Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16
CITY OF MANCHESTER
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AT
ITS ADJOURNED SESSION.
The Coroner's Jury Exonerates the Rail-
road in the Michaux Casc--sudden
Death Of Mrs. French.

journed session last night. at which there
were present Messrs. Perdue (presldenD.
Weisiger, Utz. Starke, Browder, Taylor.
Fahr. and O'Brien. City-Attorney Clop-
ton and City-Engineer Nelson were also
in attendance.
The report of the Street Committee.
which was laid over from the meeting last
Friday night. was taken up for considera-
ton. Chairman Robin not being present
the paper was laid over until next Friday
night, when a special meeting will be held
10 net upon IT.
A number of building permits were
granted and the recommendation that the
800 be paid Colonel Waring for drawing
plans and specifications for the city's sys-
tenn OF sewers was adopted.
A communication was received from
Messrs. A. ID. Shotweu Il Co.. asking that
FIRE plug be located near their tannery, as
the nearest one now is 200 feet from their
establishment. The paper was referred TO
the Committee on Water with authority to
act. The Council adjourned to meet next
Friday night.
The Committee on Light held a meeting
at once. but transacted no business OF
public interest.
INQUEST OVER Mn. MIcHAUX.
The inquest over the body of Mr.. Miller
Michaux, Jr., who was killed al the Hull
Street crossing of tho Richmond and Pc
tersburg depot Thursday night, was held
at the residence of Mr.. W. f. Bass, in
Swansboro'. yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock by Coroner John w. Brod-
max. The following jurors were
in attendance: W. +. TURNKEY, l.. X.
| Cersey. X. F.. Owen, L. Ii. Norvell, ii. B.
Smith, and X. A. Gibbs. The first witness
81 T. ,phn raa a IA
crossing at the time of the accident. his
testimony was unimportant.
| Engineer B. K. Johnson was the next
| witness, and his evidence was en-
tirely IN conformity with me account of
the accident published in the DIsPA-cH
| OF yesterday.
Mr.. W. Julian Mchaux. the young man
who was also struck when his brother was
| killed, was unable to leave nis room, con.
sequently the jury went up there and
heard his statement. He said he and his
brother were waiting for the freight train
| on the west siding TO pull out. and We're
not aware that they were standing on the
main track until the headlight Of the en-
CINE OF the "cannon ball flashed in their
faces. The locomotive was then within
| ten steps of them. He grabbed at
his brother and remembered putting
his hands on him. but just at that
time both were struck, and he recol-
| lected nothing more until he was taken to
| the home of Mr.. Bass. He said he did not
hear the bell of the engine but attributed
that to the noise being made by the
moving freight train, near which they
were standing.
Thomas Jones' the fireman, was next
called, aud his testimony corroborated
that Of the engineer.
| Mr.. GRAsGER's TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Albert Granger, CARRIERS transfer
agent. who was the only eyewitness to the
accident, was next sworn: lie SAID that
| the young men came upand were standing
on the main track near him. When the
| approaching train was good distance on
| he warned them 90 get off. To this they
| paid no attention, and ne. after waving
| the train down, carried the lantern back
| into the geteman's box. He turned around
and the men were still standing on the
| track and the train was IN few steps OF
| them. Ii was too late 10 give them Sc
cond warning. The cowcatcher struck them
| and knocked them out Of his sight Before
he could speak word.
This concluded the testimony, and the
| Jury, after few moments conference, ren-
dered verdict that the young man came
| TO his death at the above-named crossing.
and as the testimony had shown that the
gates were down. aud the tram running at
|
| hour. when the Council permits them to
J run through the city at rate OF fifteen
I miles, they could not attribute the acci-
| dent to negligence on the part OF the
company's employees.
| MIR. Augustine Royall Will take the re-
mains of Mr.. Miller Michaux, Jr., to Pow
hatan county this morning at o'clock.
| The interment will take place IN the family
burying ground there.
f.al
comfortably yesterday. DIR. Tucker, who
IS attending the wounded man, does not
seem to think that his injuries will result
seriously.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Mrs. John NJ. French was found dead
in her bed yesterday morning at her hus-
bands residence on Porter street. Having
been unwell and quite nervous the night
| before no effort was made to wake her un-
| til about $3.50 o'clock, and when member
of the family went to her room at that
hour she could not be aroused. A physl-
clan was summoned and he at once real
ized that Mrs. French was dead. and he
was OF opinion that death resulted from
valvular heart disease, from which the
deceased has suffered for several years.
The deceased was daughter OF the late
Henry Holland, Of Chesterfield. and was a
very estimable lady. Her sad and sudden
death was a great shock TO her friends.
She leaves a husband and several children.
one of which is an infant only two months
old.
The funeral will take place Sunday after;
| noon at 3 O'Clock from the Meade-Memorial
church.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. NJ. +. Williams Is improving, after
q severe attack of the grip.
MIR. C. II. McGruder. of Newport News,
is visiting friends in Manchester.
Mr.. George Ransom, of this city. has
been called to Newberne. n. c.. on account
of the death of his father, General Robert
| Ransom, of North Carolina.
| District ct-Deputy- Grand Master George Blank
insnip, assisted by Past-Grand John D. Roach, Jr.,
| installed Thursday night the officers OF Hender-
son Lodge, No. 1O5, /. o. o. F.. Alter the install
| trict-Depnty- Grand Master George Biankinship,
| Pas;-Grand Decatur Edwards, Past-Grand c. V.
| Green, Past-Grand q. S. Wells, and other.
| In the Mayors Court yesterday morning
Charles Swan, whose arrest was noticed III yes
tsrdays DISPATCH was fined 80.
The snow greatly interterei with the running
Of street-cars on the three lines In the city yes
| terday. In the morning several cars were
| "bunched" on the Free bridge and the Decatur
| street line was not running at all, while the
| horse-cars on Hull street ran at a great diSad-
| vantage.
very pretty wedding occurred at the resi-
dence OF DIR. McTyre in Chesterfield, about rine
| miles from this city, Thursday night at ocio,B,
| when his daughter, Miss Mattie, and Mr. ONO
| Weisiger were married by Rev. X. II. Winfree.
| Mr. Weisiger IL a son OF the late DR.. Charles
| Weislger and one OF the most popular yOup
| gentlemen IN Chesterfield