Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-16
WOUNDED IN THE LEG
WILLIAM REED Is SHOT BY oN
KNOWN MEN.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER
The City Committee Has n Meeuns
md Fills n Vncnncy-b"""""
rr,sI-sboe Merchant Fails-Her-
sonaI Notes.

William Reed, colored man ABOUT 81
wears old. was shot in the leg last h'e''
about 1890 o'clock on the Atlantic-Coast
ina road between the Belle-lsle bridge
and the semmes-street viaduct' IN man
oboster nv an unknown white man.
poea was coming down the tracks OF
the Atlantic-Coast Line towards hicn-
mond. when he was met by the man WIN
sbot him and a negro man. They were
together without any apparent cause
and with no notice whatever, the white
man drew a pistol and fired on him. no
fell. he says, and then they came up 10
him and took off his shoes and searcheu
him. They did not find anything put
,oo,, bis shoes with them as they ran OIL
LAID ACROSS THE TRACK.
before they did run, however, they lalo anu
Reed across the railroad track 10 DC 'ns
victim of the first engine thaI PaS9eu
along. Reed was game, though ne ma
aged TO crawl away and gave not i ~
his injury. The police were hotii1u' 90
Officers Jones and smith procuieu
eon and brought Reed 10 tne 80.
house. An examination Oh heeu ILL., 80,
showed that the bullet hao enSI 49,. ~
left leg above the knee preaH''e '''N
hone and infiicting ugly Wouiu n,vs,-
~ nos summoned and treated Reed
DR.. Ingram thinks the injury
and even dangerous. ,.. ,,is
"l paed &c about 30 years old, and says MS
e. In baltimore. He has been IN
nJaI,,,,ond for some time working on the
r t.'.a,l, ir the dock. Nothing has been
Dd'e hoard of the men who did the
shooting. ,e,
cry COMMITTEE MEETS.
The City Central Committee neia q
,oeetinq last night in the tlremeh nSu,
n,ar the Council chamber anu pS ,9io',
over tne roenber from the Third Ward
81 .n a,,neeed DIR. f.. 7. Rucker resigned)'
" otderebIe routine business was trans
| acted. .uoa 20 order AT &
o'clock. .r,,+ardept for
,ha Third Ward, was nominated, second
ed and unanimously elected .,.,
Mr. Gooding followed the eiectlon wiz
q motion that five members cohslil W,
q ouorum 10 transact all business Vi '.io
committee. After short dlscussloii Wy
Mr. Redford and others, the motio ,. was
oarried nv the chairman. Mr.. ID. il. lohey'
,rhara we're present Messrs. Toney, Good
t. pedford. owens. and Pugh.
r,ha committee which was TO look out
rarmanent meeting-place Tor the
oon,mittee asked the indulgence Oh the
| oon,n,ittee for another week, Whlch was
granted. 49,, ,rer+ into the cleo
zion Of n successor to DR.. Rucker MI
| wv 7 Osterbind was Unanimously eleS.eu
Tha daughters of Liberty of Swansboro'
in0 ,anothv session at their hall last
night and initiated a number OF mem
| bers. 49,. ,,,os g., session
naay irving the Bowman betrayal
go n will probably be in the courts
several days. .,.,
rho neonle of Manchester and their
..,onds in Richmond will have tomorrow
ar,nrt,nitv OF visiting Virginia Beach and
TIrfoIk The trip will be taken over the
$500 and Western road. The train
~, ,aava the Union Depot In Richmond
WI, NJ. and Manchester at S. Re-
az 80. the train leaves Virginia Beach
80 NJ and Norfolk at 7D r. NJ.
az ~, tolIowing is committee: Messrs.
- o,RrIen. Thomas II. Betty, w. w.
pnol Frank r. Fitzgerald, and I. IL.
Fisher. 80. ,naora 70 mako all
- On have a fine time. The lady friends
VIM .Ss order will serve refreshments,
r,,cn wir be in abundance and seasonal
! BILE.
f. J. MAYFIELD ASSIGNS.
deed Of assignment was filed in the
,,.'y,,ngs Court OF Manchester yesterday
raorn,ng by Mr. f. j. Mayfleld proprietor
~ ~ ~ S,andard shoe Store. No. 1903 Hull
erect. naming Mr.. W. b. Cox trustee.
Tbe liabilities are estimated at about
., co while the assets are not stated.
These are the creditors as stated In the
desd. Wingo. Elicit g. crump. SEQ; the
McGruder shoe Company, OF Baltimore,