Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-27
TOCANVASS THE CITY
MANCHESTER DEMOCRATS DETER
MINED TO GET OUT A FULL VOTE.
Hung Jury In the Jones Case--Thc Grays'
New CaptaIn-srnith Taken TO the
Neutrality-suspicious. &c.

The present City Committee Ii composed
% young men, who have entered into the
campaign with the determination 20 carry
Manchester for Elicit by large majority.
AT a recent meeting OF the body 1t was
decided to thoroughly canvass the city
In order to find out where every voter
lived. and II any transfers were needed.
The committee met last night, and ap-
pointed the following gentlemen as can
vassers: From the First Ward. w. ID.
Timmops; Second Ward j. w. Galloway:
Third Ward. G.. Q. Ely; Fourth Ward.
J. T. Butler. These gentlemen will
shortly begin their work, and make a
thorough canvass OF the city.
The trial OF the case OF Thomas Jones.
charged with betrayal. which has en-
gagged the attention OF the Hastings Court
all the week. was given to the jury late
yesterday afternoon, and. n verdict not
being reached, court adjourned over until
this morning. Jones is negro, and the
woman with whose betrayal he is charged
IL a widow.
CAPTAIN OF THE GRAYS.
Captain a. c. Attlsisson has been elected
captain of the Manchester Grays vice
Captain ID. j.. Toney. resigned, and yes
terday accepted the office. On account Of
Captain Toney being postmaster he could
not be commissioned. Therefore he re-
signed, but will retain his membership in
the company. Captain Attkisson is in
every way qualified to take charge Of the
new company, and he Will. no doubt, lead
the soldier boys 10 n warm place In the
affections of this people If he never has
stf.ff
on the battlefield.
The company has received an invita-
ton from Secretary William G. owens
10 take part In the parade exercises Incl
dent 10 the opening day of the Virginia
Exposition next month. The invitation
will. no doubt. be accepted. and the COM
pany Will on that occasion make its
debut before the public.
NOW A CONVICT
Charles Smith. the negro who was con-
victed in the Hastings Court Il few days
ago of highway robbery and robbery from
the person, is now u convict wearing n
nice. striped suit. Yesterday he was
taken before the court and sentenced TO
twcnty-three years In the penitentiary,
and was at once turned over 10 Superin-
tendent Lynn by City-Sergeant Fitzgerald.
There are two other charges against
Smith. one OF house-breakng and larceny
In Chesterfield. and assaulting the Turkish
pedler David Francis.
Salie Griffin, a female friend OF Smiths.
was locked up yesterday afternoon,
charged with attempting TO aid the man
TO escape from Jail. II seems she had
received a note from Smith asking her
TO furnish him pick and crOw-bar to
escape from prison. and Sallie was en-
deavOring to get some one 10 comply with
Smiths request
The case OF Emmett Crump (cOlored).
charged with assault. will be called III
the Hastings Court Friday.
There was not a case on the Police
Court docket yesterday.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Rev w. r. IIaight. Of Clopton-Stroet
Baptist church, will preach sermon sun
day after next for Liberty Council. Junior
order United American Mechanics. The
members of the order VIII attend the
church in a body.
Misses Minerva and Mary Bernard
Weeks, OF Petersburg. are visiting Miss
Norma Lithgow. on Perry street.
The condition of Colonel g. X. Macon,
who is i'll with typhOid-fcver, was con-
sdered TO be somewhat improved yester-
day.
Der Eslick, native of Russia. was
admitted TO citizenship in the United
States in the Hastings Court yesterday
Or. Thomas p. Mathews has sold his
residence, on Twelfth street, TO his SON
n-law, Or. =. NJ. Whitfield. and has
bought DIR. Whitfelds home. on the
corner Of Thirteenth and Bainbridge
streets. adjoining DR.. William +.
Mathews's.