Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-01
A BOLD NEGRO THIEF.
lie steals IA Horse snd a Mule and Escapes
After Arrest-Ouict Wedding.
ln,-rn.nnn1ence OF the Kichm-nd pisnatchl

fClrrcsp0n1cnce of the kichmo nd Dispatch.l
ItrrbsprRa. Va, June 3O.-About
O'Clock tins afternoon negro VINO was
rIdng "a morse and leading mule stopped
al The street-car stables. at the corner OF
Second ana River streets, aud offered the
animal tor sale to Mr.. NJ. E. Shell The
latter. ,uspectiug something wrong, offered
e. trade "a horse and lumpcf and give $40
fUr the animals aud IN Inc meantime
managed 90 communicate Hlth the Chief
of ponce. When Captain lanes arrived
be- placed the negro under arrest, and the
Two got into the jumper anC 1rOve toward
~" staton-house, the CAPTAIN with his
left hand holding the coat sleeve of the
prisoner
TsCArEs.
Just before reaching the tation-house,
ON bank street. the negro twisted himself
lose from the Captains -rasp, tumbled
backward ont the buggy, al darted with
the speed II "a deer into au ley leading TO
O'd street. Captain Eaues jumped and
followed. and other officer and citizens
f.0u afterwards Joined IL the pursuit.
Alter making several turns he negro ran
through 'he Norfolk and Netern railroad
yard and across the rairJt bridge into
Chesterfield county, closely followed by
Chief lanes.
uIsAnIrp.
Unfortunately, however. plain Eancs
stumbled ana fell While .rOsslug the
bridge and sprnincG one OF his ankles.
! hI- gave The fugitive such - advantage
THAT before other pursucrs co come up
De hal gained much adyantag- He scaled
tine Chesterfield Heights d. appeared IN
tto woods hcvoud. and was finally lost IN
tuc kos.yu Marshes. Officers nd citizens,
m united and IN vehicles, hui ed for blm
fug some time without success
TuE ANIMALS WERE IT I'm.
Very soon after the negro escape two
pentemeu-M cssrs L. L. McAAhon and A.
] FARMER. it,, of Chesterfield ,ounty-ar-
Iyya here IA q jumper IN sear'l OF the ne
so. thc horse. and the mule They were
glad 60 recover the animals, out sorry 10
miss the thief. They said the J rise and the
uIu!c arc the property of Mr.. a. +. Farmer,
Sr.who r.. ldes about two mil from Man
chester. and were stolen last night about
l1 o'clock.
MATRIMONIAL.
Captain Charles '. Decker, New York
CITY. and Miss Matte Beasley. { this city.
were married tonight al the sidence of
The brides parents IN the p sence of
Cuoily company ~ trends.
Professor Charles Edward j shop. who
has been elected 10 the char OF Greek,
Germ lu. aud French ~ Villa and Mary
COLLEGE. ,s a native Of Petersburg and Is a
brother % Mr.. Carter r. Bisljp. cashier
az the National Bank here Professor
IS shop Us "a gentleman II the 7 ost liberal
education and spent wears at,oad udy-
lLg in the brit colleges of Eur pc. lie IL
q thorough luguist and class Il scholar.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Sarah Garrett residing IN bland
ford. died. last evening after IA REF illness
caused, II ls said, by paftsklng OF unripe
frIlt.
IL rs SAID that Mr.. r. L. Cow. cton, who
was killed m the railroad acc, mt Yester-
day near Norfolk, was making - first trip
a. brakeman.
4 little boy ,esiding IN one g the ada
cent counties was brought 10 the Home
iof the sch here this morning "a patient.
The httie fellow has grain OF orn lodged
H. his windplpe. which. II Is feared can
only he removed by a painful aad delicate
operation.