Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-18
GRAHAM MAY NOT DIE
THOUGH VERY BADLY WOUNDED,
HE GETS ALONG WELL
No Tidfngs Yet Received from Hail.
who Did the Observation-Disclosures of
the Courts-PersonnI and other
south side Items.
south side Items.

negro youth who was shot In the neck oy
Sam. Hall Tuesday night, on upper Hull
street. remains unchanged. He rested
quietly all day yesterday, and was easy AT
a late hour last night.
The physician who is attending the man.
DR.. w. z. Mathews, said last night that
while his injuries were no less serious
than he at first supposed, and while con-
ditlons may easily arise from which ne
would be a dead man in twinkling, that
his recovery was not at all impossible
When Sam. Hall said, For Gawd's sake,
gimme me hat" and plunged into the
darkness, he seems to have plunged into
a sea of mystery as well. He has not
been heard from. nor has any one been
seen who has seen him. The police head
quarters OF the neighboring cities have
all been wired to look for any such i'm
portant arrival, but he doesn't seem 70
have gotten TO any of them yet. When he
does he'll find 1t warm day for him,
very much like the temperature when ne
left Manchester.
ADJUDGED INSANE.
A commission Of lunacy was held at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning over Captain
O. b. Price at the request of his wife,
and the husband was adjudged insane.
The facts in the case were heard by
Squire +. L. Owen, w. ID. Lithgow. ana
A. b. Tyson. DR.. Edgar Archer was the
examining physician.
The unfortunate man imagined that
some one was after him. He would take
the lamp at night and hunt the house for
the supposed person. His wife and bro
Their stated that insanity was hereditary
in his family.
When Captain Price was asked what
he had to say he declared that he had
done nothing wrong. An application fer
him to enter the Williamsburg State Hos
pital was prepared. His relatives will
endeayor to take care of him until ar
rangements can be made for him at the
institution.
FOR SOCIAL ENDS.
In the Hastings Court yesterday morn
ing Judge Ingram granted a charter TO
the Manchester Social and Literary CluD.
The object of the club Is for the pro-
motion OF social intercourse and for the
purpose of maintaining library ana
reading-room, and for such games as bill
lizards, pool dominoes, and others of ike
nature.
The officers Of the club are: ]. J. Kell,
president; l.. H. Dorsett, vice-president;
o. w. Pond, secretary and treasurer. The
Board of Directors are 5. l.. Gent, X. r.
Elder. l.. p. Stewart, and =. G. Dorsey.
In the appeal case from the Mayors
Court where Mayor Maurice ordered the
dog owned by Mr.. George Payne to be
killed for biting Fitzhugh Lee, the little
son Of Mr.. Joseph L. Lee, Judge ingram
declared that the Mayors decision was
final. At the request of the City Attor-
ney, Mayor Maurice will give the matter
a new trial.
Mayor Maurice presided as usual over
Manchester's sinners yesterday morning
and their troubles.
John Gray and Game Deane (coored
the two crap-shooters who failed to make
their appearance last Monday. paid a fine
of 81 each. These are the last of the boys.
Fanny Fuller and Emily Terry, arrested
/ for trespass and misdemeanor. Fanny )
witnesses failed to prove the charge, so
she had to pay the cost of the court and
/ the prisoner was discharged.
| OLD HOMESTEAD'S NARROW ES-
CAPE.
The elegant old country home OF Major
Joseph Walker, near this city, narrowly
escaped being destroyed by fire on Satur-
day morning about 4 o'clock. The occu-
pants lives were also In great danger,
/ for had they not awakened when they
did the house might have been entirely
! enveloped I'm the flames before they could
have escaped.
The fire started IN the room occupied
/ by Miss Agnes Walker. Some hot Goals
had been covered up in the old-fashioned
fireplace when Miss Walker retired on
Friday night. A defect in the hearth or
lower part of the chimney allowed the
fire TO reach the woodwork underneath.
The smoke in the room fortunately awoke
| Miss Walker, who called TO her mother
from an adjoining room. and the two
ladies'. by their valiant work. put out the
flames before the damage was consid-
cradle.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Mildred Barnes, who has been
quite sick is better.
Squire Ed. Robinson, OF Chester Dis
trict was on the streets yesterday.
Mr.. w. H. Smith, Of Chester. was in
the city yesterds j. calling on relatives
and friends.
Mr.. c. C. Farley is very Ill at his home,
| I'm Swansboro'
The services at the Fifth-Street church
are well attended, and are doing much
good.
Mrs. John Hughes is critically Ill at
her home, on Perry street and Cowardin
avenue. The attending physician has
| given the family no hopes Of her recovery.
The Light Committee will meet in the
Treasurer's Office tonight at o'clock.
There will be an adjourned meeting OF
the Council I'm the Council Chamber Fri
day night at 1880 O'Clock
At a meeting Of Liberty Council Junior
| Order of United American Mechanics, In
Swansboro', Tuesday night, one candi-
date was initiated. one elected, and four
applications received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse ID. Lawrence, who
were married in Claremont, Surry county.
last Tuesday, have returned to Manches-
ter. where they will make their future
home on west Twelfth street.
Misses Kate A. Farrell and Kate A.
Lawrence accompanied Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence, and are stopping in the city as