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VOLUME XLVI, NO. 48 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA; SATURDAY OCTOBER 12, 1929 ^ PRICE^FTVE_OENTO
POLICE OFFICER W. B. BURROUGHS
BEATS 20-Y EAR-OLD EUGENIA WHITE.
CIVIL CASE ATTRACT^ MUCH ATTENTION.
Resisted Removal From Her Residence.**No Grime Was
Gharged Against Her.**Trouble Arose About
Levy on Household Furniture.
The Richmond, Va„ Times-Dispatch,
in its issue of October 8, 1929, pub
lished the following news-item:
“When Deputy Constable Dave
Marsh went to the home of Eugenia
White, Negro, on the 800 block North
Fourth Street yesterday, he found
himself looking into the barrel of an
auvomatic pistol. He had come to
levy on some furniture but was told
be was not wanted.
“Policeman W. B. Burroughs of Sec-;
ond Station, answered a call for as- j
sisrance and was given the same re-;
ception. Burroughs knocked the gun
from the woman’s hand, he said, and
the Negro threw a bottle at him. |
She was overpowered and taken to the
station-house, where charges of as
saulting and attempting to shoot and
cursing and abusing Burroughs were
placed against her. She was also
charged with resisting a policeman
while in discharge of his duty.
The Court Record
The Police Court record for Tues
dav, October 8th, was as follows: Eu
genia White C 20 Dorn. 812 N. 4th
St. Did unlawfully be disorderly and
did assault and attempt to strike W.
B. Burroughs with a bottle, attempt to:
assault and attempt to shoot said W.j
B. Burroughs with a pistol and did j
curse and abuse and resist the said;
W. B. Burroughs while in the dis-t
charge of his duty as a police officer.
Wit—W. B. Burroughs, J. H. Hill.
Officer’s Statement
Officer Burroughs testified, strange
to state both for himself and for Dep
uty Constable Dave Marsh, although
Mr. Marsh was present. The Deputy
Constable had a levy on some furni
ture sold by one of the leading furni
ture houses. When he reached the
residence, Eugenia White appeared,
and refused him admittance.
Threatened to Shoot
Upon his insisting upon so doing,
she is alleged to have drawn an auto
matic revolver and threatened to shoot
him. He notified the Second Police
Station and Officer Burroughs was
sent to assist in executing the levy.
Upon her continued refusal, the po
lice patrol was sent for. Officer Bur
roughs stated that she drew the gun
on him. but he knocked it up and
forc’bly carried her to the wagon. ,
Revolver Empty
Eugenia White asked Judge Haddon
if she might speak. She related the
circumstances saying that there was
no one in the house at the time and
that she did draw the revolver and
threatened to shoot, but that the pis
tol did not have any load in it and she
told them that they could examine the
revolver and see that she told the
truth. During every few sentences,’
she called God to witness that she was %
telling the truth.
Mercilessly Beaten
I Officer Burroughs and Witness Hill
had beaten her up shamefully and she
' could show the marks on her body of
how she had been treated even after
they got her in the patrol. There was
no denial of this, but one of the wit
nesses said they had to do it as she
was one of the worst fighters they had
ever arrested. Eugenia White denied
, that she had drawn any gun on the
| police officer. She would have been a
, fool to do it, when the old gun she
! had contained no bullets and she knew
i the policeman carried a gun that was
loaded. She said that they had beat
. en her into unconsciousness. It was
• admitted that she bad gone into a
faint, but the witness stated that she
was shamming.
A Fine Imposed
Judge T. Gray Haddon fined her]
$20.00, which amount was promptly j
paid. Officer Burroughs killed James
Sharp, an innocent, inoffensive col-!
ored man sometime ago and this hap- j
pening is only about three blocks from
the scene of that tragedy. The furni-;
ture involved did not belong to Eu
genia "White and she was alone in the ]
house when both visits were madn.j
Officer Burroughs broke in tin dDor to
secure an entrance to the house.
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—
Mr. John T. Tav’or has been able
o attend his directors* matin'' and
a meeting of his agnn1'!. }{■* was c'1"
ried up into the bui’din-'' in rn in
valid’s chair. He ;is chorrful and
seems confident of being a Me to con
duct the duties of his offices atrain.
He is unable to use one arm and a
leg.
