Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-26
TRIAL OF MEADORS.
The Case Of Maggie Drivers Slayer Con-
tinued Until April IAN.
re PROTECT THE CITY JAIL.
FIRE commissioners Place the o'a
,tarm-Box at the Theatre in
-, m, The Prison-News of the
city Hall Courts.

Yesterday was the day SET loi '"V 49,
,, the Hastings Court OF the case VI
william Meadors. the young white i''"N
.t, on the night of January Zth. muir
,.,ed Maggie Driver. in Girolamis res
....~art near the corner of Flfteenth anu
,,.,,klln streets. The killing created
o. Great deal OF excitement at the time'
ND u was thought 10 have been douoie
.-.,e5v Meadors having attempted 10
,lo,. out his own brains with the same
,..,iycr with which he shot the woman
,,.een the case was called, Mr.. George
- wise counsel for Meadors. asked for
continuance, on the ground that he
~ important dispositions to obtain. not
.,,.re been able to secure them in time
Or trial at the present time.
4 CONTINUANCE GRANTED.
r,5ee witt said he would allow a con-
FINANCE until April 18th, but Mr.. wise
,,aufed the trial set for week later. AS
some Of the dispositions would have TO be
taken at some distance. he feared that
they could not be gotten in three weeks.
tbe time intervening until the postponed
Jate Of the trial arrives. Judge VIII
thought that he had allowed time enough
and would not consent 10 a longer post
ponemenL -
when Meadors appeared In court he
vas auparently still feeble. and a num-
ler OF times showed evidences or pam
BEFORE the court convened he sat in the
civ Serceant's office, and smoked cigar
cite. and talked with the officers present.
Occasionally he smiled. He was attired
in a black suit of clothes, and wore
white shirt with a rundown collar,
palc-bluo four-in-hand tie completing his
apparel His smoothly-shaven face snow
I'll the effects OF dissipation.
STORY or THE TRAGEDY.
Meadors is a painter by trade, and has
been prominent before the public quite
often by his daring work on church-
steoples He had just enlisted in the
United States army, and was about 10
leave for his post Of duty when the dread
I'M affair occurred He went on the morn
ing Of the 29th. TO tell his sweetheart
lood-by. and, according to his own story
Maggie refused 10 bid him farewell,
whcreupon he swore that he would XIII
her II she did not do so. That night the
Two and several others were sitting in
the back-rOom Of Girolami's place. talking
about matters in general, when Meadors
suddenly drew his revolver and fired al
Che girl. the ball taking effect IN her left
breast Maggie ran into the restaurant,
lrt Meadors followed her, and shot her
three times more. He then, Just as the
police were entering the place. put the
barrel OF the weapon in his own mouth,
AMI fred. endeavoring to Kill himsef.
Maggie was dead in a few minutes. but
Mealors got we'll. aud 1t is for TINS
seemingly senseless deed that he is to be
tried for his life.
ALARM-BOX AT THE JAIL.
The Board Of Fire Commissioners have
directed that the old fire-alarm-boX which
has long been located at the Richmond
Theatre, shall be removed to the city
Jail. Heretofore this prison has been with
out box. and in case OF an outbreak oil
my kind or of a fire IL would have re-
qulred some time to have turned I'm a
signal. President Frischkorn took the
ground. at the last meeting OF the board,
that 10 was necessary to have box at
the jai said he believed that in case
Of avg der there a stream Of cold
water woDId do more 10 restore quiet than
"a line OF Winchester rifles. Being assured
Of this by the president, the board at
once agreed to have the box transferred.
CITY HALL COURT NEWS.
a charter was granted by Judge Well
lOlNf III the lily 0HNull AOLIl gtSNtlAds
30 the Workingmens Aid and Beneficial
Association. a colored organization. The
objects OF the association are TO care for
sick persons and bury the dead. The capt.
tai stock Is 10 be not less than $500. nor
more than $500. shares to be 80 each.
The principal offices Of the company are
Co be in Richmond, and 1t cannot hold
more than one acre of land. The officers
are: W. q. Singleton, president: Daniel
Bowler, vice-president; G. Il. Norman
treasurer; Alpheus Scott, secretary and
manager. Directors-Lawson Jones, r. W.
Whiting. John Wilson. Absalom Ran.
dolph. r. j. Johnson, jeremiah Smith,
Morris Epps. and officers.
Fulton Baptist church trustees, Messrs
g. H. CARRIER and r. l.. Harrison, were
permitted TO borrow 1890 to apply TO the
-hurCh debt.
The Law and Equity Court was still en-
gagged in hearing the case OF Walter $
Elm0nds against the Equitable Assur-
ancr Company yesterday.
Motion was filed for judgment by Volt
Brothers against Caudle a. Roane, FOL
tl5,5.