The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-03
A BULLET IN HIS BRAIN.
CHAs. y. MO0RE SHOOTS HIMSELF
IND DIES THREE HOURS LATER
Dependency Believed to be the Cause oil
the Achieves n wife and Seven Chill
dren-Other Manchester News.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RicHMoSp TIMrs,
llll Hun SIRaE1- III TIL RInCK

Mr.. Charles V. Moore, who lives on
Eleventh street between Hull and Deca-
tur streets, in Manchester, shot and IA
tally wounded himself about 4:S o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The weapon used
was 32-calibre revolver. The ball en-
tered the right temple. passed through
the edge OF the brain, and lodged In the
frontal bone just above the right eye
For the last week MIR. Moore has seemed
very much depressed, and yesterday ne
was more so than usual. hardly speaking
word during the entire day. About i'41
o'clock his wife heard the report OF
pistol, and ran upstairs to where her
husband was lying Oh the bed IN pOoI
OF blood Neighbors were quickly sum
moned. Bud hicks colored man. Ar.
| c. 5. Whitlock and Miss Rosa Burton
| sister OF Mrs. Moore, were the nIst 10
was conscious and told Miss Burton
when asked why he had shot himself,
that he had not done so. but that ne was
fooling with the pistol and IL mad gone
of Drs Ingram and Whitfield were sum-
| mOned, and rendered the wounued hld"
| every possible assistance.
| In about half an hour Mr.. Moore pc
| came unconscious. When l saw him ne
seemed TO be In commissions. his BODY
being drawn up and down. lie oled DIT
| $40 o'clock. .t..a
IL is thought that MT. MOOIt NoiAAh4NNNA
the act while suffering from temporary
! derangement of the mind. He ana MS
family have been In stringent GiI ,. ~.
| stances for some time, and probaply the
thought Of this. with his other uouO''S'
| caused him to commit SUICIDE .
| MIR Moore was about fOrty-two years OF
age and married. He has seven chhdreh,
the Oldest only being fourteen ~ re R We
| n member OF the Bainbridge-Sueet zap
| tisf church. and also q member OF the
Junior Order United American Mechanics,
and the presiding councillor OF DAVIS
Council. No. y, and ne was S- dlso a I'm Inn.
proved order Of Red Men. HIS wiie IS
heart broken over her husbands act. Mr.
bore has been out of employment LOT
Or on Friday night thieves entered r., the
store of MIR G.. c. Smith, corner OF lhlT,
teenth and Hull streets, ana Sat ,ho.i
away a pistol and cartrldgesi anu ' ma
also broke open the money-draWer am
took n pocket-book containing small
amount OF money. ,t .,r,o ~
The thief or thieves took their time, II
seems and selected the De ssys PI the party
must have had a key to III me ~ ~ ~
door. They made their exit through ''4'
back door. leaving it unfasteneIi' rear
| Providence church, Chesterneld; hau d
fine heifer and horse killed by hshthihs
Saturday evening during the STORM ,,,,d
| A newborn colored infant was Iouhu
| in n we'll on the Petersburg turnpike De-
tween stockton and Everett streets, sun
day. The Coroner was notified, ana lAe
child was taken In charge by MIN. An
| inouest was held this morning, ana
verdict was rendered to the erect thaI
the infant had come TO its death py lou'
means 1,,,,i...,, 11arrison
omnloyed by Mr. II. a. DaVldson
farmer who lives just outside or Man
chester. was struck by lightning SATURDAY
AM Mr. Davidson. his son and the negro
were I'm the field together at the ume
gathering hay. a flash Of lightning ca,ir'
throwing them all to the ground MI
Davidson and his son ran 10 me pam,
and when they looked back the negro
was living still. Going back. they found
he had been killed by the fash lie was
The MAYORS Court was crowded yester-
dav morning. notwithstanding the eAces-
siye heat. The following business was
u There were about twenty-eight young
white youths arrested Sunday charged
with violating the city ordinance. Nv
| of the party were fined 81 each. Inc
Mavor reprimanded the whole gang, ana
informed them II such was the case again
| they would be heavily fined.
Walter Dickerson lcoloredl was nne1
$3.50 and costs for striking SANE GiilI n;
| Dutch Cook. charged with ordinance VIZ
lation, was fined 81. ,.,.
felony Continued until the Atm 49,,
| Mr.. InOndS Ryan, a. Wtll-hllpNA N4t'T
zen Of Swansboro, passed quietly away
Yesterday morning at III o'clock in HIS
forty-sixth year His sickness was com
paratively Of short duration, he only
being confined TO his bed about two weeks
The sad death Of Mr.. Ryan has cast a
gloom over the entire community IN Whlch
he lived, where he was loved and re-
spected by all who knew him, ana swans
boro has lost a good citizen.
He was n devoted, kind and faithful
brother, having been the only support OF
his sister Miss Bridget, who with MIS-
William Ferguson and one brother sur
vive him. He was a thorough gentleman
being in hearty sympathy with every
thing he thought 10 be right and unhesi-
tatingly condemning that which he be-
lieved 10 be wrong Mr. Ryan was en-
gagged in the furniture business, which he
conducted very successfully on Hull near
Twenty- frst street. MI Ryan ,Tno, was Il
The funeral will take place from St
Peters cathedral, Richmond this morning
at 1880 o'clock. Intcrment at Mt. Cal
vary.
The Odd-Fellows Of this city will give
a grand picnic at Drewrys Mansion to-
| morrow. Brunswick stew. barbecue, dane
ine and everything that is pleasant VIII
enlven the occasion. The wagons 10 the
| mansion Will 90 by way OF the turnpike.
| No vehicles VIII be allowed 10 pass
through the farm on the river road:
Those who attend may expect a good
The following are the police statistics
| for the month OF June: Arrests-Feiony.
2; misdemeanor, 81: ordinance violation,
| g.. Total, lOl.
The following business was transacted
in the clerks office Of the Hastings Court
for the same period: Deeds recorded fl
marriage licenses issued-l colored, 6
| white.
4 little child Of Mr. Joseph Holt. Of
Swansboro, while playing Sunday morn
ing with a pencil In it's mouth, accident
ally fell and stuck 1t into the back Of its
mouth about one inch deep, going through
one of it's tonsils. Up to last night the
child had been unable to eat anything.
Miss Ella Hancock is visiting friends
and relatives in Tazewell county. Va.
She will be absent about two months.
The following delegates were appointed
at ClGpton-Street church Sunday to at
tend the Middle District Baptist Asso-
| citation. to be held at Bethel church.
| Chesterfield county. on Tuesday after the
| first Sunday in August; judge +. \. Han
cock. Robert Criddle, l.. w. Cheatham.
! w. j. Morrissett.
The Police Court.