Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-05
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE
ONE BRAKEMAN FATALLY SHOOTS
ANOTHER ABOUT A WOMAN.
seriously Cut with Broken Lookiag-
Glass Dedication Of the Coiored TAD
ernaole- Collections for rhiifips

Intelligence from Crewe, IN Nottoway
county, Is to the effect that William MOT
lev was shot and fatally wounded Sunday
morning by David Fitzgerald. Both OF the
men are colored and employed as brake
men on tho Norfolk and Western railroad.
Jcslousy ia said 10 have been the cause OF
the shootng. Fitzgerald having caught
Motley in too close and familiar conduct
with the woman known rs tho formers
paramour. Motley was shot AT once, tne
n;stol.bAu entering the groin and infilcting
internal iniuries which the attending phy..
s,cisn pronoupces fatal. The wounded
man IL a resident of Petersburg md well
known among his race here.
rERBTBLE WEAPON.
cutting ARRAY which came near result
INC very seriously occurred Sunday atter-
noon al the house of enc Lizzie HICKS
Irolored) on Gill street. Several women
were in the house at the time, a. was also
James Holmes.( colored). who was sitting
on the bed. A quarrel OF dispute arose pc
tween Holmes and the Hicks woman, whsh
the latter seized piece OF broken look
ing-glass and threw II at Holmes Inc
sharp edge of the glass struck Holmes on
the right temple. cutting cash nearly Iwo
inches long and severing the artery; me
wound tled very freely of course. hoa.nes
started for the nearest doctors once;
which was some distance away. the blood
from the wound staining the pavement al
ALONG his course. He was nearly exhausted
nv the time he reached the physician. The
woman Hicks was arrested and was TINS
morning committed 10 Jail for trial at the
Eeptember term of the Hastings Court Tor
felony. Holmes was unable TO appear IN
court. but other witnesses were presens.
nv n III 90 a
fair and thought the glass was thrown III
play, but the Mayor thought otherwise.
TIE COLONEL TABERNACLE.
The Tabernacle Baptist church (coloredl,
ON Halifax street, of which Rev. 9. Is. W.
Gordon is the pastor, was dedicated yester-
dav. The pastor was assisted in the services
by Rev. L. T.. Smith of North Carolina, ex-
Minister 10 Liberia. who preached the dedi-
catorv sermon at IL O'Clock, and Rev. h. L.
dunbar. of Richmond. who preached in
the afternoon and at night. Inc attend,
ance was very large at each service ana
many people were unable to gain admit
lance The collection in the morning
amounted TO over 800. The Tabernacle
church is an outcome of the Harrlson-Street
church. the result of the troubles when
occurred there last winter, and when are
said to have had their origin IN polltIcs.
The Rev. Gordon was the pastor OF the mar
rison-Street church. and his frienas a.,rl-
butte the dissatisfaction N the congregation
TO reports that he had said It was no CRIME
20 vote the Democratic ticket ana 10 MS
advice 10 the culored people to vote intei-
irently. and for the best men. indepen-
dent of politics. His opponents IN the
church however, have declared that poll
tics had nothing to do with the troubles
that caused so much excitement and per-
sonal feeling in the congregation. Al any
rate the Rev. Gordon was forced to resign
the charge and a goodly number OF MS
old parishioners followed him.
ORGANIZED.
The new church was organized on the
27th of March last, at the house OF Scip'o
Watson. on Jones street, with about 500
members-mostly of the old hock-and
The first sermon was preached IN the same
month AT Williams's Hall, on Oak street.
The cornerstone was laid by the white
Masonic lodges of the city. the colored
NIasons having refused to participate IN
the ceremonies. The cost OF the buiicing
was about $4,000 and the membership OF
The church has grown to nearly Voo.
POUND DEAD.
NEGRO woman named Amanda Massen-
burg was found dead this morning IN her
room on the Petersburg ana Weldon ran ran.
road near Gill street. She had been SICK
for a few hours. and the woman who nursed
her left her in bed this morning getting
along comfortably well TO attend to some
work. When che returned she found the
patient sitting upon q bucket by the ped.
her hands supporting her mead. out
she was dead. As death was the resui,
of natural causes no inquest was deemed
necessary.
KILLED AT LAMDERT's POINT.
Young Calvin Jones. who was killed al
Lambert's Point this morning, was natVe
of PETERSBURG His parents reside at Crewe
and his widow lives here. He had been
married only about one year, and by reason
of his being under age the marriage was
contaminated by runaway match. Inc
Young man held the position OF assistant
.yard-master at the point. He leaves many
warm friends and acquaintance IN fetefs
burg, who regret his sudden death and the
manner of it.
district. in Chesterfield county. will meet
on the 18th of this month 10 elect delegates
10 the Congressional Nominating Conven
ton to be held in Richmond on the lsth.
Rev. Robert A. Gibson, of Cincinnati, oc
rnpjed the pulpit of Grace Episcopa
church at both services on Sunday.
Mr.. II. +. Lester and wife left to-day fol
Kentucky. where they will IN future reside
DIR. s. o. Barham, OF Surry county. IS IL
the city to-day.
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PHILLIPS.
Collections were taken up III the colorec
churches of this city yesterday for the
burpose of assisting John Phillips. the con
demnej murderer from Mecklenburg conn
~. in his efforts to get new trial. Exact
ivwhat steps are to be taken or what pro
ceedines ipaugurated in the matter are not
known. Phillips was defended on his trla
by a lawyer in Mecklenburg, but no ex
ceptions were noted, ana the recorI
of the court are complete. Probably tn
Governor will be asked for brief re
priaye, to give time for such further actor
Ss NAV be deemed necessary, on the grounS
~ evidence since discovered to have beel
falsely given through fear. The appeal
made in behalf OF the condemned mai
ELECTED nice little contribution IRON tn
churches yesterday.
ASYLUM BOARD.
A general meeting of the Board OF Nisi
TORS OF the Central Lunatic Asylum will b.
held at the asylum building on Wednes
dav. when great deal of business will b.
transacted The foundation for the addi
tion 10 the asylum has been dug and
good deal Of the material To be used III IT
CONSTRUCTION has been delivered by tn
contractor, Mr.. b. a. Traylor, but tn
work of building has not yet been com
menced. The ccst of the addition Will b
ABOUT Czu,uu =,
A large party of colored excursionist
left here to-day for Stony Creek. IN SUISSE,
county. The cars became 80 much crowd
ed that the railroad company refused. as
matter of precaution, to carry the part
unless some of them got OF. An effort wa
made to secure some additional cars. fror
Richmond but without success. and seye
raj hundred persons were compelled I
remain behind
HIS HoNoK's COURT.
The docket of the Mayors Court thi
morning embraced some TWENTY-FIVE Q
more cases, ranging in grade Of offence a.
the way from violations of city ordinance
70 felonies. Sunday DRINKS came in for
fair share of the cases. and the invariabl
judgment of the Court for such offence
was - fine and 81 costs.
About one thousand dog-medals bsv
thus far been issued by the collector {
city taxes. II the taxes could be cohecte
on all Of the dogs in the city an income
several thousand dollars would be n
ported.
A gentleman from Surry county IN tow
to-day reports that in that portion OF u