Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-22
MANCHESTER NEWS.
rne FOUR NEGRO HoUsesREAkeRs
SENT. ON TO THE GRAND JURY
Mr., Long Bring, Suit for $4,000 Dam
nges--To Appoint Coroner"
the Churchcs--Other Notes.

Movor,s Court on Monday. but yesterday
An unusual number Of persons packet
Themselves in the cramped apartments III
rear nj the market-house, while many
more congregated on the outside ana III
the entrances. There was large DOCKET
ana the bn,yitues Of the tribunal OF justice
were eager TO learn all of the minor detaiis
in connection with the recent roooerleS
and other offences. r liz,
The first case called was that OF Jun
Brown. Tom Williams. and WnIlau'
GRIMM. three young negro men chatgI,es;u
with breaking into the house OF MI. VII
liam & O'brien. on Cowardin avenue anu
carrying off about $50 worth OF properly.
His Honor. after hearing the evlusnTIe In ~
the case. sent the prisoners on 10 INC 0""-
nary term of the grand jury.
SEVERAL CAsEs AGAINST jim.
linn Brown had several other larcenies
IN answer for. Some time ago jim went
into the store of Mr.. William Crozler. on
Uull street. and asked TO see par Oh
pants and hat. While Mr.. CrozleI was
replacing the hats which ne hau tsAen
down TO show the negro the customer
cooliv walked of with q pair OF pants.
Mr. Crozier succeeded in recovering the
nroperty, but had Brown arrested when
Nr. Crozier told how the theft was COM
mitted. nIs Honor gave James Sixty davs'
Mr.. r c. Broaddus lost last week tur-
kew which he described as being hsnt
complect91" and worth Sl.5O. Brown, II
seems. carried a light-cOlored turkey 20 =
friends house, and after having II cooked
sat down and enjoyed nearly ~, Iieai %
tho carcass of the stolen biped. His nigh
living for n few moments cost MN s'Aty
DAYS more in iGll. f-..,,
Sunday morning John Coy, a fourteen,
rear-oId NEGRO. came into the drugstore OF
Mr. I &. Snelings aud stole package OF
cheroots. not knowing that any one could
see him. But Mr.. Smelling had been
greatly ANNOYED by these petty theftS oe.
fore and had sawed hole IN the 'front.' on
his prescription-case through Wh'ch ng
saw the boy. He seized MN ana calI leu
him down to the police. Johnny was be-
fore the Mayor Yesterday, and at the re-
ouest Of Mr.. Snellngs was turned over 10
his father 70 be whipped instead VI oeihs
sent to Jail.
SUED FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
Judge Edmund Waddill, as counsel for
Mr.. Charles Long, has instituted SUIT III
the Hastings Court against the Manches-
ter Railway and Improvement Company
for SlO090 damages for the klillng seVerul
months ago of her husband. who was
motorman on the line.
The readers Of the DISPATCH well remem-
Der tie sad accident in which Mr.. Long
lost his life. He was an experienced
motorman on the Richmond ROADS, ana
was therefore brought TO Manchester
when the Mayo's-brldgc line was put in
oner1,ion with electricity as the motive
mower. About O'clock IN the evening OF
h1s first DAVIS service over here his car ran
off AZ the corner of Decatur and SeyentA
streets and ho was jammed against the
wall of q tobaccO-factOry md Killed
almost instantly. Hence the SUIT
A horse belonging 70 Dir. Hughes was
killed bv a yard.engine OF the Hull-street
depot of the Atlantic Coast Line yesterday
morning. The gates were down and the
horse. which had gotten out ana was run
ming at large, ran around the gates and on
TO the track. The engine struck 1t ana
killed il instantly.
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
In conseouence of the West-End Metho-
dist church not having pastor, hlr. A. l..
West. of Richmond, conducted the services
at II o'clock Sunday morning and MI. r.
Y. Campbell led the meeting ut 1880 L. a.
Mr.. Adam DIacOnt will conduct the
praver-meeting at this church Wednesday
NIGHT. DR.. Paul Whitehead. the presiding
elder, informed DIsPAICH reporter yester-
day that there were several applicants for
this charge and he would make the ap-
pointment this week, and no DOUBT the
Methodists III SwansbOrO' Will have their
new minister by next Sunday.
DIR. 4. Z. Bell leCtured Sunday morning
at the acknowledgement Baptist church
on Foreign Missions" He illustrated
his lecture bv pointing out on map the
different cities and countries IN whlch
BAPTIST missionaries are stationed. In
conclusion, he appealed for a collection
and realized a considerable sum tor the
benefit of foreign missions. HE pastor,
Rev. L. II. 1hornhlll, occupied his pulpit
Rev. w. C. Walden. pastor of Central
Methodist church, occupied his pulpit, IN
the morning, and the presiding elder, DIR.
Paul Whitehead, preached at night.
There was a good attendance at the Cos
nel-meeting held in Leader Hail Sunday
afternoon under the auspices of the Kaii-
road Branch of the Young Mems Christian
Association, and the usual interest mani
tested.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFs.
Mr.. Macon Clarke, an old Manchester
boy. now a resident of Patterson, n. J., Is
here on visit.
Mr.. William Powell Drewry, of Balti-
more. is here to spend the Christmas holi-
Qays WltQ his TtldllNts.
There will be a Christmas tree and
Jacobs Ladder at the Presbyterian church
next Monday night.
Services will be held in Meade Memorial
church Christmas morning at IL O'CLOCK.
when communion will be administered.
The Old Dominion COtton-Mllls has Just
adopted afire-eXtlngulshlng system which
Is SAID 10 be complete. 1t was tested Sat
urday afternoon with satisfactory results.
Citv- Treasurer w. Bronaugh, Jr., went
over to the Capitol Saturday and made
his regular settlement with the Auditor OF
Public Accounts.
Judge John II. Ingram yesterday sent TO
the Governor the names of DR.. John w.
Rrodnax and DR.. T. n. Garnett in cOnnec-
ton with the position of Coroner of Man
chester. Under the law the Judge recon-
mepds two persons and the Governor
makes the appointment from these two.
YESTERDAY afternoon warrant was
sworn out 10y a negro named BrlttOn
charging "A white.man named j. II. Walton
with pointing q pistol at him. Walton was
arrested and locked up until this morning,
when he will have hearing before his
Honor Mayor Attkisson for his misdOlng.
The December term of the Hastings
Court began yesterday-Judge John II. In
gram presiding. This is not grand jury
term and the court was engaged yesterday
in the consideration of chsncery matters
The second musicale of Mrs. A. L. Hard.
inC's class was given last evening at Mr
Bernard Nunnally's residence by her pu.
pills. The music was exceedingly good snc
greatly enjoyed by those present.
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