Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-21
THF TANNFRY TIRF.

son. The robbery was committed several
weeks ago. Bowen was sent on 10 the
grand jury.
TBE TANNERY FIRE.
The tannery owned by the James River
Tanning and Leather Company and located
at the corner of Third and cambridge
streets was discovered 10 be on fire Tues
day night shortly after IL o'clock.
The alarm was turned IN and IN few
moments the tremen were on the ground
ana eXtingulshed the flames. The build
ing was partially destroyed by fire some
months back. and the work of clearing up
the ruins and rebuilding tbs structure
was begun week or two ago. The COM
pany believe that the fire Of tuesday
night was mcendlary, and offers a reward
of 500 for any information which VIII
lead to the arrest ana conviction OF the
person or persons who set fire to the build
ing.
his HAND CAUGHT ~ MACHINERY.
Master John, son Of Councilman John
OBrien, met with very painful accident
employed at n cracker-factory in Rich
mond. got his hand caught in the ma
chinery. and it was very badly cut. He
came over home and his wound was sewed
up and dressed by DR.. Lawrence Ingram.
John Cox, a colored fireman on the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad had his
arm very badly hurt while he was running
on the road yesterday morning. He was
i'm the engine cab and slipped IN some
way, and his arm breaking through the
window-glass, he received severe cut on
the back Of the hand and on the arm near
the wrist. On reaching Manchester he
went TO the Office Of DR.. Lawrence Ingram,
who attended 10 his injuries.
WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE EXERCISES.
Mr.. b. w. Nunnally. of tins city. has
charge of the musical programme for the
LAYING of the cornerstone Of the Masonic
Temple, which takes place on the 18th
ulumo.
Mr.. Edgar Jlstis will be the accompa-
mist, and the assistance of the following
yocalists have been secured: Miss l.. NJ.
Baird, Mrs. b. p. Walden, Mrs. q. Scott
McRae. Miss Fannie Foster, Miss Gertie
Davis; Mrs. $; b. Nelson, Miss Ida Robin
sou, Mrs. Ida Darlington, Miss Emma
Iathram, Mrs A. 4. Snellings, Miss Mabel
Beattie, Mss Minnie Jones, Mrs. W. C..
Rice. Mrs. A. II. Fitzgerald, Miss -
Smith. Miss - Walden. Miss Annie Pool,
and Messrs Charles l.. Page, S. j. Young.
= Meier, b. p. Walden, W. G. Owens.
w. Morrlssett, W. b. Moncure, Grayson
Walden, Frank Barton, J. +. Kedford, f. +.
Weisiger. DR.. w. p. Mathews, j. 81.
Jewett. Is. w. Nunnally, and {. Is. Ander-
son.
THE DOC WON.
The case of A. II. Thomas, charged with
allowing vicious dog TO run at large, was
tried in the Hastings Court Yesterday af-
ternoon. Ii will be remembered that the
Mayor ordered the animal TO be killed or
sent ont of the city, from which decision
Mr.. Charles l.. Page, counsel for Dir.
Thomas. took an appeal. A number Of
witnesses were examined. all of whom tes-
titied that the dog was harmless animal,
and the Court oYeIrulcd the decision Of the
Mayor
TWO YEARS N THE PENITENTlARY.
The Hastings Court was engaged yester-
day in the trial of the case of James Hall
(coloredJ. charged with felony. Mr.. W.
HAY Garnett appeared for the Common
wealth, while the accused was represented
bv Judge James 81. Gregory. The case
was gwen TO the jury about O'Clock. and
at they returned and announced that they
were unable to agree. Judge Ingram order
ed them back at O'clock, and at 9.45 they
came forth and the foreman, MIR. Joseph
Blauton, announced that they found the
prisoner guilty and fixed his punishment
at two wears in the penltentiary. Alter
the sentence had been pronounced the
counsel for the defence moved TO set aside
the verdict on the ground that II was con-
trary to law and evidence and that there
had been an error in the construction of
the evidence. Judge Ingram Will hear the
counsel this afternoon.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Judge b. A. Hancock is holding the Cir
cult Court of Petersburg.
Mr.. G.. Is. Taylor and Mr.. j. +. Stone
have returned from Washington after
pleasant trip. .,
Tyler, Tex. are visiting Mrs. Ballowe, on
Fourth street.
MIR. Emmett II. Taylor and Mrs. Martha
A. Allen were united in marriage at the
residence Of the latter, on Eighth street
between Semmes and Railroad, last eve
ming at $3.50 O'Clock. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. T. L. Reynolds IN the
presence of few intimate friends OF the
parties.
The Council Committee on Streets at
recent meeting decided TO repaint the
fountain at the intersection OF HuIl street
and the Petersburg turnpike.
The E!ba Club and the Richmond Stars
will play q match-game OF baseball at
Forest-Hill Park this afternoon at 4:300
O'Clock. The two teams are we'll matched
and q good game is expected.
Mrs. S. S. Blankenshlp. of Danville, who
has been visiting Mrs. X II. Darlington, OF
this city, has gone to Amelia Courthouse.
Mr.. Thomas Carpenter, OF Centralia, was
in the city yesterday.
Another enormous crowd went out to
Fotest-Hill Park last evening to hear the
music by the Blues Band. An elegant
musical programme was executed and the
pand Will give another exhibition Of the
sort tomorrow night when large crowd
is expected to visit the beautiful resort.
Mrs. George Blanton is critically Ill at
her home, ON Ninth street.
Mr.. a. q. Evans and wife are visiting
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