The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-16
HE FELL TO HIS DEATH.
~.rryn xy.o Crushed USDER
TINE WHEELs or TRAIN.
tn. Richmond and DanviiIs shops Re-
duce Their Forcc-funer"' Oh
Bssgett-Two Committees Meet
,.ux.rYx Reagan RICHMOND TINES.
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Yesterday morning Mr.. Walter hlns'
=, mic CITY. was Killed by the cars on
the Richmond and Danville bridge. Hi'
king was employed by the railroad COM
,,acv and al the time he was Killed ne
was working on the shifting train be-
tween Richmond and Manchester Early
Yesterday morning a train was made UP
10 10 from Manchester TO Twenty-eieh0h
street. in Fulton. Mr.. kibg was on the
car next 10 the engine when the train
started. but when Fulton was reacned ne
could not be found. and message was
sent 10 the employees In Manchester 10
look for him. Meanwhile some workmeh
we're crossing the bridge and found King
,,tn0 upon the track unconscious, Dut
stuI living. The left side OF his body was
,errihlv mangled and his feet were al
most cui of. He only lived about nan
an hour. pr Taylor was notlned ana
viewed the body. but as no one had seen
the accident II was impossible 10 learn
how s; happened, but circumstances seem
10 point TO the fact that II was accldeh-
tai Mr.. King lived on Third ana Decatur
streets. In this city lie came here from
liam n. King Waterman at the Marshall
Mills Manufacturing Company. The
Young man was only about twenty-siX
years Of age. and was married two months
ago to a Miss Skinner. Of this city.
His remains were brought 10 Manches-
ter. and the funeral will take place AZ
10 o'clock this morning from Fifth-street
Methodist church His young wife has
the sympathy Of the entire community
in ner deep aiiiiction.
The force Of hands al the Richmond
and Danville shops. which has been work
ing on half time lately. VIII be consider
ably reduced to-day. The paint, car,
tin and pattern shops and the planning
mill will for the present suspend work
entirely. while the machine. boiler and
blacksmith shop will only work on half
time. The authorities Of the road say
they think the men will be reinstated in
their positions In about three weeks, al
though 1t may be io1ssr BY this action
Of the road several hundred men viii be
thrown out OF employment.
James Green. the negro who was badly
hurt by jumping from an excursion train
In Manchester Sunday evening an ac-
count OF which appeared in The Times
OF yesterday. Is now thought TO be one of
three negroes who are wanted in North
Carolina for burglary. a little while after
Green had left Manchester an officer
arrived from North Carolina with war
rants for the arrest Of three negroes. 1t
is thought that these men jumped from
the train I'm Manchester because they
feared they would be arrested if they re-
manned on the train until It reached
Richmond
young white man named John Fulks
was before the mayor yesterday morning.
charged with assaultiag Henry Johnson.
q balf-witted negro. The row occurred
Saturday night ia Monkeys bar-Ioom,
and Fulks struck the negro over the head
several times with a rOling-pin making
a very painful wound. He was sent on
TO the grand jury and baiied in the sum
OF 500.
Mr.. William Grossman. real estate deal
er of Petersburg. has sold the Burton
farm, on the turnpike. I'm Chestergeld
county, one and quarter miles from
Petersburg. TO Mr.. J. r. Mosely. of Ches-
terhed county. The farm contains SO
acres.
Mr.. Grossman has also sold forty acres
of unimproved land in the same county.
on the Courthouse road to Mr. August
Schmitt, Of Pennsylvania. for SG00. and
ffty-five acres on the WOOdDecker road
10 Mr. j. Hackenberg. of Rhode Island,
for $3.50.
Delegates 10 the convention from the
Third congressional district. 90 which
Manchester and Chesterfield belong, will
meet Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at
the rooms of the Powhatan Club. on
Eighth street near Broad. 10 elect three
members for each OF the committees on
credentials, permanent organization
and resolutions. Also five members of
the State committee.
The delegates from Manchester to the
Gubernatorial Convention are requested
10 meet at the Leader Office Thursday
morning at O'clock prompt.
Judge Edmund Waddill Of Richmond,
was In the city on legal business yester-
day.
city Engineer Lipscomb had q force OF
IN IDS at work to-day washing out the
cutters on Hull street
Mr.. james l.. Petit was yesterday
sworn I'm as special policeman 10 pre-
serve order around the hobby tent.
which is located In the field near the Hull
street depot.
The wages Of the motormen and con-
ductors on the street-railway lines Of this
city and Richmond have been reduced
The motornen now get $40 aud the con-
ductors sl4O per day.
Miss Mamie Beades, of Liberty Han,
Hanover county, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. Parke Howle, ~ this
city, has returned home. accompanied by
Misses Mary and Lucy Carr.
The Mechanics and Merchants Bank
has adopted the same policy as that of
Richmond Institutions. The bank Is IN a
frst-ciass condition, and its customers are
doing everything possible 10 keep It so.
The August term OF the hastings court
Will begin next Monday. Ii will not be
grand jury term.
The funeral OF Mr.. Alexander b. Bag
gett took place az o'clock yesterday
afternoon from st. Peters Cathedral. Mr..
Baggett died at l2:i5 Monday. at the resi-
dence OF his brother on Decatur street.
The street committee and the poor COM
mittee held a meeting last night In the
council chamber.
The street committee discussed matters
relating 90 the improvement of the streets
and transacted the regular routine bust
ness. The poor committee discussed the
present management OF the almshouse.
No action of any inI ortauce was taken
The school board were engaged yester-
day I'm examining teachers for positions
IN the public schools. They will finish the
examination to-day.