The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-01
CLAIMS SELF DEFENSE
eeeoIgs Mann, the AssalIant. Of Tom
Wallace Captured at Newport News.
THE BLOW UNBALANCED HIS MIND
Wallace Is stiIl Alive. but In n Criti.
cal Conditiou-Mr. Bnrr's ResIgnn.
ton accertcd-Dry Weather BONG
Stop Them a Vile Trasiic-They
Want Another Band.

Suffolk, Va. Sept 3o.-(Speclal)-Th
human sleWths have done their work
and done 1t well. AS consequence
George Mann, who felled Tom Wallace
ait @ single blow, lies behind the bars
az the county Jail. Constable J. S..
Underwood drought HIM in Mann was
arrested on tine boat of which he was
captain at Newport News, where the
officers traced aplm. He evidently had
no idea about tihe result of 1.-THE con-
thct, and HAD made no attempt to get
fur away. Mann will R held to await
his victims dnjurdes. The date for the
preliminary hearing has been set for
Monday week. Mann claims to have
felped Wallace in self defense. He says
Wallace was coming ait him with a
black jack when The used the bludgeon
A gentleman from Chuckatuck told me
fo-day Wallace was still living, and
sfAowed signs of recovering conscious
ness. My Informant DOESN'T think his
nldnd will ever be right again II he re-
covers.
ACCEPTED BARR'S RESIGNATION.
The Rev. w. A. Barr's resignation Is
accepted. IT was done at "a meeting of
The Veserymen last night when all but
one We're present. MIR. Barr was there
and offered his resignation verbally.
There was nothing ito do but accep. Ii.
Mr.. Barr assigned as one OF his chief
reasons FOR Geaving "a solictlude about
the health OF his mother. Mrs. McKn-
Den, who frequently spends with him
hhe winters. The climate OF Suffolk
does not agree With Mrs McKibbcn's
aeah:H. Sine may enjoy beItter heath
an Richmond. The vestry were sorry to
have Mr.. EaTT go.
NOW they are ant sea. No decision
'Wtas made as TO 'blpa extension of n call
to amy cne. and Will mot be for some
days yst. One cf taleqn eo,d me 1t might
be a hard matter Ito get Mr.. Bars
successor. FOR ministers are averse TO
moving in winter. But st. Paurs yes
try cam be counted On to do the proper
dining. They are men of Judgment as
has been shown.
In September, 1897, there were sixteen
marriages dun Nansemond county, four
white and twelve oolored In Septem.
bee of last year there were four whit @
and three colored. There have been
uhus year one hundred and thirty mar
i'iages, as against one hundred and thr-
neen TO n corresponding date of 1896.
Wh1e-Albert Edward Miller ITO Mag
CITE Rabey. James e. Daughtrey 10
GeuTsfanCll Holland. Lemuel F. Good
ur!an to Lucy c. Deans. William f.
SCnith TO Annie NJ. Horton.
Colored-NVlliiam Henry Irby to
Rachel Banks, William Warrell TO EN-
dly Scitt John W. Boon ito Annie b. MIL
feer, Isaac Cook to Ella Byrd, Richard
ALLEY no Dora Cherry, john w. Wig
GINS to Ruth Meilon, Thomas BndSong
to Sarah Allen, john Thomas Powell to
Nial;fde Taylor. Turner Darder to Mattie
S. Howell, George Hail to Ella Jane
Kicks, Merritt H'clb1'idge TO Liay Pow
ell. Andrew Ward to Martha Holland.
a VILE TRAFFIC.
In view of the fact Ghat hcusekeepcrs
are SO often annoyed by good servants
leaving them to go Month q gentleman
who has 1nrlde a study Of the question
asks The Virgin!an ITO publish n perti-
nent aa7ticle. which appeared IN the New
York Herald. Ut will interest every
body in Suffolk:
Evidences OF systematic traffic in
human beings were presented in an ar
ticie published In the Evening Telegram
yesterday. Ignorant colored girls in
dNccd by false represents ttons of HE
opportunities of New York to leave
tiheir homes In the South, find them
selves, soon after their arrival at a pre-
tended employment agency On the pow
er OF INSCRIPTIONS men, white or black
who exitort from them whatever they
may earn and keep them in virtual bon
daGe.
The young women while on their way
to the city arc required ito sign q pa.
per they do not understand, which turns
out to he an agreement 10 repay all eX-
penScs for travel and board Inc.den-
tally t!hey undertake to pay fare fol
FIRST class passage. through they have
bcen brought here second class.
THEIR FALL IS RAPID.
When an employer hires a servant he
also signs an agreement 70 turn over
10 THE bureau the servants wages each
month until all her Indebtedness TO the
agency is discharged.
1'he young co.ored woman sits day
after day dn q sltuffy office waitillg fOr
work. The applicant finally rcaiized
that each idle day means so much more
Indebtedness to 1.-The company She Is
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