The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-09
A Prominent Citizen Charged with
Betrayal Under Promise OF Mar
riagc-The City Committee ana
the Poor-Other Matters.
MASonrs7En Bureau RIonmoSo TINES.

o. Virginia provides Tor an occasion OF
this kind. and says the presiding judge
when incapacitated can call any member
Of The bar 10 preside In his stead for the
particular case The matter was set
led acctptably 70 al parties concerned
4 SERIOUS CHARGE.
TIE case % John Bowman. a prominent
c!tizen Of Matosca. was called and SET
for Monday next Bowman IS charged
with the betrayal OF Miss Waltnali I'M
der promise OF marriage. he was al
ready married.
The people OF AIatoacs have employed
Mr. y. Hay Garnett. Of this CITY 70 as
yst Commonwealth's Attorney cospiH IN
the prosecution ,....s,
The case against Charles Mills lcooredl'
who is charged with burglary ana house
Sreak.ng VIII oe tried a. this term.
There are six indictments pending against
him. Il ls alleged ne has been rooolhS
-hs psonle Of Bon Air for some lilne
rast When arrested by officer AVIS
quantity OF stolen goods was iouha 'H
his possession.
Roger Harris. colored was presented 70
ths court for ftloni0us assault IDS case
was continued until the next term
The court also attended To- o quantity
Of civil business.
CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The CITY Central Committee held am adj
'ourned meeting last night 20 elect
rrernber from the Third ward. vice Dr
i. Rucker resigned
CIV Superintendent u. H. Toney pre-
sided ana Mr. Clarence Pickett acted as
Hecretarr.
There were several names presented for
me vacancy. but on motion 10 was de.
cided 70 defer the election 10 the next
meeting as there was barely quorum
present ,..-.,
The following members were appointed
as a committee Oh special Work D. H.
Radford snd Charles Burkert
7fes.rs r.. j. owen aut W.. IT. Pugh
were aDaointcd "a committee 10 secure a
mace for permanent meetings AoJouIn-
"a % meet at Freeman. Hal MONDAY
night -
The Committee on Poor met last night
!r the Council Chamber Those present
were MessIs. w. IT. Hart chairman
J. r Green Matthew Morton. j. T. An
bot and John r. Utz.
The committee was called 90 look in
the matter ol assisting the outside poor
and 10 cor slider ways and means Tot o.
tanning medicine for them. The session
was informal and uo action was JaAen. as
1fr. Allen was instructed 10 look further
into the matter and get other nece. sdf|
Information.
There is q family Of naupers in the city
who came her from Portsmouth. Iney
have been charge upon TIE city ana
people ever since they arrived. Inc COM
mltfee ordered SIR Allen to make ar
rargements to send them back 10 Ports
mouth.
PRETTY MARRIAGE.
--a..- t.... ..-i-t rr..rrf 90 y1.1- so
emnized al tho residence of the brides
parents. al 80. 1915 Porter street a.
oirn noon yesterday before few rela-
tives ana intimate friends OF the family.
The contracting couple was MISS Edlih
Gag Goolsyy and Mr.. Hamilton Holland
Cnalkley. Rev. Ben Dennis, rector or
Neade-Memolal church olhclated. The
parlors were handsomely decorated win
pink shaded lamps, palms. ferns ana
crepe myrtle.
The bride is one OF Manchesters most
popular and attractive young ladies' ana
Is a lavorte with large circle OF irlends'
She was costumed IN white organdie ana
honiton lace. leehorn hat with plumes,
and carried a bouquet OF pink roses. she
SIS the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Z.
Goolsby
SIR. Chalkley Is well known and popular
IN Richmond his former home, and has
valued clerk Ia the employ OF the thes-
speake and Ohio Railroad Company with
headquarters IN Cincinnati
The happy couple took the 2l5 train on
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad for
Cincinnati. where they viii make their iu-
turs home.
SHOULDER DIsLOCATED.
M j. r. Butler, Of Perry and Fifteenth
streets net with rather a peculiar accl-
dent yesterday morning while on his way
20 work When going down McDonough
street. near Tenth, he caught his foot
In Z piece % wire. II threw him heavily
% the ground which accident dislocSted
his shoulder.
he returned 10 his home and Dr. W.
p. Matthews was summoned. He rendered
ne necessary treatment.
4 SMALL BLAZE.
The FIRE department was called out
about If o'clock sunday on account OF
small blaze AZ the home OF P. Bear OF
Hull near Thirteenth street. BY some
means the gasoline stove was turned
over and the burning duld ran between
the cracks OF the hoor This set fire 10
The Aocrlng. The department pat the fire
out in few minutes after their arrival
The damages were slight
on A STRIKE.
The motormen OF the Manchester Rail-
way and Improvement Company, better
known as the Hull-street line. went out
on q strike sunday morning. They have
been receiving $3.50 per day fog twelve
hours work. bat were notified Saturday
nigh that hereafter they would only re-
ceive s. 50 per Gay FOR the same number
OF hours Sunday morning the men refus-
"a 10 resume work under the reduction.
Superintendent Wilbur was notified and
ordered that the reserve motormen should
be put 10 work az the ola wages Tor the
day. The cars are now running and maxi
ing their usual Manchester schedule.
The men who went out on the strike are
favor!tss with the patrons OF the road.
who are sorry 10 see them leave.
THE MAYORS COURT.
'Souire W. D. Iithgow presided In the
Mayors Court yesterday morning in the
absence OF the Mayor.
Wllnsm Hunter, Robert Washington
and JAKE Nutshell, three negro tramps.
hag!ng from Georgia. were arrested Sat
u.day night by Chief Lipscomb ana ON.
Ger Wright as suspicious characters They
were taken IN charge BY these of1cers
while acung rather queer "a the neigh
borhood known as lanyard Bottom. When
the case was called they ala not give
good account OF themselves and were put
on the rock pile for hfteen days.
Mr.. Walter Chatham. a young man
f-om chesterneld Courthouse owns a bicv-
s'e. lie came 20 town Saturday aad rode
On the pavement. CAPTAIN Lioscomb saw