Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-17
INGE MURDER TRIAL.
THE CASE POSTPONED UNTIL 10TH
DAY OF JANUARY.
A Question for the state Railway Com.
nsisssoner-Enect Of tho sspreme-ceurt
Decisiea--Dexter Well Known.

Correspondents Of tho Richmond Dispstch.l
PETERSBURG. Va. December 1s.--In the
Hastings Court this morning the case OF
the Commonwealth c& Robort McClana-
han, colored student from Abingdon. at
the Normal College, near this city. who is
charged with the murder Of Mr.. Lucius
II. Inge on the night Of September 18th.
was called for trial. Counsel for the de-
fence. Messrs. w. b. McIlwaine, of
this city, and Judge George w. Ward, of
Abingdon. announced that while they
were anxious for a speedy trial, and GER
tsinly trial At this term of the court,
two OF their material witnesses, living in
Abingdon, were absent by reason OF sick
ness; that the facts expected to be proved
by them could not be proved by any Que
IN the city OF Petersburg. They would,
therefore move to postpone the case until
these witnesses could BE- present.
THE DAT FIxED.
The court Fixed the 10th day of January
for the trial of the case. and II is not
probable that II will be any further post
poned. Mr. 1nge was shot down in the
public street. In his sworn dying state
ment he gave an account OF the affair and
stated that he gave no cause whatever for
tine assault made uDon him. The accused,
Robert Mechanism, declares that he acted
altogether in self-defence, and IN this
statement he is supported by the state
ment of the colored youth, Robert
Matthew'S. who was with him at the time.
QUESTION OF RATES.
At the meeting OF the Board of Gov
errors Of the Chamber of Commerce held
last night the matter Of the action of the
Atlantic and Danyille railroad In severing
and refusing TO make rates with the Peters
burg Steamboat Company was fully dis
cussed, and the Committee on Inland
Trade and Navigation was instructed TO
visit and lay the matter before the State
Railroad Commissioner.
ALLEGED FALSE PRKTyscE.
William Brown (colored) was arrested
to-day on the charge of obtaining goods
under false pretcnce. Ii is alleged that on
several successive DAYS he got groceries
from Mr.. Alexander Wilson in the name of
Colonel James ID. Brady. The latter de-
mes all knowledge of the affair, and the
former declares that Brown got the goods.
AsEr-BAcE TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court OF the State in reference TO the Ia
biity OF owners Of property IN the matter
of street improvements VIII have very
serious effect here. In all recent street
improvements the owners OF the aOptting
property, under the city code, have been
required TO pay two thirds OF the expense
For some time past costly improvements
lave been in progress on JeHer-
son street. on the same basis, the
whole cost of which the city VIII
now have TO bear. The probability IS that
the street Improvements IN Petersburg
will cease unless the property-owners
agree voluntarily to bear portion OF the
cost, or until the Council can meet and
Impose a special tax on the whole city for
that purpose.
WILL KNOWN.
DIR. s. r. Dexter, whose case is mentioned
in the Richmond papers as having deserted
his wife, Is well remembered here, where
for some time he was engaged IN selling
patent medicines and where he was ar
rested for violating a city ordinance. lie
went from here TO Norfolk.
PERSONAL.
Miss Matte Watson. daughter. of Mr.. |
II. L. Watson, of this CITY, has returned |
home from an extensive trip abroad. She |
returned on the steamship City of Paris.
Sheriff George W. Grlzzard, of Sussex |
county, was IN the city to-day.
Wild turkeys are unusually abundant IN |
this section this season. A gentleman OF !
this CITY killed three in Chesterfield coun- |
Is one day this week. and another gentle |
unan Killed two fire gobblers in Sussex.