Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-07
COUNTY AND CITY.
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED FROM cHEs-
TERRIFIED AND MANCHESTER.
Jones 10 lie Tried o-Morrow-Trinity
Church Dedication-The Prisoner
walker-Frec- bridge Money, &c.

The Chesterfield County Court begins
tomorrow, and it is probable that there
will be an unusually large attendance.
There will be a special grand jury to in
yestigate the case of John A. Jones,
charged with the murder of Alexander
Cotton, and it is proposed 70 enter upon
the trial Just as soon as the indictment IS
brought in. This is the wish of counsel
for the accused, who think that by ex-
ercisine prOmptness the trial can be con-
cluded by Tuesday night. There - little
doubt. though. that at least three days VIII
be consumed.
It Is understood that Hon. George d.
Wise has been retained for the defence IN
addition TO Judges Gregory and hughes
and Colonel W. +. Giddings, who appears
az LEGAL adviser but takes no active part.
The blow which resulted in the death OF
Cotton on the 18th of June was dealt the
night before in the store Of &. /. Jones,
brother Of the prisoner. IL is claimed that
Jones struck Cotton on the back OF the
head with hickory stick, but when on the
stand when Judge Clopton was hearing a
motion for bail, the prisoner denied striking
the deceased at all.
OTHER COUNTY MATTERS.
Trinity Methodist church, at Chesterfield
Courthouse. has been completed and viii
be dedicated on Sunday next. DIR. Laherty
will preach the dedicatory sermon. The
edifice IS very handsome one with ca
pacity to seat 400 persons.
Jasper Clayton, the cOlored prisoner who
escaped from the county Jail about ten
DAYS ago has been recaptured and Is now
safe behind prison bars. He was first ar
rested for housebreaking and after break
ing Jail he went TO work at hls old trade
and broke into two houses. He will now
have 10 stand trial on four charges instead
of one.
Delegates from the county to the Demo
cratic gubernatOrisl convention will be
chosen the 18th of August.
AMERICAN MECHANICS.
At the Bainbridge-Street Baptist church
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Rev. J.. Il.
Thornhill will preach a sermon before New
South Council, No. g, Junior Order Of
United American Mechanics, on the " OBJ
iecfs of the Order" The members of the
council will attend in regalia. The follow
ing officers Of this council were installed
Friday night by State Vice Councillor vii
liam NJ. Lipscomb Councillor, j. ).
Wakefield: ice-CouncillorJ G. Williams;
Recording Secretary. William II. Kidd
Assistant Recording Secretary, Joseph +.
Sampson: Financial Secretary. ). II.
Clarke: Treasurer, James A. Moore Con
ductor Conrad Jones: Warden. o. O. Mer-
rift; Inside Sentinel. J. b. Carter; Outside
Sentinel G.. ". Gooding: Trustee, Joseph
l.. Bevill Junior Past Councillor, James
j. Cook: Eepresc ntat!yc state Council
(Which meets ln Manchester IN October,
jeremiah Marks.
The following officers Of Libby Council,
No. IS. Of SwausbOro'. have been installed
bv Past-Councillor Clements: Councillor,
G. T. Reans: Nice-Couuclll0r II. j. Boil
ton: Recording Secretary, j. L. Flouruoy;
Assistant Recording Secretary. Willie Nor
rissette: Treasurer, W. II. 1oler; Warden,
". II. Simpson: Inside Sentinel John
| Turnby; Conductor, Titus Logor; Outside
Sentinel. IL. ii. Hughes, Jr; Trustee, Reed
Tolor: Representative to the State Coun-
ell, II. II. Hughes, ST.
The CHESTERFIELD TROOP.
At n meeting of the survivors Of the
! Chesterfield Troop. held in the Mayors
Court room yesterday TO make arrange
ments for the annual reuuion. the follow
| ing were present: Lieutenant Baugh,
Ncssrs Thomas II. Fisher. W. +. Fisher,
| David Moore, :. ID. Atkisson, Robert f..
| Childress. John Roberts. Z. Is. Niuiree,
and +. j. BaGgh.
Mr.. Baueh occupied the chair and Tom
/ T. Owen. Esq. of the Lead'T, acted as sec
rotary The reunion will be held on Mr..
MOOrc's farm. few miles from Manches-
| ter. on Wednesday the DIST of August.
! Each member Will be entitled to invite one
/ friend
Messrs. w. F. Fisher, Thomas II. Fisher
/ S. -. AtkssOn. Thomas Davis. and }. &.
| Winston were appointed committee 10
! collect the assessments from the Inherent
members.
A committee consisting Of Eo3,amin p.
D - -
! Attkiss0n. and Thomas T.. Fisher were APP
! pointed 20 draft resolutions appropriate 10
! the memory of the late Captain Walter g..
! Clarke, and 10 present same 10 the next
| meeting, 10 be held on the first Saturday
! ia august.
FBEE-DBIDGE MONEY.
The first meeting Of the new Council viii
! be held Friday night at o'clock. The ses-
/ sion viii probably toe a long one, as there
/ are several important matters to be con-
| sidercd. The first thing 10 be done VIII be
| TO elect officers. pres idcnt and secretary.
The committee viii report tavorably on
! the resolution apprOpriatIng $4,000 IN adj
| dition 10 the $1,000 already appropriated
! for the construction OF new bridge on
| the Free bridge site.
| When tins appropriation IS made and the
! Richmond City Council shall have made q
! ike one there VIII bc $4,000 to the credit
| of the Bridge Commissioners. exclusive of
| such am amount a. the old bridge. when
! sold. NAV bring. The old iron ID the pres
! cnt bridge viii probably bring $4,000, thus
making "a total OF S5j.00O, winch Will be a
sufficient sum 20 erect q substantial new
structure ON which teams may be driven IN
a trOt.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. A. ". Small. VINO has been quite ILL.,,
was able TO ! out yesterday.
Mr. David Moore, OF Chesterfield, was IN
the citv yesterday.
Mr.. Alexander II. Fitzgerald has return
ed from Lexington. where he went TO at
tend the semi-centenual celebration.
Miss Anna Friend. who has been teach
inc school in Surry county, is here spend
Ing her vacation.