Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-02
HUNGIN NEW JERSEY
A FORMER MANCHESTER NEGRO ENDS
HIS LIFE ON A GALLONS.
Dsmocratic Meetings last Night-chair-
man Macon Wants Election Super
visoss-Psrsopai ard Other Items.

JtineS IL. MOTION. tno neBfo Nho W."
hung at Camden, N. j., last Friday. was
reared IN Manchester. He was son OF
Robert Morton, q coIored shoemaker, who.
during his day. was prominent in hepuo-
lican politics. Jim Morton, as he was
called here, left Manchester several years
ago TO seek his fortune in the North. he
became prominent in politics soon after
reaching New Jersey, and was elected con-
stable In one of the cities IN that state.
He lived with an old negro woman, and 1t
was for her murder that he was hung;
She owned some property and SOLD
1t for $780, To get TINS money
Morton is alleged to have killed
the old woman aud attempted to seu
the body TO O doctor for dissecting pur-
poses. Morton had some property 10
Manchester, on Sixteenth street. wnicn
was sold last March, and WEDNESDAY, u
was resold and the deed recorded IN the
Office of the Clerk Of the Hastings Court
of this city, the consideration being $3.50.
The deed which Morton made conveying
the property was signed while ne was IN
prison. He has several sisters IN Man
chester. and when he lived here he drove
e hack for Mr. X. b. w. Besttie.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS MEET.
In response TO the call of the president,
large number of voters of the Fourth
Ward assembled in Leader Hall last eve
ming for the purpose of organizing q
Cleveland-Stevenson Democratic cluo.
The meeting was presided over by Mr. A.
!: Bradley, while the secretary; MI. 'onu
w. Arlington. was also in attendance.
committee of five was appointed TO
draft the constitution and bylaws for the
government of the club, and requested to
report at the next meeting.
President Bradley announced that the
club had received an invitation from the
Union Democratic Club of Richmond to
participate in the fiag-raislng demonstra-
ton on TIE sth instant. The invitation
was accepted and the secretary instructed
10 acknowledge 1t.
The meeting then adjourned TO meet
again next Monday night at place to be
hereafter designated.
The Third-Ward Club then met in the
same hall and was called 10 order by Presi-
dent w. q Burgess. On account OF the
small attendance there was no business
transacted and the body adjourned to meet
next Wednesday night for permanent or
| ganiZatlon.
There was to have been a meeting OF the
| First Ward Club, but in consequence OF
the small assemblage 1t was postponed IN
! til next week.
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTION.
Chairman Macon, of the City Demo-
cratic Committee. forwarded q petition
yesterday to United States Commissioner
| NJ. +. Peasants asking for the appoint
ment of the following supervisors of cleo
ton on behalf of the Democratic party;
First Ward. J. w. Caudle; Second Ward 4,
A. X. Hooker; Third Ward, A. j.. Datfron,
and Fourth Ward. w. ID. Ferguson.
Wilbur Turner, young white man, was
arrested yesterday afternoon for being
drunk and disorderly. Turner has Just
served sixty days in the county Jail for O
similar offence.
Mary Green (colored) was before the
Mayors Court yesterday morning charged
with disorderly conduct in the street.
Mary resides in the neighborhood OF the
Petersburg railroad depot, and as her
neighbors gave her pretty bad name she
in turn explained some violations of the
| law which came under her Immediate
observation. She accused Augustus
Brown, a negro man, with having sold her
! goods on Sunday and also told of a light
winch Sidney Jackson had with his wife
violations which will be Investigated this
morning. Her case was continued.
ACCIDENT TO A RAILROAD CONDUCTOR.
Captain Skies, q conductor on the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad, who was
| so painfully injured In an accident we'd
nesday afternoon about half past O'Clock,
is getting along very we'll. He was stand
ing on an engine near Johnson's foundry,
when his leg was caught between the ten
der and the locomotive while the train
was going around a curve. He sustained
several painful injuries about the hip and
knee. DR.. Lawrence Ingram was sum-
moned and attended TO his injuries.
The new Methodist chapel, 70 be known
as Asbury chapel, located in Marks Addi-
ton near the Petersburg turnpike, will be
completed in a few days. A meeting OF
the building committee who have charge
of the erection of the house of worship
will be held at the Central Methodist
church tonight at 8 O'Clock.
The Board of Health of this city will
meet this afternoon at 5 O'clock. The
meeting has been called by the president,
DIR. Lawrence Ingram. and matters per
tanning to the sanitary condition OF the
city will be considered.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Hattie Kahn, who has been visiting
relatives in Baltimore. has returned home.
Major x. b. Selden. superintendent OF
the Richmond and Manchester Railway
Company, has returned from q northern
trip.
The Misses Clayton. of Cowardin avenue,
have returned from a pleasant visit TO
Amelia accompanied by their friend, Miss
Mamie Wiley.
MIR. T. b. Cersley and bride returned
yesterday from Washington.