The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-19
MANCHESTER BURGLARS.
SxyFRhI HOUshs INVADED BY
cOvETOUs THTsgks.
Mr.. CARRIER Has nm Exciting Time With
Negro who Entered His Se'ghbors
Hou.e-Othcr wouid-Bc Robbers.
MAxcursrTR BUREAU, RICHMOND ZINES,
No. ll2i Hull SIKEtI. BEAsIfh DLocR

residence OF Mr.. Mac Keams, at Nin'h
and Maury streets. ana. after enccuns
an entrance. was frightened OF ana shot
In the back with a load Of bird shot by
Mr.. Alonzo CARRIER.
The negro had biz bundle Of keys
lie knocked at the cOor. and. receiving no
response. tried a number Of keys TO me
lock out failed to find one that would
un.ock the door. lie then went 10 tho
back yard. and, after trying the door
with more keys. and still not finding one
to ht. raised the window ana craWien
through into the house.
Some little boys. W,Io were playing in
the neignOorhooc. saw the actions OF
the thief. and notified Mr. CARRIER VINO
resides next door. The latter went TO me
house and tried the front door. but he
was unable to gci in. lie then tried the
back way. but found the negro mad FAST
encd the gate. and he had 10 jump the
back fence Wien he got over the negro
broke out the 'front.' door. Mr. CARRIER
attempted to get back INTO the street,
but the fence being rotten. broke win
him and let him fan heavily 10 the
ground. when ne got up ne found that
the fall had knocked the wind out OF nm
50 that ne could not run.
He shouted to the negro to halt, which
he refused 10 do and Mr. CARRIER raised
his gun (Which had been brought TO HIM
10 his shoulder and fired. hitting the negro
I'm the back. Mr. CARRIER and number
Of the neighbors tried TO Overtake the
thief. but when the shot struck him. he
made a squirt, and easily outran his pur-
suers.
The darkey had on a light coat and
vest. and a light derby. The police think
the negro IS a stranger in this city. as
they have never seen one answering his
description.
OTHER WOULD-BE BURGLARS
At O'Clock yesterday morning Mr.
Thomas Ashworth. who lives on Twelfth
street. beyond Stockton. was aroused by
the noise of burglar in his kitchen
Mr.. AshwOrth is the fireman " 10 was
30 badly hurt while jumping Off his en-
CINE In North Carolina a few weeks since.
He sent his sister TO summon Mr.. Brad
ley Taylor, who occupies the floor above
She handed Mr.. Taylor a pistol, and in
formed him Of the presence of the robber
Mr.. Taylor went to the window and fired
two shots. which. he thinks. frightened
into the kitchen. but could not ind his
man.
Yesterday morning between 2 and 3
O'Clock a man attempted to break into
the dwelling of Mr. James a. Harrison, at
liz south Twelfth street. lie got on the
shed roof, and then he attempted TO raise
the window when ne knocked down a
stick that fastened the window. The
noise aroused Mr.. Catesby Harrison. who,
IN making his way 10 the window, ran
against the chair. and the noise fright
ened the would-be robber away.
lie jumped from the roof to the ground
below. and left the imprint Of his feet
on the wet earth. lie mus have been a
large man. as MIR. Harrison says his
tracks were very big.
Mr.. GIBBS. who lives on Fifteenth
street. bought a load of wood last Friday
which was sawed into blocks Saturday,
and stored IN the wood-house. Saturday
night a thief went to his house and re-
leved him of the whole cord. Sunday he
mad TO borrow wood from mis- neishbors
10 keep his fires going
DEATHS AND ILLNESS.
Mr.. James Butler has the sympathy OF
the community in the death Of his wife,
which occurred yesterday afternoon at
Mr.. Sydney Ferris is quite IN with pneu-
monia at his residence on Ninth street.
Dr. Willie Mathews reports the general
health OF the city as improving. but there
Is still a number of grip cases.
Mr.. w II. Barrett who had his hands
badly mashed al the Southern railway
shops. is very much improved.
Isabella Jones was before Squire Jones
OF Swansboro. yesterday. charged with
disorderly conduct She was fined $3.50
and costs. amounting 10 S4i5
The Water Commissioners viii meet to-
night in the office O, the City Water
Works.
COULD NOT IDENTIFY HIM.
When the police authorities came into
The possession of the bat which had Oeen
left by one OF the tOughs who held up
Mr.. Ernest Paul on Saturday night at
the corner of Fifteenth and Semmcs
streets. 1t was thought that Plummer
Graham. notorious character. who has
spent eighteen months I'm Jail during the
past three years, was the owner OF the
hat. Graham had been seen wearing a
hot exactly like the one found, and on
the strength of II he was arrested ana
saken before Mr.. Paul. The latter failed TO
identify the prisoner and stated that he
could not tell who robbed him. but that
one OF them was man about Plummer' s
height. When Plummor was arrested he
was not In pOsSesSlOil OF sucl Il nat ds Hhu
been found. but II was the kind he always
wore before Saturday night. Plummer
was DISCHARGED.
ABUSED HER KINDNESS.
A tramp went 10 the residence Of a
lady or Eighth street last week and
asked for something 10 eat telling that
same old story about large family. could
not get work, etc. The lady went into the
house to get something for him and
while doing so the tramp stole two shirts
that were on a line with the family laun-
dry. She gave him the lunch and he
walked off when a neighbor's boy in
formed her of the theft. She made for
the hobo who In his flight dropped the
garments, which he had tucked under
his arm. This should be a warning.
watch both hobo and clOthes-owners in
FROM THE MAYORS COURT
HAYWOOD Wilkinson, c0lorcd. was be-
fore the Mayors Court yesterday morning
for slapping the little son OF Charles
Brown (colOred).
On account q the absence OF witnesses
the case was postponed until to-day.
and Wilkinson was bailed IN the sum of
SIS for his appearance.
The proceedings against certain bust
ness men for ordinance violations were
continued until Wednesday. The Mayor
stated that he would certainly dispose OF
them on that day.
A FLEET-FOOTED MINISTER.
Quite an amusing criminal trial took
place at Chesterfield Courthouse Satur-
day evening. Moses Parkinson. a negro
employed at the saw mill OF Mr.. III. n.
Wells near the courthouse. was arrested
on a peace warrant sworn out by Thomas
curry, a negro local minister charging
Parkinson with threatening tho life OF
the preacher.
When the case was called before Justice
\ NJ Chcatham. Parkinson was made 20
nay the cost and give bond I'm the sum OF
80 b. A. Il F..f4 ffss al