Daily press. [volume], January 09, 1907, Page 3, Image 3

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BAD NEGRO IS CAPTURED
Jotiti Booth Charged Wtlh House
beaking and Bobbery.
RESISTED OFFICERS TO FINISH
-Prisoner Tried to Draw Revolver
When Sergeant Woodward Laid
Hands Upon Him?At Least Two'
Charges Aganst Him.
?lohn Booth, U notorious negro who
lias boon badly wanted by the police
department tor some lime and who
will have to face two charges of!
housohroaking and larceny, was cap?
tured last night shortly after 8<
o'clock by Detective Sergeant Wood- j
ward and Officer Mossick In a house
on Jefferson''avenue near Hampton I
avenue.
Ttie officers learned whore Boo;-. '
was staying ami went to the house1
to llml him. lie was in a room
tilled with other negroes and if the I
oillccrs had not have been on their j
guard he very probably would havej
killed one of them and made his
.escape. i
Tried to Draw Gun.
Whe., So^-eanl Woodward st.i.'K 1
fa lay his hand upon the negro,
lie- lot lor sprang away from him
ami put his hand In hlf coat pocket.
A blow in the face quieted Booth
. somewhat and before he could re?
cover himself Doth the odicers had
their hands upon him. He still
showed fight, but was soon over?
power and relieved of an ugly look?
ing 38 calibre bull dog revolver.
The prisoner was taken to the
station - and lodged in a cell to
await a preliminary hearing before!
.iuslict Brown today,
fel .scoms certain that Booth Is the1
mail who robbed G. W. Burchcr's
gin cry store on the night of Dec?
ember 27 and broke into Weaver,
Brothers'' lumber mill on the night
of December 2C.
Escaped Last Month.
Early in the morning of Deeem
? her 20 Sergeant Woodward met Booth
on Huntington avenue and stopped
him to ask what ho was doing on
I ho street at that time of morning.
Tl o negro quickly thiew an over?
toil) into the sergeant's face and
liiottetoft down a side street. The
.sergeant followed and flred several
shois at the fugitive, tut was una?
ble to overtake him
Upon examlng the coat, the sor?
get) nt found a pocket full of pennies,
vli'.ch are supposed lo have beeil
t-1 on from the -asa register la
'- Mr. Burcher's store, and a screw
driver and chisel wli'.eh were taken
?VVtnvor Brothers' mill. Since that
tiiiie be has been looking for Booth.
Sergeant Woodward is confident
that Bootli is responsible for many
of the robberies which have Occur?
red during the past few months.
We make a specialty of fine old
straight Whiskies. Imported and Do?
mestic Sherries and Ports. NEW?
PORT NEWS WINE & LIQUOR CO..
Coiner Twenty-fifth street and Wash?
ington avenue. Both phones. i2-12-lm
x Sommerville Trust Co.. (Inc.)
have sold more excellent Bargains in
Real Estate this month. The best
place they have left is that 11-room
house above the shipyard for just
$2,000; $250 cash, balance $20 month?
ly; no loan; range- gas. sewer; con?
sidered worth $2.500: call Bell phono
207, Citz. phone 34?. l-0-3t.
BUY CLOTHPS RIGHT.
MEIER & CO.
For
the
Garment
WERTBEIMER & CO
26tli snd Washington Avenue,
and 2206 Jefferson Av.nue.
mmmmmmmmm
K Just as Carefully as we
do Grown Folks
I
5 Exercising extreme oare
jS to see that their feet
3; are comfortable.
B
5 Styles extremely varied |j
and pleasing,
Prices 8
$150 lo $?.50 ?
WE FIT FEET.
I EISENMAN'S g
% Shoe Palace, |
2600 Washington Avenue. ^
S# Marine Notes !w
SLOJL'LSLSLOJULSLff.Q OJLOJLSLgJLg
Tuesday, January 8, 1907.
Arrived.
Steamer Juniata, 'James, Daltlmbro
?to (Merchants ?& Miners TrnnBpor
tdtlon Company with passengers and
merchandise.
Steamer Jamestown, l Idler, New
York and Norfolk?to Old Dominion
Steamship Company with merchan?
dise.
Barge Iowa front Providence?to
Chi sapcakc & Ohio Coal Agency
Company in ballast.
Bar;..' Kentucky from Providence
?to Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agen?
cy Company in ballast.
