The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-17
RESULTOF APOKER GAME
OWE NEGRO DANGEROUSLY WOUND
EDNA COMPANION.
ss.e..ed to Hand over the Money lie Had
Lost-Good Work In Behalf OF the foor'
Other Manchester News.
MascursrrR BUREAU, RICHMOND TINES.
No 1921 Hull SrgErT. BfA-liE BLOCK.

gOlOrcdl at mousse htdi nun H'~NN' ~
the Petersburg railroad, over "a game
of cards. and now lies in critical con-
dition.
Hall and Graham are two old cronies'
They concluded that they would whlle
AWAY the time by INDUCING IN game
OF poker. During the game OfaHA'
accused Hall OF stealing $40 from hii".
liail Jumped up and ran his hama ia ms
pocket and said he would 80 10 n.
before he would give over ana tuI"
Graham that he would xiii him. Graham
raised an axe that was starding ~ ".u
before he could use 1t Han shot him IN
the neck The bali entered the icit sue
OF the neck between the car ana tl'
collar bone. running inward ana up"ai"i
and lodging at the top OF the sPi"'''
column IN the middle OF the neck.
DR. Willie Matthews was summoned
and did all ne could for the injured man
but pronounced him dangerously "ou""-
Mayor Maurice was present. and with
the assistance Of The Times reporter,
took down the wounded man deci"i"-
ton, which was as follows ,.
Il william Graham, having be'h uu.F
sworn. DO make the following stateinent.
sam Hall and l were sitting AT III
table playing poker. We got up a I,5 5,
puie. Sam Hall jumped up ana ran aims ,s
hand in his pocke5 RE sef fore me he Would
Give over. and that he would XIII me
Ie drawed his gun and started TO-
wards him 20 take II away from NM
and he shot me me: ,,i lie ,b n"a axe -" when ne
aho, me do not remember anything
.,isc WILLIAM GRAHAM.
nan disaopoarcd after the shootihs'
FOR THE POOR
The Executive Committee for the Refer
of the Poor met last night In the hust-
ings Courtroom. Mayor II. A. Maurice
presided. and Mr.. r. II. Betty acted as
secretary.
Rev. charles ~ Van Houten stated to
tho meeting that he had made a request
Of the Southern railway for them TO give
a toad Of coal 10 the committee, and the
request had been granted. This coal had
been distributed by the committee AT the
rate OF onc-quarter load per family TO
people who they deemed worthy TO help.
4 committee consisting Of Colonel a. 6.
Evans. Rev W. W. Lear. and Rev. w. Il.
Hurt. we're appointed to buy a carload OF
wood should the committee deem Inc
same necessary. II was decided TO give
one-quarter Of a cord Of wood TO all par
ties applying for same. If the committee
deemed them worthy.
The various drug-stOres in the city will
I'll all prescriptions free of cost that are
sent to them 10y the Relief Board.
The number Of white families assisted
up TO date is thrty-hvc.
RETURNED HOME.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie ID. Lawrence, VINO
were married In Claremont. Surry county,
last Tuesday. have returned TO Manches-
ter where they Will make their future
homo on west Twelfth street.
Misses Kate A. Farrell and Kate A.
Lawrence accompanied Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence. and are stopping in the city as
their guest
GOT HIS MEAT.
The family of Mrs. Thomas Walden. who
resides at Buck Hin. just outside the
corporate limits of Manchester. were
aroused last Saturday night by the guinea
fowls making "a terrible noise
Mrs. Henry Heth Walden notified her
brother-in-law. Mr.. r. b. Taylor and
told him that there must be some one
trying TO steal or break into some Of the
out-houses.
Mr.. Taylor got his gun and looked for
robbers. but could not find any.
RE also tried the door OF the smoke
house. and found that IL was locked and
did not appear as if any one had been
tampering with IT,
lie then went back TO the house and
retired and nothing more was thought cf
the matter
the smoke house and unlocked he door
and went in. The inside of the c0m IA
the appearance as If some one had cen
after his meat. lie began 20 count end
found that they had lost twen .y-fcur
hams.
When he got to the twenty-four-h rsiCe
OF meat he stopped counting. The family
do not know how much they have .ost
as they have not felt like continu Ig he
coun-.
The robbery was evidently done by some
person who is familiar with the property.
Tor the door was unlocked by them and
when they had gotten through with their
work they locked the door and left the
outside OF the house as they had found
II.
NO COCK FIGHT IN THIS CITY.
Tho sports of Manchester intended hav-
ing a big cock fight next Thursday night.
They had picked out the large vacant
tobacco factory at the corner of Eighth
and cambridge streets as the place to
hold the main.
In some manner the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Animals found that
10 was &c take place and yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Emmett Taylor 'phoncd Chief of
Police LipsComb that he wanted to have a
talk with him at the paper mill
The boys learning Of this became fright
cned and have concluded to abandon the
fight.
The fight was to be between Manchester
and Richmond cocks
HUSTINGS COURT.
The Hastings Court OF Manchester was
i'm session yesterday morning Nothing
hut chancery causes were tried.
To-day the appeal case in which
Mayor Maurice order the killing of The
dog owned by Mr.. George Payne for bit.
ing Fitzhush Lee. will be called.
Tho young Ladies' Aid Society Of Meade
Memorial church will give an oyster sup
per in the vacant store-room OF Mr.. JohT
Charleton. on Hull. near Twelfth street
Monday February 22d.
The young ladies desire the patronag,
OF their friends and the public generally
They will serve the following menu.
Oysters-Raw. Stewed. Fried
Terrapin Stew.
Beaten Biscuit Slaw. Pickles.
Tea and Coffee.
THE VALENTINE TEA.
The Valentine Tea by the Little Work
cts % the Presbyterian church. at th'
residence OF Mr. Frank III. Fitzgerald
Monday night was quite success.
The little misses served tea, coffee and
chocolate TO their guests
The parlors We're hung with brilliant
colOred Japanese lanterns.
The Ragland and Strawbridge Mandolin
club furnished the music
The following were the young ladies
who managed the tea:
Misses Mary Pool, Elise Crooks. Mabe
Crooks. Annie Bowen. Mabel Holt and
Ruth Fitzgerald.
A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT.
Mrs Alice Brown entertained number
OF her friends al her residence. on Dcca.
tur street between Sixteenth and Sev.
enteenth. Monday night. The evening