Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19
BROKE UP THE SHOW.
AMAZON VAUDEVILLE NOT ALLOW
ED TO PROCEED IN MANCHESTER.
FOUND DEAD NEAR The RAILROAD.
stephen Reid, n Petersburg Negro,
Had Been struck by n Trnfn while
Drunk and Probably Asieep-Ihe
House Convention.

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That was a fastidlous audience which
attended the exhibition OF the Amazon
Vaudeville Company at Leader HAM, IN
Manchester last night, and when the
performances did not suit them this au-
dience did not hesitate to make thelr
feelings on the subject known. lie beau
monde of the city had paid 20 cents FOR
boxes and evening dress seats, while
the hoi polloi had turned into the Golfers
OF this unfortunate play company 10 cents
apiece. and they one and all wanted
a No. 1 show. Leader Hall was hiled
10 the last seats. The curtain rose, not
exactly on time, II is true. but before
midnight. and to the melody OF thousands
of shrieks and whistles the show pro-
ceeded through the first act TO and into
the second, and then the boys Missed
with Juror 1t was plain that something
did not please them. Presently the oc-
cupants Of the boxes ana the evening
dress seats left, and 1t was not long be-
fore this once fashionable audience con-
tanned not "a representative OF the ialr
sex. The boys went wild at this stage or
the proceedings. Every man and boy
that had ever yelled and whistled did no
thing else for a solid five minutes. In the
furry and empowering applause, coming
over the left shoulder, somebody, unfor-
tunately, overturned a chair. and here 1t
started. In much less time than it takes
TO write 1t hardly a chair in the entire
hall was in its right position, but Cleo
patra's needles were made Of them and
then at the proper notice all fell at once.
No human Vcice could be heard, not even
that of the actors, and pandemonium
supreme and intermnable rained and
reigned. 1t was a hopeless task to pro-
coed amidst all this applause, and so the
stagers flushed with the tribute they had
received, quietly left by the rear doors
of the building, and departed into the
night. Dispatches were sent TO members
of the police force to quiet this tremen
dous outburst of feeling on the part of
the audience and the chairs, but when
they arrived all Manchester was quiet
once more. and only the chairs remained
in the positions taken in their gymnastic
frenzy, completed the unwound thread OF
the play.
KILLED ON THE RAIL.
The body of colored man was found
near Failing Creek, just beyond Clopton
Station, on the Richmond and Petersburg
yesterday morning. 1t proved
to be that of Stephen Reid, OF Peters
burg, and when first discovered by Sec
Lionmaster Blankenship was already stiff
as If life had been extinct some hours.
A pistol was lying near the corpse, and
It was the readily conceived impression |
)f those who saw the body first that |
suicide had been committed, or that he |
had been the victim of foul play. A |
small wound was seen in the head, and |
)ne chamber Of the pistol was empty, |
which seemed TO bear out this view. Dr. |
Friend, of Manchester who was in the |
leighborhood, was asked to examine the |
BODY but declined. because it was case
or the County Coroner. He, however,
saw the body and brought the news to
Manchester.
As soon as the CHASTITY find was made,
Squire Charles r. Jones, of Swansboro,
vas notified, and quickly summoning a
ury, repaired TO the spot where the body |
till lay. Squire Jones conducted a most
'areful examination, and the whole evil
lence their investigation adduced went
o defeat any suspicion that the man had
'een killed by his own hand, or that of
ny other with evil intent. Reid was last
cen at Byrd and Eighth streets, Rich
nond, Friday night, and it is supposed
hat he attempted to walk home. was
vercome with fatigue, and perhaps
rink, as a shattered bottle was also
ound near the track, and had lain down
n the track to rest, and had fallen
sleep. He was perhaps killed about
o'clock yesterday morning by a north
fFQ In - t... II.
onclusion of the magistrates Jury. and
heir verdict exonerated the railroad
eople Of all blame. The body was taken
barge of by the company, and the
'ife of the unfortunate man in Peters
urg was notified. The burial will be
lade to-day on the company's right OF
'ay. Reid was about IS years Of age.
The expert examination of the remains |
'as made by DR.. Lawrence Ingram. of |
his city.
THE COMING CONVENTION.
Mr. Harry Is. owen, in whose behalf the
Of Manchester on Friday ex (
ressed their preference for the House
Delegates, and who will receive the {
rength Of the city's vote in the district
invention TO be held next Wednesday, Z
as formally notified yesterday by the
iairman Of the City Central Committee I
the result of the election. Mr. owen |
i'll appoint the eight delegates to which {
lie city is entitled tomorrow. and or {
ese delegates Mr.. b. NJ. Robertson Will :
; chairman. The convention will be :
He'd to order at 1890 o'clock Wednesday =
orning, September 22d, at Leader Hail. >
ull and Tenth streets. There will be :
lrty delegates in this convention
venteen from Chesterfield, eight from n
anchester, and five from Powhatan. The =,
)whatan delegates have already been | :,
-med, number of the Chesterfield dele -
ties were named yesterday, while the II
of Manchester and Hancock's
ore districts, will be appointed to-mor-
W. Besides the vote Of the eight dele
les from Manchester, which Mr. owen
s already, he will likely receive a fat e.
ring vote from Chesterfield's quota. The
Q delegates of Powhatan are instructed e.
: Mr. James Jordan. of that county. But n
whatan has already the senator the C;
strict is entitled TO, and ii is conceded
IT Manchester should have a repre- II
native in the law-making body of the 81
ate. 81
ACCIDENT TO MR.. HAGUE. 81
ir Samuel Hague, OF this city, met "
tn painful accident while engaged in m
hitting in Richmond yesterday morning. II
was high on a scaffold, when, without 81
warning, the structure sway OF
and fell TO the ground. carrying the III
inter with ii. a distance of about 10 p
I. DR.. Moses d. Hoge, Jr., attended
} injured man, and found that he had al
stained painful wound at the right Ja
kle. He was brought to his home. on DC
zenith and Hull streets, where he is al
ting as comfortably as could be ex- to
ted.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
laria and Hollie Morton, young negro
men, were before Squire A. r. Tyson -
the White Temple yesterday morning, ia ia
Lrged with denredafinp on uacant nrn- VI