The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-18
SUICIDEO MR.. WALLACE
"A UrLL.KNoUN MANCHEsTEEIAN
.NDs LIFE WIN LAUDhNUM.
No Apparent Cause for the "ash peeo'
Bail Refused Jones hs'"i'sns-f o''ee
New.-Brief Mention.


NJ Richard n. ~iASV'
NJ Manchester. and weh-known 0i''"'"
NJ this place. died sunday morning i'o"'
,he Effects OF l2udanum, when s'e'
undoubtedly TO have been taken WIN
suicidal intent.
AFTER LAUDANUM'
saturday night Mr.. Wallace went
Friend Brothers drugstore. woke MI
Friend up. and asked for some lauoan""''
savine that he could not sleep ana ''.''
he wanted to quiet his nerves '"'
Friend. seeing that he was unoeI '"e
,oauence OF liquor. refused TO sell II 10
him. Mr.. Wallace went TO ms resi-
denco. on Nineteenth tstree'' pe1"ee"
Hull and Decatur. Sunday morning. ABOUT
: O'Clock. and told his wife that ne was
going 10 take some laudanum put as
r. had tod her that on several coca
sons. she paid no attention 10 H. '"o
noticed. however. that Mr.. N~"ace was
unusually quiet from until >. when he
went 10 his room, laid down on the beo'
md fell into a sleep from which ne
never awoke.
Mrs. wallace saw that her husband
was sleeping very sOundly, and upon
finding an empty hale ounce Judanum
bottle in the house. she realized that
her husband had carried out his threat.
She Immediately summoned DIS. kucker
Garnett. and Dorset. bat when they
arrived they soon came TO the conclu-
sion that Mir. Wallace was too far gone
20 be saved. Although the doctors did
all en- their power they could not arouse
him in the least. and al lI5 Mr.. Wal
lace was pronounced dead. Coroner
Brodnax was summoned. and after hear
ing the facts i'm the case ecided that
on inquest was unnecessary.
Mr.. Walaces death was a great shock
20 his many friends in this city. No
other reason Is given for the rash act
except that he was under the influence
Of liquor as he seems 20 have been en-
5oying good health. and worked all day
saturday.
Mr. Wallace leaves wifo and five
children.
Mr. Wallace was born in Lunenburg
county and had been resident OF Man
chester for about six years His IN
neral took place yesterday at 70 o'clock
from the residence. and the remains
were Inferred in Maury Cemtery.
THE POLICE COURT.
Lhree cases were disposed Of IN the
romeo Court yesterday before Squire
Tom j.. owen:
Hhe first case called was that arains,
VIM Davis 1colored). for curslng. abusins
ana threatening 10 cut Philis Davis
Owing to the absence OF seyorafwitpeseos
the case was continued until TODAY
william MOsby WAS up for taking 50 4t
from Eddie Thornton. Mosby and Thorn
ton worked together last week and Satur
day evening their boss gave Mosby s. 10
divide between them. but instead oi
dividing 1t Mosby kept il all h0msef
rms case was also continued until TO-
day
Eliza Thornton tcolored was going nm
HUI street Saturday night when she
ran against man aud began cursine
HIM She was fined ST.
JONES AsSAILANTS.
Messrs Sam. Henry. Luther TaYlor
David MahOney and Richard Minington
were again before Squire Jones. OF
Swansboro, yesterday morning. charged
with asssulting and beating Jack Jones.
Jones was able 10 appear yesterday. ana
mado statement about the difficulty
essentially the same as that printed I'm
the newspapers Counsel for the accused
waived examination in the case Of Henry
MahOney and MinngtOn, but asked bali
for Taylor The justice denied bail. how
ever. and all the men were recommitteo
until the case comes up 10 the County
Court
BRIEF MENTION.
Mrs. G. W. Seidel and children. sna
Mrs. Clark, Of Baltimore, are re guests
OF Mrs. James W. Lovel. Porter street.
Miss Mamie Lithgow Will leave to-day
for Amelia county 10 visit Mrs. George Ii.
Morris.
7iiss Emma Cosby. OF Guinea, Va.
who has been the guest OF Miss Ethel
Harding, Eleventh and Porter streets.
returned home yesterday morning.
Miss Ellen Weisger left yesterday
morning for Powhstam Courthouse 10
Wit Ler aunt. Mrs. Miller
Mr.. IL. II. Wells left Saturday TO spend
several dTys at Virginia Beach.
The WOmens Christian Temperance
Union will have lawn party on the
lot at Twelfth and Porter streets TO-
night. good programme has been ar
ranged
2he ladies' OF Asbury chapel have made
arrangements to hoN bazaar at the
Grsys AJmory from Wednesday to Sat
urday OF this week. An excellent pro-
gramme has then arranged for each
night.
Miss Gertrude Clary, Of Waverly. who
has been visiting her cousins. the Misses
Clary. 1904 Hull street. returned home
yesterday morning, accompanied by Miss
es Annie aud Florence Clary.
Mr.. Henry Sears. who resides on
Church Hill and works for Mr.. T. X.
Cersey. 23n Hull street. had an attack
Of vertigo about . o'clock yesterday
morning, and fell TO the floor. In falling
he hurt his left arm pretty badly. lie was
attended by friends. who made him com
Portable until no recovered. when he was
taken home.
A party or gentlemen from this city
went down to Falling creek last Friday
night and spent the day Saturday pic
nicing.
Miss Reda Weisiger returned 20 N.
city yesterday. after a visit TO her aunt.
Mrs. r. NJ. Miller. Gt Powhatsn Court
house.
sunday morning Mr.. James Marshall
htched up his horse and buggy. intend
Ing 10 20 with Mr. BENJAMIN Huneerford
10 Failing creek fot drive. When about
four miles from town the horse took
fright al something on the roadside and
kicked fte buggy all TO pieces and then
ran away down the Toad The occupants
were thrown out and painfully bruised
and snsken. After the horse had gone
some distance IL was stopped by a coun-
tryrnsn Nessrs. Marshall and Hunger
ford had 20 walk back home.
MISS Betty Duy OF Petersburg. is visit
ing friends In the city.