Barge City of Moni real from
Providence?to Chesapeake & Ohio
Coal Agency Company In ballast.
Barge Undaunted from Providence
?to New River Consolidated Coal
Company in ballast.
Barge San Jonquil] from Provi?
dence? to New River Consolidated
Cual Company in ballast.
Cleared.
Steamer Powhatan dir.), Ballnrd,
London?F?rhess, Withy & Company
Ltd.
Sailed.
Steamers Svene (Nor.), Jentoff,
Colon; Waceamaw, Trott, Portland;
Bay View, Cummlngs, Boston; Sene?
ca. O'Keefe, Norfolk and New York;
.Monroe, Hulphcrs, Norfolk anil New
York; Juniata, .lames, Norfolk ami
Boston; New York Simmons, or
folk and Philadelphia.
Calendar for This Day.
Sun rlsos . 7: IS a. mi
Sun sets . 5:07 p. m.
High water .. 5:02 a. m., 5:28 p. in.
Low water .. 11:30 a. m., 11:37 p. m
STEAMER ABBEY HOLME
SHOULD ARRIVE TODAY
Extensic Repairs to Be Made on
Vessel at the Ship?
yard.
The British steamer Abey Holme,
which was wrecked off the South
American coast hut November, is
expected to arrive at the shipyard
this morning to undergo cxtensivu
repairs. Th? vessel left New York
in tow Monday morning anil was
expected to reach port yesterday
afternoon, but at o'clock in the even?
ing she had not passed in the
Capes.
Extensive repairs- arc to be made
t" the Abbey Holme. As soon as
she reaches tho yard her crank
shaft will be removed and she will
then be floated into dry dock to
have large number of new plates
put on her /hull 10 replace those
that were damaged when she rath
ashore.
The work will cast about $26,000
and will require several weeks' for
completion.
Senator Warren Re-Elected.
(By Associated Press.)
CHEYENNE, WVO, Jan. 8.?On the
first ballot the Republican nit tubers
of the legislature in caucus today
voted unanimously to support Senator
Krauels Warren for election. His
election is certain.
If you are not satisfied with the
handling of your Rents, Real Estate
and Insurance, try us at No. 2517
Washington Avenue, Newport News,
Vs. We will do all we can to please
you. C. O. Nelnis, Sec'y., W. E. Kit?
chen, Troas , O. B. Nelnis, Brest. How
|ard w. Bowen; Directors, Albert
Howe. L. P. Stearins, H. E. Parker.
I 1-9 Ct.
Governor Swanson Calls Upon Stale
[or Filling Observance.
ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
Sons of Confederate Veterans Meet to
Arrange for Participation in Memo?
rial Exercises to be Held at City
Hall Monday Night.
Governor Claude A. Swanson has
Issued the following:
"A Proclamation on tlio One I
Hundredth Anniversary of the
Birth' or General Robert IS.
Lob, by Claude A. Swanson, Obvt r
of Virginia:
"The nineteenth or January, nine?
teen hundri d and seven, will bo tho
Olio hundredth anniversary uf tho]
bilth ol (leneral Robert 13; Loe, Vir?
ginia's foremost find most favored
sou.
?Courteous nnd kindly In all his!
acts; brave and resolute or heart; !
exemplifying nil Christinn and king?
ly virtues; lofty and patriotic in pur-!
pose; heroic in achievement; endow?
ed with a superb Intellect, and an
nrnti"l!>g genius, he made his lire a
grand, glorious light Hint will Illumi?
nate rorevcr the pathway of human'
cudeavi r,
"Recognizing that this great event
should he properly celebrated, there
lore I. Claude A. Swanson, GoV< rnor
<>r Virginia; do ojroot Unit all to"
Stale offices be closed on Saturday.
Innnnry nineteenth, nineteen hundred
nnd seven, and thai the day be ob?
served throughout the Stale a:: a gen?
eral holiday, nfl rixed by law. in order
that ust and deserved tribute may bo
paijd to the memory or this illustrious
son or Virginia.
"I do further request that, the Ccr.ip?
of Confederate Veterans, camps of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the
Chapters of tho United Daughters of
the Confederacy. Patriotic and Fra?
ternal organizations; and the public
schools of this Slate hold proper ex?
ercises commemorative of this event."
