Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-01
ON TIE SOUTH SIDE,
ITEMS or INTEREST CLEANED in
AND NEAR MANCHESTER.
, r,awp plays Deaf aud Dumb and
wins sympathy-Fancrai OF Mr.
po.re-cases Before the Mayor
PERSONALS and Briefs.
personals and briefs.

Samuel Lynn, negro Nabi""" u
hans 40 years was taken IN Dy NV
.sanchcster police yesterday mor"'"e
.,o,, II o'clock. The shrewd negro was
found lying IN the porch Of an unoccup'eu
dvvelling on Eighth street, ana was
Immediately escorted TO the station-house
by Chief Iapscomb. After many l.ui'
less attempts to prove to the Cn'ei 'n"'
he ras deaf and dumb, the vagran' wa
p,aced behind the bars. Sam oid al "0
could 10 establish the fac' that ne was
dumb but the Chief would not hs''n'
samuel was thinly clad. even for we op-
,ress,velv warm weather, and, IN fact'
his appearance was 50 true 10 nature
that. had ne just landed from the oehi~'
norton OF Africa, the Chief would not
have expected such sight.
Around the station-house Samuel eN-
cited much sympathy, both by his con
dition and antics. The negroes teehhss
were wrought UP, and they subscribed d
small fund. with which the Chief decided
IN turn The vagrant loose, under the
nromise that he would show himself never
again In Manchester. San smiled "ihhed
his left eye, and departed.
BEFORE THE MAYOR.
Mayor Maurice's docket In the folics
Court Yesterday morning was composer
NJ cross-warrants OF Ginnie Avery ana
Ressie johnson (both cCored) Bessie
charged Ginnis with assaulung anu
abusina her. while the latter accused the
former with cursing and slander' SeVe-
raj witnesses Of fame and prominence
Nm New Town settlement tesuhed IN me
80 but nothing was brought to hght'
no4s ihan the fact that the negro women
had been in a neighboriy squaDDie' Gih-
ME gaid $50 and costs. Bessie pal'
costs iu tie case " when sA- was '"0
ylaintin.
THAT BASEBALL CAME.
Tho result OF the game Of bali at Forest
Hiu Park Thursday afternoon between
the Rioters ard the Anti-Rooters OF the
nichmond baseball team was victory
for the Rioters by score OF - 10 T.
Among many other things tha' h'ppen -
pr John w. BrodnaX, the catcher lor
the Rioters, while making beauutul
slide for the third bag, sprained both OF
his wrists The Doctor Is now connnea
10 his room, and when interviewed yes
terday afternoon he was unable 10 say
which wrist panied him the most The
Doctor was unable 20 turn the pages OF
an interesting book on silver recently
purchased. -,
The funeral Of Mr.. William II Roach,
who died Thursday at his residence, on
Ninth street. mention Of which was MADE
exclusively in yesterdays Dispatch' look
place Yesterday afternoon at keysVille'
Va. The remains left on the Southern
road yesterday morning
BRIEF MATTERS.
Mr.. r. J. Hancock, Jr.. OF Elerslie
stocl, Farm. near Charlottesville. who
mas been the guest OF Mr.. w. J. Carter
for several days past, has returned
home.
Mr.. r. y. Whine, OF Porter street,
has gone T. Old Point. where he will re-
side IN the future. He has accepted a
government position there. Mr. WINES
family Will 80 TO the Point, where they
lived once before. ia about month.
Mrs. ST. John Clark and two children
arc visiting Mrs. ClaIks mOther-in-law,
on cambridge street.
Mrs. John +. Utz and Miss Fannie
shotwel left on the 2-o'clock train for
Charlottesville yesterday afternoon 10
spend several weeks.
Miss Mary Bransford Jones Is visiting
Mr.. Alfred r. DransfoTd, at Bon Air
Ms. T. c. Watcher and daughter Miss
Mary. OF Chesterfield. were in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Kate Walden End children left yes
terday for Halifax, where they will spend
month.
The funeral Of the infant child OF Mr..
and Mrs W z. Crooks. who died Thurs
day night. took place from the residence
yesterday afternoon al go o'clock.