Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-11
In OUR SISTER CITY.
THE ABSENCE OF MIR. STEWART
CAUSES SOME CONCERN.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
Tramps 10 lie Pnt to work Break
ing stones-Fircmen Have IA Meet
ing-Dcath Of Mrs. LOyall-Cases
Before the Mnyor-PcrsonaI Notes.

of the Southern road in Manchester, has
no, been seen in this city since Sunday
morning. and his friends are at loss
| TO know where he Is or what has befallen
him. Mr.. Stewart is a single man, about
| 50 years Of age. and is employed by Mr..
| BENJAMIN Walker as assistant in the
office. He also boards at Mr.. Walkers
house. Mr.. Walker on his return from
| his office late yesterday evening, had
long talk with Chlef-o Police Lipscomb
| concerning the young mans leaving, and
in the conversation with that officer Mr..
Walker expressed a degree Of uneasi-
ness about Mr.. Stewards going away.
/ He said that his assistant had not set
tied for his collections since Thursday,
and the amount due was about $50.
Yesterday evening about o'clock Mr..
Fortune Simons. a merchant on upper
| Hull street. went TO the station-house TO
see Captain Lipscomb. He sought the
aid OF the police in locating Mr.. Stewart.
He said that on Sunday morning he lent
| his gold watch TO Mr.. Stewart. who said
! he was going on a visit to Barton
Heights. He had known Mr.. Stewart
/
| friend. But 1t was different yesterday.
He wanted the police TO arrest Mr.
Stewart If they found him. They told
him he would have TO get out warrant
| but this he did not do, though he an
nounced his purpose to get one of the
| Richmond detectives TO trace the time
piece. mr.. Stewart came to Manchester
! from Illinois about eighteen months ago
and his manly and open bearing soon
/ L.. <.t.. 4.
responsible position. His life has been
exemplary and those close to him fear
that some accident or sickness may have
| befallen him
WILL BREAK ROCKS.
The tramps who slept in Manchester
| Jail last night will get up this morning as
usual but after breakfast will retire to
the back yard and will spend the cool
morning hours in breaking rocks. This
was determined on yesterday, and this
/ morning the rock-crushing mill begins to
| grind. There are quite number OF these
WORTHLESS in Jail, and so Captain Lips
| comb, deciding to place their ornamental
! qualities at second rate. had a lot Of
! rock hauled to the Jail yard. The gen.
| tlemen of leisure. with soft. tender hands.
will be invited TO remove their coats and
c.oaks and. also all appearances Of az
/ 1uence there may be about them, and pro-
coed TO honest toll. The broken ribs of
Mother Earth will be used to fill up the
! holes and gullies that may remain in
/ the by-streets. They will earn their food.
| and their names will go down to posterlty
as those Of men who have worked ex-
| clusively and without hope of remunera-
/ ton for the good of their country.
The Fire Department of Manchester had
a wen attended meeting Saturday night.
| and decided to order gum coats for every
man of the department. They are eigh-
! teen I'm all. The order and measurements
/ have been sent on to a Boston firm. and
| they are promised their rubber coats by
| the 1st OF June. The members of the de-
partment are very glad they are to be
better protected from water than before
and hope they will be enabled to better
protect the property Of the citizens.
The County Court Of Chesterfield was
in session yesterday. The day was spent
i'm setting cases for trial. AT this sitting
of the court a petition will be presented
to Judge Clopton asking that a division
he made in the Manchester voting pre-
cincts.
DEATH OF MRS. LOYAL.
Mrs Sarah E. Loyal died at the resi-
| dence of her son. Captain a. c.. Attkis-
| son. No. 1910 Porter street, yesterday
morning at o'clock. Mrs. Loyal had
been iii for a long while. but through
out its great trial she was patient and
| brave. she was born in Hanover county
| i'm 1877, and had lived out mans allot-
ment OF threescore years and ten In
loving Chr stan usefulness.
Mrs Loyal had been a consistent
member of the Baptist Church for over
half century, and at the present time
! her name is enrolled with the members
of the Second Baptist church in Rich
mond She has only two relatives
| livng-her son. Captain A. c. Attks-
son. and her granddaughter, Mrs. Gus
tave Peple.
Her funeral will take place from the
residence, 1910 Porter street, this morn
| ing at 10 o'clock. Rev. w W. Lear, pas
! tor Of the Central Methodist church, and
| Rev. Charles Van Houten, Of the Pres
| byteran church, will conduct the ser
vices. The interment will be made IN
Hollywood Cemetery. The following gem
/ temen will act as pall-bearers: Judge
! John H. Ingram, Judge William /. Clop-
| ton. and Messrs. George L. Gary, J. c.
| Goolsby, T. 4. Davidson, DR.. T. Z. Mat
| thews, Samuel II. Owens and James +.
Bradley.
OLD MANSION BURNED.
The dweling-house of Mr.. Cauley. On
the Brotdrock road, about seven miles
! from Manchester, was entirely destroyed
/ by fire Saturday night. Flames were
seen issuing from the roof about clock,
and on investigation it was found that
| they ignited from the chimney. The
| house was rapidly swallowed up in the
| flames. all efforts of the neighboring
| people to quench the fire having proved
! fruitless. AS usual, in the country where
| there are no means of fighting fire, the
| dwelling was given up after the fire
had made decisive Roadway. This was
not all the damage. however, for nearly
ali the household effects were also lost
The building was an old-fashioned
| country mansion OF considerable value
and only insured in the Chesterfield IN
surance Company for $500.
THE TRAMPS BEFORE THE MAYOR
Mayor Maurices courtroom was filed
Yesterday morning with idlers who came
10 gee and sinners who came TO be seen
The tramps whom Captain Lipscomb and
Officer Wright captured Saturday eve
ming led the van of the sinners They
were a trio. Patrick Hanna claims Alex
andria as his home. This Is TIE tramp
who says "Od Man Lipscomb takes him
for a DR.. Tanner. and did not want him
10 eat his supper Saturday night" The
Chief accidentally kicked over his food
that he was preparing for himself and
party when arrested. Alfred MImmis
saws he is a sailor man and from Charles
ton lie was on his way to
Portsmouth to find work on a boat. John
Dckman Is from Baltimore. He was
looking for work. They were each given
ten days In Jail.
Edgar Phillips was charged with being
drunk and was given ten days In Jail.
He is white youth. who claims TO
he from Tennessee. When arrested he
had lct of "begginQ cards" on his
nerson. under as many names as there
were cards.
In the case Of Emmett Harris colored
- rnod with CARVING concealed