The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-24
DANVILLE.
COLORED ALDERMAN SHOT AT BY WOMAN
AND THE CASE IN COURT.

C0LORED ALDERMAN SHUT Al Ill \ NoMAN
AND THE CASE IN COURT.
GCori espondencc of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER -. 1882.
A coiored woman named Belle Williams
bought revolver yesterday morning and
shot at W. Ii. Jones, the colOred alder
man, and was proceeding to fire second
time when Jones wrenched the pistol from
her hands and beat her over the head and
face. The sister OF the woman also made
an attack upon Jones with her fists and
fingers. The trouble arose from an old
grudge against Jones on the score OF breach
OF promise TO marry one OF the women, on
which charge Jones had been acquitted in
court. and the Use OF abusive language to-
wards him and Il woman who was with
him at the theatre the night be-
fore, on account OF which Jones
left the house and had the woman sum
moncd before the Police Court The SIS
ter was punished 10y fine. Belle was sent
OH to the grand jury for indictment for
carrying concealed weapons and attempt to
Kill. \ brother OF the woman was also
before the court under warrant charging
him with intent to break the peace in an
attack on Jones. but that case was dis
missed. After il had been decided 10 send
one Of the women OF to The grand jury ap-
plicati0n was made for bail for her. but the
Court postponed the decision Oh that point
till this morning. and she WIS put in Jail.
Jones was also arrested asked TO be held
under arrest Tor being party in the dis
turbance. but it was decided that he acted
only in seli-deicnce, and the warrant was
dismissed. ALPHA.
DOINGS IN COURT ABOUT A COLORED WOMAN
WHO SHOT At COL0RED ALDERMAN
CALLED TO Vanderbilt UNIYEESITY-STORE
ROBBED-BUSINESS MATTERS.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER %, 1852.
| was mistaken in saying yesterday that
the case of the cOlorcd alderman, W. II.
Jones, who wrenchcd the pistol from the
woman Belle Williams, and beat her over
the head and face, was dismissed on the
ground that he had acted in seli-dcicncc.
Jones consented to be under arrest. but
that case has not been put on the docket.
When the case Of Belle Williams, the color
ed woman who had shot at Jones, was
called, she having been sent on 10 the Grand
Jury for indictment, and application having
been made that She bc allowed bail, Justice
w. II. Luck, who had held the decision i'm
reserve since the morning before, refused
to allow bail. ThereupOn her counsel, Mr..
John Martin and Mcs>rs. Blackwell IL
Crlmpccker. sued out writ OF hdbeQS
corpus before Judge Aiken, and she was
by him admitted 10 bail in the sum Of 500.
| am told bv one OF the counsel for the
woman that Justice Luck says the wOman's
offence was a felony, and Judge Aiken
only a mi>demcanOr. As soon H. the wO-
man was admitted to bail Jones swOre out
peace warrant against her, but the war
rant, after testimony was heard, was dis
missed.
Rev. w. L. Tillett, pastor OF the Lynn
! Street Methodist church. has been elected
chaplain Of Vanderbilt University, and
Bishop McTycirc has ordered his transfer
| from this charge to that. In addition to
his duties as chaplain at the University
| there will be committed TO him the instruc-
/ ton OF class in the theological depart
ment. Mr.. Tillett will preach his last SER
mon here next Sunday, and will leave for
Nashville early next week. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that II is matter of Spe-
cia regret with the Lynn-Street church
and congregation and OF general regret in
town that Mr.. Tillett will leave this field of
] labor, although it is a matter Of c0ngratu-
lation that he will occupy a position in
which his scholarship and talents as an eX-
FOUNDER will be brought into the fullest
exercise.
! About 3 O'Clock this morning a window
in the store OF Mr.. II. Harris. corner OF
Market and Patton streets, was opened and
goods estimated at $500 taken out and Il
number Of account papers.
Mr.. L. j. Lee has bought the establish.
ment Of Lee, Hatcher Il Co., foundry, ma
chine, and lumbermen, on the north side.
Mr.. G. ii. Conrad has sold his interest in
the Moratock MISUNDERSTANDING Com
pany TO Messrs. {. G. Holland and f. y.
| Burton. ALPHA.