Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-07
YARDMASTER HURT.
CAPTAIN J. II. DAY, OF PETERS.
BURG, CAUGHT BETWEEN CARS.
Right Arm and Shoulder Badly
Crushed-Bound and Held Until the
sOnaIs and briefs.

| PETERSBURG, VA, June 6.-(Special.)
Captain John f. Day, the day yardmas-
ter Of the Norfolk and Western railroad
in this city, was very painfully injured
this morning while engaged in coupling
some cars. He was accidentally caught
between the bumpers of two cars, and
| his right arm, from the shoulder to the
elbow, was badly crushed. He was re-
| moved as quickly as possible to his resi-
dence, on High street. where he received
medical attention. Captain Day is one
! OF the most courteous and efficient Off
GERS Of the road. and the accident is
greatly regretted by his friends.
AN EMERGENCY ALARM.
About II o'clock to-day an emergency
alarm was sent to the police, in which it
was reported that a man was being muir
dered on North Carolina avenue. A very
prompt response was made to the call,
but instead Of finding a dead man the
police found big crowd of negroes stand
ing about the body of man Of their own
race, whom they had securely bound
hands, feet and body with roSes. 1t
seems that two negroes-John Graves and
Eggleston Cheatham-had quarrelled and
fought over a forked hoe, which both
claimed, and that Graves had broken the
handle Of the hoe over Cheatham's head,
causing an ugly scalp wound. Graves
claimed that he was first struck and as
. saulted by Cheatham and his wife, and
that he fought in self-defence. The friends
of Cheatham rushed to his assistance.
overpowered Graves, tied him up so that
hn L. IL
Ill the arrival of the police.
CIRCUIT COURT MATTERS.
Circuit-Judge b. A. Hancock held a ses-
sion of his court to-day. The suit OF j.
Il. Shepherd VS.. the Petersburg Iron
Works was continued until the next term
of the court. In the suit of Raymond
Halves & Co. VS. Currier & UnderhilI.
judgment was rendered for the plaintiff
for $500 A vacation decree in a case
from Dinwiddte county refusing to con-
hrm a sale of land, was entered. Several
suits were continued until next Friday,
to which day court took recess.
GENERAL NEWS.
Rev. j. ID. Hart, of Nansemond county.
to-day telegraphed his acceptance of the
call TO the pastoral charge OF the Second
Baptist church in this city, and says he
will be here about the first of July.
The A. L. Hill Camp of Confederate
Veterans marched in a body to Grace
Episcopal church last night, where they
heard special sermon by the rector,
Rev. John Rideut.
The Confederate memorial exercises
here on the 9th of June will. for the first
time since their Inauguration, be unac-
companied by a military parade. The
Petersburg companies, which have so
often taken part in the exercises. have
gone TO war. There will, however, be a
parade of the Confederate Veterans. the
Fire Department, the police corps. seve-
raj civic organizations, and of school |
children. The address will be delivered |
by Rev. George w. Wray. Of Washing |
ton-Street Methodist Episcopal church.
II Is said that some OF the members of |
the Common Council will go a-fshng to- |
morrow 10 avoid the rush of candidates |
during the day before the Democratic |
caucus. 1t is expected that this caucus, |
which is to be held tomorrow night, will |
be protracted until a late hour Rumor
mas ii that efforts will be made to break
in certain respects from the old rule of |
nominating Officers, especially in the
matter Of the police corps; to abolish the
one-man appointing power. and to make
selections from the city at large.
Inc movement inaugurated by the
ladies' for the establishment Of a House |
Of Refuge in this city, for the reclamd-
Iion OF fallen women has been received
with such encouragement that the insti-
tuition may be said 10 be one Of the GER
families Of the>early future.