The proclamation is handsomely
engraved upon heavy white paper and
lipon the cover Is a steel engraving
or General Lee.
.1. B. B. Stuart Camp, Sons ot Con
federate Veterans, held a called meet?
ing In the city hall at S o'clock last
night, perfecting arrangements Tor
participating in the celebration one
hundredth anniversary of tho birth of
, General Robert E. Lee. Commander
AllU'n I), .tones presided ami a large
number or the members or the camp
were present.
Tho complete program for the eel
ebratloh of the event In Newport
News has not yet been announced,
but it is understood thai the exercises
will be the most elaborate over held |
hern on a similar occasion.
Prayer services will be held at St.
Paul's Episcopal church on Saturday,
January 19 and on the following day
special memorial exorcises will lie
held in tho church. The celebration
proper will take place on Monday,
January 21.
rrBTTiTbTmn)
o
e
Another Rise I
IN
Diamonds
We made unu ual
Iy heavy purchases ?j
last fall, and can of
fera number of stones 5
below the market 3
values. cJ
One especially good ij
investment is a bril?
liant, white stone, 3|
over 11-2 carats, in U'
Tiffany' Sterling for ^
$235.00.
o Manufac urn? Jc\vt \Ur Ti
o j
o 281ti and Washington Ave 3
10 0
rjLi?Lri?LxJLftJLf^^
Do you realize what you can save while (his sale
is going on? One third Off. Don't miss this op=?
portiinity, we are offering values tha| you are
seldom ever able to duplicate.
3u07 and 3009 Washington Avenue.
The Largest Houss Furnishing Company in Newport News.
NEW COAL PIER WILL
BE READY MARCH FIRS!
Work Will Not 13c Completed, But
Dock is to Be Put in Partial
Operation.
According the the present program
the new Chesapeake & Oliiii con)
pier, No. l". which hi hc'ing con?
structed south of coal plbrj No. 10
will lie pat in partial dpi i
about March l. Excellent progress!
has been made in the c6hi;lructlo:|
of tho new dock, bit! conaidornbb
work yet remains to he done and
the pier probably will no) lie en?
tirely completed bofori t o Ihtlor
part of Mars'J or the liril ;i' April.
Nearly all of t ie 11 V work baa
been complot?d aal tho (Umring
I3 bcin:? placed on top of tho tres?
tle, mamm ?tu scales for weighing
the coal cars will have to he Install?
ed and ohules for dumping the
coal will have to he put in place.
The in w dock will he so equipped
with Chutes thai when a "hunker"
Btdamer takes coal on both the
,. r| nnd starboard side, it will not
, i necessary, after the bunkers oh
one side have been loaded to tun
her around to nil the others, tho
chutes being long enough to reach
across the Bhlp'a deck.
Fatal Fight Over Labor Troubjc.
(By Associated Press.)
EUREKA, CAL., .Ian. 8? In a bat?
tle between Union and non-union,
longshoremen tonight, one nonunion
man was killed, one fatally shot and .
one unknown man probably fatally
shot.
Private John Allen blew into ihe
lobby of the Mouse of Representatives
ami met Speaker Cannon.
"Uow-d". 'Joe'!" he said.
''Hbw-dy, John !"
"You are not an young as y<>n iised
10 be. Mo:',' but you are well pre?
served."
"Not as well preserved as you are.
?lohn, but I'm not complaining."
"I should think not," said the Priv?
ate, looking the Speaker over; "even
a man in year affluent circumstances '
has no right to complain when be has i
Just had bis salary raised $1.000 a
year."
"John," replied the Speaker, im?
pressively, as he placed his hand on j
tho Private's shoulder; "John, (he ;
true Christian solider takes what i.-*
coming to him without n muriner or
regret."
Von will find our Winea nnd LI
piftrs to pass the Pure Food Law In?
fection. They cost no more (ban
adulteratorl goods. NEWPORT
NEWS WINE & LIQUOR CO., Cor?
ner Twenty-fini, street and Washing
tod uventto. Both phones. 12-1'Mm.
otel
Warwick
laundry.
A Irlnl wHJ convince you Unit
wo turn oui nothing but
Strictly High
Grade Work
Drop us 11 postal or phono un
to call for your package thta
week.
PHONES, NO. 10
T. R. WOLFOLK
MANAGER.
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Engine.
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Nov. 2C, 1906.
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