Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-01
COAL DEALERS FAIL.
ELLINGTON & BAILEY, OF MAN.
CHESTER. MAKE ASSIGNMENT.
OTHER ITEMS FROM The SOUTH SIDE.
Accident tn Mr.. wallace sneIiinEs-
MIR. c. A. Jones Quite ili-statis-
ties for March-Negroes th"rse"
With Assault.

A deed of assignment was filed In the
Hastings Court Of the city OF Manches-
ter yesterday evening by Ellington d
Bailey, well-known wood and coal deal
ers. Of No. 1914 Hull street.
Mr.. w. Hay Garnett is made trustee,
and is to take charge OF the business at
once and bring It to close. The la
bilities are placed at $500. and the entire
property and stock on the premises is
conveyed to their creditors.
These creditors are divided into three
classes. the first of which are to be paid
in full, and the remaining two, If neces-
sary according to the pro rata plan.
Messrs. w. c. Ellington and n. p.
Bailey. proprietors. state as their rea-
son for the Assignment that they had be-
come unable to meet their obligations,
and desired to right their creditors while
il lay in their power 10 do so.
characterization OF the hrst-class
are as follows: G. \. Carr, S2l.79; +. A.
Ellington. $50; c. p. Lathrop, 1913; NJ.
c. Mann. s22.S5; Mr.. Chalkley, $26.S7, and
i. 3. Clarke & Sons. $500.
Second-class-C. NJ. Haley. S2212; o. l..
Weisiger, 1895; NJ. J. Campbell, $2OJ6, and
j. Il. Sadler. S20.E.
Third-class-P. b. Clarke & Sons, S6S63;
same. SOTO; same S2ll5; J. b. Perdue,
1919; j. L. IaPrade. s2S.5O August Libu-
nam. A4n; w. W. Pace. 500; n. NJ.
Pace, &.25. and X. w. Price $3.50. In
this class are also included any whose
names do not appear i'm the first two
classes.
THROWN VERY VIOLENTLY.
Mr. Wallace Snellings. of Chesterfield
county. received a painful wound on the
head about noon yesterday, occasoned
by his horse attempting to Iun away.
The animal was standing IN front of
Walden d Co.'S store. and was about 70
start off. when Mr.. Snelings went up to
him. and without speaking placed his
hand on the bride. The action was sud
den. and frightened the horse, which
plunged ahead, dragging Mr.. Snelings
with him. The gentleman was carried a
short distance and then thrown heavily
against a telegraph-post. The severe fan
rendered him unconscious, and when
friends came TO his aid blood was oozing
from his head. He was borne into Mr..
Harrison's drugstore and later taken TO
,the store Of his brother. Mr.. J. c. Smell
Gings, where his injuries were treated. lie
presently regained consciousness, and in
a short while was able TO return TO his
country home unattended.
MR.. JONES IS ILL.
Mr.. G. A. Jones. a well-known and
prominent citizen and merchant Of the
lower part of the city who has been
unwell for some time past, was taken
suddenly much worse tate yesterday eve
ming. Or. Thomas p. Mathews. the fam
iIy physician, and DR. White. of Rich
mond, were called i'm and did all that
could be done for the gentleman's relief.
The physicians say he is an i'll man. Mr..
Jones was at one time n member of the
Council and of the Police Commissioners.
and has always been prominent I'm the
citys affairs His extreme illness will
be regretted by a large number of friends
on both sides of the river.
BRIDGE COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
There will be "a special meeting of the
Free Bridge Commissioners Of Richmond
and Manchester I'm the Office of Mr.. Fran
els Isaacs. No. 11i9 Cary street, tomorrow
evening az o'clock.
The session is called by the secretary
of the commissioners, Mr.. j. r. Perdue
OF Manchester. to consider the petition
and proposition Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company TO lower the Free
bridge to admit the passage over IL Of
their proposed viaduct. 1t is thought that
the session. while a most important one
viii be short. The Common Council Of
Richmond has already instructed its
r~f.
suitable contract with the Chesapeake
and Ohio company for the work, when the
Council OF Manchester. in its session on
Friday evening instructed the Manches-
ter commissioners TO act with them. In
this session the privilege is TO be grant
ed IN accordance with the will of the
two councils, and suitable contract APP
proved
MONTH OF MARCH REPORTS.
The following is the police report for
the month of March Whole number Of
arrests. 90: misdemeanors, 49, ordinance
violations. is. OF these arrests Chief-of-
Police Lipscomb made 7, officer Jones 8,
officer Smith 10. and officer Wright Is.
Officers Jones and Smith made one arrest
jointly.
In his report Captain Lipscomb recon-
mends that the city provide telephones
In the residences of each Of the police OIL
GERS. so that when in an emergency case
the officers off duty might be more
quickly and readily called out
Hastings Court-Clerk Duval: Deeds 81;
marriage licenses. white. 4; colored. B..
Total, Z. Assignments, /.
4 FEARFUL CRIME.
The negroes. ed. Johnson, Claud Armi-
stead. and Willie Mayo. charged with
criminal assault just beyond swans
boro' Tuesday night. upon Mary Wash
ineton. a muiatto girl, about 16 years Of
age. were given hearing before Justice
Jones. of that little town yesterday,
and Mayo and Armistead were sent on
10 the grand jury OF the Chesterfield
County Court Ed. Johnson was held as
n witness under a SO bond. His father
went his security. Armistead and Mayo
were refused bail.
'rhe girl had been attending church.
She left the sanctuary about 1915 o'clock
AT night and went 10 her home, at Fon-
ticello. where she is employed by the
tic. Just before she arrived at her home
she was stopped by these men, who made
an attempt to assault her
In her endeavOr TO get away from them
they nearly succeeded in tearing all her
clothes from her body. Her cries brought
Anderson Smith (colored) to her rescue,
end while he was severely beaten by
the men with rocks, managed 10 get the
girl away from her prosecutors.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Judge Thomas NJ Miller. Of Powhatan
county. Is in the city, the guest OF Mr..
A Royau, on Porter street.
Mr.. Dallas 5. Moore. Of Sora, Halifax
county. who has been visiting relatives
an west Seventh street, LEFT Tuesday for
Baltimore