Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-21
GETS THREE YEARS.
THIS EllINcToNs PUNISHMENT FOR
KILLING ROBERT HOWARD.
Ccsncsi Corr ~istee Meetings Held last
Evening Of the school board
The Cooking Cins,-- Court News.

Matthew Ellington tcolore0, charged
5 with the murder OF Robert Howard, wai
,red IN the Hastings Court yesterday
and had his punishment hxed at three
years In the peniten'iary. Hts counsel
ex-Judge Edmund wstdill. moved for q
new trial. and argument upon the motion
win be heard later. Elington's case is
very novel one. Last June he and HOW
ard became engaged In n dispute and he
struck Howard or kicked him, and ths
latter. fearing that he would fare badly
nj the hands OF his adversary. dashed Off.
He ran into dray and sustained injuries
from which he Died.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES IN SESSION.
AT a meeting last niyht OF sub-com-
nnlttee from the Committee on Streets APP
pointed 10 look into the matter or having
the contract between the city and MIR.
Goodwin, the payer carried out. IL was
decided 20 recommend 20 the general
committee that MIR. Goodwin be allowed
until February 10th 20 complete the work
The Committee on Streets will probably
meet this evening and act upon the mat
ter.
There were regular sessions last night
of the committees on Health and Water.
but only routine business was transacted.
CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
A monthly meeting Of the City School
Board was held last evening, those pres
ent being Messrs. William lovenstein.
vice-chairman: T.. ID. Starke. Joseph G.
Dickerson. A. L. Philips. T. Wiley Davis,
James H. Capcrs. a. ID. Landerkin. r..
Edgar Shine. Superintendent William +.
Fox. and Supervisor Charles r. Rady.
Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. the only absen-
tee. was reported out OF the city.
Mr.. Fox, superintendent. submitted his
monthly report which shows the total
enrolment ll.2l2: monthly enrolment TO-
40; per cent. OF attendance. s.. This
shows an increase in the total enrol
ment OF 40 The attendance has been in
terfered with by the necessity Of ex-
Guiding pupils who had not been vaccl-
mated. Nearly all have returned TO school
now. however.
The Committee appointed 20 inquire
into the accident at the High
School, wherein James McBaln was
hurt. reported that they had per-
formed that duty. and made the fol-
lowing statement: "Our first desire was
20 learn all the facts incident to the
trouble itself. and after the examination
OF a number of witnesses we were tho
roughly satisfied that there was no malice
whatever on the part OF Dudley Staples.
and that IL was simply an unfortunate ac-
cident. After the inquiry was concluded
the committee directed the principal TO
allow Dudley Staples and James Nc
Balm TO return TO school,"
This action OF the committee was ap-
proved by the board.
VISITED THE COOKING CLASS.
In the afternoon the board visited the
High School TO examine the work of the
cooking class. which is In charge Of Mrs.
j. W. Cringan. The body was welcomed
in n neat address by Mr.. j. r. Thomas,
the principal Of the High School. The
board was much pleased with the pro-
gress made by the class. as shown by
excellently-prepared articles of food on
hand. A delightful little entertainment
followed. original essays were read by
Misses Nellie Spence and Florence Peple,
and very appropriate recitation, Sparks
From the Kitchen Fire" was rendered
by the class. The members of the board
were so much gratifed with the departure
that each expressed his pleasure in n few
well-chosen remarks pertinent to the oc-
casion.
CITY-HALL COURT NEWS.
Suit In chancery was instituted in the
Law and Equity Court late yesterday eve
ming by a. Hoen & Co. against John C.
Small and others. The amount involved
Is small
This court was engaged yesterday in the
trial OF the case of Jackson Brandt
against j. I. Boswell 6, Co.
Judge Wexford, Of the City Circuit
Court. has - a call for a grand jury
Tor Mondx NEXT for the trial OF felony
cases. ~ peti,son power was granted to
the trustees OF a lot of land owned by
Szensenary Methodist church, situated at
the corner of Hanover and Lombardy
streets, 20 convey said lot TO c. X. Willis,
u. T. l.. Toler. G. Il. Lowry. J. w. Mar
tin. w. II. Clements. George IL. Massie,
W. d. Willis. a. Maupin, and J.. A. Nc
Gilvray. trustees. This is the lot TO which
Washington-Street church is TO be moved.