The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-24
THIS DOCTORS TROUBLES.
sur Vas ARRESTED LAST NIGHT
IN PETERSBURG.
c..,,r. TO be Dr. A Henderson, oil ""a""'
p,..c,,b.d for tho wife Of Mr.. sprat-
lev. Who Became Suddenly Ill.

otal There was quite a sensation At t"e
,..,oo Aonot late this afternoon, caused
a.. the arrest ~ a nicely dressed white
woman as she was about TO take 'he
"Canon Ball train Cor Richmond Inc
arrest was made on receipt OF teie-
Gram from Mayor Il. W. L. Holt. OF
Waverly, this State.
The accused calls herself DR.. A. Hen
derson. and claims TO be naive OF
Canada. where, she says, her motner'
Mrs Bowman Henderson. now resides.
she "a Ave feet and eight inches In
height. weighs two hundred POUNDS. anu
Is about forty-nve years OF age one
has gray deep-set eyes. ana strong inaS
cuhne features. She was neatly atuIeu
In black serge with douDie-pfed7'N
tailor Jacket.
THE woman says she is graduate or
the medical college at Rutland. Vermont:
Yesterday she went 10 Waverly ana
registered at the hotel kept there by MI.
&. Il. Spratley as DR.. A. Henderson
Mrs Spratiey was feeling uuwell, ana the
woman volunteered 90 prescribe for her
and did so. Shortly after taking the
medicine prescribed Mrs. Spratey be-
came unconscious and IS still very III.
IL is alleged that while Mrs. Sprauey
was In an unconscious condition, Or.
Henderson took a sum OF money. said TO
be about $50, from under her pillow.
Mr.. Spratley was away from home at
the time.
Dr. Henderson stated at Waverly that
she was practicing medicine with prom-
nent physician of Richmond, but a tele-
gram from that gentleman states that
ne knows nothing about the woman. She
will be taken 10 Waverly tomorrow. An
immense crowd gathered I'm the vicinity
Of the police station TO catch a glimpse
OF the prisoner.
The Congregational Contest.
or the several gentlemen whose NAMES
have been mentioned i'm connection with
the nomination for Congress from this dis
trict. none. so far as have learned. have
expressed their willingness TO accept.
The name Of State Senator William b.
Mcliwaine. prominent young lawyer of
this city, having been mentioned In con-
nection with the nomination, | saw him
to-day and asked him If he would accept
the nomination If II was offered him, and
HIS reply wac that he would not He
added. however, that he had been urged
by many of his friends, both in Peters
burg and in the counties Of the district
70 become a candidate. but he could not
afford to give up his law practice to 90
TO Congress
when ! remarked: "Mr. McIlwaine.
suppose you are making fortune out Of
your law practice" he smiled and said
II am trying to make a living"
The cases of Messrs. William 3.
Richie and W. d. Falconer against the
city OF Petersburg came before Mayor
Collier this morning. and resulted In
judgments against the city in favor of
the plaintiffs Richie claimed $685. license
taxes paid by him 10 the city for three
successive years. and got judgment for
s2slS having shown that he made the
payments OF license taxes during the
years 1912 under protest. The Court
overruled his claim for S9.l7 paid i'm 1898
not under protest.
Falconer's claim was for $50, and judg-
ment in his favor was for $40, this repre-
senting the tax paid by him under protest.
In his case as In the Richie case, the
Court gave Judgment only for the license
tax paid under protest The city took an
appeal TO the Hastings Court in the
Richie case. and in the other case the
judgment was not sufficiently large TO
allow an appeal.
The plaintiffs in these cases are resi-
dents Of DinWiddie county, and claim
that they cannot be lawfully required
to take out license upon their wagons
used in hauling granite and other things
into the city. and coal. etc. out Of the
city. The plaintiffs were represented by
Mr.. George s. Bernard. and the city OF
Petersburg by Mr.. George Mason. city
attorney.
Virginia Amateur Oarkmen.
A meeting of the Virginia Association
of Amateur Oarsmen will be held in Rich
a rAtl, ,f.l, .ly
NJ. at the hall OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. TO decide upon the time
and place for the next State regatta. At
this meeting officers for the ensuing term
viii be elected. The present officers Of
the association are: Morton Riddle, of
Petersburg. president; Jas. c. Lamb, Of
Richmond, vice-president; w. G.. Watson.
of Richmond, treasurer. and Robert Caba-
ness, OF Petersburg. secretary.
The following clubs compose the AS
ISOLATION: Virginia Boat Club. Of Rich
mond: Richmond College. Washington and
Lee. of Lexington; Norfolk Boat Club.
Appomattox and University School Clubs.
During a thunder storm q day or two
AGO. I'm Dinwiddie county. Mrs. A., W.
Hawks. residing near Smiths Grove,
was struck by lightning and very serious
Iy injured Ever since the occurrence
Mrs. Hawks has been suffering from
spasms. Her condition to-day is thought
"A little improved.
Bought Three Farms.
Mr.. A. r. Stewart a prominent real es-
tate dealer OF Dinwiddie county, has pur-
chased the Dunn Farm. in Sussex county
containing $50 acres, the Kirkland Farm.
in Dinwiddie county, containing ls5 acres,
and the Todd Farm, in the same county.
which has seventy-eight acres
Services appropriate TO Good Friday
were held TO day I'm the Episcopal church.
es. The congregation Of st. Johns Epis-
copal church is 10 have new place Of
worship built. The church, 1t is thought,
will cost about $4,000 The offertory at
tins church on Easter Sunday VIII be
for the church building fund. The new
edifce Is 10 be erected on the site OF the
present church.
Mr. r. w. Collier. whose stables were
destroyed by fire a few days ago, Will
shortly rebuild. The buildings he pro-
poses 10 erect will cost about 81 900.
petition signed by one hundred and
fifty-nve voters of the Second ward has
been presented to Mr.. Collier. asking him
10 announce himself a candidate for re-
election TO the Council from that ward.
MIR Collier will publish a card tomorrow
announcing himself candidate for re-
election. Mr.. Collier. who is a brother Of
Mayor Collier. has been a member of
the Council for some years.
A colored woman named Lucy Taylor
fell dead this afternoon while attending
a meeting OF the Lydia's Tent. a society