The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-27
NEWS OF MANCHESTER
SPECIAL oOMMirrsE LOOKS INTO
raE TROUBLE AMONG 7HE GRffS.
The school Board Elects n Number oil
Teachers Cor the Coming session-other
News FROM the southside.
MANCHESTER RURKAU RcHNoSp f1Mks,
No. lll2 Hun SIRIET BpAIJIn BLOCK

chester GTays had q meeting IN the COun-
ell Chamber last night MI ). *; Green;
*. l. Patram the other members were
The Crays, through their captain, have
asked the Council for an appropriation
70 pay their rent.
on account OF the trouble between the
members the Council did not see their
way clear as they understood there was
a disruption In the company ana thty
might disband.
lieutenant Charles Burkort was In at
tendance with several members or ms
command. lie said TO a great degree the
differences between the members had been
settled and that there was no possibility
OF the Grays disbanding. Ihey are now
in better condition than they have been
in nine months past. AT the inaugural
ton OF Major J. Iogc Tyler, tbs com
insnd would attend Ia the new reguia-
zion uniform recently adopted by inc
odhcors of tho First Virginia Regiment.
REFUSED TO RESIGN
Ii appears thai the trouble has bccn
with ne men and cX-Licutenant Alex;
" Farley. A petition was circulated
among fhe men asking him 10 resign hls
Commission as an officer IN this cVIIlpah ~,
was asked Tor by Colonel n. {. Jones' OF
the First Virginia Regiment. ne was
allowed six days In when 10 sonu III MS
MIR Farley had friends in the company,
and since his resigI alton was asked iol
Ibev have been dissatisfied, and nave
expressed a desire 10 leave tho comnahl.
Since then number nave gone u acH ~
the drills and hove expressed thcmseiFt'
As having been satisfied, and would no"
won. Ton th, interest Of the erayS.
The committee adjourned without TAX
ing action In the matter until 1880 cl'ch
on the night Of the next COUncl meet
"'s' TEACHERS ELECTED.
The School Board Of Manchester met
I'm tho white schOOl-house last nisnt'
Captain John O'Brien presided ana MI.
Frank If. Fitzgerald was at MS post d.
The Board decided that the schools
should commence on wednesday Sep
TENDER 18TH, and should continue LOT
nine calendar months. 81.
The only new teacher elected was MISS
Lizzie Gilbert. She takes the place OF
Miss Annie Friend, VINO fesiEheu' bOe
married aud moved 10 South C0rdhna.
In the cOlOred schools the names Oh ..
IL blackwell and Of VIM. Moon were
presented. Blackwell received votes
and Moon 4 for the position OF principai.
Blackwell WAS elected.
The following are tie teachers who VIII
serve for the next term:
principal. and Misses Rachel A. Lyon
Fannie French. Mrs. Ida ). WOODWARD
Misses AIDA L. Hall, nj. Kate DIeWIy, lud
A. Brown, Lalla u. Mayo T.; Mary Bro
Elizabeth L. BChanan and Lizzie GllDert.
In the coloTed schools the following
were elected teachers:
J. III. Blackwell (principaD, @. VIM
Moon. Lewis w. Giles, Clifford H. WIN
free. Leila A. Johnson, Winnie ,. Black
well, Mamie c. Robinson, Laura T.
Hobson, substitute teacher.
ARRESTED AT LAST.
Willie Baugh, a negro man, was ar
rested by Officers Jones and Wright Wed
nesday night. They have been looking
for him FOR some time -.
lie was indicted before the grand jury
OF Chesterfield county for an attempted
assault ON Mary Washington. Ihis oc-
CURED near Fonticello, few miles from
Ills comrades in the trouble were
Claude Armistead and William Mayo.
They are each, at the present time, serV-
ing a term I'm the States prison Tor the
offence. Baugh has eluded the vigil
lance of the officers M 10 his capture.
lie was also wanted Tor stealing
hrasses from the cars ON the Southern
railroad.
terrified officers, who will take charge
of his case.
CRUMP's CASE CONTINUED.
William Crump. colored. was brought
from Newport News by Captain LIP
scomb Wednesday night lie is charged
with AN as1ault ON Dolly Hicks, colored
The offence was committed in the
house Of Alice Mason, in February, 1885,
in the afternoon about o'clock. Inc
mother was at work in factory IN Rich
mOnd at the time.
The girl was then five years OF age
She is very small and frail looking
creature.
In tle Mayors Court yesterday morn,
ing 4g said h be had the Just f0q beeh
engaged 6y the prisoner TO defend
him. and as he had not had
an opportunity 10 have talk with ms
clieut, he would ask that the case be
continued until Monday.
His request was granted. This Is
serious charge against Crump, and he
will be tried for his life. lie IS the son
OF the Onc-legged shoemaker who is
Woll-knoWn by an the people or this CITY,
CTump has "a first cousin now serving
time in the penitentiary for similar OIL
fence.
THE MAYORS COURT.
Mayor Maurice presided in the Han OF
Justice Yesterday morning with his usual
grace His Honor had number OF cases
60 claim his attention. As the weather
was warm, and the atmosphere IN the
Hall close he decided the cases IN short
order As Is generally the custom all
the cases presented were against color
ed people
Hail. and William Harris were up Tor
having a row at Lou Noung's. She has
her home near Tan Yard Bottom. These
boys went there 20 screnade her, ana
got into "a fight She swore out war
rant against them anu at the trial Graz
ham and Hall were nnod 81 each.
Joseph Harris was up for threatening
90 XIII Lou Young. Joe said he did not
desire 20 Kill her but he wanted 10
give her "a good beating. Joe had 10
pay 81 and cost.
The Mayor gave Lou Young forty-eight
hours In which 10 get out Of town Her
home Is in Centralia and she wendcd
her way back 10 her birthplace
The case against While Baugh for
stealing brasses was continued.
Isaac Barksdale. a negro from Dan
Vile. was arrested by Chief-Of-PoACe Lips
comb yesterday morning as a suspicious
character. lie Is thought TO be the man
brella from Mr.. Joseph Cleyton, a few
days since. lie was sent to jail for ten
days. -. ...-..
Daniel Cooley. a colored fisherman,
killed two young eagles while hunting
and fishing Wednesday afternoon
Ii Is the usual custom or this old man
10 fish every day during this time or
the year. While enjoying this sport We'd
nes1ay near the Westham Granite quar-
nv his attention was attracted TO young
eagle. lie shot the bird, but did not Kill
H. His dog went after IL when the sec
ond eagle went to the assistance OF the
wounded bird and had Tight with the
dog The eagle was the best of the two and
the dog left ip a hurry. Cooley then
managed TO Kill both the birds. They
measured FIVE feet, four inches from tip
20 Tip. Squire c. Il. Jones is the pos