The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-09
WARRANT FOR Mr.. ALVIS
CHhRoFD WFTH SHOOTING dyTH0-
Ny AND cHaRLEs MURRAY.
Prisoner 60 serve Additional Time for
Trying 20 Escapc--Council Committees
Meet--Other sonthside News.
MANCHESTER BunFVu RIoBNoND TINES.
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number Of people present.
Squire Jones summoned =. H. lem len,
ents C. w Eaton. ana q. a.. Athi ,,s
white. and Wilson Hewlett, " i'i .nar'
Moon. and r. NJ Davis, colorsu' as q 49, ~,
oners Jury They went TO the fesiuetite
u the deceased 90 hold an inquest Du.
adjourned 10 meet sunday morning a.
O'Clock but again ADJOURNED 70 hc't W ~
day at II o'clock IN the school mouse al
Cn.scr Avis bears an excellent repuiaa-
ZION as "A cOoI officer and Is a man or Wen
known bravery curious coincidence III
connection with Saturday night occur
renee is that about twenty-five years ago
Mr. Avis father, who kept a grocery
store al the corner OF Thirteenth ana Hun
streets. shot and instantly killed TWO ne
erocs. who attempted 10 break into his
house.
little over a year ago Charles Murray
eh0t his brother John in the leg. IL was
a family bron and nothing was done
about IL in the courts.
sunday morning DIS. T. =. and W.
=. Mathews and J. W. Morris, OF Rich-
mond, performed an operation on Amino
nv Murray with the hopes Of saving his
life, but u did no good as he fingered
until evening. when he died.
Al the present time everything is quiet
in SWansbOro and the people 90 rot APP
prehend any further trouble.
The action Of O. VIM. Moon, teacher
On the Manchester cOiorcd school, mas
been highly commended by the white
people OF the community. When his
people we're greatly excited and clamor-
ing for the officer no advised them 10
keep quiet and iet the law take It's course.
lie told them they did not know the
particulars Of the shooting, and possibly
the policeman had to shoot 10 save his
own life and IL they raised riot he
would have 10 go against them.
Constable George -. Cole. of Swansboro.
swore OUT a warrant yesterday against
Doll A A ,.I44 sfrler i'm
shooting Anthony and Charles Murray.
The warrant was served on Mr.. Avis
while In the Manchester Station house
where he has been since the tragedy IN
Swansboro on last Saturday night. Mr.
Avis will not be tried uEtil after the cor
oner's inquest which viii be held this
morning al II o'clock.
BROWNS ADDITIONAL TIME.
j. Nj. Brown, alias James Mccoy, viii
be taken before Mayor Maurice this
morning for sentence. Brown Is priso-
ner in the city Jail. few weeks ago he
made his escape from the jail, ana was
rearrested In front Of Saenger Halle, in
Richmond. Judge Ingram has instructed
Sergeant Fitzgerald 20 take his prisoner
before the Mayor, who VIII then decide
what additional punishment he shall re-
ceive. The punishment for this offence
IS not less than six months and not more
than twelve months additional time in
she jail
THE GARBAGE COMMITTEE.
Council Chamber last night at 1880 o'clock
with Mr. Matthew Morton in the chair
Bids for removing garbage were opened,
but the contract for the same was de-
1erred until after an ordinance can be
framed to govern this branch of the
Board of Health's duties.
Mr.. James Johnson put in his bid as
city scavenger az 90 cents per hour, while
Mr.. h. Cole wanted 90 do the same
work for IS cents Messrs. Morton and
Hart wanted TO give the contract 10 Mr..
johnson, while Messrs. Green and Utz
were IN favor OF giving IL 10 the cheaper
man. The vote being a tie II was decided
10 leave the matter TO the Council without
Recommendation.
THE STREET COMMITTEE.
Tho Street Con mittee held a meeting at
Cowardin avenue and Semmes street yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock. Those
present were Messrs Nj. A. Campbell
chairman. and Morton. Hart, Green and
City Engineer Lipscomb
The chairman read a communication
from Major Selden, of the Richmond and
Manchester Railway Company, in which
re requested that his company be allow
ed TO build at this point, a crossover.
This crossOver would allow the railroad
people to transfer cars from one track
10 another. IL is their desire to stop all
cars at this place and give transfers for
points beyond the bridge, which has been
condemned
The petition was granted but with the
proviso that Il should not be allowed
until the contract for repairing the dry
bridge over the Petersburg railroad had
beea advertised for and work on the same
commenced.
NEW INSURANCE COMPANY.
Application has been made TO Judge
John III. Ingram, OF the Hastings Court,
by number Of gentlemen for a charter
10 establish new insurance company
with the nome Office In this city.
Am5lg the gentlemen interested are Mr..
J. G. Lumpkln, Of this city, Mr.. Chas.
Dodson. Of Richmond, and others The
Judge has not decided as yet whether he
Will grant the petition.
This is the company that was reported
as asking for a charter for a newspaper
90 be established in this city in opposi-
ton TO the Leader.
THE MAD GOAT.
At the residence OF Mrs. Isaac Kahn. on
Hull street, near Sixteenth street. there
IS goat suffering with hydrophobia He
has been 50 affected for the past six days
and was taken out yesterday afternoon
and shot.
About three weeks ago on Saturday
night. small dog created great deal OF
excitement on Hun street. He was mad
and the people succeeded In killing him
on Monday morning in front OF Mr. T. h.
Cersley $ grocery store. This dog bit the
goat on the nose. The goat showed no
signs OF being effected until the past six
days, when he refused to eat and was con
iinually butting at anything that came
IN his way. His cries were also pitiful
ana almost human In sound. The dog on
saturday night bit a young man on the
leg ana attempted 20 bite others.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr.. w. c. Bonanan, the mail contrac-
tor and his assistant. Mr.. Henry Baugh.
were slightly injured Saturday night
while putting the NORTH bound mail on the
train. These men have only n narrow
space in which 10 throw the mail into the
car on account OF other cars always being
on the side track. On SATURDAY. they
were placing the mail sacks in the car
when the train started off In a hurry and
ran against both of them Mr.. Bohanan
had his hand badly mashed. while Mr.
Baughs leg was badly bruised and his
hat broken up and his clothes badly soil
cd. This Is n dangerous place in which 10
work and the men have TO always be
very careful.
BEAT HIS BROTHER.
John Wright. colored. was arrested Sun
DAY night on complaint OF his mother. He
was playing With his two-year-old brother
wnen he became annoyed at something
ms baby did and commenced TO beat X
over the head with broom stick His
nother Jane Wright. tried TO make him
desist, when he commenced 20 beat her
win a chair. She then went 10 the station
mouse AFTER an officer and her son was
locked up In the station house
The mother afterwards asked that the
warrant against her son be dismissed and
SQUIRE w. ID. Lithgow granted the re-
SQUIRE JONES' COURT.