Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-24
VAST SET ON FIRE 4?
HENRY JONES ARRESTED FOR BURN
ING THE MANCHESTER BUILDINGS.
He IL Said 60 Have Declared that he
Would Get Even with hir. Aodrews-
Personal and Other Items.

The burning of the Patch Block. at the
corner of Nineteenth and Hull streets.
early yesterday morning. an account OF
which appeared exclusively in the DIS
PATCH, Is believed to have been OF incen-
diary origin. Mr.. Andrews, in whose store
the flames originated. says that when he
went to bis place after the alarm vi ire
had been sounded he observed that the
blinds of one of the back windows were
open and what appeared to be pane of
glass broken ont. The shutters were fas-
tened when the store was closed Monday
night.
Mrs. Darden, who lived over the store
next 10 the tenement occupied by. DIR.
Andrews, says that when she came down
stairs she observed two negroes IN the
back yard. She did not see them near
enough TO recognize them, but heard one
of them speak in q gruff tone OF voice ana
thinks she would be able TO thus identity
! him. She also says one or the men WAS
very dark and had mOustache -,
Officer Moles. being acquainted WITH
these facts. arrested negro man named
Henry Jones. and charged him with she
/ offence. IL is said that Jones had diin.
Guilty in Mr.. Andrews's store Monday ana
vowed he would get even"
The negro was seen at the sta.ion-nouse
by DisPArcH man and questioned about
! the matter. He acknowledged having
been IN Mr. Andrews's store Monday, put
so S he did not remember having any dis
turbance. He was drunk and went home
| between and 1 o'clock. and did not come
out any more until yesterday morning
about 6 O'clock. and then learned for the
first time that there had been fire.
Jones hes a bad reputation ana was seen
several times late IN the afternoon on hun
street. He denies all knowledge of the
origin of the fire. Tho prisoner previously
served term in Jail for throwing a Ratchet
ut a man. The loss amounted 70 about
| 1900. and was. "a stated yesterday fully
covered by insurance.
| PLEASANT wuIT-NONDAY PICNIC.
| The q. B. y. CLUB OF SwarsDoro., spent very
pleasant day "A, Gates's MN WHIT Mondny.
| Those present were Misses Annie Merritt, Roea
| Turnkey, Rosa and Nina Vaughan, Dora ana
| On siorfis, josie and Ida Butler. Rosa Calien-
berger, Lucy Wicker, Lilly Canor, Irene Bass
| Nrgie oven. Mildred Barnes, Sadie Moore,
| Maggie Donald. Lula Glazebrook, and Mage
! Mitchell: Mcssrs. Palmer Barrett. william Ire-
william. William Clements, John TURNKEY Wal
| tor Criddcll, Benjamin Clark, Titus Loser
| Richard Hughes. oscar Harris Emmett. Crid-
dell, LinwOod Bolton. Ernest Taylor, william
| Witic. Harvey Bowen Charles Bass, Allie Nor
rissett, Charles Karl. ". W. HouchenS, Bernard
| Taylor Harvey Morrissett ana Thomas Ryan.
| The members Of the club are indebted TO Mrs
j. j. Writ, Mrs. John Burke, nnd MI. FRANK
| Turnkey for assisting In making the occasion an
| enjoyable one.
BRIEF ITEMS or INTEREST.
| Tho principal subject for the CONSIDERATION OF
the Chesterfield Board Of supervisors Just ut
prescn, Is the cheapest mole OF operating the
road-nachine recently purchased. IL requires
! six mules 20 operate the machine and the ques-
ton IL will II be less expensive TO own these ami
| mails or 20 hire them.
| Rev. Joseph Walker, OF Manchester, preached
| In Petersburg Sunday at the First Baptist
| church. Sir. Walker was pastor OF this church
| nifty years ago lie gave some interesting his
! iorical FACES IN connection with the church, and
his sermon vas exceedingly interesting.
| &c Is understood that commonwealth s-Attor-
! ney COgbill will enter into correspondence with
the Boston people who have been inluiring as
! 10 the murder OF tho oue-armed tramp near
| Chester.
! Mr. w. T. Reams IL detained at his home, on
! Perry street. by SICKNESS.
Mr. william Spears. OF Glover Hill, Was In the
| city yesterday.
DR.. J. p. Gillian, Treasurer OF Chesterfield,
| was in tho ciiy yesterday
| Dr.. H. X. Chilcs. who has been visiting here.
| has returned homo.
| Mrs j. +. Robinson, who IL In New io-k.
whittier sac was called account OF tho illness oil
| her brother, - expected to return home IN lew
days Her brother Is very much improved.
| Mr. Walter Nelson was thrown from road
! cart Monday afternoon and considerably bruised,
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