Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-17
I'm SELF DEFENCE.
THE JURY FIND THOMAS HoLLE-
Fan NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
A Charter Granted by Judge Well
ford-suits Instituted In the seve-
raj City-Rnll Courts-The W"'er
Committee.
Committee.

man I'm Virginia charged with murder WIN
was ON Yesterday given his freedom
About the time the jury In the case VI
the conductor were rendering their Verule'
the Hastings Court in Richmond was
being opened for the closing SCENES III
tho trial of Thomas Holleran, charged
with the murder OF Gabriel Papihl' '"e
har-keeper recently killed while on duV
AZ Girolamrs saloon. corner f1fteentn anu
Franklin street Holleran, too. was iouhu
mot guilty." the jury having oeen out
only about twenty minutes.
The row grew out Of dispute over
cents. and Papini was, 1t was cIaiileu
by the defence, the first man to draw MS
revolver. but Holleran was first TO lire'
The ball from Holleran's weapon entered
Papinrs brain, just above the lett eye
After all the testimony had been taken
the case was, by agreement. submitted
without argument
Holleran was represented by judge IN
gram and Messrs. Sands * Pollard anu
/ Ran. Tucker. and the Commonwealth
interests were looked after by Messrs
II. NJ. Smith and l.. o. WendenDurg'
Judge Mullen. OF Petersburg. presided du-
ring the trial.
HOSPITAL COMPANY CHARTERED
Judge Wexford, of the city Circuit
Court, Yesterday granted charler 10
the Old Dominion Hospital company Inc
corporation is formed for the purpose OF
managing a hospital In the city OF 1'lch-
mond for the treatment or curdpie as
eases not Of a contagious character, ana
the conduct Of a tralning-school tor
nurses, located at No. .l225 east MarshaIl
street. In the building Of the Medical
College OF Virginia. The object OF the
company is purely benevolent hence us
CAPITAL IS fixed nominally at 500, ana there
is no division into shares. 1t VIII hoid no
real estate at first ana IN the future
not more than five acres in Rlchmond OF
Henrico county. The names OF It's onlcerS
| for the first year are as follows: Presi-
| dent. Mrs. W f.. Hatcher; Corresponding
Secretary. Mrs. Norman V. Randolph;
Secretary. Miss Abigail Crenshaw; Trea-
surer. Miss Celeste Berry. The following
compose the Board of Directors: Mrs. w.
l.. Hatcher. Mrs. u. ID. Talley, Mrs
Matthew Gilmour. Mrs. James w. shields
MIS- PrOsser Harrison. Mrs. Thomas NC
Mahon, Mrs Grey Skipwith, Mrs. j. r. I.
Anderson, Mrs. sally Asher, Mrs. W. G'
Ferguson, and Mrs. ". W. Todd. All are
residents Of Richmond.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT.
In the city Circuit Court yesterday
| suits were instituted as follows:
J. f. Campbell! against \. Montelro'
| Damages. 500
J. X. Franklin against Goodman
| Brothers e Co. Debt, $l,0ll.
J. u. Davis against Goodman & Rosen-
| baum. Debt. N,s1.2l.
A. oJf a M
and Improvement Company, which sues.
| etc. vs. Clayton & Churchill, verdict and
| judgment for 800. entered on 18th instant,
was set aside. and verdict and judgment
| entered for 800
T.. c. Garrison. who sues. etc. against
I Charles II. Kaufels Administrative. YER
dict and judgment for defendant
Isaac Hairston (colOred), confined at
! present in the penitentiary. was ordered
10 be removed to the Central Lunatlc
Asylum, representations having been
made by the Superintendent OF the Peni-
| Tertiary that there was reason to doubt
| his sanity. the said Hairston being in
| ciined TO be violent
OTHER COURT NEWS.
Suits were brought in the Law and
| Equity Court yesterday as follows:
Stephens & Co. against the Rough
4
| $50.
Peter Donald e Son against ". Byron
| &; Co. Damages. 500.
! Vetterlein Brothers against c. c. Rady.
| Damages, 500.
William Vemuth &: Co. against C. c.
Rady. Damages, 500
| In the Chancery Court yesterday James
! W Gordon qualified as administrator Of
| Thomas G. Tinsley. Judge Lamb. Of this
| 81 ,,.l., In ha
| case Of J. II. DickersOn & Co. against
| Bennett Brothers, the liverymen who as
| signed to J. II. Webb-Pepoe, trustee,
| recently, directing the trustee not 10 sell
| the assets tomorrow. but 10 postpone
| the sale for a week. in order TO dispose
| OF the business upon more favorable
| terms. Major a. L. Courtney Is counsel
| for DickersOn d Co.
| COUNCIL COMMITTEE MATTER.
There was a regular meeting last night
| OF the Committee on Water. The only
! business transacted was the approval OF
bills and the payroll.
At o'clock tomorrow night there
| will be joint session Of the Board Of
| Aldermen ami the Common Council to
| elect school trustees for the First. Sc
! cond. and Third districts.
| Messrs. James Caskie and John T.. Epps
| nave Ittl appointed Dl Allt lppdlA VI
| Directors OF the Eye. Gear. and Throat
! lnflrmary to represent the Common
| Council.
The Committee on Finance will meet
| I'm the room adjoining the Auditors Office
| Monday evening. the 18th. at o'clock.
| All persons interested in the appropria-
| tons ordinance for 1885 are invited 10 at
| tend.
Fire-alarm box No. 1925 has been To-
Gated on Belle Isle. and tat-car has
been fitted up with skids and other neces-
| sary fixtures and will be kept on the
track at the foot Of Virginia street as
| protection to property on the is!ahd from
! fire. When an alarm is sent in from
the new box the fire apparatus can be
hauled aboard the fiat and conveyed 70
the island in a few minutes. y stand
nine. which has been placed at conve-
nient point near the iron-works there
gives an unlimited supply OF water Tor