The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-22
Petersburg


Mo1I1nneY FuFn1aheA DSA1.
Especial to The Richmond vtrginian.)
Petersburg. Va. June 11.--Andrew
Jackson McKenney was released yes
had been confined ninety-six days. Hng
attorneys. after much difficulty. se-
cured bondGnSsn to 90 his bAiA which
was reduced by Judge southall from
5000 to $500.
Mckinney expresses absolute comb
dence in his ultimate acauittal. and Il
is freely forecast that, unless some
additional evidence Ii brought forth
by the commonwealth. he will Ne
turned loose At the September term Of
the court
Imtere%t In EvanEelieal Caumpa1xn.
Rev. Baxter r. McLendon and party
OF seven will enter tomorrow upon the
ffth and last week OF their evangelis-
tic campaign here. Several thousand
hear the famous preacher In the Frank
lin street tent every night, and there
have been several hundred conversions.
He goes from here to Sanford, N. c.
fer 4 campaign. A committee Of Rich
mend Methodists extended him an invf-
tation recently to lead = revival In
their city.
RObs Dry GSoAs store.
Early Friday morning. Fuckers dry
goods store. on Sycamore street, was
broken into and merchandise to the
value of more than 800 carried away.
The robbers gained an entrance TO
tho building through q rear window
on the nrst door. Iron bars Of the
window were prixed loose. The win
dow was not locked. Tho thief had
an easy entrance to the building.
The police were notified yesterday
morning as soon ~ the robbery was
discovered and Chief Brockwell as
signed Detective Aldridge and Plain
Clothes Officer Young TO the case. This
morning shortly before II o'clock these
officers arrested Frank Gillian, sew
enteen-year-cld negro boy. at his home
on Ste Mark street. charging him, with
the robbery.
Every article stolen from the store
was found by the officers In the boys
home.
G41liam was xe one tins employed At
RuckefAS - . porter and WAS familiar
with ths intsFioe Of the store HA M1z
held without bali mr. hearing before
Justice Clements IN police court Mon
day morning.
DeotA IT IN IMfm1
Ilnwood Miller. infant ecn a. Joospn
Miller. died yesterday AfteFnoon ~
o'clock In his home on TcrrAce avsuue.
Funeral services Will b con6Dcfed
from the residsnce Sunday afternoon
ut u'clock @:s>sss@gsiFss's
Turned over - R1eAxDnA,
T. a. Filler. al1ns Elicit, the yUunx
white man arrested several weeks Agc
by Patrofman Pollard, on the charge
~ rxssfng worthless check and sem
fenced to thirty days IN JAIL was again
hailed before Justice Clements IN po-
lice court this morning on similar
charge Although another sentences
| was not imposed upon him. he vAa
kOrdered turned ovsr to the Richmond
authorities at the oomplet3en Of his
| sentence in this city.
Use Warehouse FOr AraOEy.
Pursuant to a letter from AdtutA1t-
General 10 Lane Stern. stating thai
| provisions for an arnory for thu new
national guard company must BE- made
! before tho inal inspection "Wednesday
| night, the committee in charge has OBJ
| tanned the vlrg1nfn wArehOuss for thal
| occasion. 1he warehouse wAA gAnef.
! cusfy piaoAd 1t the diGposAl Of ths COM
mfttee BY tnne proprietary. Me9nra
| Craddock and Jones.
| II LIZ understood that p1ans ara nov
under way for converting the Peabody
school on Fillmore street into m
armory for the new company. the Pc
| tersburE Grayn. r. these plans g.
| through the Peabody school Win b
used as an Armory temporarily while
provisions for = permanent building
are being made.