Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-06
PLUNGES INTO A CAR.
RUNAWAY HORSE DAsHEs XyTQ
THE FRONT OF ONE. =
hOTORMAk'S NARROW ESCAPE.
He is Rendered Unconscious, Baf
soon RaIlics-Thc hoy RfdeG
Thrown, But Not Hurt-Don't Like
Railway Company's Work.

An accident occurred on seventh street,
| just al the Manchester end OF the FRED
bridge, yesterday evening soon after
O'clock I'm which two deaths were nar~
rowly averted. Electric Car No. 2Oo.
bound for Forest Hil, was run into by
a horse ridden by small boy naInea
Matlin. Mr. John Hall, tho motorman.
who is comparatively old man, was
painfully hurt.
The car was about TO cross the South
ern railroad arch when MIR. Hail saw tho
horse coming at fun speed. He put on
the brakes and reversed tho current, and
the car had come 10 n standstiIl when tho
animal dashed headlong through tho
| spatterboard, breaking down the front
bench and knocking the motorman over
the second. One Of the corner posts sup-
porting the roof OF the car WIS broteu
down. thus badly damaging the car.
Mr. Han. when reached by friends. was
unconscious. lie soon revived, though.
and was carried TO his home, on Perry
! street between Tenth and Eleventh. lie
| was found to have a badly-sprained wrist
| and one arm and both legs above the
| knees were considerably bruised.
The horse, which had actually entered
| the front end OF the summer car, fell
back In the street. but sprang TO its feet
| again as IL not hurt.
a remarkable fact connected with tho
| accident is that the boy was thrown from
his saddle TO the ground and received no
| injury Of any consequence. Tho conduc-
| tor and several passengers who were OIL
ia oil IA fta
NIARY'S TWO HUSBANDS.
Walter Dickerson. young nesro man,
was arrested i'm Swansboro' yesterday at
ternoon by Policeman A. a. Avis for as
saulting his wife. lie was bailed for his
| appearance before a Swansboro' Justice
| to-day. Dlckers0n says his wife. Mary.
| was first married TO Henry Winfree, and
| when ne paid a Manchester lawyer for
! divorce papers. and at the same time se-
| cured a marriage license. which made
| lawful his union with Mary II was un-
| derstood that his wife was to have no.
| thing TO do with her former husband.
| Dickerson said: MARY and Henry prom
| ised me they would never speak again
| to each other. when / went from work
! seed them talking serious. Henry had
done talked 50 close that Mary drapped
| her head. | knew something was
wrong. l hit her, but didn't hurt her.
THE WORK NOT APPROVED
A meeting Of the Council Committee on
| Streets was held at Second and Hull
streets yesterday afternoon. Those pres
ent were Committeeman Hart. Green,
Morton and Campbell, City-Engineer
| Lipscomb and City-Attorney William |.
| CloptOn. The meeting was held on the
street to inspect work being done by tho
! Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany. The track work az this point
was dlsapproved and the City Engineer
| instructed TO stop the work. The con-
! tract called for all rails at this point on
! Hull street, but the workmanship did not
meet with the approval Of The committee.
The Dispatch was in error yesterday
In saying that this meeting ot the COM
mittee was called 10 consider the condl-
| tion OF the Hull-street paving. This work
| Is not yet ready 10 be received. The con-
tractors, Mossrs. Armbrecht q Mldden-
dorf will remedy the doprossions. be-
tween the car tracks, and In paving tho
lower end OF the street have taken tho
precautiOn 10 guard against such set
| Ting OF the paving. The contractors,
who are thoroughly reliable say they viii
turn the work over to the city in proper
| condition.
POLICE COURT CASES.
|
| yesterday morning on tho charge OF
abusing Mrs. y. NJ. Eagle a blind lady.
| the wife OF Professor l.. VI. Eagle. tho
| piano-tuner. Mr.. W. b. Cox. counsel for
Mr.. Totty. asked that his case be post
poned until Saturday, IN order that no
might secure an important witness for
the defence The request was granted.
Mr. Totty was also charged on another
! warrant with trespassins on the property
Il.
| DOOR
Albert Avory was before the Court on
the charge OF ill-treating his mother,
after bringing her here from North Caro-
| lima. He was ordered TO give her sup
port or send her back home.
David Boyd Smith Burfoot Nelson
Jones, and John Gee, all negroes, were
fined 81 each for shooting crap.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
pleasant lawn party was given last
night at the home OF Mrs. j. T. Morris.
on Cowardln avenue, for the benefit oc
| West-End Methodist church.
Rev. J. A. Spencer. Of Cowardn-Ave-
nuo Christian church. was taken sick
while attending the Disciples Conyen-
| ton Of Tdewater District, and returned
home yesterday.
Judge h. "A. Hancock. who suffered a.
slight relapse last Sunday, is Improving
steadily. and his physician thinks he VIII
| soon be well.
| Miss Ella White, OF Portsmouth, joined
her sister on a visit 10 Mrs. J. Robert
Perdue in This city, Wednesday evening.
A meeting Of the City Council Finance
Committee will be held this evening at
3 o'clock
Mr. L. c. d. Farmer, Of Chesterfield.
who has been in bad health for some
time. left yesterday for the Healing