Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
BROKE m FOR LIQUOR.
Got Caught and Is Now in Jail-other
Manchester News.

John Pinchum. colored youth about
eighteen years of age, was before th9
MAYORS Court yesterday morning charged
with breaking into the tar-room OF Charles
jackson (colored), on Hull street between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth, and stealing
lot OF gin, brandy, and other liquors, ana
some cigars. The robbery was committed
Friday night and suspicion pointed 10
Pinchum, as he was distributing beverages
among ms friends quite freely.
At the rear window OF tie bar-roon,
whore the entrance was effected, was the
print OF rubber shoe. John, too; had on
rubber shoes. and this pointed stu further
TO him as the perpetrator. His feet htted
the tracks. Pinchum was sent on TO the
Grand iurv. and upon his testimony war
rant was issued for Melville BROOKS,
charging him with being implicated III the
affair.
THE LEASE RATIFIED.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Soutbslde Land and Imp Ovoment Compa-
nv was held in the company's Office IN the
Leade7. building yesterday OF noon.
Among those present were Messrs. w. =.
Seldom. 4. II. rutherford. James +.
Bradlev. II. c. Beattie, Charles Keller, j.
W. BronauCh. Jr., w, Il Bradley. Ii. >.
Bradley. aud General Manager John Z.
Robertson.
The meeting was held for the purpose of
rntifying the contract OF lease between
the company and the Richmond and Man
chester Strcet-Railway Company, and TINS
formal action was taken.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev. W. A. Campbell, of Richmond, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. W. S. Burgess has returned from
MorgantOwn, n. c., where he was called
by the sickness OF his sister.
-fVto C4,pIav ceboGl Of the Meade Memo
| rial church will have an Easter celebration
at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
Mrs. William |. CloptOn and Mrs. Il.
Scott McRae will leave Monday for New
York, where they will spend the week:
Mr.. John TOpham, chef engineer OF tho
Eastern Lunatic Asylum at Williamsburg,
is i'm tho city visiting his family.
Mr.. 4. c. Gibbs IS confined to his home
on Perry street in consequence of sickness.
Mrs. Bingham and her sister, Miss Molle
/ Woodward. daughter of the late Rev. Is.
( +. Woodward, formerly of Manchester, are
( visiting Mrs. j. Il. PeTdue.
! Mr.. l.. L. Spencer, of New York, who
/ represents the Elynn interest in the street.
/ car and electric-heht companies of Rich
mond. was in the city yesterday looking
! after eleciric-llght matters.
+ Rev. Allen +. Hardy will preach at the
/ Clopton-Street Baptist church this morn
ing and Rev. j. NJ. Pitcher, general super
intendent of the Sunday School and Bible
Board for the State. wall occupy the pulpit
tonight.
Revival services will be held ct the Gen.
. trail Methodist church next week. hev.
William HI. Christian. of Hampton, a former
pastor of the church, will reach here Mon
day and preach that night.
Justice Jasper Clayton, Of Chesterfield,
who was in the city YESTERDAY. exhibited an
old Spanish coin OF date OF IT'S, which was
unearthed by pillow day or two ago on
! the LOngw0od" estate. The coin Is IN q
remarkably well-preserved condition.
Al o'clock this afternoon prizes tor the
[ first quarter will be awarded the success
full scholars at the Eighth Street Baptist
mission. The superintendent. Mr. j. i;
Davidson, extends a cordial welcome to all
who desire to be present.