Lee Pearson Rosa
lie Jones. Doris shackelford. Burnell
Turner.
sB Grade--Buster BtggT, Waiter
Ramey, Grace Thompson. Russell FL
more.
A Graoe-vernard Sheffield. OIL
Tyne Shackelford, Bessie Anderson
Alb Grade--Margaret Beasley, AL
len Raine, Fred Wrenn.
5A Grade--Firginia BELL. mary
Alice Upton.
5B Grade-Au,irey owen. Dorothy
Cross, Franklin Williamson.
The splendid new addition to the
jackson School is rapidly nearing
com pletlon and will he ready for oc-
eupancy within the next few weeks
F The addition will afford relief To the
seriously congested conditions In hoth
the jackson and Lee Schools and Is
an ornament to that section of the
| city.
Woodmcn I'm Open session.
Hollywood Camp. No. l01. wood
men Of the World, will hold its first
open meet tomorrow night at O'Clock
in Pythian Hall Practically all other
fraternal organizations have for sew
eral years held open meetings. TO
which the wives and sweethearts were
invited but this is the first open
meeting held by the W O, W.
The entertainment committee has
arranged a splendid musical program.
and several catchy recitations will be
ct Is
musical program the annual banquet
will be spread Each lady In attend
ance will Re presented with souve-
mir and a large attendance Is ex-
pected.
Harxvood Hall I'm New Place.
Harwood r. Hall, of Walnut Hill.
who has for twenty years been con-
nected with the Charles 4. Schieren
Company. of New York, for the past
three years southern sales manager,
has resigned 10 become associated with
the r. o. Egerton Real Estate Com
pany, OF this city, on February !.
Mr.. Hall Is a native of Brooklyn,
~ Y. hut has made Petersburg his
headquarters for seventeen years. He
| married Miss Florence Atkinson. OF
Nottoway County, and during their
| eight years residence here both have
made scores Of friends in Petersburg
and Richmond who will be pleased to
learn that they will make their home
here permanently.
Serious Fire Ayerted.
The prompt response and effective
work of the Fire Department. under
Acting Chief Miller, about l 80 o'clock
this afternoon, saved the two-story
frame dwelling on South Sycamore
Street. opposite Third Avenue. occu-
pied by Carter r. Myers and L. a,
Doddsworth. The Are was discovered
in a closet in the tenement occupied
by Mr.. Doddsworth. and II spread
quickly to the adjoining tenement.
The principal damage resulted from
smoke and water. The building is
owned by ]. r. Manson. Jr., and was
fully insured.
kaIb-Bonjonia.
Miss Mary Wilson Bonjonia, the at
tractive and deservedly popular young
daughter OF Mrs, Pauline Bonjonia,
and Mr.. George ]. Kalb, of Baltimore.
were united in marriage at 10 O'Clock
this morning at st. Joseph's Catholic
Church by the pastor. Rev. Father
Martin ]. Haier. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Kalb left
for their future home in the Monu-
mental City.