Mr George L. B anch has been
confir.Ml to his residence in North1
sixth Street for the past three weeks
RICHMOND TO RAISE $10,000
Virginia Theological Seminary and
College
CAMPAIGN
The Effort of All the People
PASTORS CAPTAINS OF SQUADS
1,000 Workers $10 Each
100 SPECIAL WORKERS
Great Educational Revival and Rally
At
MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. R. V. Peyton, D. D., Pastor
October 13—October 20, 1929 !
Richmond Constituency Department
of Publicity
J. E. Fountain, B. Th., Pres.
E. D. Lewis, Vice-Pres.
I. H. Hines, Secretary.
S. W. Johnson, Asst. Secretary.
W. R. Ashburn, D. D., Director, j
A. M. Kent, Treasurer.
Dr. Vernon Johns, Pres., V. T. S.
& Coll. ,
Dr. W. H. Moses, Asst, to the Pres. |
Rev. M. C. Holland, Organizer ofj
Special Workers.
HOME COMING DAYS
AT FOURTH BAPTIST
The month of October has been
designated Home Coming Month at
Fourth Baptist Church, Rev. F. W.
Williams, pastor. Each department of
the church is observing this. Special
programs, plays, and lectures are held
most every evening in the week. Many
’excellent speakers and singers are
■ heard from time to time,
j Sunday, the 13th, has been set as
’a financial home-coming day to raise
! $3,000.00, and the fourth Sunday as
1 a social home-coming day. Every
1 member and friend of the church is
| working to make October a banner
month.
1 Monday, October 14th, “Ethiopia at
the Bar of Justice” will be presented.
Special B. Y. P. U. services at 6:30
Sunday.
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FULTON NOTES
< A few of the energetic young men
of South Richmond have opened a 5
: and-lOc luncheonette, at 1818 Hull
Street 1
I Mr. Frederick James, Mrs. Pearl
I James and several of their friends
' from Philadelphia, were the guests of
Mrs. James’ mother, Mrs. Minnie Lew
is, 2416 Fluvanna Street, on the 29th
of September.
At Ca.vary, last Sunday, the pastor,
Rev. Cobb§, preached- in the morning
and administered the Lord’s Supper in
the afternoon.
The Rev. William Anderson, of Ful
ton. has accepted the call to Liberty,
Baptist Church, King William county,]
Virginia, and is now pastoring the
same. The communion services at the
church last Sunday were very impre?-1
sive and inspiring. The supper was
administered by it3 pastor. Service
first and third Sundays at 11-30 A M.
Come and be with us. Rev. Andersen
is an excellent preacher and m n.stcr
of the Gospel.
WOODLAND CEMETERY LOT !
OWNERS
All owners of lots in Woodland Cem
ecery are notified to call at the office.
of the Atlantic Finance Corporation'
and show their deeds. Persons who:
have made part payments should bring
their receipts to see if the sums there-(
on have been accredited. In fact, any
one who had had any dealing with
the cemetery had better see to it that
all amounts are on the books.
This new concern has ample funds
to make Woodland Cemetery what it
should be. Water will be provided and
the grounds cleaned up under the most
modern conditions. Persons who are
contemplating purchasing lots should
do so now. Long time payments are;
available and the prices quoted are
most favorable to the lot purchaser
at this time. Later prices will in all
probability advance.
Call at the cemetery office, or phone
Randolph 4197 for further informa-J
tion. '
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THREE DOGS DIE
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B. F. Turner and his madame had
four of the finest specimens of snow
white Pcmerene Spitz dogs in the
city. They were kept spotlessly clean
and were usually seen from the small!
porch on the second story of their J
residence. On Thursday, September j
26th, Mr. Turner left in the morning;
at 9 o’clock for the Richmond Athletic '
Club, Second and Jackson streets,
while Mrs. Turner left for her school
duties, leaving three of the dogs in
the kitchen as usual where they al
ways stayed.
Called Home
About 3 P. M., B. F. Turner was
called hurriedly home. He had one
of the dogs with him. To his dismay,
he found the three dogs stone dead.
Two of the gas jets to the stove were
wide open and although the window
was down from the top, the gas had
done its deadly work. Speaking about
the matter, Mr. Turner said that he
presumed that in playing the dogs had
jumped on top of the stove and acci-!
dentally turned the jet.
