The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-28
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Excitement in the Mayors Court-The
Trial OF DR.. W. A. Taylor.

Excitement in the Mayors COurt-Ihe
Trial OF Dr. W. A. Taylor.
PETERsBURG.V VA, January o. Special.
This morning in the Mayors courtroom,
during the examination OF the case OF the
Commonwealth W, Alice TAYLOR jcOlored)
charged with being drink Yesterday and re-
sisting Police officer. James VI. Young, quite
an exciting episode occurred. After all the
witnesses in the case had testified. the
Mayor sent Tor Mr.. ID. A. Ilarman, the turn
key az the jail. 10 testify as 10 the behavior
Of the prisoner at the jail. Mr.. Harman
testified that when Officer Young brought
the prisoner 10 the Jail, he (Harmanl was
down in the jail-yard. He saw both Officer
Young and the woman, Alice Taylor,
sitting on bench i'm the porch
Of the Jail, and heard them
cursing each other; that after getting the
prisoner in the Office of the Jail, Officer
Young threw her on the floor. with her face
downward Officer Young denounced as
false the statement made by Mr.. Harman,
when he (Iiarmanl grabbed Officer Young
by the shirt collar. and raised his hand as
# about 10 strike him. Police officers
seized the t,yO men In time %
prevent any blows. After order had
been restored Mr.. Harman told the
Mayor that he meant no disrespect 10 him
OF his court, but that be meant TO respect
himself. The Mayor fined Mr.. Ilarman $50
and sent him 10 jail for ten days for con-
tempt OF court. The Mayor subsequently
remitted the Imprisonment. Mr.. llarman
took an appeal 20 the Hastings Court, and
gave bond in penalty of $50 for his appear
ance, with f. W. Jones, City Sergeant, as
bis bOndsman.
There were no services at the Iabb street
Presbyterian Church yesterday, in c0nse-
Quence Of the sickness Of the pastor, Rev. !.
W. ROsebrO, who is confined 10 the house
with la grippe.
Recently some very costly improvements
have been made 10 the W ashingtOn-street
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Rev.
A. &. BledsOe IS pastor. Yesterday the
services al this church were Of an unusu-
ally interesting character. a sermon was
delivered by Rev. II. n. Sledd, pastor Of the
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church. of
Norfolk, and an address was made by
the pastor. After the services "a
collection was lifted 20 defray the cost Of
the improvements which have been made
at a cost Of 5000. The amount subscribed
footed up between $500 and $4,000 I'm adj
ditiOn 10 the improvements which have al
ready been made 20 the church, il is proposed
20 have the edifice newly upholstered.
A day or two ago Mr.. John scabbard, Of
Prince George county, had all of his fodder
and shucks destroyed by ire. The shucks
and fodder were ont in the field, and the ire
is supposed 10 have been Of incendiary
origin.
Saturday while Mr.. samuel Hite OF
Prince George county, was returning home
from this city. and when near Prince George
Courthouse, the horse hitched 20 his wagon
took fright and ran OF at a rapid gate. The
vehicle was broken % pieces and Mr.. Hite
was thrown out and badly cut about the
face.
In the Mayors Court this morning, Alice
TAYLOR (c0lOred) WAS charged with resisting
Police Officer Young while attempting her
arrest. She was sent on 20 the next quar-
terly term Of the Hastings Court tor trial.
The Hastings Court, Judge ID. NJ. Ber-
nard. presiding, was engaged all day IN the
trial Of DR.. W. A. Taylor. charged with ha'-
ing caused the death of Mrs. Bette ONeal
by mal-practice. The accused was repre-
sented by Judge X. II. Jones and Mr.. W IL
lam n. Jones. Taylor came here from Phil-
adelphia. but he is not a member OF the
Petersburg Medical Faculty. The jury
found him guilty tonight and fixed his pun
ishment at three wears in the pententiary.
Counsel for the defense gave notice that at
some later day Of the court they would
argue a motion TO set aside the verdict on
the ground that IL was contrary TO the law
and the evidence. lO-mOIiON idllvI VIII
be tried on an indictment which charges
him with murder.
II. X. Anderson a Company. leading dry
goods merchants OF Norfolk, Va. made an
assignment to-day, for the / neht Of their
creditors. TO William Il. Mckinney, OF TINS
CITY. as trustee. The assets are estimated
AT between $4,000 and S3O,Oe.
Rev. II. A.. Tupper, ID. d., OF Rchmond'
corresponding secretary Of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board Of the Southern Baptist ConNen-
ton. preached at the First Baptist Church,
i'm this city. yesterday morning. In the
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock he delivered an ad-
dress on foreign missions before the MIS-
sionary Society Of the church.
Rev. 4. /. O'Farrell, pastor Of It. Joseph
Catholic Church, is quite sick.
A day or two ago a difficulty occurred AZ
Wilson depot, on the Norfolk and western
Railroad. in Dinwiddie county, between
two bows named Willie Staples ana Nora
Rucks. son Of1Alr. j. ID. B. Rucks, the rail-
road agent at Wilson's, during when kucks
was cut by Staples with pocket-kniie.
STAPLES had a hearing before MAGISTRATE
Prossils. by whom he was fined nNe dollars
The accused was represented by Mr. VII
liam Il. McIlWaine, Of this city.