Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-08
A NEGRO BURGLAR.
CAUGHT AND CAPTURED IN THE ACT,
AND THEN JAILED.
A Colored Man Saves the Lifc of n Boy
Important Decision In Real
Estate Case.
nnacIal telegram to the Dispatch. |

pAyvrI1r. VA. August 7.-P. ID. Fuller
keeps a store at New Design, near this city.
This morning he locked the front door and
went to his residence, not far away, re-
naming not more than ten minutes. When
he returned he found the door open, and
entering the store saw negro man behind
the counter filing a sack with goods. Mr..
Fuller collared the burglar and took him
ont OF the store. Constable T. n. Will
l;ams soon came along and took the negro
in hand He gave his name as James Ford,
of Buckingham county, and said nc was
looking for work on railroad. On being
searched a burglars instrument was found
upon Ford's person which will open any
ordinary lock, and il ~ believed he Is u
professional. He had hearing before n
Justice and was sent on TO the grand Jury.
ABRAvE NEGRO.
Mr.. Charles Evans. citizen of Yancey-
vile. came here to-day IN country wagon
bringing a small boy with him. He left
the wagon standing on tho street and
while he was absent the horses took fright
and ran away. The boy was still III the
wagon and everybody expected TO see HIM
dashed TO death. when Sawney sldnOr,
cOlored driver, ran alongside the wagon
as the horses came by and told the boy 10
lump. The little fellow oDeyed the in-
struction and jumped safely into the strong
arms OF the brave coiOred man. IL was a
gallant act on the part OF the colored man
and a number OF gentlemen raised purse
and presented 1t TO him in recognition OF
his herOism. The horses were afterwards
caught before they had done much damage
to the wagon.
Mrs Mann. wife Of Mr.. J. T. Mann, ex-
& n..trfli. IfaI yg-feFIuN
in Albemarle county. She was an accom-
plished lady and WAS for long time teacher
in the North Danville schools.
DrcREE F1GrD-ArPEAL TAErS.
Judge Aiken filed his opinions and de-
crees TODAY in three cases that have at
tracted considerable attention here. Seye-
raj mouths ago W. j. Dance y Co., real
estate agents. sold for Mrs. Sarah A..
Flcklen three lots on west Main street to
w. T. Harris. W. ID. Judkins. and \. D..
Montague, respectively. After the sales
were made there was some dispute as to
the property involved. and Mrs. iicklen de-
clIned TO make deed. The purchasers then
brought suit against Mrs. flcklcn 10 en-
force the specific performance OF the con-
tract. which had been made in Mrs. Flick
lens name bv Dance a. Co. The case was
argted in July, and Mrs. Ficklen's defence
was that the memorandum in writing was
not sufficient 20 enable a court OF equity
to enforce its performance, anu that
Dance d Go. were not authorized as her
agents to make a sale of the lots. Judge
Aiken in his decision sustains Mrs. tick-
lens defence on both grounds and dis
misses the bill. The plaintiff will take an
appeal.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
During thunderstorm here today n
colored woman living Just outside Of the
CITY was struck by lightning and seriously
hurt. but the extent of her injuries have
not vet been ascertained.
There was "a heavy fall of rain here to-day
and the weather is still threatening.