The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-11
Petersburg
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Petersburg, Va. Sept. l0.--Charles
williams, colored, shot and killed Kill
ley Mcbride, colored last night at
1890 o'clock. at MeBride's home, Al .
High Pearl street. Mcbride was shot
in the abdomen and died few hours
later in the Petersburg hospital with
out regaining consciousness Ella
May Mcbride. wife OF the murdered
man. states that Marie Williams, sis
ter of the murderer called her
names, yesterday and when her hus-
band resented this Williams and his
sister grew angry and made threats
against MrBrfrr-y fife Williams WI g
captured at noon today about SIX
miles from the city near the n. and
W. belt line in Dinwiddie county. He
was traiied by two bloodhounds VINO
never lost the trail,
Three big Curtiss army a'rplanes ar
| rived here this afternoon. They are
driven by pilots of the Traymore
Aerial Tours company. Of Atlantic
City, and are on tour Southwark OF
this country. They will remain mere
until next Monday, when they will go
| to Lynchburg and Roanoke. The pro-
motors OF THESE apTistt lpuiS
that they will take passengers up for
| flights during their stay here.
Two hundred farmer attended the
KNOW Your Neighbor" meeting yes
| terday afternoon at Dinwiddie. Com
monwealth's Attorney Morton Goode
presided and addresses were delivered
by Mr.. kirkpatrick. County Agent
Jones and Mr.. n. s Leet. The PARTY
then motored to Mckenney where
the same speakers and DR.. NICK cen
smoke on the farmers problems. The
campaign will be carried tonight 10
Chester and these special get-tegether
meetings which have succeeded be-
yond the most sanguine expectations
of their promoters, will close Friday.
That the collapse Of the dupont en-
terprise and the decrease OF the popu-
lation in Camp Lee have affected the
pepulatfon Of Petersburg only slightly
il demonstrated by the enrolment in
the. public schools. The, attendance
this year is only 104 less than the
opening day last year and Superin-
tendent Martin believes that in few
weeks there wilt be a good ~balancs
on the right side of the sheet. The
high school shows an increase OF nine
over. last year.
Henry Coleman, white, was arrested
las might by Detective Andrews. Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, for stealing box
of cheese from one OF the Company
cars. He admitted that he escaped
three months ago from the Virginia
penitentiary. where he was serving a
sixteen months sentence for highway
S-l@ ..rt,~
the '.pen" from Southampton county,
is forty-nine years old.
The Young Mems Business club last
night appointed committee OF Ave
tn ascertain the needs of the city ana
to present their report to the club and
to the commissioners who go in Office
under the commission form OF govern
ment. The proposition OF Captain NJ.
IC. Jackson to have property assessed
at its full value evoked vigorous dis
sent from Or. william Pitcher, who
said one OF the chief needs is TO have
every house q. KID by the health au-
thortties before being tenanted.
The common council last night APP
propriated So, 900 for street paving and
$500 to send the local military COM
olution asking for $500 TO buy over
coats for the policemen was referred
to the finance committee, The coun-
| Gil voted to make the Union Trust Co
one OF the repositories to handle the
| funds OF the city.
Chas. Turner. colored. held up his
rival at the point Of a pistol last night
and took his girl from him. The ac-
cused did not deny the charges against
him and Judge Clements sent him to
the lookup for sixty days.
v. B. Hewett was acquitted today In
| the corporation court of Hepewen for
the murder Of Tom walters. The
(, Jury deliberated only twelve min
utes. The first trial OF Hewett result
ed in a hung Jury. nine being for ac-
quittal and three for conviction.
| The home Of Mrs John ]. Hanra-
| han, corner OF Sycamore and Mercury
streets was sold at auction yesterday
| to M. M. Finn, for $l4,700
MARJORIE SLAUGHTER STILL