Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-02
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
MAJOR LAssiTeR's ENDORSEMENT
GRANTEES PETERSBURG.
Bold burglary In Dinwiddis. AiteGsd
Poisoning Cass-A Doctor Assaulted
by . Lunatic-othsr Notes.

| nCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dspatch.1
PETERSBURG, Va, April 1.-The endorse
ment by the Virginia congressional dele
CATION, as announced in the DISPATCH this
morning, of Major Francis r. Lassiter for
the position of United States Attorney for
the Eastern District OF Virginia gave sim
cere pleasure to the many friends OF that
gentleman in this city aud section. Major
Lassiter is O young lawyer OF brilliant at
tainments aud has for years past been one
of the most valuable workers IN the cause
of Democratic principles in the Fourth
Congressional District. and has always
given his time, his talents. and his means
freely TO that great cause. For several
years no has held the office. by election Oh
the Common Council. of City Attorney.
He stands high as a member of tho bar and
as gentleman. was for four years district
chairman of the Democratic party, was
the elector fol- the district on the CIeve,
land ticket, and IL a genial. courteous, aud
accomplished gentleman.
BURGLARY IN DINwIDDIE.
An afternoon or two ago Mr.. Edward
Peeram and wife, living in Dlnwlddle
county. a short distance from this city.
locked up their residence and rode away
TO visit a neighbor. When they returned
ldlt Ill Iub tNtulnk hi9'CfNAN'
the house had been broken into and
robbed. Tho articles missing were fins
gold bracelet and other pieces OF personal
property. An entrance had been effected
by breaking through one of the front win
dows. Subsequent developments fastened
suspicion upon one Ernest Baker, negro,
as the burglar, and warrant was sworn
out for his arrest. He has fled the county.
however, and cannot be found. 1t Is sup
,NnoaH hot ha Mr. and Mira BeQram
when they went away.
NO SUSPICION OF POISON.
An investigation into the alleged we'll
poisoning case in Prince George county.
by which it vas represented that several
colored people, members of the family OF
a colored man named Bird, had died OF
drinking well-water. throws great doubt
upon the story. Four deaths have oc-
Cured III the family since last October.
two of which occurred during the month
of January and none very recently. The
physician who attended the sick persons
treated them for disease and had no sus-
picion of poison. One OF them had pneu-
monia, another dropsy, DC. and III fact
several OF the parties had been treated by
the father of the family before the physl-
clan saw them. The authorities have not
been advised of any crime and have there
fore made no investigation. Nor has the
well-wster been Analysed for poison.
ASSAULTED by LUEATIc.
DIR. Barker, one Of the assistant physi-
clans at the Central Insane Asylum. was
knocked down and quite painfully injured
yesterday by a patient. The Doctor was
walking through the yard at the time
when the lunatlcs are allowed to exercise
and enjoy themselves in the fresh air.
when one of them who was kept hand
cuffed struck him q violent blow from be-
hind with his cuffs. The Doctor was felled
to the ground and was smartly hurt lie
IS better to-day.
AJrALoUs wIFE's ASSAULT.
In the Mayors Court this morning a
colored woman named Cornelia Shore was
sent on TO answer the charge of felOniOus
assault upon her husband. She threw
pateful of concentrated I've into her nus
bands face. completely destroying one
eye and causing other injuries. The as
sault was the result of jealousy.
THE PAY OF THE POLICE.
Section 40 of the City Code reads in part
AS follows: mo officers salary shall be
paid oftener than once N each month, ex-
cept the police. who shall be paid on the
18th and last DAYS of every month" This
ordinance has been In operation since Au-
gust, 1879, since which time the police have
received their pay regularly as provided
therein. II is reported, however, that
Yesterday the Chairman of the Police
Commission declined TO sign the payroll
as usual. on the ground that the police
officers had not served for the day, andthe
City Auditor declined to give the usual
warrant for the payroll without the Chair
mans signature. The police were cOnsld-
erably stirred up by the action of the
Chairman and the change III the order OF
things. This morning. however. the FL
nance Committee, when the matter was
brought to its notice, promptly directed
the Auditor 20 pay the police, and the war
rant was given.
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
Waverly Stewart Broadwell, of Raleigh,
n. c., and Miss Ladie Duncan Balm. of this
city, to take place at the residence Of the
brides mother. on Mercer street. on the
18th of April. II is understood that two
other marriages will take place here on the
same QaV