Coroner Whitfield’s Opinion
In telling Coroner James M. Whit-1
field about the matter, after relating a1
case that had come to his attention, j
he dismissed the matter with the state
ment, “Some of Turner’s friends
opened those two gas jets.” While Mr.1
Turner may be correct in his conclu
sions, we found many others, who
were of the opinion that those beau
> tiful snow-white dogs did not commit
i suicide. The house was locked up at
the time and always is from about 9
A. M. to 3 P. M.
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EMERGENCY rally
Yc-’ arc o^-diaRy invited to attend
fhe F'*~n’ M~mW Talent Rally to
H ho’d rL tv>o Leigh-Street M. E.
r’—cb. Sr-dav night, October 13,
i'2"» q p under the auspices of
V" Fur-;-Club. Mrs. E. C. El
d’-'dm "i—‘dent; Mrs. Lillie S. Kin
r.cy, secretary. j
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At this writing, the World’s Series
is under way. The Athletics of Phil
adelphia seem to be running away
with the Cubs of Chicago.
The rally is on for Virginia The
ological Seminary and College and the
hope is that $10,000 will be raised
and pledged hereabouts.
Rev. A. W. Brown, the popular and
able pastor of the Sixth Mt. Zion Bap
tist Church has been on an extended
vacation in North Carolina and other
Southern States.
The Planet will be delivered to your
address by our carriers at 5c per
week. Phone in your name and ad
dress. Pay 5c when you get the pa
per.
DEATHS REPORTED.
J The following is a list of deaths of
colored persons reported to the Rich
! mond Bureau of Health from October
1 to October 8, 1929, with age and
date of death:
Walter Sorrell, 35, St. Philips Hos
pital. Sept. 30. j
Alice Stovall, 49, G30 N. 29th St.,I
Sept. 29.
William Crump, 57, 511 Tazewell
St., Sept. 27. !
Matthew Burwell, 33, 2002 Maury
St.. Sept. 29.
James Goode, 62, 1331 26th St.,'
Sept. 30th.
Lelia Early, 75, 711 N. 5th St., Sept.
29th.
1 Sarah Davis, 49, 1006 State St.,
iOct. 2nd.
! Kate Meekins, 10, 1409 Page St.,
Oct. 2nd.
1 James H. Stokes, 20, 701 W. Cath
erine St.. Oct. 1.
Annie E. Ford, 62, 4 Fell St., Oct.
2nd.
! Obie Jackson, 59, Manakin, Va.,
Oct. 3rd.
I Ethel Henderson, 36, 606 Calhoun
; St.. Oct. 3rd.
I Edward Tucker, 19, 1723 1-2 N.
28th St., Sept. 29.
George Johnson, 65, 208 W. Federal
* St., Oct. 3rd.
| Addie P. Randolph, 45, 1108 W.
[Leigh St., Oct. 2.
Vernell Brown, 10 months, 1101 WJ
Boyd St., Oct. 6.
i Mary Peters, 15, 1006 N. 6th St.,
Oct. 6th.
Margaret Ann James, 43, 1025 N.
21st St., Oct. 6th.
RETURNS TIIANKS
The family of Mrs. Alice Stovall,
who departed this life Sunday, Sept.
29th, 1929, wishes to thank their
friends for their kind expression of
sympathy during their bereavement.
We also wish to thank Randolph
Bros. Funeral Directors for the kind,
polite and dignified manner in which
they handled the remains for the
family. I
Her daughter, i
Mrs. Virgie Morton.
Mr. D. P. Bragg’s arm is not well
yet.
Dr. E. R. Jefferson is walking
about his room. His knee cap is out
of commission, however.
If you want fine furniture at mod
erate prices and on long time pay
ments, see Charles G. Jurgens Son,
Adams and Broad streets. They carry
a select stock.
Mr. Edward Stewart’s remodelled
houses, which have been practically
rebuilt under his direct guidance are
nearing completion.
We do all kinds of job printing
promptly. Call Randolph 2213.
Old papers at 35c per hundred.
Send in your order.
Y. W. C. A. NOTES
The Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Y.
W. C. A.*, has resumed its Vesper
Services for the season. A musical
and literary program will be featured
on Sunday. October 13th, at 5 P. M.,
at the “Y” building. Mrs. Emma
Ware, of the Religious Education
Committee, will have charge of the
program.
