Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-05
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TUE FINDING.
The ,e.fimory. which IN .hc main was
very clear and With very fe~ contfadiciions'
concluded abou, O'Clock, and the eonlnils-
qoners, alter taking the matter over amoue
Themselves for some time. reached Inc coneIu'
sion that IN their opinions the hIe was OF ln'
cendiary origin, but that there vas NOT even
n suspcion as to who the Guiity party Va
parties were.
effort was made lato saturday night 10 Durn
the shoD. but fortunately the FIRE was dis-
covered before II hld gotten sufficient hea1-
way 10 prevent it, being eas ly ext'nguisbed;
Two guards were then put on duty, anu
they remalnfd the remainder OF thst nlghi.
Sir. TohRsnt sient sunday at the shop, ana
also remained there until u O'Clock ihat
night. 81 was there said be IN ms tesu'
mony. "not that expected or feared & Sc
cond attempt 60 burn tbe establishment. buI
TO look out for any sparks that might nave
renamed from saturday nighps ire"
ia answer TO question Mr.. Tenant sslh
he spent portion OF The earlier hail oi sun
day night smoking IN his Office and the otDet
part walking. about on the outside lie
made no effort "a conceal bimselt. bul WalAed
about 30 q. 10 deter any one who might ne
hanging around with view 10 using the
torch.
Mr Heath testified that Mr.. Tennant told
him Sunday MINT that be was going TO re-
nam on gusrd all night; that he liiea'nJ
offered 70 Eeep watch, bnt his prouer was
declined. rs MIR. fcnnant said ne would re-
mail hlmscf.
Mr.. Tennant said he did not remember
having bad such 4 conversation; That be on'y
couieGplstcd remaining until be was salts
fed that there was no further danger from
Saturday nights sparks. aud tbs ne di1'
PERSONALS AND BEmPs.
DR.. John W. Bransiord Is in the city, the
guest Of Mr. J. ". Bronaugh. Jr
Clerk VI. A. Cogbill, OF the Chesterfield
Couniy Court, was in the city Yesterday.
Rev. Jane. W. Reynolds will preach at
the cambridge. Street Baptist church at 1:JO
O'Clock tonight.
New South Council, No. s, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, will give an
excursion TO Mt. Pleasant Easter Monday.
Pompey Lockett (cOlored) mas been arrest.
ed aud ia awaiting trial on the charge oi
stealing pair OF pants and pistol, the pro-
perty OF William Coleman.
Services hsye been held az the Presbyte'
ran church THIS week with eyer-increasing
interest. Preaching tonight by the pastor,
The new Methodist church At Chesterfield
Courthouse will De dedicated the fourth sun
day in June. Rev. J. j. LaTerty, ID. d.
will preach the dedicaiory scrmon.
The April term OF the Chesterfield County
Court will begin next Monday. Liquor
licenses will De granted at this term aud
motion will be made Tor new trial In the
case OF the two colored boys convicted at the
last session OF the court Of feloniOus assault
The revival services at the Central Metho-
dist church have been discontinued for the
present During the progress OF the revival
there have been twenty-siX conversions and
seventeen additions to Central church.
Three more will Join next Sunday.
Mr.. David Felieroli, Of Pennsylvani', has
purchased the Centralia tract Of land, en-
bracing SjS acres, and will reside there with
his family.
Mr. Ware b. Gay has purchased all OF the
property OF the Chesterfield Coal and Iron
Company, situated in the neighbOrhood OF
Midlothian, paving $4,000 for 1t. Mr.. Gay
is large c0al.deaier in Boston, and Is presi.
dent OF the company now operating the old
Deep.Run coal-mInes, in IleDrico county.