The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-08
PETERSBURG POINTS.

willing Cripple and au obdurate Clerk.
A Negro Prisoner Attempts to Escape.
PETERSBURG. va, April g. special.
The Circuit Court of Nottoway county.
judge B. A. Hancock presiding. has been
engaged for the past hee days in the trial OF
fh. suit OBJ John Jones lc0lurtdl against th'
Norfolk and Western Railroad company
ur Gem thousand dollars damages. IL i7 inl
thought that iue case NHl De gwen lo 'ue
urs before NJ Dineslay or lnnisial next
fhole arn iit witnesses in lNe case. ""e-'
". H. Mann. Ui NouoWay county, anna hi.
I'D. Fitzpatrick. of lynchour-, aie coun7ei
for the railroad company. and Ai. J.. A' i-'
smith. of Damille, is counsel for lut
plaintiff.
Ther0 .ular monthly meeting of the oai-
bath schools Ol ihe Baptist churches ol I'D
city and Ettrlck. was held.a ihc est I'D
BaptI.t church yesterday afternoon an"
was largely attended. The exercises COZ o.
sisted of singing. reciiauons ANA reauins V'
reunrf. from the different schools. lniefe' 70
m- addresses were maOe pf '.pliDh A' h'
Marks and Judge H. A. llancolh.
Ihi- morning well dressed young man
from Baltimore walked into ile Office Of If.
Robert Gillian. clerk oi ine court. ANA ealu
hn wished 90 gef % license iD marry "a 4ouN-
lady. who 40 the time wa, seated DID hD'N
,.If.h ,.a- standing On Courthouse avenue.
.rhn Gentleman informed ihe clerk ol tue
count that the Young lady Doe wished l'
marry was twenty-five years oi asc' lnai enc
had resided in Chesterfield count! uhill nh-
WAS fourteen years oi age, Nheh sh1 lt-
moved 90 Baltimore; Dut Tor lle past
nineteen months she had resided lh
RIehmoud The stranger, without CIV
inc his name or that of the young
lady. said that lle latter wished 10
be married boz Petersburg, and lhat the4
had inst arrived in tine cit} 0n tne 100 cloch
trsin from Richmond. Tie had first au-
dressed tine Young lady while She was
resident of Baltimore. Mr.. Gillian ln-
formed the stranger That Under iie
laws of Virginia the license TO marry
v0uid have tO Dee gotten iu i'i'"
mond. in which clts tne 4oun- i'"s '.-.'. wa "i
rr.eanf residing. The stranger informed
Nr Gillian that the young lady much pre-
f'rrod f0 he married in Petersburg rather
fian i'm Richmond. Inoy both knew inal
they could De married iu W Neioon' \. g."
v.,fhsnt anv trouble. nut they lid NOT Wish
,.n flnre TO have the nupual Knot iied.
'r,. .ounle fully decided 90 go back TO hicu-
,n.nd fo be- married and lelt ON the $50
train this morning.
Coraidorable excitement was created ON
Rank street this morning by nt-n pii7-
oner named john Aliltnd altienp pti"- I'D
..eone nom police officer Joe W niaui9'
The officer had lus' "ii.'.,v ,.,..l
n.rr1 f0r some alleged onen9e cuhiihi'ltu
ht him some months ago and was on ihe ""'
teroii.o station with him. Just before it.'n-
II, i,tfbe.tlfiOn the negro brOkeirom me oihcer
.nd ram Oh closely pursued ny the gucei'
vino fsucceodod iu oNcrlakng lhe hecin5
r,rif'yo. and bringing hlm i0 h4it nF "
.oXera blow ON the head with his cinp.
tlfrend. in a bloody condition. was iaA. ID
A. fhe uolice station. from which place he
subsequently made his escape ana l' ITO"
still at-iarge. ;..,,
Tho annual meeting Of the consfes 'ilon
of Inc Iabl-streot PrcsDy terrain Ihuicn N"s
held Yesterday after the morning sei' We
gpnorf. were received from the aiioN9 ue-
,'.ttn,enf. of the church. The membership
tf fhe church now is 32i; dismissed to
other churches. 3. The total amount "i
rnonay raised for CONGREGATIONAL purposes
for ihc past year. >1,oJ.''' ..,,
qhe rqprescntatiycs from the Iaup-oifeel
presbytcrian Church 90 last hanover
presh,ferv. which meets in Fredericksburg
On tomorrow night. are Rev. j. W. hoee-
bro and Mr. o. Is. Morgan. The repieseh-
tatiyes from the Baptist churches in Ieteis-
burg 10 the next session ol tne vu'I'i " u
Baptist Convention VIII pe "ppoi"'e" 0''
Wednesday night next.
dav. an OF the cotton mills and tobacco lac
tories have been closed, as well as the pup
he and private schools. Crowds Of people
len the city early this morning ioi lnS n'l. u
boring ponds % spend the day angling i"l
me "hnny tribc.n The excursion gwen ~
Richmond this morning for The dement, ol
he Ettrick Baptist Church was very liDe'
rally patronized. The party hlled seven
coaches. - a..
Rev. {. b. W. Gordon, the pastor OF Inc
usrrison.street Baptist Church tc0lofcdl
of his city, is now holding services a'
/ Roundalps block, on the corner Of Harrison
and Halifax streets and has inaugur"'ea
move looking - the organization oi new new,
church. 10 be called tabernacle baplis'
/ Church.D AT the meeting yesterday, S5ol'
4 al was subscribed 10 the nnd % be raise1
for the purchase Of lot on HALIFAX street
wbichlvill cost $1,000. ,,,o
Mr.. 'orge Palmer ci1i@en oi 'n'' place