The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-01
THOMAS ". FERREL KILLED.
succumbs to an Injury in Detroit-A Band OF
Burglars mt Work.

DASvI1LE, Va, March 3i.--iSpecial.l- A tolo
gram was received here this morning from De-
troit. Mich. announcing that Thomas ~ ferrei.
tobacconist of this city. had been injured IN
that city and was III critical condition. Later
another telegram WAS received conVeyln2 ths
intolllance that he was dead. Colonel James Al.
Neal. uncle of the Young man started u. once
for Detroit to bring he oIy II 'mei hr. terrci
l. the son OF p. W. ferrcl. OF tnis city, anu was
engaged III the leaf tobsccO business with MS
father. The iirm does large business IN an
ada and the vest, and the JUNIOR member leit
here TWO weeks ago 90 look afior the hrms III
ter.st in those sections
J he deceased was Just twe ny-slx years OF age,
Gni was married on the Sth oI January !ast tc
MISS Rosa bosweii, OF nashlhstoi CITY. ~. i.is
wife Is in Washington. where she was stayin2
while he was making ilc Western trip. ne Was
a grandson Of the In Thomas y. Neal, OF hich,
mond. and lcrhcH of Alrs. James ~. race, of
Richmond. No particular of his sudden death
have been received beyond the vague kilograms
above referred to- anl az ne present hour " Is
not known here now he was ihNred
The little crippled colorot sirl VINO was
buried q ife uesday night by ia inhun an
mother is az the poiut Of death. me TACT mas
developed that the cAild was inefne'J .hlufru,
and the presumption Is that Lucy lHhe,y' thc
mother and wOuld-be murderess, tlled 10 IL
tho Itlo one ly crushing her before F,o
covered her mp with tho DIRT: Lucy ma made
her escape TO North Carolina. nnt she VIII
doubtless 10 caught in q short Nhiio.
The shipmeis OF manufactured tobacco Ir IN
this market in March were 5I.2,b pouncs,
3lst were i.sl33gi pounds. decrease as COM
pared with the same period Of iast year or
s0l7d7 pounds. The decrease is saii 10 20 due
10 tho poor state OF trade IN the cotton states.
The sales Of loose leaf tobacco on this
market in March were larger than Tor any
one month in the history or the market; being
q SSss42 hounds The sales from October tO
data the first half Of the tobacco year, were
20.GOl 30 pounds: sales for same period on tho
last tobacco year were 2l,4974i2 pounds,
The clerk OF the hustings conrt issued twenty
ona marriaea licenses in March. eight being for
white couples and thirteen FOR colored
The numerous burglsries committed here
within the past week lead the autnorlties 70
think an organized DAnu OF iocA lnio'os ~
A few nights ago the clothing store OF Il;
Harris son Main street was broken into ana
goods of the value of nearly S3DO were carried
away and the thieves made their escape. Iues-
dav night the Office or the ~. Il. DIowh
Tobacco Company Was broken INTO. poI ihe
burglars could not open the safe ana nothing
Iast night tho Richmond and Danyille railway
ticket Office was entered, the casn drawer proAen
into and thirty dollars III money st9ienf !nis
MAS n very daring burglary. the thlei enec.iue
an entrance through the LADIES' waiting-room.
while a number OF people were IN tH9 gsnils ems
waiting-room near by waiting Tor tram. inis
sffern0ou William Grant. well-kno"n coloreu
sowGh. Was arrested charged with the last
named robbery. The evidence hihlnss plln
Ti,relv circumstantial and VIII 10 heard Dy tne
mayor III the morning
DETAILS or TIE ACCIDENT.
DrrHorr MfeH. March Si;-Abont 2i3o yestsr-
day afternoon 7. \. Ferrell travelling sales
man Of panvii1e' Na Monros TSs Avenue. this city
When Kicked ~ ne WAS found 20 be unconscious
and died at O'CLOCK this morning.. iast I Satnri
iyy,Aa he was suffering from alcoholism.
and Vi a phSsician ordered him 10 remain In bed
shis he refused 10 DO, appearing demenied
T iesdsy night Ferre,l Ieft the & hotel ana and
~ e'as knocked down yesterday forenoon.
drtectiye who visited Ferreli at the hospits!
half an hour after the assault. claims ne found
tbat he and his asssilant were friends and had
been out together. Detectives are working on
tho case.