The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-19
HE PLEADS INSANITY
James Manson, a Prince George Murderer,
Claims He's of UnSuund Mind.
IMMENSE SALES OF LOOSE TOBACCO
over 100000 Pounds Sold In Peters.
burg Hcsterday-FIve Turkeys mt
ono Shot Meeting of the Assem-.
Diy Clnb-Notes of tho Churches
hcarly Drowned-PersonaI.

,,io1 Rie1tersburg. Va, Nov. 1s.-'special.'-
IRA dfiai OF James Manson, colored, for mure
oer' os ,,., VIII be resumed in the County Court
me triai was begun yesterday. but tba
11ecuseu having made affidavit to the Of.
co,,ntn con- trat There We're parties in Dinwiddie
s.HHy whose names were given would
osstiIy TO the fact that he was n perso,,
oasnhd ut umsound mind, the trial of the case was
ninCstponeu TO Tomorrow I'm order that
ns, cnrSe Witnesses might be in court a
cSSmmission con m will be held to inquire into
bn fme IS SANITY nj or insanity or the prisoner II
ne ue IS aaludged Insane he VIII be sent to
me ,,'e, asylum, but If he is declared sane he
WI VIII be tried for the murder of which he
~ Is stated that there were sold at the
dnv n,n warehouses Sn r in Petersburg to-
NY W over wv zoo pounds of loose tobacco.
brought satisfactory prices. but prices
ior n,, common grades were low.
ch.nery of the Mitchell Manufaeturinr
company have been adjusted in Raltf,
more The firm has not yet learned the
~ rev days since Mr.. IL. NJ. Marks, OF
ip,rlnoe i,ie George County, while going
wild turkeys. lie fired into the floek and
killed five of them.
Inc regular monthly term of tho County
day; There is an interesting murder en- 90
TO TO be heard at this Serm of the court.
tarson Mme accused used Is Is ; white man named Par
not learned.
The annual meeting OF the Assembly
Club was held to-day. The following Of
ncers were elected for the ensuing term:
PRESIDENT. Mrs. W. L. yenabie secretary,
Q: Egerton. Music Committee, Charles
Hin Davis, Brooks Rogers, John Watson.
Rioor RoSsrs CSSImmstee' SInnntt W. a. Bond. Brooks
man of the season by this club viii be
Even at Library Hall on the evening of
The condition of Cant r M Nroroop
OF the Petersburg Greys. whose illness OF
fever has been announced in these dis
patches, Is but little improved. Tho ply
sicians have so far been unable to break
the fever.
talnment given at the academy of Music
last night for the benefit Of the synago-
que organ fund amounted to about SEQ.
cost in the neighborhood OF $1,000
Tabh Street Presbyterian Church, began
be continued the remainder of this week
and all next week. DR.. Rosebro will be
ASSISTED 'ss S BY Rev. Dr. Hoge. of Whining
Or; Everett Booth will shortly locate
IN Petersburg to practice his profession.
IS s Of % capf " Goraon MeeaSsss MfSeSns aad o
SCHOLARS. He graduated at the Medical
College of Virginia at Richmond. and
Miss Kate {; Mays; Of this City, and Mr..
ried this afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. A. ID. Wool. sister Of the bride, on
Hinton street. Rev. MIR. Gum, OF Bran
don, Prince George county, officiating.
The couple left on Northern tour.
A little child of Mr.. Jessie Winn, aged
ing drowned this afternoon, at its parents
residence, on Bollngbrooke street. The
infant had been carelessly left by Its
nurse In the kitchen with q little child
and by some means fell headforemost
into n tub OF water. The cries of the elder
child att - cted the attention of Mr.. Winn
who was in an adjoining ROOM and who
at once ran into the room and rescued
his babe from drowning.
Mr.. II. Weiss, of the Emporia Virgin
ian, is in the city.