The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-20
CONDITION OF I0OlG
EAufS UNCHANGED
victim Of Aut0mobile Accident Suf.
frs Paralysis Of One Side Of
HIS Body.
SHOOTING CASE CONTINUED
General Impression That killing OF
ELI Oheatham Was Accident--Dead
Boy Was Only Son OF Widowed
Mother.

Petersburg. Va, Feb. ia
coroncr's jury after hearing all
the esf1iesa<sp tonight in the shoot
ing OF Eli Cheati,am by Waverly
Butler ut Grove avenue and Ca.
nal street last Ught, resulting in
the death OF yos:rg Chatham At
tbs Pc.ersbacg hospital about
o'cicrk this n,or.stsg, returned
verdict tn rho cf'o1 tliat the
shooting WAS accidental, COM
pieteiy exoncsgt,ng the Butler
boy.
Petersburg. Va. Feb. l9.-The con-
dition of David p. Eanes, Jr.. SON OF
Detective David p. Eanes, who was
probably fatally injured in an auto
mobile accident on the Hopewell turn.
pike at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Is reported as unchanged late this
afternoon. and while there may be
some hope, grave fears are felt as
to the result OF the young mans in
juries. He Is about twenty-five years
of age. well known and highly es-
teemed.
AS early as possible after the ac-
cident another automobile was Sc
cured, and young Eanes, with Vernon
Stewart who was also slightly In
jured, were rushed TO the Petersburg
hospital. Mr.. Eanes has not regained
consciousness He is suffering from
conclusion and the whole OF one SIDE
OF his body is paralyzed. Gloom was
cast over the community as the result
OF the accident.
Case Is Continued.
At today's session of the police
court the case Of Waverly Butler, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Butler of Et-
trick, the youth who about $3.50
o'clock last night shot and MORALLY
wounded Eli Cheatham. son of Mrs.
Mary l. Cheatham, of Ettrick. was
continued to await the result of the
coroner's inquest.
Young Cheatham's father was &C
cidentally killed about four years ago
on the belt line bridge over the Ap-
pomattox river just west of his home,
and he was the only son OF his wild
owed mother. The father of young
Butler is one OF the community's most
highly regarded citizens, having for
q number of years been employed by
J. D.. Mann at Grove avenue and Canal
streets. within a few feet of where
the shooting occurred. but more re-
Gently an employee of the office of the.
Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany.
The exact cause OF the shooting has
not been ascertained Young Butler
claims that 1t was accidental, while
the Chatham boy, in a statement to
the attending physicians last night.
could not say how or by whom he was
wounded Deep sympathy is extended
the families of the two boys. There
are few persons who entertain the
view that the shooting was anything
moro than an accident and another
case OF the careless handling Of fire.
arms by a youth. Arrangements have
not been made for the funeral OF the
young victim.
Hear Mapp Law Cases.
Judge Mullen. sitting in the hust-
ingy court today, heard evidence in
the Ave cases charging violation of
the prohibition law remaining on the
docket. Lee Barrett. Richard Green
and IT. w. Brown, colored, pleaded
guilty and were each sentenced to one
month In jail. with a fine of $50. The
case against c. X. Potter, white, was
nolle prosecuted. and in the case OF
Jack Kennedy. colored, hung Jury
resulted, and it was continued until
the March term.
The case against Jack Craig, white,
convicted in the police court of OPP
Grating a gambling house and given
oLA htohi'o ~ jain 'f'' HN''S -
Quied.
L. G. Jones.
Lynnhurse Claiborne Jones. we'll
known and popular young man of the
West End, died at his home. 1104
Washington street, about 4 o'clock this
morning. after an illness of four
weeks. Mr.. Jones was in the twenty
ninth year OF his age. and since the
death of his father, Edward NJ. Jones,
few months ago. he had been en-
gagged in the retail grocery business
at High and North Market streets.
His death was the fifth death in his
Immediate family within brief Pc
riod. his mother and father and two
uncles, Augustus and Fillmore Jones,
all having died very recently.
Besides a young widow. who before
her marriage was Miss Lucy Lvesay.
he Is survived by four brothers. one
half brother and one half-sister. viz:
Austin j., Leslie NJ. Edgar s. and Al
bert II. Jones. Willie r. Jones and
Mrs, Annie r. Eanes. all of this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the residence At o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon and interment will
be made in Blandford.
Overrulce Motion to Set Aside.
Judge pabney, Of Charlottesville,
who recently heard the case Of w. 3.
Hipp against the Dupont company in
the Prince George circuit court. in
which the plaintiff was awarded a
verdict for $4,000 for personal in
juries sustained by a falling scaffold
while in the employ OF the defendant
company. heard argument Saturday
on q motion to set aside the verdict,
which motion was overruled. Suit
was brought by the plaintiff for 500
900. The case has been tried twice.
and at each trial the plaintiff was
awarded a verdict for the same
amount Messrs. Lassiter and Drewry
OF this city. and John W. Hutchinson
Of Charlotte. N. c., represented the
plaintiff and Plummer & Bohannon
the defendant company.
Wells-F1ck.
Miss Grace Agnes Wells. attractive
young daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Wells, OF this city, and Mr.
Charles Patrick Flick were married at
o'clock this afternoon In Washing
ton. d. c. The groom is a popular
young business man in the employ OF
the r. L. Bowman Advertising COM
pany. After Northern bridal tour
Mr.. and Mrs. Flick will reside at PA
Grove avenue.