Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-27
MANOHEsTBR LETTER.
A Chicken Thief Sent Down-Servioes
at the Churches Personals etc.

Big 2's letter that should have ap-
peared last week:
Murder will out. aud so will chicken
stealing The citizens OF Manchester
have been annoyed for more than Is
months by notorious chicken thieves
and night providers The skill OF the
police force has been bafiled for some
time so much so that they could not
or would not make any arrests of any
consequence. Not long since it was
reported that a gentlemen on going TO
his hen house one morning found TO
his surprise the f1ngt RS of a white per-
son i'm a steel trap that he had placed
there for the purpose Of catching tn
thief We DO not mean to say that all
white people are chicken thieves. but,
we have said heretofore that il the
parties were caught they would be
white
On Saturday night. the 18th instant,
James McCullock white, was shot IN
the shoulder on the prem ses of the
Standard Oil Company, in the lower
section of the city, by the watchman
for attempting to steal chickens.
or course he was drunk, and, 50
much so that he procured an eight
foot ladder, suited for the business,
that would enable him TO scale the
fence with little trouble and mai of
with the bounty but his trick wouldn't
work The Waterman saw him and
gave him the "grand Mailing distress
sign" and receiving no response fire
away-shooting James McCullock in
the shoulder. lie took &C., from the
premises to Hull street, and the po-
licemen (who are always like a rain
bow-appearing after the storm learn
ing OF the affair, arrested him and
took him to the station house,
He was brought before his honor on
the following Monday and tried for
trespassing, and sent down TO board
and lodge at "Hotel Fitzgerald" We
haven't read or heard ofany comment
in the part of the white press of any
consequences. When they referred TO
OF, it was in q jocular manner seeming
", to create laughter and merriment.
There is large number of chickens at
the place where Jim was shot. 1t is
supposed that he had his confederates
on the outside to assist him.
Dedicated to the police court:
Jeems, you are a white man with a
ball in your shoulder,
Made by the hand of some white bull
let moulder.
It's quite CHASTITY scene, though not
in your trunk.
l send you down and call it drunk.
Thirty days only means a temporary
burial,
But lust take it now boy in Hotel Fitz-
gerald.
Does it ever occur to you that the
Thoughts now revealing
In the ''niggers" that its a pure case
of chicken stealing.
DIR. Binga preached one of the most
logical and instructive sermons that
we have ever heard Sunday morning
14th instant. Subject: Christ, the
Great Ply and Healer OF all Dis
eases. He preached from the same
text Sunday, Dist.
i In the afternoon. Rev. Richard r
Graham preached the funeral of Mrs
Maria Jones (nee Morton). The Rev
erend 3 remarks were quite consolinj
to the bereaved family. A. II. Hayes
funeral director, represented b.
Messrs n. E. Johnson and Granville
Oiphin.
At night, the Baptist Young People
Union, Dr. Binga presiding, in the ab
sence of IT, president. The duty O
children to their parents was well dis
cussed. Tie singing was led by DI
Binga's class and others.
The literary entertainment given d
the 22d Street Baptist Church, Rev
Gordon O Coleman, pastor. Monda
, night. 18th instant was a success. Gu
, young men lost the debate. The sins
! ing was superb led by Mr.. @ william
: Moon; Messrs. R. Nelson, Samu,
= II. Johnson. Cornelius n Munford an
: Q. William Moon composed the qua,
y tette. They we're encored. Miss E
: ma F. Moon and Mrs Mary V. Nelso
= organists.
, Miss Ada M. Berry, after vel
- pleasant stay with her relatives ar
: friends, left on the Sth instant for Ne
= Jersey.
- Mrs Charles Robinson. who has be,
= absent from our city many months d
:, tending her sick mother, who pass
) beyond this vale of tears last week
= Rocky Mount, Va. She returned
- the city last Monday, and is loOki
= we'll. She has our sympathy.
N Mrs. Ann II. Williams is yet ind
y posed.
~ Messrs Taylor. Ross and Wyatt v
~ tied our city Sunday morning, the IA
-, instant They we're on an errand
al the Odd Fellows of the city of Ris
mond. to secure the church for 1
y Z first Sunday in May, when they y
celebrate the usual Thanksgiving !
of the Order; the day having bs
=" changed from March to May at
last B. NJ. o.
n BIG :