The Health Education Department
announces the opening of its classes
for October 14th and 19th. The
classes on Mondays are for older
girls and adults and will consist of
tapping, clog and folk dancing, musi
cal comedy steps and weight normal
izing. Classes for children between
the ages of 5 and 12 will be hold on
Saturday mornings. Limbering,
stretching and natural dancing will
be taught. Miss Kerns Robertson, of
the central staff, will again instruct
the classes. Registration begins on
October 12th.
The Industrial and Educational De
partments will conduct classes in
household management, practical care
of children, first and second year Lat
in, advanced sewing, handcraft, cur
rent events, economics, practical social
work, French, American government
and psychology. Several of these
classes will be conducted in co-opera
tion with the Extension Department
of Virginia Union University and full
college credits will be allowed.
The Girl Reserve Department will
hold its setting-up conference for high
school clubs on Saturday, October 12,
from 10:30 A. M. to 5 P. M. Mrs.
J. B. Simpson and Miss Jean Louise
Pace will lead the morning discussions.
Miss Clarissa V. Kyles is chairman of
the department and with her commit
tee is planning an interesting program
; for the year’s work.
ROANOKE NOTES
No news appeared in the Roanoke
column for the past weeks owing to
illness and death in the immediate
Standfield family. W. 0. Standfield
died at the Central State Hospital.
Mr. Samuel Bruce died September
25th.
The following Tuesday night Earn
est Stanfield was shot and instantly
killed by Dave Jones.
Mrs. Nancy Neemoore, of Franklin
county, has been in the city visiting
friends.
Mrs. Catherine and Mr. Stanfield
accompanied the remains of their
father to the final resting place.
The tenth anniversary of Rev. A.
L. James, of First Baptist Church, is
being celebrated this veek.
Rev. James S. Hatcher delivered
two logical sermons Sunday morning
and night.
Rev. Hatcher is spending a short
vacation with his father' lii Alabama.
Earnest Stanfield is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Bessie Stanfield, mother
and father, Mr. Isaac and Mrs. Eliza
Stanfield, three sisters—Mrs. Nannie
Jones, Pittsburgh. Pa.; Mrs. Lillie
North, of West Virginia, and Mrs.
Helen Barlotv.
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WHICH OF THESE ARE YOU?
United We Stand and Divided We
Fall.
Visiting a friend a week or so ago
I overheard a conversation that really
interested me, and that was the Fune
ral Directors and Embalmers Associa
tion of Richmond.
The conversation was that the fu
neral directors and embalmers have
organized an association to live in
harmony, and some certain funeral
director has gotten jealous of another
certain funeral director for his large
patronage since organizing th* asso
ciation.
It made me think then of a man
once who had lots of money and his
friend that was poor asked a favor
of him and it was granted, and the
favor was to borrow a certain sum of
money to go in business with, and
just as soon as the poor friend began
to make a success his friend called
on him for his money, knowing that
he could not place it he called for a
prompt settlement so as to bring him
where he was at first.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Play the game fair and on the square;
if you are going to push just push; if
you are going to pull, keep pulling and
your fellowman will know your mind,
but to be one-sided is poor friendship.
No one knows the heart of a man
that smiles you in the faco with great
politeness. He may h° c<5 tha case
of our ex-President McK:nlay. who
was shaking a man's hand when his
body was filled with bul ets.
I*was sorry to hrar of such because
many have said that the association
would not last sfx months b'causo it
has been tried before by th’ o’der
ones, and did not succeed, but I gave
them to know that it would last i’
every man used judgment and had
[ the same mind and determination to
I be fair to one another.
We can tell those that are fair.
! They are known by the service they
render for it takes days, weeks, months
and years to build up a temple, but
only a few minutes to pull it down,
i Since you are united together throw
away the black heart that you hold
against your fellowmen and live hap
py in the life over which you preside.
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I Mr. Robert Eldridge, 722 N. 4th St.,
i had quite a narrow escape of being
; killed Friday morning. He is im
proving. We wish him a speedy re
| covery.
j Mr. W. H. Milton, who broke his
, leg some time ago, is now going about
on crutches/
CHARLES CITY COUNTY, VA.
1 New Vine Baptist Church
Rev. W. L. Tuck, Pastor.
At 12 o’clock, noon, Pastor Tuck
brought us a wonderful message.
At 8 P. M., Rev. D. S. Cotman
preached for the club.
On next Sunday night Rev. E. Char
ity will preach for the club.
The sick are improving nicely.
P. L. Wyatt, Reporter. .