Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-10
BAILEY ON TRIAL.
YOUNG CHESTERFIELD MAN AK
RAIGNED FOR STEALING.
IN AEMoRIAN OF JUDGE FRENCH.
Mcadc-Memorinl vestry Ordcrs ~"
propriate Resolutions to he fre
rnred I'm Honor of Their Deccase"
Nember-Dcnth of Mrs. Burt.

The Chesterfield County Court Judge
William |. Clopton presiding. began It's
May term yesterday. The early moriiins
hours were taken up In seVera' Hi"oi
cases. and then the Robert Bailey CASE
came up. This young mau Is charged
with stealing a cow and horse from
Major Joseph Walker. Mr.. L. " cog
bill. commonwealth Attorney, conducted
the prosecution. while Mr.. W. nay
Garnett conducted the defence. The tfial
goes on to-day and will constitute ti'e
most important of the term.
The main topics Of conversationon the
court green yesterday were the war ana
the coming fence election, OF the zolh'
IN MEMORIAM.
At recent meeting OF the Veslry u
Meade Memorial church, Mr.. David Il.
Pulliam and DR.. Lawrence Ingram were
appointed a committee to draw up appro-
pirate resolutions to the memory Of Judge
5. Bassett French. The resolutions nave
already been prepared, and Will be pre-
sented at the next meeting Of the Vestfy'
TO be held i'm few days. Judge frehch
was for many years Il member OF the
vestry of this church. and a devoted com
municant OF the church TO MS death
MRS. W. ]. BURT DEAD.
Mrs. w. j. Burt, an esteemed lady OF
this city, died yesterday morning at .
o'clock at her residence, No. POI seventh
street. The funeral arrangements nave
not yet been made.
;,lx for la
She leaves a husband, MI William j.
Burt, and several grown children, VINO
live elsewhere. They have been tele-
graphed for. and the funeral arrange
ments will be made as soon as they can
be heard from.
James Becher the little son of Mr..
Orrin Belcher. OF Hull street, was quite
badly scalded early yesterday morning
by overturning a pot Of boiling coffee on
himself When his clothes were removed
for the scalded places to be doctored the
flesh came with them
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The Mayor was interviewed yesterday,
and said he had a fine service at the
White Temple yesterday morning. He
said he read the entire service. His con-
gregation was very large. one of the
George Tinsley, the negro who caused
Officers Jones and Wright so much trouble
Saturday, and whom they caused very
emphatically to have sore head for
Sunday lie went to Mr.. Hollis grocery
store, at Twelfth and Perry streets,
Saturday night and began 10 behave very
badly. A telephone message brought Po-
licemen Jones and Wright to the store,
and they Immediately began TO take him
in charge. He resisted from the first. as
told in Sundays Dispatch, and tried 10
pull his pistol on the officers. But they
were too quick for him, and he had
half dozen embryo mountains on his
head in less time than ii takes TO tell IT.
He was quite reduced when he made
his appearance in the august presence OF
Mayor Maurice, and was reduced still
further when he went out of that pres
ence. He was fined y for being disOr-
derby In the store. $50 for carrying con-
cealed weapon, and was sent TO the grand
jury for attempting to draw the weapon
on the officers. He went down like
cataract.
There were fourteen hObos also who
were petitioners for mercy rather than
justice. The Mayor was saying yesterday
that he had a much greater demand for
mercy imam Iul the commonly lOl WHICH
he draws his salary To dispense.
Two of the "vags' were hooked by
Officers Jones and Wright Saturday
night, seven Sunday morning by Police
man r. p. Smith, and the remaining five
by special officers of the Southern rail-
road. Each knight OF the road went down
for ten days TO beat rocks 10 go on the
city streets and Martin, one of the gang
received sixty days additional for trying
to rob Mr.. Smith of his brains. The veto
ran officer found the men in a bOX-car of
the Southern road. in company with a
keg Of beer. having a good time.
The exercises closed with one drunk.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Mary Candy is visiting relatives
in this city.
Little Irene Baber is quite III at her
home, on Fifteenth and Perry streets.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Brown, OF Balti-
more, who have been visiting Mrs. w. T.
Martin, Cowardin avenue, this city, have
returned home.
Mr.. Joseph LEVER, of the State farm,
was in the city to see his family Sunday
Mr.. James \. Foise has arrived home
from San Francisco, where he has been
living for the past five years. tie Is a
son OF Mr. William j. Foise, Of this city
The Scheduled tent has arrived and
been put up. The first rehearsal OF the
choir under Mr.. Van Pelt will take place
tonight
ON account Of sickness in his family,
Elder Staples failed TO ill his appointment
at the Soldiers Home Sunday but will
resume his series OF sermons on the
Manner of our Lords Coming on the
second Sunday in June.
Mrs. O. |. Merritt is quite sick at her
home, in SwansbOrO'.
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