The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-19
OVER THE RIVER.
NEW TESTIMONY IN THE J0NES-COT-
TON CASE.
The Preliminary Examination Con
finucsI upfiI wednesday-iascs
before the Mayors Court
Brief News items.

The preliminary examination OF John
Jones began before Justice Howiett
(colored), in the colored school building
in Swansboro, little after 2ocl0ck
Yesterday afternoon.
The principal witness examined was
Young Alexander Cotton. whose testi-
raony was the same in substance, as that
given bv him at the trial Of John Jones,
and published in THE TINES.
The Comment then introduced
Messrs. George w. Brooks. Ira Alley,
Walter Bowen, A. G. Harding and Eu-
gene Lindsey. who testified as 10 con
versaiions had with John Jones, IN
which he acknow lodged he had struck
Cotton and TIngle with some kind OF
a stick or club.
The condition of Mr.. John Jingle
was such that he was unable TO attend
the examination. and the further hear
ing Of the case was continued until
next Wednesday morniDgat 10 0 clock.
IL is understood that. IN the event OF
the case being sent on to the grand
Jury. a writ of hdbeds corpus Will be
gotten out. and application for bail will
be made before Judge Ingram or Judge
Clopton.
It was necessary, therefore, to con-
tinue the case until Mr.. Tingle's con
dition is such that he can attend court,
as he will be the most important wit
ness for the Commonwealth when the
application for bail is made.
The ladies of the Manchester Presby-
terrain church began series of enter
tainments at Leader Hall last night TO
raise a fund for building the new
church, upon which work is expected
soon to commence.
A Ladies Branch Of the Order of the
Iron Hall was started in Manchester
last night. Branch No. II, of this Or
der. IS steadily growing, and h's
already paid out about twelve thousand
dollars upon matured certificates.
Mr.. Rynal Mail. former employee
Of the Matoaca Company and mem
Der Of Pickett division. died recently
in Chesterfield Of paralysis. from which
he had been a sufferer for several years.
The closing exercise Of Miss A. 4.
Exams private school took place at Nor
rissett's Hall. IN SNansOOfO. Monday
night. The occasion was very pleas
ant one. aud there was a large crowd
present. Miss COnune Moore was
awarded the medal for scholarship:
Miss May Evan received the penman-
ship prize. aud Master Morris Campbell
the department prize.
Samuel Peterson, son of Rev. +. NJ.
Peterson. who has been i'll for several
DAYS. was reported better yesterday.
The Hastings Court was engaged yes
terday in the consideration Of civil
cases.
Since the Postal Telegraph Gable
Company have arranged for The es,ab-
lishment Of telegraph Office in this
city. which will be located in the Lead
er Building, the Western Union Tele.
graph Company have been looking
INTO the matter, and it is reliably stated
that within ten or fifteen days the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad Of
flee at the liull-street crossing will b.
made a Western Union telegraph office.
This will give Manchester iirst-clas'
telegraphic Notwithstanding the
city is now entirely without. her citl-
zens being forced TO come 10 Richmond
j. G.. Parker, a young white man
claiming TO be agent for a nursery ID
Cleveland. O., was arrested Monday ai'
ternOOn and committed to jail on war
rart charging him with trespasslng on
tie premises of Mrs. Hutchinson, W b,
resides in the lower part of the city
Yesterday morning Parker was before
the MAYORS Court. aud lac was about &C.
be committed rs a suspicious character
when he told the Court that he had an
acquaintance in Manchester who could
/ identify him. The acquaintance Wa
sent for and came in the person OF Rich
ard Baker. the well-known cOi0red bar
Der. who remembered buying som,
trees from Parker about year ago. aho
who also rocOllccted that the trees did
not turn out very well. The Mayor
told Parker to go and to move eau.
tiously.
Mr.. j. p. Scott. the proprietor Of d
backward near the Free bridge. was
summoned before Mayor AttkissJn yes
terlay morning for having unlicensed
carts. Mr.. Scott stated that lac had
been relieved from the license tax last
year on the ground that bis carts were
used solely for his own purposes az his
brick-yard. and were never under any
circumstances hired out. Chlef-Oi-
Police Lipscomb stated that the carts
were engaged in hauling dirt from a
lot across the street to the brickyard
and on the day he reported them they
were engaged in hauling wood, and as
they traversed the public streets lie
thought them subject to the city ordi-
nance. Two ordinances relative TO this
matter were cited, and as they seemed
90 conflict somewhat the mayor reserved
his decision until Friday.