The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-04
Petersburg
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Especial TO Tho Richmond Nirsiniap)
Petersburg. Va, Dec. 3.~-According
to city Health Officer II. A. Martin. 1ls
cases of Spanish influenza in the city
had been reported to him within the
past several days. One or two deaths
have resulted from il so far.
The people are urged to take every
prevent a fresh outbreak. DR. Martin
stated that reports from all the city
doctors would be received and the SIT -
uation gone over thoroughly before the
closing OF all public places is consid
cred.
1t is thought that the number OF in
nuenza cases reported IL due to the sud
den change in weather conditions
causing those who had not fully re-
covered from the disease in the first
epidemic TO suffer relapse.
During the epidemic in this city there
were $4,000 cases of influenza reported
TO the local health authorities.
Nay Issue Statement.
Attorney j. y. Barbour, who was ap-
pointed receiver of the Peoples state
bank. OF Fl OF " Ell |. stated that
he had no information OF value to the
public 10 aive ont, but expected to issue
ytatement. concerning the wreckfne
Of that institution sometime this week
The condition OF the books of the de-
funct bank ane said to he depiorabte
bu. Mr.. Barbour has entered upon his
duties receiver and is making eN'
eellent progress.
Negro Held For Trial
Willie JoneE. coiored. charged viii
shooting and killing his wife on Ran
son street early last Friday morning
was given a preliminary hearing III
police court this morning and was held
for trial In hustinss court.
The strongest witness against the
negro was Olga Turnbull. the seven
teen-year- old daughter of the murdered
woman, who told of how Jones bea'
his wife and returning home drunk
beat her again and shot her. The CIR
said that the man warned her to keel
silent after he had Killed her mother
and then went TO send telegram II
tho dead womans mother.
Jones. testifying in his own behalf
"a id that his wife attempted to choke
him and then tried to get possession O.
the pistol. which was lying on trunk
He said that his wife and her daugh
ter had met him while he was on hi
way home and thar the woman carried
I pistol is hsr coat pocket.
r lie wilt Ire tried at the January tNr
of hustings court.
xaudsts Nutiinte Property.
Vandals last night entered the Pc
tershure Pool parlors on North Syca
more street and ruined five pool table!
by cutting the cushions and GOVERNS
with a Knife
The persons who entered the place
were not bent on robbery. as nothing
was carried OF but their intentions
appear to have been purely to ruin tia
tables.
They gained entrance through a eel
lar cap In the rear IF the building ant
left through a rea! door. which they LET
open,
Funeral Of Youth.
The funeral services of ldn"ood Pul
ley. the thirteen year-old son of Mi
and Mrs. r. n. Pulley. 440 Byrne street
who WAS killed SUNDAY afternoon b,
being buried alive in n sand pit OF
Madison street while playing with sew
ioral small companions. took place thi
afternoon at the home of his parents
The remains were sent to Church Road
Va, for burial
naniors, were playing ia the sand PHI
when suddenly part of the embankmen
caved in on him. burTing him unde
it. Death Was instantaneous. Tn
other hpys escaped and summoned bel
but during the excitement, they coui
not. give the exact location. a whit
man and three negroes worked he
roicaiiy to extricatc the buried DO.
The boys later pointed to another spo
aud young pulley was found under
foot Of dirt lie was found in an up
right position with his hands RAISED
showing the effort he had made to ex
tricate himself
Coroner Corckford viewed the bod
and deemed an inquest unnecessary.
Situation mt Hop~welI.
Information was received here toda
from Hopeweli to the effect that Their
are stiil $500 men on the payroll o
the DUPONT powder plant at Hopewel
II was also said that there had bee
no laying off of men for the past sew
/ eral days and that there would be bu
little further reduction from now or
| The Information also said that tn
company now had on hand at the plan
'about 500 bales of cotton to be used i
the manufacture of gun cotton that ha
not been touched
Fireman still Unconscious.
/ Reports from the Petersburg hos
! nital tonight were to the effect that j
! H. Dove, the young NJ and w. fireman
! who was seriously injured yesterda
t morning by failing from the cab &
/ his engine while the fast passenge
train was passing through Disputant'
/ is still unconscious and In dangerou
! condition Small hopes for his recoy
cry are expressed. as he is sufferin
With a large aperture in his head.
4 While the train was passing throug
/ Disputanta. Dove. who was fireman, /
some manner fell from the window
! His head struck q cross-tie lying o
! the side of the track, INJECTING ~
cut in the head and rendering him un
conscious. He was brought to this cit
on the westbound train and rushed t
/ the hospital Dove is from Crewe. ";
TranspOrters begin Sentences.
( d, \. Norris, Of this city, who wa
J convicted in the federal court in Rich
mcnd yesterday on the charge Of trans
Il austinE~ 4,Ihtake1-4inta~ tAa--stata- IAN
sentenced TO six months in jail. wit
L fine OF 5000 and costs. today bega
| serving his sentence in the Petersbur
jail. along with another prisoner VIII
was also convicted of transportin
hiskey into the state