The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-16
Will Attend Richmond Meet

The Petersburg Retail Merchants
asseeia tien-w1li- be@represented in
Richmond next Wednesday by several
progressive business men, who Will go
Retail Merchants association, which
meets there at 1890 o'clock on that
day.
+ The party will leave here in auto
mobiles, and each member will repre-
sent ten members OF the club.
Petersburg's Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION is one of the leading organi-
cations of its kind in the state, which
is due largely to the work of it's secre-
,ary. r. c. Parsons, and the president,
w. II. Wilcox. Both have worked
hard for the success of the organiza
ton. which is increasing in member
ship and strength with rapid strides.
Those who will go to Richmond on
Wednesday morning are as follows:
v r. Beechy. George A. Bowman,
T. Stanley Beckwith, f. Fl, Crutch-
George W. Harrison, F. n. Heine-
mann, F. NJ. Hobbs, ]. I. Joyner. +.
c. Kent. Louis. Leavitt. H. s. Leete,
II. c. Myers. r. T. Matteson, B. w.
Matthews. Stanton Pitcher. r. c. Par
sons. L. A. Rosenstock. w. NJ. Rucker,
Harry Sollod, E. H. Titmus. w II.
Wilcox and Joseph c. Young
The remains Of Thomas r. Walters.
who was shot Thursday by V. B.
Heuitt in the latter's home in Hope
we'll were shipped Thursday to Heuttt s
relatives in South Carolina. Heutt'
has declined to talk for publication. but
Il is believed that his defense will be
1.-The unwritten law" He has one child
by former wife. from whom he was
divorced Since the collapse of the
L.upont boom" Heuitt has made his
home in Norfolk and the tragedy oc-
CURED on his unexpected arrival In
HONEYWELL from Norfolk, Mrs. Heuitt
u i'll be the principal witness when the
case comes to trial. July IS.
The home OF Estes Gill. in Chester
field county. near the city was totally
ca to the call for help and saved about
half Of the contents of the house The
loss is $4,000 partially covered by in
surance. The Are was of unknown
origin.
The attendance at the Baxter Mc'
Dendon meetings is now taxing the
seating capacity of the big tent or
Franklin street. His preaching which
Is Of the Billy Sunday style is Great
ing sensation among all classes ane
there have been many conversions.
Rumors confirmed by prominent OF
ncers in the medical corps at CamI
Lee are current that the base hospita
which Is one OF the largest and hes'
equipped military hospitals in thu
| country will he closed in July. The
hospital which covers many acre!
now has more than 500 patients.
Charged with the brutal and cold
hooded murder of Herman Hoffman or
the night of March 3. Andrew Jackson
Mckinney will face trial for his life ir
! the circuit court Of Dinwiddie county
| tomorrow morning before Judge South
| all and a Dinwiddie county jury
McKenney. who has been confined ir
| the small cell in the county jail since
his arrest short time after the dis
cevery OF Hoffman's body. still main
tains his innocence and firm in his be-
lief that he will be free man after
the trial. A jury composed of Din.
widdie farmers will decide Mckenney's
fate.
The fight for the life Of the accused
will be made by former United States
District Attorney Richard H. Mann and
Oliver A. Pollard. OF this city ant
Judge Rivers. OF Prince George county
Commemorative Attorney C.. Goods