The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-27
THE MAYOR KEPT BUSY.
NUMEROUS CASES TRIED ~ MAN.
CHESTER YESTERDAY MORNING.
Attacked by Highwaymcn--Oncnse OF
Lesser Graviiy-A Quiet Home "e"'
dipg-From the various Churches
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Thero was a rather lengthy docket
before Mayor Maurice YESTERDAY ""u
oui,e a number Of interested spectators
witnessed the proceedings.
Walter Diokerson and Charles Fortune
were charged with being the orisinators
of a disturbance at Nineteenth ana nun
streets about O'Clock Sunday morning.
Mr. plckerson was fined $40 and Costs
and Mr.. Fortune was disemoarrassed'
consequently went TO the pen for ninety
DAYS. This was general scrap between
whites and colorcd, IN wlich general
bloodshed was threatened.
DISORDERLY NEGROES.
Policeman Alexander Wright went 10
the house Of Molic and Eliza nix. on
Eighth street. last >aturGd! ils"' ~
look for a man wanted in a misdemeanor
$50 when the officer entered the house
the lights were turned out and every
body went Tor the door. Mr.. wright
waied in and knocked about half dozen
negroes out The man he went AFTER
escaped. but he found crap shooting
had been going on. so he TOOK NOME
and Eliza Xix, the propretors OF the
house. in charge.
when the case was called in the iolce
Court Yesterday morning the women were
given the preference Of leaving the city
in twenty-four hours OF going 10 jail
for fifteen days. Eliza went 10 jail ana
Mollie decided TO leave town. The latter
xsid she moved TO Richmond. and JUS
tice John sent her back 10 Manchester.
Joseph Price was sent TO Jail for twen-
IL days in default OF s. fine for assault
ing and striking Albert Clarke, on last
saturday night.
Charles Banks. a colored man who was
turned out Of Jail on the 2d of this
month. was ordered 10 leave the city at
once.
ATTACKED IN THE STREET
Messrs. Percy Farmer and Hcnricks
were assaulted and knocked down by
highway robbers on Hull street last sat
Srday night They were going up That
street about S o'clock. and when they got
between Fifteenth street and Cowardin
avenue they were attacked and knocked
down An attempt was then made TO
rob them. but the robbers were frightened
of by the cries Of the injured men for
help. Messrs Farmer and Henricks were
so stunned that they failed 10 recognize
their ASSISTANTS.
DEGRADATIONS OF SMALLER CHAR
ACTER.
A free scrap was engaged in near
Mayo's bridge last Saturday night. The
names of the participants could not be
sscertained by the officers.
Last Friday night chicken thieves Wis
tied the henhouse Of Mr.. Charles Booth.
in the First ward. and stole some Of
his fowls. Other parties I'm the neigh
borhood are making the same complaint.
Mr.. A. ii. Simmons bought a COW from
"A countryman last Friday. The COW has
been since identified as one recently stol-
en- in Powhatan county. and the officers
think they will soon have the guilty man.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Stockton Street Baptist church was
crowded 10 the doors Sunday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock. the occasion being the
annual celebration of the Foreign Mis-
sion Society. After select music Mr.. r..
X. Sampson delivered an instructive adj
dress on Foreign Missions" Several APP
propriate hymns were sung by a choir
of about twenty good voices.
Rev. Mr Holcombe. the boy preacher,
opened a revival at Wcst-End Methodist
church. He will preach every night this
week.
A QUIET HOME WEDDING.
Mr. Il. A. Nunnally. a well-known mer-
chant OF this city and Miss Branch Cook
were quietly married at the home Of the
bride. in Manchester. yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock. No cards were is
sued, and the wedding was entirely in
formal. Mfr. AMI Mrs. Nunnally left
after the ceremony for a northern tour.
BRIEF NOTES.
The marriage of Mr. w. w. Friend and
Miss Susie Holland viii take place at
Meade-Memorial church this morning at
II o'clock.
A special meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
at 4:3O o'clock on Thursday next at Cen
trail Methodist church.
regular meeting OF the Missionary
Society Of Clopton-Street church was
held Sunday afternoon.
Rev. w. +. Hall. of New York preached
AZ Cowardn1Avenue Christian church
Sunday night His subject was God.
the same yesterday. to-day. and forever"
lie viii deliver lecture at the church
tonight.
Miss Margaret Friend and Miss Downey
Blanton are the guests Of Miss Mary Lou
Friend. on Porter street.
Mrs. John OBricn and daughter. Lucille,
are visiting relatives in Baltimore
Mr.. William Rice left Saturday after
noon for Smithvlle. Va. 10 attend the
marriage Of his sister. next Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr. Arthur V. Nunnaly. Of Randolph
Macon College. Ashland. is spending a
few days with his grandparents in this
city