The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-26
Petersburg

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
Petersburg, Va. Nov. 25.--The cascs
Of the seven police officers and two
business men indicted by the grand jury
for Illicit traffic In liquor and other
misdemeanors and felonies were called
in the hastings court today, Gillian,
and Gillian. attorneys for Detectives
,Worrell Perkinson. Wilkinson and Of
ficers Collett. Cameron and Stephen
son made a motion for n change OF
venue. II the motion IL granted BY
Judge Mullen. the trial viii be held
outside of Petersburg and Judge Null
lien will not preside. The lawyers for
the accused men believe that the state
of public feeling here would be preju-
dicial to their clients.
Engineers of the Norfolk and West
ern and Atlantic City Line railroads
have completed survey Tor an over
head bridge from Bollingbrook street.
across the railroad trucks and over the,
Appomattox river to Colonial Heights.
The bridge will be reinforced concrete.
will be one eighth Of mile long and
will cost $3.50 200.
The stewards of Market-Street Meth
odist Episcopal church have decided
to begin at the earliest date practical
parsonage on the Hamilton property.
Sycamore and Marshall streets. to cost
$3.50 600 among the new features will
be a roofgarden on the roof OF the
church where services will he held in
the summer The pastors salary has
been increased $500.
Blanche and Mary Baker. white
girls. claiming Baltimore as their
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court today on the charge of vaerancy
and were given thirty days in jail
They claim to have come here from
Richmond,
The Petersburg Grays. who left here
Sunday for Southwest Virginia. arr
still at Roanoke awaiting orders from
Governor Davis before proceeding FUR"
, Their. It is not believed here that their
services will be needed in the coal
fields. IA the meantime the city is not
without military protection. the A. p.
Hill Rifles being ready for any emer-
gency.
T. r Blankenshlp, a well-known
grocer aud butcher was committed yes
terday bv Justice Clements on the
charge Of permitting his child to break
a dinhtheria quarantine. The charge
the board of health. but the justice de-
cided that the law had not been in
tentionally violated.
Henry Jones. colored was eiven two
wears in the penitentiary yesterday by
the hustings court for having broken
into and stolen lot of tobacco from
Moore's warehouse CIih Cassei atsc
| colared was found not guilty OF ROB
Ding Lums drug store, but was given
ninety days for petty larceny.
Frank Davis and Garfield Douglas
both negroes were given two years IN
.he nenitentary today In the husttngs
court for stealing automobile tires from
! John w. Long and Mark Bolt Ths
! police believa that in the conviction OF
! these men they have put an end TO
| much of the theft
| Especial to The Richmond Firginsan.>
| Walter H Morley, a business man
! from Pittsburs, Pa. ard Miss Coral
| Tucker, the young daughter OF MI
and Mrs VIM. T.. Tucker, of this CITY,
( were married by Rev. r. w Moore
/ in the Second Baptist parsonage yes
teraay at 10 o'clock. They LETT
! for pittsburg. In the brides home,
! 1925 West Washington street, yester-
| Law afternoon at 5 o'clock, Mr. moore
Joined in fnatrimony Arthur Lewis
/ Poarch and Miss Eva Stebens. They
left on a Northern bridal tour.
! Miss Martha y. Riddle died al her
home on South Market street sun
/ day. Her funeral look place from
/ the residence Yesterday afternoon at
1870 o'clock, and the interment was in
! Blandford cemetery
! The funeral Of John c. Bowman
/ tack place yesterday morning from MS
! residence. Rev. r 6, Rihf,te, official
| Ing Interment was made in Bland
! ford,
In police court yester day Whine
! Cabiness, a negro farm hand on X.
! e parham's farm in Chesterfield
county. was ordered held for the
/ Chesterfield authorities on the charge
/ Of stealing se73 from the farmer.
Cahiness entered the home while the
.tsarharl family was absent. and was
:, srres,od 6y Patrolinan' Mecaee OR
! Bollinebrook street within an hour
after the robbery
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