Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-29
RUN INTO A DRAY.
sUcH WAS THE CAUSE or THE DEATH
or ROBERT HOWARD tcoLoREpl
All Nickei.in.tbe- Machine Cases Dls-
sniseeti--Persons Sent Ia tho Grand Jury.
Yesterday In the Police Court.

II has developed that Robert Howard
kcolored) was not murdered. and that his
icath was rather the result OF his own
-areiessness. Matthew Ellyson and John
and Ramsey Jefferson tcolored were
charged IN the Police Court yesterday
morning with killing Howard. and tneh
.ases were postponed until Coroner Tay-
lor could hold his post-mortem ana IN
,uest. These examinations took place
yesterday morning. DIR. Taylors au-
,opsy revealed the fact that death rc-
mI,ed from peritonitis, superinduced Wy
Internal injuries. At IL o'clock yesterday
morning the coroner's jury heard eNF
,ence with regard 10 the affair From
tho evidence Il seemed that until ~"
weeks ago Howard resided In Nor,h Caro-
ina. Very soon after coming mere ne
rot into a brawl. was arrested. ana com
n,,ted 10 fail from the Police Court IN
,efauIt OF payment of the fine imposeu
IN him.
CAME TO GET HIM OUT
His mother, Lucy Howard, hearu u
he trouble in which her son had gotten
md came TO Richmond last Tuesday pau
The fine. and secured Roberts reie"Se
,.or, r,4son He was TO have returned
,ome with his mother. ,,-a
TUESDAY night about O'CLOCK tio"dv'
according TO an outside story, "His W."
several other negroes met Maui biS SoH,
mother negro with whom he had hau
trouble. on the sidewalk near second anu
Hvrd streets a fight ensued' IN WIN" ~,
Howard was knocked down by Matt ~
vson and beaten by Ellyson ana JONI JONI.
and Ramsey jefferson. VINO were WIN
ua,, Howard ran OFF with his frienus
"a ,,,,s nurs,cd by the other negroes
81. ,urned into an alley back or Canai
s,rac, between Second and Third. ana
yrhtIe running at full speed came iil'o
,,olcnt contact with the wheel OF a gray
which was standing In the ahey; 49,
lie fell. badly hurt. staggered 10 lhs
.onse of Elizabeth Davis, who Is irienu
~ his mother and who lives at NO. 20
-a,v street. where he was put 10 peu.
Harvard died Wednesday afternoon apou'
o'clock. The cases OF Ellyson anu ,ne
Jefrersons will come up In the roIlS ,',
s,ourt this morning. when these I'ieh WIZ
orobably he discharged. as the coroner ;
49,, St,,nlv agreed that the cause OF
,esth was the running into the wagon.
Sergeant Junlus A. Cosby swore out the
ynrran,s against these negroes upon IN
formation Furnished him by colored boy
1amed Frank Allen.
THE sLOT-MACIIINE CASES.
when the nickel-in-the-slot machine
,ases we're called in Justice Crutchheld's
-ourt kr. II. NJ. Smith. Jr.. acting LOT
no commonwealth Attorney. asked that
no charges against the barkeepers ana
,,hers who had been reported loi
coming the machines be dismissed
Ur smith stated that while ne
AL satisfied himself beyond DOUBT
hat the slot apparatus which CON
aimed money-prizes were pure anu
simple gambling machinces' the To-
hat only a small proportion OF those WI
conducted them had been reporter,
bouebt should be considered In the iiS'
hat IL would be unjust 10 punish nc Few
e1ue the many escaped. He wished 10
ave II clearly understood. however
IN. any future attempt to have me slo'
machines in operation would resII' IN ne
,,rcst of the operators-that II, tnojc Cn
,bose nrcmises they would be found. Inc
lustlce took the same view or the mat
.,,. and accordingly dismissed the cd'e9'
OTHER POLrCE-COURT CASES,
Annie Gardner (colored). who VAS UP
m n, charge of stealing $50 in currency
rom Hugh Bone. was sent to the ei@nd
urS IN,
Ernest Black (colorcD, charged WIN
entering the room OF Oily Crittendon ana
stealing cloak valued at 50, was as
charged.
Charles Payne. Rudolph Jordan, ana
Robert Markham paid $50 ana costs eaoh
FOR fighting in the street.
Ella Xoodson (colored was sent to the
h.. IIugfinrg Court the
,haree of stealing a peck a rail-
.oad-ticket. and S2S in money from j. a.
MOscly
The case of u. l.. Turner VINO was pc
ore the Justice Tor carrying concealed
veapons. was postponed until Juy 26th