The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-02
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NORFOLK. VA. July Spccial.-Spc-
cial Constable Stevens. of Hunt -rsvi'e.
Norfolk county, and divided from Nor.oik
city By street had desperate ASnt
at { o'clock Sunday morning with James
Caraway. a negro eX-cCnVlct from North
Carolina.
Caraway has been l0afng around HIN
toIsyiile for some time. ana until recently
Wts "a lJdgGr IN The house OF an Ola col
or.l maA named skinner. with whom me-
had % difficulty and settled Oh scores 10y
sla.hing the old man WIN knife. cara
way left. but told several negroes indi
De- intended to return AMI XIII skinner.
That was ten days ago. \ warrant was
sworn ont for taIdWay and pldc IN the
hands Of stevens. who kept "a sharp
lookout for his man. ABOUT J cio-h
Sunday morning he found him at SKIN
ner'e back door, and placed him under
arrest. Caraway submitted quietly ana
etartcd with the officer 10 the county
jail.
4 DrsrrnATE STRUGGLE.
While On route 90 Norfolk IT occurred
20 the constable that IL would be we'll
10 ascertain if his prisoner had any
weapons on his person. He asked. and
the negro answered that me had a pistol
but the Office. could not md 10. stevens
began to 90 through the prisoners
clothes. ana while feeling in his hip
pocket Caraway drew "a three and one
nalf-inch blade from his sleeve and went
to work on stevens. who sraupled With
the desperate Ia the struggle stevens
received three deep, ugly cuts. ana ONO
that the doctors say is slight Inc negro
finally broke and ran, and the plucky
constable. who IS very lame in one leg.
commanded halt CaraMay. however.
Kept on. until Stevens brought nim down
with two bullets. one in the neck and
the Other in the back 81 the desperate.
he then vent up 20 The negro 10 secure
him. but only saved himself from iuIthei
injury 10y quickly dOIeiug The knife. with
which the Cx-cOnVict made vicious dis
at his leg. Stevens fired again, this time
pOint blank at the mans face. the Dan
entering the forehead and rancins around
20 the right cheek. where II lodged.
ASSISTANCE AT HAND.
BY this time Constable Carsaini and
others came up and took taraway TO
jail. Stevens walked 10 mis- nome. sew
eral blocks distant. undrcssct. and sent
for doctor TO dress his wounds, winch
are serious. but not necessarily fatal
The negro is badly injured. but Is re-
ceiVing good attention from the county
authorities who believe hc viii recover.
Az unknown COlOrcI boy supposed 10
be from CreWe. was drowned a. camp
bells wharf. from which he fell over
board to-day.
Mrs. Margaret Hinton died last night
at her home near the city water works.
Thc remains were forwarded TO Elizabeth
city to-day for intcrmcnt
George Johnston tcolOrcal. arrested
some time ago on the charge Of larceny
and balled in the sum of 500. with Ms
wife as surety. was today surrendered
by her on the ground that he WAS pre-
pairing TO skip out.
4 colored man giving his name as IVES
ton Rhodes was arrested TINS morlils ns
officer Barrow OF the Norfolk and West
crn railroad. charged with breaking into
The draW-tendcr's house at the road
bridge and stealing several articles, which
were found in his possession. lie was
sent to the Grand jury.
tive Richardson during raid Oh the
gambling den OF her husband. Dennis
Brcwcr IS better. and with good care
VIII recover. The officer was arrested
and locked up Sunday afternoon. but re-
leased on BAH. with Police Commissioner
Bolton as his surety I'm the Police
Court to-day his case was continued ON
motion Of his counsel MIR. sam ". small,
who was engaged IN the Circuit Court.
GRAND jury INDICTMENTS.
The grand jury Of the Corporation
Court has large numncr OF cases To-
consii,r. The following Indictments were
made to-day. George Johnson. burglary;
Mike Shaughncssy. house brcakiuS B.
Loyy. selling liquor without hc'nse.
Willie jackson. forgery. l.. l.. Baker
house-brcakng. DIR. y. =. Reavis. big
amy: j. Fritzinser and :. Lash. robbery
10y violence 10 the person, John All
bright h0usa-brcaking. :. j. Ludy, as
sault and battery.
DTATH OF &Ks. Witt.
Mrs. Josephine White. wife Of Captain
l. y White one of the most prominent
merchants of Norfolk. and popular
tsidont of Portsmouth. died this MORN
irg after a lingering Illness. She was
a daughter Of the late Mr.. Nathan Saw
yer and Mrs EhOda Rhodes. and she was
in her fif;y-cightE year. For many years
she was an active member of Monumental
Methodist Episcopal church. South, ana
ri the time Of her death. ana since Is
organization. president of the Christian
Benevolent Union
LAD DROWNED.
\ little four-year-old son Of Mrs. annie
Marsh living az Northwest Locks. Val
laceton. disappeared frc home on Fri
daV afternoon. and nothing was known
Of his Whereabouts until to-day. then
his body was found i'm the canal near
CAPTAIN John G. Wallace's house
PORTSMOUTH ASSESSMENT OF LANDS.
The assessors of real estate in Ports
mouth have completed their work. which
shows the following gratifying results:
1870.
Lots OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Y.3sl 325
Il ildings ..-........................ @,vN,So
Observation-Disclosures. 50. IS. 20
1890
Lots ...... S5',.Stl6
Total.................... $ls'2,'@
Increase. Observation-Disclosures. 81. 49050l
Al the annual Joint meeting of Coun-
ellis this afternoon. George 5. Culpeper