Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-25
COUNTY AND CITY NEWS.
Items of Interest Cleaned from Manches-
ter and Chesterfield.

Justice James VI. Perdue presided in the
MAYORS Court yesterday morning IN the
absence of Mayor htthsson. and had quite
a lengthy docket.
George Kinney (colored) was charged
with stealing lot of brass. the property
OF the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company. His case was continued until
to-day. Kinney was arrested Saturday af-
ternoon bv Special Officer Roach and taken
before Justice Per1uc when a warrant WAS
sworn out against him. While being taken
20 prison by Chief-of-Police Lipscombe be
made a bold break for freedom and ran for
several squares, pursued by large crowd.
He was captured at the corner of Seventh
and Stockton streets.
OTHER OFFENDERS.
John VI. Branch and John Ellis (both
,olored) were fined - and costs each for
fighting and creating disturbance on the
street
Robert Woodbridge Ccolored), charged
with creating q disturbance on the last
street-car from Richmond Saturday night.
was fined - and sent 10 jail for thirty
days
Mary Branch (colored), charged with re-
ceiviDg stolen goods from Frederick Ross,
who wis caught in the act of stealing goods
from DR. Strands grocery store was dis
charged. Ross denying the statement made
Saturday to the effect that she received
the goods.
HEARING NANDAMUs CASTS.
Judge Hancock held aspecial term Of the
Chesterfield Circuit Court yesterday. There
are two maudamus cases 10 be hcard-one
against the Board of Supervisors to show
cause why they should not be compelled 10
make the levy for TINS year. and the other
against the County Judge 10 compel hlm TO
confirm the appointment OF the road com
missioners recommended by the superyl-
sorS. The County Judge has not refused 10
confirm these appointments, hut post
poned action until DO could look INTO the
matter The terms of Office of the present
supervisors will expire on the 30th of June,
and the members are therefore in a corrc-
spending hurry 90 have thcirappointments
confirmed.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. Wallace Sncllings. who has been
quite in. was reported better Yesterday.
Misses Susie Hall and Callie Pierce, of
Powhatau. are visiting Mrs. ID. l.. IOney.
judge Waldill. of Richmond, was IN the
city Yesterday ON legal business.
Mr.. JameS VI. Short, am OLD and we'll
known citizen of Chesterfield. died at his
residence, near ArrOwheld churcb,a "a day or
two a9o.
IKE IfiiIAIiliIAt NAf' f'A N'' iIt' A' iilti '.A
Rev. DR.. ID. B. Wiutree viii be unveiled on
Saturday at Mt Herman Baptist church.
The exercises viii begin at ll.3O o'clock
Rey. \. Bingd. Jr., pastor Of the FIRST
Baptist church lcolored) of this city, bap-
tiZcd $50 persons ON sunday. There was a
very rgc congrcc cation present.
Robert Gladman. the young colored man
who was painfully hurt Saturday night by
being knocked oH q summer street-car by
striking his legs, which were hanging ont
of the car window, against some lumber
piled on Hull street i'm front of a building
iu process oi erection. was getting on well
yesterday. His injuries, It Is thought, VIII
not prove serious.
The attendance at the various city
churches on Sunday was large. Rov. L. r..
Thornhill preached an able sermon at the
Baiuhridge-Strcet Baptist church in the
morning on "The Field of the Sluggard' -
and at the Central Methodist Rev. T.. VI.
Peterson DISCUSSED in very interesting
manner Tho Rise and Progress Of the
Wesleyan Reformation"