Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-29
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He Tried BEING Crazy-New Clerks
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In the Hastings Court yesterday
Judge S. Bassett French presidins-a
motion was made for new trial In the
case Of Charles w. Williams, who was
convicted Of felony and given six years
in the penitentiary. II was argued at
length and overruled by the Court.
Williams will be sentenced to-day.
TUESDAY evening Williams took
a notion to 60 crazy. complained OF
having strange feeling about the head,
and cut some queer antics. He threw
his watch down on the floor aud broke
it, ard refused to speak to any one. 1t
seems that there is another prisoner in
the e,ge'w advised Williams, as be
had done some other prisoners, to as
sumo lunacy, and told them that by so
doing he would be sent to an asylum
instead Of tie penitentiary. When
Sergeant Fitzgerald went to the cage
yesterday morning be told Williams
that another prisoner had given the
snap away; after which the latter
said ne felt much better.
On the night Of the parade in
Richnond last fall, in honor OF
the election of General Fitzhugh
Lee a number of persons from Man
ehes. .er and Chesterfield joined in the
caysry procession. Among the number
was Mr.. Charles McCoull, who lives just
below here. When returning from
Richmond Mr.. McCoull's horse ran into
pile of sand at the corner Of Fourth and
Hull streets and fell and broke its neck.
For this Mr.. McCoull has brought suit
in the Hastings Court for 1900. The
case is set for trial next Tuesday, when
q special jury will be summoned from
Henrico.
At the regular meeting Of the Ches-
terfeld Board of Supervisors held on
Monday last the plans and specifca-
tions for building a new clerks office
for the County and Circuit Courts
were presented by Architect Harrison
Waite, Of Petersburg, and were
accepted after being slightly changed.
The plans as adopted provide for
an office each for the business
Of the two courts lSx20 feet, and re-
cord room 20x24 feet. The building is
to be freproof Of the most modern and
improved style, and the work on it will
probably be commenced within the next
sixty days. There are many valuable
documents to be kept there, and this
new 6reprOof building is much needed.
The commissioners Of election met
in tie clerks Office yesterday and can
vassed the returns OF the election held
here Monday to determine the question
of licensing the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors. They found the vote, as pub
lished in Tuesdays Dispatch, to be
For license, 974 against license, 340--
majority for license, G26.
The marriage of Miss Mamie La
than TO Mr.. Sullivan, Of Fredericks.
burg, took place from the residence OF
the brides mother, on Porter street
between Twelfth and Thirteenth, at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The happy
young couple left on the G:20 train for
their future home in Fredericksburg.
There were several other marriages
here last night, among them Miss Hattie
Blankenship, daughter Of Elan Blank
eDsbip, Esq, to Mr.. Jim Vaughan, and
Miss Lizzie Wray to Mr.. Robert b.
Jewett.
Tie case of Elijah Davis, against
whoa there are -four indictments for
felony and one for misdemeanor, is set
for trial in the Hustings Court to-day.
Postmaster II. A. Jordan is confined
to his room. suffering from a wound
which be received during the late WAT.