The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-04
" HE NEVER CAME BACK"
u,,CuEsrEK,S NLW MEDICINE
NAV TAKES FRENCH LEAVE.
~. Game 10 Rich oiId After Ills "Luggage
Doncher Know" = Heeommenda-
tion the Reformers Opposed.
M,xcyysTrE BUHrAu, McaNoSD TINS. .
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Decatur street. Monday night and en-
.,,eod hoard and lodging. lie gave his
r,roo ss r. II. Essex. VI. d.. Il Ber-
minrfon England. and said he wanted
10 engage IN the practice Of medicine IN
this city. lie arrived about o'clock
without any baggage, telling the landlady
that his luggage vas in Richmond
la concluded 10 have bis board COM
mence from that date. ana room Nas
given HIM al once. llY stayru 800
Unfil next morning after Df. thlasi' ieaE-
~ ~ - tcld them AZ lis boarding
bo,fee FOR Richmond 10 get his TRUNKS
and small baggage me man H1s ~.
returned. ana the Doe'e'.is -'.y1'V, nc -
le without hor beard money, aha we GU!
- N,ss,[i,as,ar vfthout new doctor. e..
lie is described as being quite Lnfis.
in auuearance and ta4h' wore i1ui plalu
clothes and broad toeI tan sHoes' ~
peared TO be aDSut L's ~ WV tbes
age. and is about I'VE iee' seven i"Si0'
80 lie Claimed TO be Mason. ANA while
al the house Informed ono VI ih' youHb
gentlemen that, WINE nc .", -,
millionaire. he had enough money 10 k.rP
HIM po,ne and live Ia easy cHcum-
stances. ~. ,.~.,.o t,f. hoard
was about two days ola DuI ln ,lio n, iSa.'
ing when he csm0 down 10 nieahiarl
t7 ~. ,rscr-shavru lie must carry
~ 49, A., ~ nocfet. and the bCarders
are under the impression ll-t tnae "''
an the baggage no had IN me-, , ,.as
IN WIS mi drst thought thaL ne was
the marty thar Is wanted IN klcnmohu
for forgery. Onlccr wright went oH.t
H. sel. reflective Tomhusoh, but MS as
crlptlon ala net tally with the man
"pi',HGposED CHANGE OPPOSED. 4
frhe,a ,.ns "A foiut meeting - the Gene
terry and Almshouse COMMITTEES ia tho
Council chamber last hi5Hl' AI; W, =
Hart presided and llr. charles II. Sllls
acted as secretary. ne o'ngt men r.
present were Msssrs. VI. A. Moi ton >. H.
Green. X. l.. Patram and RI. e.. Nelson
Mir Hart stated that tho meeting was
called 10 take action ia regard 10 ~"
report presented 20 the Oolnch 10y t,.o
Retrenchment Committee. ms commit
tee recommended that u super ,n''nG-"1
he elected 10 take charge OF lhe INNS
house II q salary nor 10 exceed >l-.oV per
month. this officer 10 nave no c0nn'V-
tion with the cemetery.
AIr Sims thought that the present II an
agement Of both positions On an sc,i .,i...
ical "A plan as possible and spoke ia very
NIGH Terms OF Mr.. William Allen, me
present superintendent. lie also Thought
the CITY deserved credit Tor Deihb opie
to reduce her taxes per cent.
Air Nelson who WIS "ro N IH. -.
Of the Retrenchment Committed said no
constituents Those citizens thought mat
the amount OF thirty cents per day Tor
fAeding the paupers Of the city was 100
/ hlch. and 30 ought GO Ire done az sIhSHeF
ar Morton was not in favor OF re-
duclne the amount per inmate al the
almshouse Ice knew there were olheI
! allnshouses and state insutuusns mat
| fed the inmates on less money out AT
the Same time. the tVod even mem
was not Do Tor a person 10 eat mat t,e9e
/ people were not criminals, "i'1 'l's
| should not have criminal rare.
Nh Morton presented the FOLLOWING
resolution. which was carried, Aln Mel
son only voting nay.
Resolved. That at q joint meeting ot
| tho committee on Cemetery and Aims
! louse. 10 consider the recommendations
/ OF tho Retrcnchment Committee, 70 ap-
| point "a separate superintendent Tor the
| Almshouse. have careiuhy considered Tue
| matter. and recommend 10 me eount"
| that We deem 70 ireNpcdlent 10 make
| the proposed change. That the changes
/ proposed for the Almshouse be leil Win
] the Poor Committee. $50
CAR INSPECTOR HELD UP.
Mr.. James Faison. n car inspector OF
the James River Division OF the Chesa-
/ peake and Ohio railroad. who lives on
vest Eleventh street. was held up Tues
day night and his watch and pistol taken
| from his person by four men.
Just before last Christmas Mr. Faison
was stopped BY several tramps while he
was on his why home from his work.
To protect himself i'm future he bought
"a pistol. and has been keeping II on ms
person. at night. ever since.
While returning from his work Tuesday
night he took his usual route home. which
was from the Free Bridge up Railroad
street TO Eleventh. and then home.
When he had gotten nearly 10 Ninth
street he saw four men, three or them
white and one negro. Just as he got
| opposite them DE was hit in the neck
| with q club by one OF them and felled
10 tho ground.
He cried for help. but this is lonely
part Of the city and no one heard his
| calls
The crowd jumped upon him and took
| from him bis watch and the pistol
This was an on his person that the
| robbers dcemcd worthy of taking. as he
dii not have any money with him.
Mr. Falson then went home and IN
| tended 10 inform the police at once, but
his Wife became go nervous that she
would not let him loave the house.
lie went 10 the station house yesterday
morning and notified the police, but they
have no clue TO work upon.
FUNERAL or MRS HUGHES.
THE funeral Of Mrs. Sarah u. Hughes.
| whose death occurred at midnight Non
| dav. took place from tie central MethO-
dist church yesterday afternoon az 3
| o'clock.
| ,ssis+cd nv Rev. IT, L. T.. IhOrnhl!l Of
| tbe Balnbrdce-Stre't BAPTIST church.
The intsrment was llade In Maury Gem
e'Tts' ,u-l,esrors were judge Vim.
| CIOvton and Mc-ars. q. a. carr John
| O'Brien, W. ID. tHet, w. ~. -"
s. r.. owens ellis Williamson, ana a.
ID. Shotwen.
THE MANCHESTER GRAYS.
Tho Manchester Grays viii not attend
the inauguration in Washington AS a
There will be a number Of the company
who will go with the Walker LlEnt
Guards Of Richmond. captain Iiayefty
MAS present at the regular drill Tuesday
night and took command or his company
This was the first time. IN several weeks
that he has been able 10 nc present on ac-
me fadies Aid Society Of the West
End Methodist church Will give a silver
tea al tho rcsidenl. o. Mrs ;. G. Nun
| nallv In SwansbOro on Thursday, March
| 18th.
The ladies Will serve refreshments. 4
delightful musical programme Is being
arranged They desire tho patronage OF
Thomas Burf0ot. a young negro man,
was before the Mayors Court yesterday
morning charged with throwing rocks
on tho streets.
Two small white boys were going 90
school Tuesday morning when the
smallest was hit with q rock, thrown by
! $780, THE M4W0r assessed him 81 tU-