Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-28
CITY OF MANCHESTER
WARRANT ISSUED. But THE Nh"
WAS NOT FOUND.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SlDt'
peatb Of Mrs. Mocdy-ihe
Nouudcd Negroes Doins
NJ Chesterfield super
s,ratton Case To-Day

d, man vho gave his name 10
a. the Manchester police sta''on
otout $50 o'clock last night ana ueO''',
Ut q negro named Jackson had s'o'e''
80 money from him, and that ne wan
=. tave him arrested and Drous"'
eneedIly TO justice. The man Was ~
n, drink. and Officer Jones WHO VA
hin, threatened to lock him up ii'
o,,ieted down at this. and the TWO We
- squire Lithgows residence o'
painbridee street. where warrant Va
,ssued for Jacksons arrest
1onos took the warrant and went 10 NM
rackson hut failed TO do So The ponce
do not think there is much in ihe case
Mrs Edward Moody, who has peeh IA
for ten DAYS. died last night at 30 o c'o0N
AZ the home OF her husband, IN the io"'.
end of the city. Mrs. Moody was "O''-'
81 wears OF age. and leaves deVo'eu nus
,a,d and three children to mourn inc
loss NJ wife and mother. Inc 4uneia'
v,il take Mace this evening at $50 O'CLOCK
rrouo Tifth-street Methodist church. Inc
services will be conducted by rev. d ~
Rabcock. pastor OF the cnurch'
CONDITION or INJURED NEGROES
There IS little change as yet in the con-
dition of the two negro men VINO "Sio
shot at boswell Station Monday py Joe
nm a desperate negro Of Rlchmohi
David Daingerleld who was most sen
ously wounded, was resting very wen
Yesterday and his physician. Dr. Law
renee Ingram, said that II ne hdu
The assistance Of good and careful nurs-
ing. he had strong hopes OF pun
ing his patient through. Or. Nllllah
Matthews said his patient hu"aru
Moody was far from dead, as the current
report had said. and that ne thousD'
Moody would certainly get Well
Dr. Matthews made an ehoIt 10 -
the ball from the mans head' anu thous"
no did not succeed in freeing ms
craniuu from the bullet, he located
q I'm rear of the right eye. Both physI-
clans feel confident that under reason
eble circumstances the men. who are
the victims. as well as Julius Burton III
richmond. of Joe HIS deyilish nature
will vet recover.
SUPERVISORS FIRST MEETING.
Tho sunervisors of Chesterfield county
met Monday for the first time since inc
election i'm the spring, and reorSahizeu
for the year. " G
Those present were Messrs. John .
rrovIor (chairmaD r. A. Bowen, Haley
cole Thomas Rowlett, jeremiah Nunnal-
IL and DR.. Holmes. This is DR.. Holmes ;
first term on the board, ana ne is the
only new member.
The first order Of business was to eject
q chairman for the term, and the
incumbent. Mr.. John 5. Taylor was
again pressed into the place Of chiet exec
utve.
Routine business occupied the attention
Of the board. after which, and the order
ing of the payment of the county ; pllls
the session was adjourned.
THE sTRATTON CASE CALLED.
The Hastings Court. which has not been
I'm session for several days past. VIII CON
vene this morning at 10 o'clock, and Will
be engaged IN the case of Cersley asalhsl
Stratton. This case has provoked cen
siderable interes. among the people OF
| this city. because of the fact mat po,i
plaintiff and defendant are well known
| i'm business circles, and Of the previous
GOOD standing of the defendant. The
| defendant-C f.. Stratton-a contractor.
| Ia charge by T. b. Cersley, a Hull-street
| n.
false pretences. and when the case came
before the Mayor the accused was sen
| fenced 10 jail for sixty days. An ar-
! neal was taken to the Hastings Court
| Mr.. Stratton claims that what he did was
the usual thing among contractors and
that everything he purchased was mate
| rial 10 20 in the house that he was al
work upon He claims that he cid not
receive one cents benefit from the con-
tract.
Judge ingram has been engaged in
hearing a suit in Petersburg
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Louis Martin has returned from
Rock Hin, S. G.
Mrs. T.. :. Moody, Jr.. Is quite i'll al theI
| home on Decatur street. near Fifth.
Mr.. II. c. Ferguson left yesterday for
Roanoke. where he will spend few
days.
MIR. c. V. Green IS detained at home or
Fourth and Decatur streets by sickness.
Mr.. John Crostic is detained at his
home on Twentieth street by sickness
Mr.. A. Royal was in the city Monday
from Powhatan. lie is very much i'm
proved in health.
Mrs. Il. Ira Hancock. and son. James
have left for Baltimore, where they vii
spend the summer with Mrs. Hancock:
daughter. Mrs James a. Moore.
Captain George w. Meredith and his
little son. owen Meredith. Of Monroe y
c.. are in the city. the guests of Mrs. Ed
owen, on Sugar Hill.
Mrs. d. J.. Toney and family left yes
terday for Powhatan county. where they
will visit friends and attend the big meet
ing going on at that place.
Master Willie w. Caudie. of this city
left yesterday for West Point. and vii
visit his grandparents and other relative.
in Gloucester county.
Captain b. II. Ellington and Miss Mar,
l.. Davis viii be married ut West-EnC
Methodist church this evening at o'clock
Rev w. II. Williams, the pastor, vii
perform the ceremony.
Miss Daisy Cheatham, who has beer
visiting friends in Savannah. TIA. Ia,
returned TO the city. accompanied by he
sister Mrs. O. G.. Cheatham, and son
Master O. r. Cheatham.