Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-12
OVER IN MANCHESTER
NEWS AND GOSSIP CLEANED ~
THAT CITY YESTERDAY.
A BRAVE WOMAN FOILS A BURGLAR.
o,d CcntIemnn Taken Very Ill ""
the street and Is Badly lnj"re"
po,,.. Corrt Items-Personn1s ana
pr,efs Gathered Across the hi'e''

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Mrs. w. T. Martin. an estiihaoie '"N''
past middle life. living at No. Sl9 Gown
din avenue. had an experience WIN .
hurolar early yesterday morning "hicn
hos co,ne hut once In few ladies' IVES
opd which she states. she does not care
On have re-enacted in her own. MIS-
| Martin was aroused from her siumOer'
about o'clock by the noise OF some one
walking about in the house and, getuhs
nm she went TO the foot or the stdilS
loading TO her sons room overhead. Here
sbo called him and asked If he was sick.
The words had scarcely passed her lips
when n negro she had not seen before
hut who was responsible for the sounds
which awakened her. dashed by her TO-
wards an open window. Many other Ia
dies would have tainted, but not so with
,bie brave Manchester woman. She In
stontlv seized him by the arm and called
Justify for her son TO come TO her aid
Mr. Martin came presently, but by SUI
perIor strength the negro wretch had
| ierked himself free OF the lady's grasp,
| and fled. as he had come, through the
| window. Mrs. Martin says the man was
about feet inches high and was a
negro, and. she judged. about 80 years OF
age. He was barefooted. and the prints
of his huge pedal extremities remain now
in the soft earth under the window.
There is yet no clue TO the identity or
the would-be burglar. though the investi-
cation Of the police Is turned upon him.
ANOTHER BAREFOOTED ROGUE.
Another barefooted rogue entered the
bedroom Of Mr.. j. Harry Purdy, book
keeper in the Pioneer Market, on Hun
street. yesterday morning. and succeeded
in relieving that gentleman of s. In money
and his trousers. Entrance was effected
as in the first instance, by pricing open
a window.
The same thief attempted TO enter the
house Of Mr. Charles Stein, a brother-in-
law Of Mr. Purdy. and who lives in the
adjoining place. Tracks. made evidently
by the same person, could be seen at the
different windows on the porch floor. In
this attempt he was unsuccessful.
Mr.. Purdy is satisfied he knows who
the thief is His wife heard noise IN
the house about o'clock yesterday morn
ing but she had no idea it was caused
by robbers, and so made no cutlery.
ILL MANS TERRIBLE FALL.
Mr. Thomas II. Burton, an old and
respected citizen Of this city, suffered
an unusual and painful fall yesterday
morning about o'clock on HUI street.
He had Just come out of a neighboring
store, and was standing on the pave
ment I'm front. when persons nearby
saw him suddenly totter and before they
could reach him, fan heavily 10 the
cobblestones at their feet. His head
came in contact with the sharp edges
of the stones. and blood gushed from an
ugly wound inflicted and from his ears.
Mr. Bait was the first TO reach the
injured man, and he found his body
cold and stiff, as though he were dead.
Kind hands removed the unconscious
form to n store, and DR.. Edgar Archer
was summoned
Under the physicians treatment Mr.
Burton regained consciousness in a
time and began TO improve. Dr. Archer
now thinks he is out of immediate dam
ger.
Mr. Burton has been quite sick for
several weeks, and came out yesterday
morning for the first time. He told
friend on the street that he felt as IL
every joint in his body was going to
lock, and it was not a minute later when
he fell violently to the ground.
Mayor Maurice appeared in Manches-
ters White Temple yesterday morning
promptly at $3.50 o'clock. and turned his
sympathetic ears to the sinners tales
Of Woe
Charles Goode a young negro, was
charged with damaging with fist and
brick the corporosities Of several young
sters in the riverside OF the city. and
when his Honor had heard their dis
tressing little tale be fined GOode $3.50.
when that sable specimen Of Hams
posterity did not shell OUT the required
sum. Goode was committed to the Gala
boose to spend a time in'"sweet solitude
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
A regular monthly meeting of the City
Council will be held tomorrow evening.
Mrs Harry b. Owen. who has been
I'll at her home, on Porter street, is
improving.
The Golden Star Club Will give a troll
ley party this evening.
Mr.. +. c. ID. Farmer has returned
from All-Ilealing Springs. lie is still
a great sufferer.
Mrs. ID. j. Weisiger and family have
left for Balsville, Powhatan county, TO
spend the summer.
a thief attempted to gain an entrance
to the store Of Mr.. \. j. Dafron, the fur
niture-man, on hun street. tuesday
night. The burglar broke the pane of
glass In the front door, and then at
tempted to unfaston the lock, but was
frightened off before he could succeed
in his work.
The Bainbridge- Street Baptist church
was well filed with sympathizing friends
Tuesday afternoon at O'clock to pay
their last sad tribute Of respect 10 Mrs.
Mary T.. Savory. Rev. DR.. Thornhill con-
Quoted the services. He is assisting in a
meeting at Mount-Moriah church. and
drove forty-two miles Tuesday to be
present.