The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-26
THE MAYOR EXPLAINS.
HON. N. A. MAURICE STATES WY
MR.. ". q. OWENs MS FfNED.
CAPTAIN Iipscomb and Officer Wright Also
TAXA Brilliant Manchester MAR
riagc-other Items-rcrsonais.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TIMrs,
No. li2l HUT STREET. BEAITIE BLOCK.

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There appeared ir the Manchester
column OF yesterdays Times paragraph
in the shape Of an interview with Mt.
w. G.. owens. in which he IN Agnanty
protested against The way IN when
3ustice Is melted OUT IN Manchester. The
protest was called forth by the fact that
he was nned s. in the Mayors Court or
Manchester on the charge OF allowing
his horse TO run at large.
The paragraph above mentioned was
Clipped front an afternoon paper, ana
was inserted at the personal request OF
MIR ". q. Owens. IN the shape Oh
Mayor Mauricc was displeased at the
publication. and yesterday evening, IN w
Office OF Chief-of- Police Lipscomb, ana n
The presence Of that gentleman anu
Ghiccr Wright, who served the summons
on Mr. ovens. gave the following version
ION sunday. July Dist. Officer Wright
discovered "A horse running AT ltiSt ~
"A vacant lot IN front OF the ieslGth,e 81
Mir owens and the cilicer rc,peIi.,I . Wv
u ,fsp as the property OF MI owens, pro-
cured a summons for that gentleman re-
turnahlc July the 12d. Mr.. owens AZ
pcar,d and asked that the case be p9.F-
pOned. which was done 10 SUIT MN. ne
case came up yesterday morning ON ;er
Wright was regularly sworn ana tcsuieb
as above MIR owens was present, but
refused TO testify. | fined nm the MINI
mum fine under the ordinance, which IS
MIR Owens has been treated very con-
eidcratcly bv me ina this ma1cr, ana 1
made the penalty the smallest a+n5uht
allowed by IN eCrdir ancc..
Chicf-of- Police LpscOm- sOrrob)rIteu
the statement Of the Mayor IN every
particular. as did officer Wright. VINO
fLiiher stated tfat Mr.. owens nod said
70 him that he ala not wish 10 DE CON
N.ctcd Of ordnance violation on the les
timony Of a police officer ,.s
Nayor Maurice said that he deemed
the above explanation due 10 himself, as
he had been placed In false htht.
The marriage OF Miss Mary ". DO
hanuon the pretty daughter OF Mr. VI VI:
Tatum. OF the same place, at toWafulh-
AVenJe Christian en- lrch. W wednesday
niyht was brilliant affair ana was
Witnessed hv many friends ~ the young
co1plc. Rev. j. 4. spencer. pastor OF
the church. performed the ceremony
The ushors were Messrs. + L. Cheat
ham and II. &. White. Miss ora 30
hanran. sister OF the bride. and Miss
blanche Roper. Of Richmond. were the
Immediatelv after the ceremony the
bridal party repaired TO he Ses.dence OF
the brides parents, on stockton street
between Ninth and Tenth. where re-
ceptiOn was rendered them The couple
were the recipients OF a 'afge number OF
At meeting of the Board OF super
yisors Of Chesterfield Monday a very ma
tcrial reduction was made in the prices
Of scalps paid by the county. Inc pice
heretofore paid for the scalps OF hawks,
owls ami minks has been p cents each
This schedule was reduced to cents
each. ON the scalps of gray foxes the
old price paid was 30 cents each, ana
this was reduced TO 10 cents. For scalps
Of red foxes the county paid ~ cents
each II will now pay only - cents.
Mrs. Victoria Y. Masun died al me
residence of her husband, Mr. w. T.
Mastin. No. 10 east Twelfth street. yes
terday morning at $3.50 o'clock. Mrs.
NIastin was In the twentN-thifd year OF
her age and was a young LADY greatly
beloved by all who knew her for her
noble traits of character. She was con
sistcnt member OF the Baptist church
Mrs. Mastin was formerly Miss vincent
Of Midlothian. ana had only been living
tn this city for a few months Inc
funeral will take place this afternoon al
o'clock at Bainbridge-Street Baptist
church.
ing cases Yesterday morning.
William Hunter. horse running AT large.
Fined 81.
TO the Hastings Court.
David Ford ana Mary Francis Hicks,
charged with mlsdemeanor. Dismissed
Mr. Rufus J.. Roach and Miss Bessie
Peters both OF Manchester. were mar
ried Wednesday night at the residence
OF the officiating clergyman, Rev. l.. J..
Reynolds.
Mr.. Kate Walden and children have left
TO spend the month Of August with Mrs
NJ Walden. at WinterpOck. Va
Rev. George l.. Conley pastor of the
Burr Street Baptist church. st. Paul
Mimi. is visiting his sister. Mrs. G. w
Curren. Mr.. COnley was dclegat" 10
the Baltimore convention, and is accom-
panied by his wife.
Mr. l.. y. Nunnally is quite sick at
her residence on east Tenth street.
Mrs. IL. X. Red is reportsl sick.