Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-10
KILLED BY THE CAR.
Xylie Brown (COlOred), Of Manchester,
Run Over on the Free Bridge.
THE MOTORMAN ExONERATED.


Yesterday morning shortly before
O'Clock. while Car No. 2o9. OF the Rich
mond Railway and Electric Company.
was nearing Manchester. and was about
100 yards from the end of Free bridge.
Willie Brown. n colored boy about II
years old. who lived In this city, in en-
deavoring TO get out Of the way of
bicycle. stepped between the car tracks,
and before Moiorman ". l.. Hal could
stop his car II struck the youth. knocking
him down and injuring him so severely
that he died shortly afterwards. The
city ambulance from Richmond. Or. Par
ker in charge. arrived upon the scene OF
the accident a few minutes after the
occurrence. The boy was found 10 be
completely disembowelled. and one OF MS
hips was badly crushed. The front wheei
Of the car had BASED over his body
and the fender had terribly mangled MN
lie was carried TO the almshouse' put
died I'm the ambulance just as ii reached
the institution. Motorman Hall was ar
rested and taken To the Second Ponce
Station, where be was hailed IN Inc sum
Of $500 for his appearance in the Ponce
court lHlS llpiNiiNs III - "a
the superintendent Of the Manchester
line. acting as his surety.
Witnesses Of the accident saw y was
unavoidable. and that the motorman WAS
in no way 10 blame. The boy was warned
TO get out Of the way Of the bicycle. anu
In endeaVoring Il DO this stepped iight
In front Of the car. which could not pe
stopped in time to prevent the accident
Brown was an employee Of the /. T.
williams Tobacco Company. His father
William Brown. lives I'm this city.
The jury IN the inquest he'd over
Browns body, at the almshousc at
O'Clock returned a verdict OF accidental
death. and eXoncratcd the motorman OF
any blame They recommended, how
EYER. that The Richmond Railway ana
Electric Company he required 10 put
such Tenders on theig cars as woald pre-
clude the possibility of a persons being
killed and maugled In the horrible man
ner in which Brown met his death. After
the inquest the body Of Brown VAS
brought to his home. In this city.
WANT a FREE DELIVERY.
The citizens Of Manchester are now in
the hopes Of having frec-dclvery sys-
TEN. and the only obstacle in the way OF
the much-desired change in the postu
service seem TO he whether TINS city mas
n population Of 10000. Postmaster Toncy
thinks the business Of the office IS SUM-
Gent 10 guarantee 1t, but the oihciais
wish 10 be satisfied as to the population
before such a change is made. Hon.
George u. Wise who was I'm Washington
a few DAYS ago. had an interview with the
officials there in regard 10 the matter.
The last census. taken in 1880. gave
the city a population Of Few hundred
less than 1000, but II was cOntended al
the time. and Is now. that the census
was not accurately taken. The post-oifce
officials suggest that the city take the
census over again. with a view To ascer-
tanning whether the population reaches
the required number Of 1o000. II is ex-
pected that the City Council will be asked
20 make a small appropriation for this
purpose
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
The city Offices here will be closed TO
day In order to give the officers an OPP
portunity to visit the Exposition.
Mr.. G. Winbury. OF Powhatan. took
the first premiums yesterday at the Expo
sition on a par Of mules and n brood
mare.
Miss Annie Taylor OF Jl3 west Thir-
teenth street. who has been quite sick
for several weeks, is improving.
Mr.. ~ w. Friend is still confined to
his bed by sickness.
Miss Mary Stegal OF Littleton. y. C." is
expected here to-day TO visit Miss Bessie
Reid, on Perry street.
The docket in the Police Court was dry
yesterday.
Tuesday morning while the Magis-
trates Court was being held in Swan"
boro a man by the name Of Joseph Cal
lenburg. charged with creating dis
turbance on the street escaped from the
officers, and his whereabouts are still UNI
known.
Mr.. Algernon G. Dangcrfeld, Of
Culpeper of the editorial stan of the
Southern Planter. and correspondent Of
the American Sportsman. is stopping
With MIR. }. W. Carter during the State
Fair. 49,.
Mr.. Chambers. prominent tohacco-
,ist of Lynchburs, Va. Is visiting his
iunt, Mrs Garnet. corner Sixth and
Decatur streets.
Mrs. Jcter and child. Of Petersburg. are
gisiting Mrs. Webster. on Porter street.
The revival services at West-End
Methodist church continue In interest,
and have been largely attended. The
services will be- continued during the
week, Rev j. W. STIFF preaching nightly.
ly.
Miss Katie V. Wakeham, Of Columbia,
IS visiting her cousin, Miss Lucy Carr,
No lll0 Decatur street.